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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | LOCATION | 2. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 Sep 52 | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local OUT 0320 | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NU
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AF FORM 112—PFR: 1
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
31

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

## SUBJECT
(UNCLASSIFIED) Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title: FLYGRPPT)

## AREA REPORTED ON
Middletown Air Material Area

## FROM (Agency)
Intelligence Office
Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa.

## DATE OF REPORT
17 September 1952

## DATE OF INFORMATION
16 September 1952

## EVALUATION
☐

## PREPARED BY (Officer)
John L. Swiegel, 2d Lt, USAF

## SOURCE
Civilian Observer

## REFERENCES
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ACTION
SEP 14 05 1945
RT
A TIC
FOR

RA3120
WP8335
YMA026H
JEDLS A009
OPOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JEDLS 18
OP 140400Z EJ
FM FLT OPS OLMSTED AFB MIDDLETOWN PENN
TO JEPHQ/DIRINTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/AIR TECHINTELCEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDWPW/CG AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
FLYOBRPT. ATTN AT1AA-2. MBEFF-9-11 RE AFL
200-5 ON 14 SEP AT 0220Z MR
PENN PHONE SIGHTED A BLUE AND DULL YELLOW OBJECT
WITH SIX RED LIGHTS ON IT TO THE EAST OF THE TOWN AND (MOVING UP AND
DOWN.) THERE WAS NO SOUND. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE SPOTTED THE SAME
OBJECT THE NIGHT BEFORE A
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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States | 1 | 27  |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

## SUBJECT
(UNCLASSIFIED) Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title: PLYCERRY)

## AREA REPORTED ON
Middletown Air Material Area

## FROM (Agency)
Intelligence Office
Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa.

## DATE OF REPORT
14 September 1952

## DATE OF INFORMATION
14 September 1952

## EVALUATION
SURFACE
Civilian Observera (unreadable)

## PREPARED BY (Name)
John L. Spigali, 2d Lt., USAF

## REPRESENTS (Control 
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ACT
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
1. Atna
2. Atna
3. Atna
4. Atna

WPA045
YMA012M
JEDLS A015
OPOP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JEDLS 3B
OP 140855Z ZNJ
FM CO FLTOPS OLMSTED AFB MIDDLETOWN PENN
TO JEPHQ/DIRINTEL HQS USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/AIR TECHINTELCEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDWP/CG AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
/FLYOBRPT ATTN ATIAA-2 MBEBF-9-12 RE AFL 200-5
ON 14 SEPT AT 0835Z MR AND MR OF
THE OLMSTED SIGHTED AN OBJECT RESEMBLING A LARGE WATERMELON
WITH A BRILLIANT BLUE GLOW. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT
A METEOR OR SHOOTING STAR. THEY WERE ATTRACTED BY A 
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York
TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE 3715.01

# SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 14 September 1932
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 0335 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.

1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:
OLMSTEAD P.R. TRACE BASE MIDDLETOWN PENNA. U.S.A.
Postal Addres
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4. How did you happen to notice the object? Was trying to place
humming sound when I noticed bright
glow in the distance

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
14 September 1952
Day Month Year

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Checking with
for the unusual sound.

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object?
Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount
of time spent on each.
Was of wet gate at
Olethand and was checking civilians and
a radio station and entering base by car
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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
c. Through 

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