Location not stated radar-visual unidentified-object report — March 7, 1952

On or during March 7, 1952, at or near Location not stated, the source reports the following sequence: DESCRIPTION: White, elliptical object, appeared to be rotating as it moved. VISUAL OBV TRACKED RADAR AS PLOT WAS STABILIZED ON 24 INCH RADAR SCOPE. OBJECT DEC SOUTH AT SAME ALTITUDE UNTIL 14 MIN WHEN SCOPE TRACK FADED 15 DEG TO LEFT. EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 6 DATE: 6 Mar 52 TIME (Local): 0605Z LOCATION: OKLAHOMA LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 25 MIN. WHILE OBSERVING - 3 SAUCERS BROKE UP, FADED, AND DISAPPEARED RAPIDLY EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 5 DATE: 17 Feb 52 TIME (Local): 2320 LOCATION: Between Pt. Stockton and Midland, Texas LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Unknown SOUND: Unknown SPEED: 3 x M-29 ALTITUDE: Lower than 15,500' HEADING: Unknown SOURCE: D-29 Radar Operator ACTION OR COMMENTS: Conclusions pending. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Radar operator of D-29 flying at 15,500' picked up unidentified target on the radar screen. TO JESTIC 1320 ALL OF WHAT HAS BEEN DELETED WAS CLASSIFIED "UNCLASSIFIED" CONFIDENTIAL - RESTRICTED DATA ENCLOSED HEREWITH REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT OBSERVED OVER MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, ON 22 MARCH 1952 AND SIGHTING DATA. The weather in the area, at the time of the sightings, was reported as scattered to clear. In accordance with letter AFDIN-C/CC-2, subject: "Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects," Headquarters United States Air Force, dated 16 December 1949, and Eighth Air Force "TOP SECRET" dated 1 March 1952, as revised, the following are submitted for your information: a. The reporting officer considers closure* of the Unidentified Flying Object from this (3) times the speed of a D-9 type aircraft to indicate that a conventional fighter - the original report was submitted based on interrogation of the D-50 case by a Wing Intelligence Officer, indicates a questionable conclusion. Byars SUMMARY: (Based on the observed and reported reactions of other persons, not personal observations) During the conduct of mission IC-52, the pilot-observer of a T-33 aircraft was alerted to the presence of an unidentified flying object.