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UFO case file · UFO-26485

ALBUQUERQUE NEWMEXICO reported irregular observation — July 7, 1952

CE11952-07-07

ALBUQUERQUE NEWMEXICO

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Case description

On or during July 7, 1952, at or near ALBUQUERQUE NEWMEXICO, the source reports the following sequence: PLATT OBJECT OBSERVED: 1. Object moved in an erratic manner, oscillating and bobbing up and down. AERODYNAMIC FEATURES NONE, NO SPEED OR SOUND, DIMINISHED IN SIZE BUT NOT INTENSITY, CHANGED COLOR RAPIDLY FROM YELLOW TO WHITE THEN DISAPPEARED. (2) 322262Z JULY 52 TIME OBSERVED THREE MIN. (3) OBSERVED VISUALLY FROM GROUND (4) LOCATION OF OBSERVER ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEX 35 DEG MIN NORTH 106 DEG 37 MIN WEST. The diagram shows the path of an object or objects, with a curved line and a compass rose indicating the direction of travel. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object(s) appeared when you first saw them. Place a "C" on the line to show how high the object(s) appeared just before they disappeared from view. Draw a picture of how many were observed, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travelling. Air Force document, which contains handwritten text describing an unidentified flying object sighting. As the object accelerated to the westwards it seemed to rotate and accelerated to a jerk like shifting. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No 31.1 If you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Not reported until now. Forwarded herewith is a report on an unidentified flying object sighted in the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the night of 29 July 1952.

Recorded details

Local time
2:30 P.M., 25 July 1952
Witnesses
2
Craft description
Reported object in ALBUQUERQUE NEWMEXICO reported irregular observation — July 7, 1952; Irregular
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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