Kirtland Air Force Base N Mexico radar-visual unidentified-object report — August 1952

On or during August 1952, at or near Kirtland Air Force Base N Mexico, Mexico, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: An unknown object was detected by ground radar. ACTON 20 AUG 52 09 38 TPGI 130V ID YAD 7 IN LTNP.T.P MNPG 1271 RECORD 874 PER USAF JEDUP JEDEN JODPL 44 JEROD 6 E 13-2 241 CO EARTH AND KIRTLAND AFB N MEXICO COMP JARAG/DIR OF INTEL JO YEAR MARKED TWO (2) REPAIR TECH INTELL CIR WRAP OHIO ATTN ATIAC-CC LOCATION MAY AIR FORCE OOLO SPRINGS COLO JEPL/LCC HAAB HAMILTON AFB CALIF FLYOBPT 147 1/2 TRIANGULAR SHAPE GRA SIZE UNKNOWN CHA SILVER COLOR 'WELL SUBJECT CAN ASSUADTATI'VE LIGHTING SHAPE FLORAL LIKE NOT ROUND CHA ICBURD TIME CHA DISAPPEARED VERY FAST SEEING TOP OF TREES IN OBS FURTH SIGHTING OF THE OBJECT PD 27 23 AUG 52 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES PD 1 ALBUQUERQUE 55-302 196-37 ON TRIP SOUT TRAVELING UHF TO SAN 27 DISTANCE 2 OCCUPATION CARPENTER CHA NO EXPERIENCE IN IDENTIFICATION MILITARY OR OTHER AGT 3 6700 14 222 21 VEY SO EFF UKD UH 8 TEST 32 PD 52 WINDS ADFT WEATHER BALLON RELEASED AT KIRTLAND AFB 20/1622 AUG 52 NOTES PD END 22/22 AUG JODPD TEXT EXTRACTED FROM THE DOCUMENT: I. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? Yes A/C Observed Object Interception Attempted No Intercept Attempted 7. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? NONE PD END BOSTON 20 AIJJ32 03 36 THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED A STRANGE LIGHT WHICH HE THOUGHT TO BE A METEOR. HE STATED THAT THIS LIGHT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING TO THE NORTHEAST AT HIGH SPEED AND THAT IT SWERVED OR CHANGED DIRECTION TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT 30,000 FEET. HE STATED THAT HIS FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE LIGHT WAS A METEOR UNTIL HE NOTICED IT CHANGING DIRECTION AND SPEED.