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UFO case file · UFO-26741

Albany unidentified aerial event — October 6, 1952

CE1United States1952-10-06

Albany, New York, United States

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Case description

Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The sighting was reported by a civilian woman and involved a circular-shaped object that was observed for 30 seconds. Circled once. According to the text in the document: RA151K WPD139E YDB143 TYD228 TDB199 GB192 TB3116 JEPSN 41 PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPNB 444 DE JEPSN 55 P 24164SZ FM CO GSTSM ACAW SQ SARATOGA SPRINGS NY TO JEPHS/ DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC JEDWP/ AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE GEN WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO JEDEN/ CG ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO JEPNB/ CG EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY INFO JEPSN/ 32D AIR DIV (DEF?) HANCOCK FLD EASTWOOD STA SYSY NY (1) CIRCULAR CMA LARGE CMA ONE OBJECT PD SPEED CMA UNUSUALLY FAST CMA NO' SOUND PD CIRCLED ONCE AND HEADED NORTH (2) 041544Z CMA THIRTY SECONDS PD (3) VISUAL CMA ALBANY GROUND OBSERVER (4) BN1115 OVERHEAD PD (5) AND CMA CMA CMA CMA CMA CMA WEST WIND (7) UNKNOWN PD (8) NEGATIVE PD (9) NONE PD (10) NO OTHER KNOWN OBJECT IN THAT AREA AT THAT TIME PD 04/183 6Z OCT JEPSN

Recorded details

Craft description
Reported object in Albany unidentified aerial event — October 6, 1952
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