Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, May 1952
- Date of account
- 1952-05
- Location
- Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.OATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 23 May 1952 Kirtland AFB New Mexico D Probably Bolloon 口 Possibiy Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1600 MST Ground.Visuol( DGround-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircroft GM3 2300 Z D Air-Visuol D Air-lntercopt Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronoinicol OYes 口 Probably Astronomical ONo Soveral AF Officers 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 为 Other.poss paper_in thet# 口 Insufficiont Data for Evoluation 口 Unknown 45Min 1 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Generally hovering--very little change in Detailed Report--Visual sighting with position a telcscope,theodolite,binoculars. One aow'ce thinks it was paper in an uparaft? Attenpted racar and airborne Ho definite conclusions interception. Color: Silver Shape: Circular w/dome (
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