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AF FORM 112—PART It SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 34th Air Division (Defense) TR=1=53W oe a a ran (1) Shape: Radar Blip Size: larger and brighter than average aircraft blip. Color: N/A Speed: Estimated 12~15 MPH, variable. Number? One Formation: Negative Maneuvers: The object first appeared on the PPI scope on an azimuth of 270°, range 9 miles and altitude (est) 10-15,000 feet MSL. The object moved outbound, speed 12-15 MPH (est), to a point approximately 18 miles west of the station. The object turned to a heading of 360° and covered approximately 10 miles on that heading. The object then turned to a heading of approximately 128° inbound to the station. Radar contact was lost near the area where the object was } first detected. Manner of Disappearance: Faded Other Factors: Negative. (2) 2115 MST, 26 January 1953. Length of Observation: 45 minutes (intermittently). (3) Radar Scope (One PPI), (4) Operations building, 769th AC&W Sq, Continental Divide, New Mexico. (5) Observers reliability considered excellent, (6) Weather: High thin overcast, lower scattered clouds. Winds from 270° at 30 knots at }0-30,000 feet MSL, Inversion existed at 18,000 feet MSL with top at 21,000 feet MSL, (7), (8), (9) and (10) All negative. COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: Negative, COMMENTS of Approving Officer: Negative. GLEN D PARRISH lst Lt., USAF Director of Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. SECRET SEC R ITY 1M FORMATION Sees” Ss 16—65570-1 2X VU. &. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE if Declassification Authority: NND 57565