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USAF record 28940661 (1952)

28940661

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[STAMP: Status Reiser 6] UNCLASSIFIED

APPENDIX I Artesia, New Mexico - 16 January 1952.

I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT On 16 January 1952, two members of a balloon project from the General Mills Aeronautical Research Laboratory and four other civilians observed two unidentified aerial objects in the vicinity of the balloon they were observing. The balloon was at an altitude of 112,000 ft. and was 110 ft. in diameter at the time of the observation.

The objects were observed twice, once from Artesia, New Mexico, and once from the Artesia Airport. In the first instance, one round object appeared to remain motionless in the vicinity, but apparently higher than the balloon. The balloon appeared to be 1½ inches in diameter and the object 2½ inches in diameter (ratio 3:5) and the color was a dull white. This observation was made by the two General Mills observers.

A short time later the same two observers and four civilian pilots were observing the balloon from Artesia Airport. Two objects at apparently extremely high altitude were noticed coming toward the balloon from the northwest. They circled around it or apparently so and flew off to the northeast. The duration of observation was about 40 seconds. These two objects were also similar in color and size to those first seen. They were flying side-by-side when they appeared to circle around it; they disappeared and observers assumed they were disc-shaped and had turned on edge to bank.

II. STATUS OF INVESTIGATION Unfortunately this report was not made until 5 April and did not reach ATSE until 16 April due to this time lapse no further investigation is contemplated.

III. CONCLUSIONS None.

DOWNGRADED AT YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER YEARS, DOD DIR [ILLEGIBLE]

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