Alexandria, VirginiaMay 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On May 22, 1952, in the area southeast of Alexandria, Virginia, a civilian reported an unidentified object. The sighting was made between about 0500Z and 0620Z. The observation was made with the naked eye.

The witness described an oval shaped, reddish glow moving very rapidly on a very erratic course. The altitude was roughly estimated at 5,000 feet, and the speed could not be estimated. The weather was clear with visibility more than 45 miles.

The Air Force checked with Bolling and Andrews Air Force Bases, Washington radar, air traffic control, fighter intercept, and National Airport, all of which gave negative reports. Airliners that passed through the area reported no unusual sightings. On the Air Force record card, the case was marked Insufficient Data for Evaluation.

Reported location

Alexandria, Virginia

Date of incident

May 1952

State / country

VA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 10

Original case file scans

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: Cn PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
i 1. UATE ( iy LOCATION ( 12. CONCLUSIONS
: + 'd ! . OD Wos Balloon
To 22 "ay 1952 id Alexandr = h inia i DO Probably Balloon
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP : 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION WTUNSHWY Seem
Local PR v.08 I  Ground- Visual O Ground-Rader 0 Wes Aircraft
bo Rp | 0 Probably Aircroft
} oMT--/0500 4 _ 1 0 Air-Visvel D Air-Intercepf Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS or an O Wos Astronomical
C Yes O Probably Astronomicol
Ly 2 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronemicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TR NS TVA
| K Insufficient Dato for Evoluation
/ : p 1 Unknown
LTR REE EERE EE SRR SR a SSIS SNE oi MESSI AR iin
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
p None--~-Data too sketchy Source observed reddish oval shaped objec
; making crratic manneuvers southuai east
of Alexandria, Virginia
Color: Reddish Glow ‘
; Shape Oval
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $82) ’ i.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28942241