Condon, OregonApril 1952

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Summary

On April 22, 1952, at 12:15 p.m. PST, a civilian female in Condon, Oregon reported three saucer-shaped objects with shiny metallic surfaces and gray-brown undersides. The objects were observed moving fast in formation at an estimated speed of 300 mph for approximately two minutes. The witness reported the objects were located north of Condon at 45 degrees 15 minutes latitude, 120 degrees 10 minutes longitude. The sighting lasted two minutes. Weather conditions were clear. The report was made in compliance with Air Force Order 200-1 dated April 11, 1952. No evaluation is provided on the available pages.

Reported location

Condon, Oregon

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

OR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 22 Apr 52
2. LOCATION: Condon, Oregon
12. CONCLUSIONS:
[  ] Was Balloon
[  ] Probably Balloon
[  ] Possibly Balloon
[  ] Was Aircraft
[  ] Probably Aircraft
[  ] Possibly Aircraft
[  ] Was Astronomical
[  ] Probably Astronomical
[  ] Possibly Astronomical
[  ] Other
[  ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[  ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 1215 PST, GMT 2015 Z/22
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE: civilian female
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 3
9. COURSE: [blank]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Shiny metallic w/gray-brown underside. Disc shape.
11. COMMENTS: Moving fast in formation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941525