ENGLAND, September 1952September 1952

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Summary

On September 29, 1952, two circular objects five inches in diameter were sighted in England. The objects were initially stationary, then moved off at high speed and disappeared into clouds. The sighting lasted three minutes. A Royal Air Force fighter was in the area about ten minutes before the sighting. The objects were described as flat in shape with no exhaust and traveling at speeds above Mach 1. An observer watched them for three to four minutes at distances between 5,000 and 8,000 feet. Very clear visibility existed at the time, with cumuli clouds at 2,000 to 3,000 feet. No aerial activity occurred during the sighting, though a British RAF fighter was seen near Sherness eight to ten minutes before. Rochester Police reported the sighting. The Air Force evaluation was not determined.

Reported location

ENGLAND, September 1952

Date of incident

September 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 15

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE: 29 Sep 52

LOCATION: ENGLAND

CONCLUSIONS: [] Was Balloon [] Probably Balloon [] Possibly Balloon [] Was Aircraft [] Probably Aircraft [] Possibly Aircraft [] Was Astronomical [] Probably Astronomical [] Possibly Astronomical [] Other [illegible]

DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 29/1555 Z / 29/1555 Z / GMT

TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visuel [] Ground-Radar [] Air-Visuel [] Air-Intercept Radar

PHOTOS: [] Yes [X] No

SOURCE: [blank]

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3 min

NUMBER OF OBJECTS: Two / COURSE: SE

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Two circular plates, 5" in diameter, stationary, then moved off at high speed and disappeared in clouds.

COMMENTS: 1. RAF fighter I/C bored a target over this area about 10 min before.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28950194