Mayagnez, Puerto Rico, May 1952May 1952

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Summary

On May 14, 1952, off the coast of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, several civilians reported two unidentified objects. The witnesses included a businessman and lawyer, an American former Air Force pilot, and a college student. The sighting lasted from about 1900 to 1930 hours, after sundown, and was watched from a high bluff about 700 to 1,000 feet above sea level.

The two objects were spherical and bright orange, described as shining like the sun. One object, thought to be larger, appeared stationary while the smaller one darted away at high speed and then returned close to the larger one. There was no exhaust, sound, or visible means of propulsion. The darting movement could only be seen through field glasses, not with the naked eye.

The objects were over the ocean on a heading of about 270 degrees magnetic, and the distance could not be estimated. The weather was clear with about 20 miles visibility. An attempt to photograph the objects showed nothing on the negative, and no interception was possible. The investigator considered the witnesses reliable. The record card lists the conclusion as Unknown.

Reported location

Mayagnez, Puerto Rico, May 1952

Date of incident

May 1952

State / country

? / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 10

Original case file scans

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o -~ £ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD . @ 13: |

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I. DATE 4 ) |2. LocaTioN D 12. CONCLUSIONS
Jaya 2 Ly Puerto Rico / 0 Wos Balloon
34 May 1952 18911 ReG7oLTT SUT Em Q Lrobebly Belleon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYRE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balloon

§ 1900 Q pe) amr pg o 0 Wos Aircraft
| Local — Ground- Visual Ground-Rador a Probably Aircraft 4
| TL RR RR Re RR O Air Visual D Air-Intercopt Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
5. Ags oy 7 fg 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical I
/ 0 Yes ge ic O Probably Astronomical i
b ig 'BiNe Ade Live Attorney-expdlot, civilian wom Possibly Astronomicol i
1 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BD Dis |
; O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation i
p 30 Min i 2 X Unknown
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: 110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
i One object stationary, other darted around,
. Cenclusions--None : Objects observed from ton of cliff, were
over the ocean, Far away as motion i
Color: Orange : could only be percieved when using
Shape: Spherical | glasses
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5 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) ; he |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28942145