U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952

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Wrtl 9 Oct 52 · )
(Unclaseitied) J!aterial for Project lllue Book
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Chief, Air Technical
Dept of the Air l'orce
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Intelligence Center
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l. Incloaed are reprodncUone of three color traneparenciea taken by
Mr. W&l.lace Litvin, an American press photographer, in the vic1nit7 of the !laftl.
formation plrticlpating 1n Operation Main.brace on 20 Sep 52.
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a letter troa Mr. 'I. :aichard Anderson of the Metropolitan Sanda7 Benpa:peN, Inc.
dated 2 Oct 62 ( see In.cl 2) include• all data on this sighting presently a'Virllable~ ~
this office.
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2. The original photographs were returned to ~r. Anderson with a letter e>a
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pressing our sincere thank• fo.r hia cooperation in maldng the photographs available ~
to ua.
The photographs were enlarged b7 Rfl tJSAJ' from the or1f:1nal al- x 3f inch
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dse to the preeent eise; the vertical d1Jaenaion of the copies correll})ond to the
coverage in the orig1.nal. photographs (enlargement ratio 2.2515).
fheae are the
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onl.7 copiee vhlch were made; none are tiled in lleadquartera. An enlarged reversal
print ot the aecond tranapart=1ney b att!lohed (Inc1 3); 1t •• made to ahov that the
image is •till round•
Photograpbn are 'for oftictal UH onl,:. not for release.
3. A cable to ClliClilOR!l'R, with 1ni"ormat1on copy to 7ou1 w s dispatched 3 Oct
52 requeetinc information on balloon rel•••• b7 iahlpa in the Bava! formation.
Meaaage nWllber is UOI!J 59530.
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A cow ot QFJqtf Botice 3820 is attached ae lJ:lcl 4 for 7our information and
retention.
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WILLI.AM A. ADAMS
l. Pkg ot 3 photoa
Col.onel, tJSAJ!'
2. 07, ltr fr Kr. 7.B.Anderson
Chief, Topical Diviaion
dtd 2 Oct 52
Depu\J'. Director for Estimates
3. Photo
Directorate of Intelligence, ocs/o
4. ~ OPBA.T l'otioe 3820
No M/R necessary, self-explanatory.
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