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Wichita sweeps

November 15, 1952, 7:02 a.m.
Wichita, Kansas, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"one orange object"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

An orange object that changed shape made jerky upward sweeps with pauses of 10 to 15 seconds.

Witnesses

USAF Maj. R. L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman and Airman Third Class Phipps

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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