Cat: 11
To: Francis Ridge <nicap@insightbb.com>
Brad Sparks has stated that the date of the incident had to be in
September, rather than the summer of 1952. Here's what I was able to
find so far in the BB Archives.
But first, here were the Commanders for the 34th Air Division at
Kirtland AFB
Commanders
Col Thomas W. Blackburn, 5 Jan 1951; Col William A. Matheny, 25
Mar 1951-1 Feb 1952. Brig Gen William A. Matheny, 1 Feb 1952;
Brig Gen
Wendell W. Bowman, 15 Jul 1953; Col Frederick R. Terrell, 12 Jul 1957;
Col Richard T. Knight, 5 Jun 1958; Col Lewis W. Stocking, 22 Nov 1959-1
Jan 1960. Col Stanton T. Smith Jr., 1 Apr 1966; Col Frederick H.
LeFebre, c. 1 Jul 1968; Col Raymond K. Gallagher, c. 1 Nov 1968-31 Dec
1969.
UFO Reports at Kirtland AFB and Los Alamos in September 1952
NARA-PBB1 81, 83