In addition, the Air Force Special Weapons Command was established at Kirtland in 1949 and was redesignated the Air Force Special Weapons Center in 1952 to help develop advanced nuclear weapons. 

1952/4/30  8:30  2  106:22:0W  35:4:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  7 6 
TIJERAS CANYON,NM:PROFESSOR:SML SLVR SCR HVRS:GOES SLOWLY >N INTO CLOUD:NFD 
Ref# 85 LESLIE,D & ADAMSKI,G:FS HAVE LANDED: Page No. 64 DESERT 

1952/5/1  5:30  2  119:18:0W  47:8:0N  3333  NAM USA WSH  6 7 
MOSES LAKE,WA:2 AEC MEN:WINGLESS SLVR UFO S/L FOR 1.5min:SHAPE UNK:NFD 
Ref# 185 BERLINER,DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS  Page No. 8 TOWN &CITY 

1952/5/10  15:0  15  106:4:0W  32:20:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  7 8 
KIRTLAND AFB,NM:AF COL+1:SLVR SCR >NE/5min:2nd SAME FLIPS+FLIPS >NE:/BBK REPt 
Ref# 136 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1952/6 books Book # 1  Page 76 MIL. BASE 

1952/5/10  22:50  30  81:40:0W  33:15:0N  3333  NAM USA SCR  8 8 
S/ELLENTON,SC:BBK#1198:8 SML SCRS/SAVANNAH H-BOMB PLANT:1>SW:1>N:/r136#1p75 
Ref# 195 FLYING SAUCER REVIEW: (London)       Volume 35 Issue 2 MIL. BASE

Report - May 10, 1952; South Carolina; UFO Incident at Savannah River (AEC) Plant 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 
28 May 1952 
1:45-2:40 p.m. 
Witnesses: Two city fire department employees. Two circular objects--one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown-- were seen three times performing fast maneuvers. 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 
5 June 1952 
6:45 p.m. 
Witness: S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. 
One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds. 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 
7 June 1952 
11:18 a.m. 
Witnesses: Crew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500'. One rectangular aluminum object, about 6'x4', flew 250-300' below the B-25. 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 
8 June 1952 
10:50 a.m. 
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. 
Four shiny objects flew straight and level in a diamond formation. 

Report 1952/6/21  23:0  15  84:18:0W  36:0:0N  3333  NAM USA TNS  6 10 
OAK RIDGE,TN:RDR+GOC+AIR OBS:20cm NLT ovr AEC SITE:ELUDES F47:8km ALT:BLINKS 
Ref# 29 RUPPELT,E.J.:The REPORT ON UFOS.     Page No. 43 MIL. BASE 

1952/6/23  3:30  1  84:16:20W  35:59:40N  3333  NAM USA TNS  7 6 
OAK RIDGE,TN:1 OBS:BULLET OBJ TRAILS BURNT ORG SMOKE/30sec+:S/L FLITE 
Ref# 185 BERLINER,DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS  Page No. 11 MIL. BASE 

1952/6/28  13:20  1  106:38:0W  35:2:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  7 7 
nr KIRTLAND AFB,NM:2 SCRS SEEN 30sec/2 OBS:1 >E,OTHER >SSE:INSTANT ACCEL. 
Ref# 0 HYNEK,J:UFO EXPERIENCE:A Sci.Inquiry Page No. 69 MIL. BASE 

Report 1952/7/5  6:0  10  119:30:0W  46:32:0N  3333  NAM USA WSH  7 9 
HANFORD,WA:4 PILOTS:SCR 2.7km OVR ATOMIC PLANT:CHANGES SHAPE:/r242p38 
Ref# 210 The APRO BULLETIN. (J & C Lorenzen)  Volume 1 Issue 2 MIL. BASE 

1952/7/12  0:0  10  119:33:0W  46:35:0N  3331  NAM USA WSH  7 9 
HANFORD,WA:2 YEL GLOBES OVR AEC FACILITY:AF INVESTIGN CONFIRMS:/r95v5#3 
Ref# 195 FLYING SAUCER REVIEW: (London)       Volume 35 Issue 2 MIL. BASE 

1952/7/22  10:50  25  106:21:0W  35:48:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  7 8 
SSW/LOS ALAMOS,NM:BBK#1538:UID:ATC++:LARGE VFAST UFOS:SUDDEN TURNS+REVERSALS: 
Ref# 136 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1952/6 books Book # 3  Page 5 DESERT 

Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 
26 July, 1952 
12:05 a.m. 
Witness: Airman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. 
Eight to ten orange balls in a triangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3-4  seconds. 

1952/7/29  10:0  10  106:17:20W  35:52:20N  3333  NAM USA NMX  8 10 
LOS ALAMOS CANYON,NM:6 SEP OBS:YEL UFO OVR BASE:JETS CHASE+VICE VERSA:E>>W 
Ref# 55 HYNEK,J.A.: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT     Page No. 61 IN-FLIGHT 

1952/7/30  0:20  15  106:35:0W  35:2:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  7 9 
KIRTLAND AFB,NM:BBK#1637?:2 SEP MIL OBS:ODD NLT:2 SEP.RDRS CANT PLOT IT. 
Ref# 136 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1952/6 books Book # 3  Page 63 MIL. BASE 

Report - September, 1952; Operation Mainbrace Sightings Ruppelt's version Sightings in the North Sea area/military exercise 

1952/11/12  22:20  16  106:17:40W  35:52:0N  3333  NAM USA NMX  6 7 
LOS ALAMOS,NM:BBK#2219:UID:4 OBJS >>N/RESTRICTED AIRSPACE:BLINK+GLOW:NO RDR 
Ref# 136 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1952/6 books Book # 6  Page 19 MIL. BASE 

1952/11/21  18:20  1  81:52:0W  33:16:0N  3333  NAM USA GRG  4 7 
SAVANNAH R. AEC,GA:2 OBS:RED FBL PASSES OVR H-BOMB PLANT:SEEN 30s:>>SSE 
Ref# 136 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1952/6 books Book # 6  Page 35 MIL. BASE 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 
27 November 1952 
12:10 p.m. 
Witnesses: Pilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. 
A series of black smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen over a 20 minute period.C. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar 

1952/12/10  19:20  15  118:41:40W  47:19:20N  3333  NAM USA WSH  8 8 
ODESSA+HANFORD,WA:F94S+GND+AIR RDRs:LRG WHT OBJ:PINK PORTHs:FAST 180øTURNS 
Ref# 37 CONDON,Dr Edward: SCIENTIFIC STUDY.. Page No. 140 IN-FLIGHT  

Report - December 10, 1952; Washington, DC. Hanford AEC Plant, RV