# August 24, 1952 — nr. Hermanas, NM — USAF Pilot Sees Two Silver Balls / Fournet Motions Study Case

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August 24, 1952 — nr. Hermanas, NM  
10:15 a.m. USAF Col. Gerald W. Johnson is flying an F-84G when he sees two silver balls in the vicinity of Hermanas (a ghost town), New Mexico. They seem to be 6 feet in diameter and 2 miles away. One seems to change into a long, gray object as it is turning to the right. After 3 minutes they disappear, then reappear 7 minutes later, by which time the F-84 is over El Paso, Texas. One after the other, the objects climb straight up 2,000–3,000 feet. [Eberhart] This case is #32 on the Al Chop clearance list.

Gerald W. Johnson:

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-GeraldWJohnson](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/9/958a7a93fdc356abdda98ffca919b1381ad828c9.jpeg)

ATIC Box Summary:

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-BB-OfficialATICReportBoxSummary](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/3/3b86114e3d51d534db6ea94c773e9cc15a3bf0ee.png)

AF-112 (Air Intelligence Report):

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-BB-AirIntelInfoReport-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/d/d6eeeb7451b5c31bc9bf2356a79aadfe06cbe9d8.jpeg)

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Blue Book Case Summaries:

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-BB-Case20-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/5/5fe4cb7ffc907277a9c2b555cf7fdeedc948a4d4.jpeg)

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Sources:  
Brad Sparks, Blue Book Unknowns Catalogue, Case 792, p. 168;

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-Sparks-Case792-p168](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/7/796b0469c9ed041fccbddbb4a1f70622f0685a7e.png)

NICAP, “F-84 Encounters Two Silver Balls”;

> **[UFO Report](http://www.nicap.org/520824hermanas_dir.htm)**

Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 14, 15;

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-IURv33n1-p14](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/e/e88dd40856e64d7e20d6e83f4d628131fd5afc92.png)

 ![08241952-HermanasNM-IURv33n1-p15](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/c/c2e4e085683885a1dad7ebf9569c2611500f1e2e.png)

> **[IUR 33:1 Intelligent Motions - Swords](http://www.nicap.org/articles/iur33-1_intelligent_motions_swords_article.htm)**

Arlington National Cemetary, “Gerald W. Johnson – Lieutenant General, United States Air Force”;

[https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gwjohnson.htm](https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gwjohnson.htm)