# July 10, 1952 — nr. Quantico, VA — Light Maneuvers near C-60 Airliner

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**Category:** Blue Book Unknowns
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/july-10-1952-nr-quantico-va-light-maneuvers-near-c-60-airliner/241 "2025-07-10T00:43:44Z")
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July 10, 1952 — nr. Quantico, VA  
8:18 p.m. Capt. James E. Lundy and First Officer Leon Blanks are flying a National Airlines C-60 airplane 15 miles south of Quantico, Virginia, when they see an object resembling an aircraft landing light. The object becomes brighter as it approaches from the north. It then performs a climbing turn away from the aircraft and its appearance changes, resembling a light emitted by a red flare. Visible for 10 minutes, it is flying too fast for any known aircraft. [Eberhart]

National Airlines Statement:

 ![07101952-QuanticoVA-818PM-NationalAirlinesStatementByLundyAndBlanks](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/3/34ca04429163820befd461b5806b303b63ac42c8.jpeg)

AF112:

 ![07101952-QuanticoVA-818PM-BB-AF112-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/9/9af4906da71864ee8098a163089e72b0fe97c0f7.jpeg)  
 ![07101952-QuanticoVA-818PM-BB-AF112-2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/f/f4027bef6003836de59afba5703555ec8c18914f.jpeg)

Sources:  
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 669, p. 146;

 ![07101952-QuanticoVA-818PM-Sparks-Case669-p146](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/e/e506009f881fcbfee62c51536b36b614d1d58736.png)

NICAP, “Light Maneuvers near C-60 Airliner”;

> **[UFO Report](http://www.nicap.org/520710quantico_dir.htm)**

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