June 16, 1952 — Roswell, NM
8:30 p.m. USAF B-29 maintenance specialist S/Sgt. James C. Sparks, 6th Bomb Wing (Heavy), is walking between buildings #590 and T-588 at Walker Air Force Base [now closed] in Roswell, New Mexico. He sees first one object in the southeast about 1 mile distant resembling the shadow of a landing B-29 or B-50. As it passes overhead, he also notices 5–7 silverish-gray round objects, in a half-moon formation, flying at an estimated 500–600 mph at about 5,000 feet altitude in a line heading to the northwest. They disappear at about 1–2 miles. When nearly overhead, the object on the east breaks formation by 10° further to the right. Sparks can hear no engine noise. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknown Catalogue, Case 619, p. 138;
NICAP, “5-7 Silver-Grey Round Objects Fly Over Base”;