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| AREA REPORTED ON | FROM (Agency) | |
| SOVIET ZONE GERMANY | 7350TH BASE COMPLEMENT SQUADRON | |
| DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION |
| 29 DECEMBER 1952 | 26 DECEMBER 1952 | NONE |
| PREPARED BY (Officer) | SOURCE | |
| TREFTER L. THOMAS 1ST LT. USAF | PENIX, C.N., CAPT. USAF | |
| REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | ||
I. $ \underline{\text{CONTENTS}} $:
Visual observation of unidentified flying activity in vicinity of Potsdam.
II. $ \underline{\text{SOURCE}} $:
A. General:
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Name.....Penix, C.N.
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Rank.....Capt.
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Rank Capt.
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Serial Number.....A0-710749
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Crew Position this Flight.....Pilot
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Assigned to.....7499 Comp. Sq., Wsbdn.
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Years in Service.....
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Were Binoculars Used.....No
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Were Pictures Taken.....No
III. $ \underline{\text{RELIABILITY OF SOURCE}} $:
Capt. Penix is known to the undersigned and I have confidence in his judgement. He is a mature, stable officer who can be relied upon to make a true, accurate statement.
IV. $ \underline{\text{INTERVIEWER}} $:
T/Sgt. Thomas A. Gundic
USA.FMemo7/3/78
By W: den-12, Date 11/28/78
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reflected, Thomas
TREFTER L. THOMAS
1st Lt., USAF
Air Intelligence Officer
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
| FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | ||
| 7350 BASE COMPLEMENT SQ. | 1177-52 | PAGE 1 OF 1 | PAGES |
I. $ \underline{\text{PREAMBLE}} $:
Source, Capt. Penix, AO-710749 was interviewed upon completion of a scheduled flight from Frankfurt to Berlin. USAF B-26 type Aircraft, Number 5914 departed RHEIN/MAIN at 1122Z and arrived TEMPELHOF at 1239Z, 26 December 1952. Altitude was 9,000 feet, Visibility two (2) miles in haze.
II. Unidentified flying activity in vicinity of Potsdam (5224N/1304E).
Five (5) unidentified Aircraft, trailing con-trails, were flying at an altitude of approximately 18,000 feet in vicinity of Potsdam. Aircraft appeared to be flying locally.
Aircraft were sighted at approximately 12282, 26 December 1952.
TREFTER L. THOMAS
lst Lt., USAF
Air Intelligence Officer
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