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Cold Open. This episode presents Project one zero zero seven three, records card number two, titled “Tularosa, New Mexico.” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Tularosa, New Mexico. The record is hosted in the public archive of The Black Vault, accessible at archive dot org slash download slash 1952‑08‑6382755‑Tularosa‑NewMexico. Provenance. The file was released to the public through The Black Vault’s digital archive. The declassification authority is listed as the Director of Intelligence, United States Air Force. No FOIA case number is provided in the archive entry. The release date recorded by The Black Vault is not specified, but the document is now available for unrestricted public viewing. The Document. Project one zero zero seven three records card “two” begins with the heading “Location: Tularosa, New Mexico.” The type of observation is recorded as visual, ground‑based, with the notation “BCS” and “visual ground‑redur.” The brief summary of the sighting reads: “Star color… star shape… erratic. Seen immediately after scheduled balloon release. One object appeared very bright, wide‑apex, described as the ‘morning star.’ The object was approximately ten inches in diameter, directly above the observer, and emitted a strong light. The object descended until it reached eye level, then leveled off over the valley, traveling in a southerly direction.” Further details note a second observation: “One round object with white trailing smoke. Object revolved like an aircraft barrel‑rolling, moving slowly, ten sound. Observed for three minutes, at one thousand six hundred forty‑two Pacific daylight time, on August nineteen fifty‑two. Visual observation from ground. Observers were at geographic coordinates thirty‑two degrees fifty‑eight minutes north, one hundred five degrees fifty‑four minutes west, approximately one and a half miles west of the high‑energy tunnel.” The record continues with positional data: “Position of objects when first sighted was at thirty‑three degrees three minutes thirty seconds north, one hundred six degrees three minutes west, approximately three miles southwest of Tularosa. A single object later observed at thirty‑three degrees zero minutes north, one hundred six degrees three minutes west, traveling southerly at an altitude of approximately six thousand feet. Distance from observer unknown.” The classification block follows: “This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, title ten United States Code sections thirty‑one and thirty‑two, as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission of the Director of Intelligence, United States Air Force, Air Force Form twelve‑part approved June first…

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This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

1952 08 6382755 Tularose Newmexico

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Cold Open. ” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Tularosa, New Mexico. The record is hosted in the public archive of The Black Vault, accessible at archive dot org slash download slash 1952‑08‑6382755‑Tularosa‑NewMexico.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document: View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1952-08-6382755-Tularose-NewMexico

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Cold Open. This episode presents Project one zero zero seven three, records card number two, titled “Tularosa, New Mexico.” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Tularosa, New Mexico…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-08-6382755-Tularose-NewMexico

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What was 1952 08 6382755 Tularose Newmexico about?: Cold Open. ” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Tularosa, New Mexico. The record is hosted in the public archive of The Black Vault, accessible at archive dot org slash download slash 1952‑08‑6382755‑Tularosa‑NewMexico.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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