April 29, 1952🇺🇸Program
Military Base
Nellis AFB: Formation of 18 Circular Objects Over Nevada Test Site
Five Air Force personnel at Nellis AFB witnessed 18 circular objects traveling eastward at high speed over the Nevada Test Site for approximately 30 seconds.
Background
Incident Details On April 17, 1952 at 12:05 p.m., five military personnel stationed at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas observed an unusual aerial phenomenon. The witnesses included T/Sergeant Orville Lawson, Rudy Toncer (sheet metal shop foreman), and shop workers R. K. Van Houtin, Edward Gregory, and Charles Ruliffson.
Object Characteristics The witnesses reported seeing 18 circular objects flying in an easterly direction. The objects maintained an irregular formation and traveled directly over or in close proximity to the Nevada Test Site, where atomic weapons testing was occurring. The sighting lasted approximately 30 seconds before the objects disappeared from view.
Significance This incident represents a significant multi-witness military encounter during the intense 1952 UFO sighting wave. The proximity to the Nevada Test Site and the number of credible military witnesses lent considerable weight to the report.
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