PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9669669

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1948

REPORTED LOCATION10mi EVaugn N M

FRAMES11

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UNCLASSIFIED Ineident 1225
(also 23 Nov
23
- 1a60 19477
tmi.1o mi. b Vaugn, N.M.
. f Army Col
Or MAPE IO ArIC
(1 2200 MST Kolark Bright Whito
Ball Descended slowly Ha tr
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C1Z. Basketball_(l' diameter) ALPI9UDL400-500:
COUKI Vertical LMICT OF TM 7 ab
BAA
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began to burn.
First the
then the breeches on the guns and their metal fittings began to burn.
Since we were concerned with an unusual phenomenon, we put the
tative noticed that his rifle burned with the wind in a small blue
flame only fluctuating with winddirection like an electric arc

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The ball burst loo-200 feet from the ground in a spray of reddish color
which extinguished before resching the ground - this occurred about hco
yards borth of the rosd on which he was driving - lO miles east of
Vaughn, N. M. - Highway 60.
On 23 Nov 19lig at approxinately 2130 was driving west
on highway 60 - approxinately 10 miles west of Vaughn, N. M. He again
oboerved a ball of light descending verticedly. It burst 100-200 feet
from the ground - Conditions end appearence were the samo as on 3 and
Hth Nov
Col
On the last 2 sightings/saw no aircraf't and heurd no sound which is
understandable since he wns traveling in a closed mutomobile. Weather
conditions were clear.

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Comnanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Pattarson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohia.
ATTN M.c.I.
l. Peferenca is made to lettar, Intelligence Dirisiou, CSoID.
Control No. A-1917.
13 2. Attachad Stmary 'of Informtion, same subject as above, this
Headquarters, datad 2o Deoeaber 19l8, is forwardad for your information
and any action deemed necessary.
F3 m POR-THE COMMANDING-GENERALA
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1 Locl EUSTIS L. POLAND
1 As stated Colonel, GSC
AC of S, G-2
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driving The location Was ap 10 niles
east of Vaughn, New Mox vay o0, (B-2)
"r0n 23 November 1948 at approxinately 2l301 hours, I wis iriving west
on Mithway 60, about Io miles west of Vaughn, New Mecioo. I observed a ball
of light, descending vertieally, which burst loo-2oo feet from the ground.
The conditions and apoearance were the same as occurred Norember.' (32)
"gelonel stated that he did not report the incidents as he thought
they might have been connected with scme Air Forcs exercises. He further
stated that he heard no sound or saw no airoraft during sither incident,
which is understandable as he wns trnvelling in a closed automobile. feather
conditions were clear." (B-2)
UNCLASSIFIED
335
7CG, AC: BIO, El Faso: File.
WD 568 14734-

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