PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6792866

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONKirtland AFB N M

FRAMES5

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Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

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FRAME 002 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

flying object was sighted near Albuquerque, New
Mexico, from a point where the Kirtland Field perimeter fance crosses the
Ordnance Area road on Details of are as fol-
lowsi
(a) Observert Cpl. Do .
M.P. Company, 8450th M.P. Group, Sandia Base.
(b) T Time of sighting: 2200 to 2215, 10 March, 1949.
(c) Location of sightinga Ordnance Area where it
intersects the Kirtland Field perimeter fence.
() Weather: Clear.
(e) Witneases: None.
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(f)F Photographs: None.
(g) Object sighted:
(1) Noarbers Ons.
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3. dous exe ence as an erver. 270
DOWNGRADED ATBXEAK
7-3912-16
DOD DIR 5200.10
DISTRIBUTION DI, GSUSA; tG, AMC : Ri

FRAME 003 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

4. Fosition of observer Ground
5. Jhat attracted attention to object
6. Number of objects 1
7. Apparent size Twice the size of +
g. Color of object Yellow
9. Ghape Spherical
10. Altitude 30-40 Elevation
11. Directiod from coser 40-500 Horizonal
12. Dietande from chserver
15. Direetion of fli_ht of object(s) East to West
14. Tipe in sight
V.15. Sfel 200 MPX
24. Wecther conditions
(over)
UNCL

FRAME 004 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

UNCLASSIFIED
.

FRAME 005 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

Liaison Officer, Sandia Base, 11 a.s above, re an
unidentified flying object Albuquerque, New Mexico, is
forwar or your information a cessary.
FOR THE
ilus 6.1
.
.
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVAIS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
270
AsSiFED
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