PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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DATE - TIME GROUP / 2 LOCATION

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Springer, New Mexico

April 49

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3. SQURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (BIRDS)
\4. MUMBER OF OBJECTS
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|5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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| A. few seconds Observers signted numerous silvery white objects. A noise
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&. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1 white iA sounded like group of ducks drew the attention of
the observers. Th ey were flying in formation. Several other zkx
Ground-Visual groups followed this first group, All of them were in some
7, COURSE ——a | sort of formation. These objects were in sight during a
ene hour period, but no group was in sight form more than a
Varicus few seconds,
la, PHOTOS
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19. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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ETO s62 64 Ges l9 ({TDE). previnua esttiome of Uiia lore may oe asd, . a re aR 08 YT TS SOR SS CS

near Gise

Oy, La Pas I am writing to yon Secmis6 Fou icmen to bo the only verson
of vnem T iknow in the State of Uew Haexico iho ls, in the Lnterest of science,
lLaoterestead in umsual oecursances or manitsststionsa. If hove read of you
etcavating the meteorite that Fall in Jeorvaka end of your interset in thes
flald.

Or. La Pag — am 25 years oid and do considar myself 4 o-*ture young man,
Ya& the gtrangs sizhte 7 have just seen =rkxa “6 ronior,

[T ma welting you for inform-tion 25% cert-in “*s5ieetes” whieh reve
7 ~~ : ee “y 1 aid 1570 tine so tise ws ‘* “rs 5a I on . ” re “ea” ~
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on She morning of Joril 25, 1989, »5 0:00, oc. neailOMMMBgé on! wysale
vera in the process of seining for minnows to use Tor “ishing, ve vera 1%
nsingsr Lake whieh is (4) four miles Wu from tha town 9? ‘oringer, Ne. 4.

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> aa Jus} flaishaed matting the minnows ve vers ~otng to nse in the
yucke’? Gad we heard # neculiar sound, sort of © aish oitaned whistle. ia
»ots thought 15 wows some hich flying ducks coming in ‘or Lending and ve
Luoked wp in the Air, «hat ve cow wes certeiniy not ducts, m% wnat 1%
ues wa,don's ‘mov.

ve gay “objecta* waiah wers silvery white, in color ond to us whas
Looked like balls, ort of Lica christmass tree ornmments. “hey passed us
$ 2 very high eltitude and goinse very fast. “ey “rere ong of sight ia =
vyory aw seeonda,

I was an Arry Files dmring the wer ona f bnew thay were not "jet Planes”
17 “emided miasilase*, \atever these "thines’ vers they vere *reveling
‘seen than sound. | knew that seesuse ve vere hearing “is sound of the
)\eetsa ve had not seen end looking at others wiose sonnd isd 40% yet
roraned 29,

hia may cound « bit on the fantastic cide, mt 1¢ ia what we ccmally
,seerved. We now these things for over -n nour. I os anclosing a skatech
of “ys Dehavior of the "objects* just as we Sth saw thor,

Jo wonderiag if anyone elas has reported sesing these "things* on or
o> voxrimately the date mentioned? I sizht dd thet the isy wes OAT
coiling and Tisibdility Wmliaited and we youli never asve secn tha objects

-cems “or the sonnd wa heard,

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I? nots, I for one aa realy to believe the story of the ‘flying

smusers® which wo to now T heya no. I would lixe te coo in touch
th you ig i or any of my fricmis hamen to sse my of these stremce
'hines*, |

Uoping I have no$ bored you or taxsn > your time naedlaaslyz, I
renain

Jinceraly yours,

(3 os, agadaedivaalsomate

ISL AZO, NoHe

APs ies oeeetenttl ig a woringer dusiaess man end 155 givsa ne
weiysien to uss his name 15 connection with the srmaearsnce of these

Ps Lying "“ohjecta*®. Ge will Sock me wp in snytainog [ heave said ond ia j
tne dieagrpeme I heve drawn, be 13 4a eager es i om to Levee some Lins

aed on this sudJjeat,

Oy. La faa we haven't told many peovle becmse vo ore afraid tasy
ions valieve us, Uo you blame usl

Tinserely

‘oO nea) Qos

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MINCLASSIFI

INCIDENT NO. 518

Date of Observation 25 aml lug Date of Interview 2 lay sug

ime (local) 630

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Place of Observation ); files lortinwest Springer, lew Mexico
Position of observer Ground
“Nhat attracted attention to object Umesual noise, like ducks about to Lani on the

water, woich did-not come from objects
Number of objects Ist group Ll ca, socaxl group 9 Gay See carITacive

Apparent size Gmall
Color of object BALVeR Whit

-~ityda Well over 3) gUO0 #

Dirsction fron observer Dirsetly overmead

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Distance fron observer 30,000 PL
Diraction of flishs of eoject(s) Wash (sce murrative)
Time in sight Sel sacuids
Sooed Supersoric
Sound and oaor (342 waxrative)
Trail
Luminosity
Projections
‘ensuvers (See jexrrative)
Manner of disappearance
BRifect on Clouds
mad "mt m concorn diost
r Conditic Ceiling and visapllicy wliini*ed

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lame and address of observer; Mp,

Sr; Sprinces, lew Mécdso
i.e Springer, law leccics

Occupation and hobbies;

Fidjling Station mployse, (emnilot)
Omer of Ucifce Shoo

Comments of Interrogator relative ts intellizence

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difeiuidau vin We:

ihuaber of objects aid sketch of formation or srouping:

ae First wey eleven in this croupe began group went directly over=
head ~ ‘eading due Teste A noise which sounmied Like a group of ducis
Coming im tu land on rater or an air ‘eas, drew the attention of the
Infornants to the group ,-assing overs lLovever, the noise uch they
neard did not come frau this proune

Je

J» wecondl .yeup- mine in this groupe assed overhead avcus 2 to

4 o~

minutes after toe first move NUS group 4p; ie oteed fran the last

aryl was ndnd due Vest. Wien they vere Grectly o rheed, one pall

off to the icft aide of the formation at a 45° an mle ang orceceded
OE ey Iie other eigit cojccts im the formation continued on
cue ist. Tiis group was in sight itaa iva 49 tans ccocnds.

Ce Aiter thay had gotten into the boat and proceeded cut into the laxa,

S or 10 wore grours paused directly overhead. [ere were tao or
objects in each group, amd choy aporeached from tie eet headed dus
vast

de The last group passed sligitly to the cast of them, adm were neacing
dus South. They anpcroached fram the lorth. ‘hers were five objects

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Ln She group, and they were in line (one Denind “hs ther).