PROJECT BLUE BOOK

I. DATE · TIME GROUP 2I OCATION
7 January 0 28/0415Z Corona, New Mexico
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (METEOR)
4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Evaluated as a Meteor observation.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Seænd s When first sighted it at 45 deg. Object descended at
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION approximately 60 deg angle fram horizon a posi ton just abote
hori zon caused by the mountain range leveled out and
Grourd-Visual traveled approximately 10 deg East, at t dropped
7. COURSE behind the mountain range out of sig t appearance of obj
was yellowish white. Object appeared to be
Descending to East originally with a trail of projecting ts rear on
. PHOTOS oposi te the direction it was traveling. Waen it eached positior
where it leveled aut it be a bright blue-green color and
remained that color un passed o Round ball
shaped.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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TC: Commanding General
Air lateriel Conmand .
Wright-Patter Air Jbr Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXO
l. Reference is made Cings
tified aerial objects in
2. Attached are two (2) Repor: Investieation by
Special Agent 19 January 1950,
subject above
headquarters.
Soyle
1A Incl: DOYIE REES
Rpt of v (dup) Lt Col, USAF
Djstrict Comander
501.6 ballser
UNCLASSIFIED
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LCG, AC a Commanding General
Air !ateriel Command
HO OSI 2 Wright-Fatterson AFB
Dayton, Chio
0 HOL OA 473 1 ATTN: MCIAXO-3
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FEI, ALBUQUE - APPROVED
(Info copy) Doyl Ke
FILE 2 DCYLE REES
Lt Col, USAF UNCL
Distriet Commander.
AFHQ FORM 0-208 Replascem AFcsI Form 4, m bich tiny be used. 10-174-1
15 JAN 49

•. Observable celestial phenomena account
for the sighting: None
f. Distance objec bserver:
(1) Laterally Undeterminable.
(2) Angle of elevation from horizon:
When first sighted - 45
Object desc approximately 60 angle from
horizontal position just above horizon caused
by the mountain range where it leveled out and .
traveled approximately 10° East, at which time it
dropped sight.
its travel at 60° angle, object appeared
to be more orange than originally with a trail
of flame projecting rear oposite
the direction it was traveling. When it reached
position where it leveled out it became bright
blue-green color and remained until
it passed out of sight.
(2) Shape: Round ball shaped. .
(3) Apparent construction: Unable determine.
(4) Size: It appeared be the same size as a in
diameter length
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q. Air ducts: None visible.
Speed: Object descended at approximately the same speed
r. emed to siow
as a fast jet fighter. However, it
down upon leaveling off over the mcuntain.
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s. Sound: No sound audible.
to 1 Manner of ds Disappeare 9
u. Notes relative to observer;
Pertinent hobbiess None
6 Ability to determine: Average
7 Reliability rver: Reliable
(8) Former sightings Observer has noticed objects prior
. to this instance but had assumed that they
were
some natural phenomenon significance.
(9) tnesses:
Mr. Warren anager of Mountain States
Telephone egraph Co., at Carrizozo, N.M.
- Reliable.
3. Check of the Electronics and Atmosphere Resecx Branch,
Holloman AFB, revealed that they had no radar in operation at the time
of this sighting. Further check with the Base Weather Station revealed
UNCLA FIED
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