PROJECT BLUE BOOK

2? PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE- TIME GROUP OCATION
18 February 59 85 18/12102 Holloman Air Force Ba
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Astro (VEGA)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
44 Minutes Object was sightad on the horizon ard continued in a
straight ascent to an angular elevation of approximate 45 deg
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION elevation when object di sappeared from view. Appeared to be
Ground-Visual round for the first 45 minutes, gradually cha nged to
7. COURSE the shape of an ice-cream cone. Color, white and orange.
Diminished out of sight
. PHOTOS
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. PHYSICA EVIDENCE
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the appearance of an i The observers advised that t he
lower part of the object back and forth in the manner o a
pendulum and would occasio reflect the light of the sun
4.k.There wes no rada sighting.
Checks were made with 'eathe Projects
Brat the
White Sands Proving Ground Research Branch and the Base ather Squadron,
which would account for the sighting. There were no planes.io the air
from the loeal civilian airports at that time nor were: thors any official
flights in thes air from Hollomen AFB or to Holloman AFB.
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Propulsionz-Undeterminable.
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T. r Speedz:Undeterminable.
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(6) Ability to determin
(7Reliability iable
1 (8 Former sightin
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at all times during from-Holloman
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d. Number of objects: One
. e Observable celestial phenomena or planets that may.
account for the sightingr. None.
f Distance of object from observers;
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g. Time in flight: One (1) 1 hour and 44 Minutas.
h. Appearance of
(1) Color: Thite and ange
2Shape: Appeared round for the first 45 minutes,
radwall shape of an
ice-crean
(3) Indater inabla.
(4) Size: -Appeared t be thesize cup held at
arnts length.
UNCLASS

A0-3il535, Air:Provost Marshal, HAFB 20 February 1950
between 0510 and 0654 hours MST OFFICE OF ORIGIN
on 18 Februa ry. I95 17th DO, Kirtland AFB
STATUS.
CIOSED-
SPECIAL INQ RY - Unccrventional Aircraft
AFCSI Letter-No. 85, dated 12 August 1949.
This irvestigation is submitted in compliance with AFCSI Letter
No. 85, dated 12 Augus t all sightings of unidentified
flying objects. Ma jor WILIIAM NCR, A0-341535, Air Provost Marshal;
M/Sgt WILLIAM ROYAL, AF-2O4336 93024th Air Police Scu adron; and
M/Sgt RAYBURN TZINGER, AF-19018173, 3023 Base Service Squadron,
observed an urusual aerial phenomenon at 0510 hours, 18 February 1950.
Witnesses interviewed and all infonatia was obtained.
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37 2 4f PURSUANT TO PAR 11 AFR 205-6 UN- I
AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFOR-
MATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT
IS A VIOLATION OF AFR 205-A
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DISTRISUTION ACTION COPY FORW FILE STAMP
LTG, AMC (Action Copy) 1 Conmanding Gemral
Air Materiel Command
CO, AF Cambrid ge Wright-Patterson Air FB
Research Laboratoriss 1 Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXO-
HQ, OSI 2
File 2
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DOYLE REES
Lt Col, USAF
DISTRICT COIMAIDER
APME 0-208 REPLACES AFCSI FORM YCLASSIE s0 10389
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Air Materiel Comard
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXO-3
1. Reference Reparts Investigation
, from this District, relative of unidentified
aerial objects
2. Attached for your informatian is a com Repar t
of Irvestigatian by Special Agent ROBERT R. ce,
dated 2l February 1950, subject as above.
and copies of future reports describing incidents occrring in
this area will be forwarded or your ink
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1 Incl: DOYLE REES
Rpt of Inv Lt Col, USAF
District Command er
DECLASSIFIED AFIER 12 YEARS.
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