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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9615452

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONSanta Fe New Mexico

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PROJECT 16073 RECORD

7 DATE + TIME GROUP ‘2. LOCATION :
7 August 50 07/5502 | Senta Fe, New Mexico
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Pe Evaluated by observer as an A/C.
11. BRIEF SUNMARY AND ANALYSIS

5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION

" Object was a dark or black color, Straight and level flicht. |
Speed 620 mph. No sound. Disappeared by fading in distance, |

|6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Heading of D degrees.

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(°T), ore sficiter .q.usdron, 4 ~%
Yirtland Aoi, Sow -@xioo, while flyinc at 30,00 feet obscrved
what anpoared to -e am alrera:t at 25,200 foot. GMB Concoeniod
towards the object wileh disaspoared in tiw cistances oven tious
flying at an indicated cpeed of G20 x rears | inure. . -+—

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2. (7TAILSe On 7 Aucust 1950, advised Gat while ~
he was over -anta Fo, Jew -exico, at s toly 52,200 ‘>t,
he ovéervod wat he thou tit to e@ a Cen? or A lo 4 tree port type
airoraft flyin: et approximately 20,000 <fcete aivicod
that he then started te descend followine the ovject and tnt
Qlthough he was indicating over 622. milos por how ho was una.lo

to follow the object whieh cisappoared in the distance.
@- Uate of Sicmbings 7 Au-ust 1960

Be Time ef Sightings 0460 LOT, far approxiaatoly five
minutes

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de tamber ef Objestes One (1)

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Appearance of \ djects me Pet.
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(4) Sisee Unimom

Direction ef flights “eadin: ef 20 decrees.
facties or mansuverss Straight an¢ level fligzt.
Bvidense of exhausts Sone

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Propulsions Unknown
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