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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CaN ees
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Lecal | 0 Ground-Vi sual f8 Ground-Radar \o Probably Aircraft
eae O7 720832 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
& PHOTOS SOURCE 10 Was Astronomical
7 0 Yes OG Probebly Astronomical
Thay O Possibly Astronomical
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

This sighting was classified
For veference to details see
from D/I, 34th Air Div (DEE).

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_ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

[11. COMMENTS

Concur with Reporting Officer
that this sighting was. caused
by Anamoious Propagation brought
on by a temperature inversion,

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N/A D/I, 34th Air Div (Def ), KA, W Mexico
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION

CHARLES KE MOYERS, 1/Lt, USAF Radar Stations and fighter aircraft

REFERENCES (Control nu directive, previous report, ec., as applicable)

AFR 200-2 and Chapter IX, CONADM 55-1

SUMMARY: (Enter conciss summary of report. Give significance in final one-senience paragrups. List inclorures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 1i8—Part IJ.)

1, The following UFOS Report is submitted in narrative form rather then
following - provisions ef AFR 200-2 due te the nature of sightings and action tale.

26 Cus ¥ Pabieaaty 2957; VehwoaedBMN wad 12503, the GO5th Alreratt. Comhred ond
Warning Squadrom at. Las Cruces Air Force Station, New Mexico, carried a total ef 54
unidentified blips on their radar screen traveling from the north toward the station
at speeds of 60 ~ 160 knots at altitudes of 6 ~ 1, angels. Targets disappeared approxi-

. three: x ‘north of site, Initial sighting con-

Se a an tah SPon tone nag Om es: seen eas on
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Linsiuaities Gudea tak Bde ch wk Us da tees
and ADC showed that weather conditions im the area of targets was condusive to. |
temperatare inversion whieh could readily cuuse the type of targets indicated,

h. Visibility in general vicinity ef targets was god,

5. The Controller on duty at the tims ef the incident has stated that his
opinion of the targets is that they were eased by temperature inrersisns,

6. fnother possibility exists in thab SAC mission of 16 - 2k KG-97, B-A7, and
5-36 type aircraft had been in the air, and possibly the vicinity, at the time of
fighter aircraft serambie,. Due te terraim "dead spots" around the 685th ACkWRON it
would be possible for aircraft te fly ever the site, make a turn and fly dew: the Ric
Grande River to El Paso, Texas, without being picked up again after initial fade out.

| 7- ‘It 1is the conclusion of this Headquarters that dus to mumber and speed cof
weree*e a of visual and definite Tilascccn acini: Weather

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A cay D/, ahth Air Div (Def), KAFB, N Mexico

DATE OF REPORT

12 February 1957

DATE OF INFORMATION

7 February 1957

EVALUATION

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PREPARED BY ( Officer)

CHARLES E MOYERS, 1/Lt, USAF

"REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)

AFR 200-2 and Chapter IX, CONADM 551

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-senience paragraph.

SOURCE

Radar Stations and fighter aircraft

List inclorures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 118—Part II.)

Section's statement as to possibility ef temperature inversion, and the opinien of the
685th aireraft.Contrel and Warming Squadren's Controller, that the targets were
caused by = temperature inversion.

@, Investigators. LAs caries B Baers, AO 1859068, Directer of Intelligence,
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