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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724344

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONAlbuquerque New Mexico

FRAMES6

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

5 ‘erch 1965 05/16302 DVbuquer a:

3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

amcrart (F- ,oos}

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS

formation received indie

Sisitin- to be A/C.

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

Less “then one Ilinute Object Like a bird or
TYPE OF OBSERVATION ark grey “Inost blac’

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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INSLAS SSS 15977 WAR $5. FIR THEW, REFERENCE MESSAGE
PMOLAS TOEW CHFO) 13496 “92 55. A CONTINUED SFFORT WAS WANT
T) PXENTIFY AIRCRAFT, MOST PRO3ASLE WERE T¥) NATIONAL GARD
S9979"S ON LOW LEVEL VISSION SCHEQULED IN THAT AREA FLYING
CITED OISECTION AT TIME OF SIGHTING.

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JOINT MESSAGEFORM

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SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER

PRIORITY
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UNCLAS/TDEW( UFO) 13496 MAR 65.

FOR DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. REFERENCE YOUR SWSS-2
15010 MAR 65, SUBJ: UFO SIGHTING 5 MAR 65, ELI SANCHEZ. INFORMATION
RECEIVED INDICATES MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF SIGHTING TO BE AIRCRAFT.

REQUEST EFFORTS BE MADE TO IDENTIFYESPECIFIC AIRCRAFT RESPONSIBLE.

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DATE time
G4 MAR 65
“MONTH YEAR
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CTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr
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Ww TYPED NAME ANDO TITLE (Signature, if required) COLL’, srepered NAME AND TITLE
t —o UNCLASSIZIED---- ge & DEPUTY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SUBSYSTEMS
NR. Paces j
. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION aor. a, 4
DD ROR 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173. 1 OCT. 49. WHICH WILL. BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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AF IN : 33253 (6 Mar 65)A pg 1 of 3 .
ACTION: NIN-~7

INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-7{ SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (20)

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UNCLAS SWSS-2 15819 MAR 65. FOR AFNIN, SAFQ1.

ALLEGED/ UFO CITING. |
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A (1) ORIGINALLY LIKE A BIRD OF BIG EAGLE WITH FOUR

LARGE POINTS.

A (2) APPROXIMATE SIZE OF SMALL CAR.

A (3) DARK GRAY ALMOST BLACK

A (4) TWO.

A (5) IN CLOSE TRAIL FORMATION

A (6) NONE é

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AF IN : 33253 (6 Mar 65)

A (7) NONE

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A (8) NONE

AC9) NONE.

B ¢1) SEEN THROUGH AUTOMOBILE WIND SCREEN

B¢(2) LOW ON HORIZON

B()3 DISAPPEARED “AHEAD OF THE AUTOMOBILE BELOW HILL.
B¢4) DESCRIBED AS IN LANDING APPROACH.

B¢(S5) SAME AS BC3).

B¢(6) BRIEF INTERVAL, PROBABLY LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.
C¢1) GROUND VISUAL

C¢(2) NONE

C¢3) NONE

D¢1) 16302 5 MAR 65.

D (2) DAY

E. 35 DEGREES 12 SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE

187 DEGREES 5 SECONDS LONGITUDE.

F( (Ne AGE 64, MAILING ADDRESS: Samer
waiUNRIIEININ S.W. ESTIMATE OF ABILITY-MINIMAL

AIR FOCE IDENTIFICATION EXPERIENCE.

Bee 2 a *s

pg 2 of3

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AF IN : 33253 (6 Mar6)

G. WEATHER-CLEAR, 69 MILES VISIBILITY, 31 DEGREES F.
WINDS=SURF ACE 362/07; 6M300/05; 10M 328/10;

PAGE 3 RUWGKD 5522 UNCLAS

16M 270/153 20M300/20; 30M 380/75; 50M300/50;
80M3 98/29

H.NONE.

te NONE.

Je NORMAL LOCAL TRANSIENT AND COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
TRAFF IC

Ke DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.

Le NEGATIVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

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NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA AND NIN

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