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COMMENT: Observer was an experienced meteorologist (28 years with U.S. Weather Bureau) and was observing a pilot weather balloon through his theodolite when the UFO crossed his field of view. He followed it with the optical instrument, timing its passage across the sky. It was sharply defined and definitely was not a balloon. TACTICS: Settled to ground apparently with retro-rocket of some kind; observer noted a bluish orange flame that was shaped like an inverted funnel coming from bottom of the UFO. After it landed in a moss-covered arroyo observer saw two persons standing beside it, dressed in white coveralls; they seemed startled when he appeared at the scene, got back in the object and took off; observer described them as "normal in shape - but possibly they were small adults or large kids." above horizon: minimum altitude was at least 30,000 feet. SPEED: Minimum of 500 miles an hour. TACTICS: Moved across a large area of sky from almost due west to southwest. TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: April 24, 1964, at about 5:45 P.M. local time/Socorro, New Mexico. DURATION: Not exactly determined, but at least 80 to 100 seconds. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: One. TYPE OF OBSERVER: Squad-car police officer. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Good. SHAPE: Roughly egg-shaped, standing on two girder-like legs. DIMENSIONS: About the size of a sedan automobile. COLOR: Whitish, like aluminum. SOUND: Loud roar (not a blast) that changed pitch from high to low frequency. ALTITUDE: Ground-level, then rose 15 to 20 feet in air and took off. SPEED: Very fast. COMMENT: The UFO had no apparent windows or doors, its surface was entirely smooth. A strange