Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident #122 Sighting Report — Holloman AFB, N.M., 5 April 1948
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1948 sighting report from Holloman AFB involving trained balloon observers who witnessed an unidentified object with erratic flight characteristics. The object was noted to move faster than any known aircraft.
This document is a formal sighting report, designated as Incident #122, recorded on a Temporary ATIC Form 329 dated 2 June 1952. The incident itself occurred on 5 April 1948 at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The report identifies the source of the observation as trained balloon observers, lending a degree of professional credibility to the account. According to the report, the observers witnessed a single, large, gray-white object of a round, indistinct form. The duration of the sighting was brief, lasting approximately 30 seconds. The object's behavior was described as erratic; it performed a downward descent followed by a large loop, after which it soared upward and disappeared suddenly. The observers noted that the object's speed was faster than any aircraft. The document concludes with the status of the incident as 'Unidentified.' No photographic or film evidence was captured, and no radar contact is mentioned in the report.
erratic, completing a large loop after downward descent, then soaring upward and disappearing suddenly
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Official Assessment
Unidentified
The object was observed by trained balloon observers at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. It exhibited erratic flight characteristics, including a large loop following a descent, and was noted to move faster than any aircraft.