Project 10073 Record: Incident 357

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a sighting of an unidentified aerial object on April 12, 1949, at 1930 hours. The witness, Private G. H. B. Barnhill of the 8456th Military Police Company, was stationed at Post #21 in front of tower #10 at the AEC Tech Area #1, Sandia Base, New Mexico. The witness reported observing a single, round, white object that appeared to be approximately one-eighth the size of the full moon. The object was seen at an altitude of 20 degrees above the horizon and traveled in a straight path from the southeast to the northwest. The observation lasted for eight seconds, during which the object covered an angular distance of 15 degrees. The witness noted that the object looked like a light, made no sound, and left no trail. The weather conditions were reported as clear, and there were no clouds in the sky. The object disappeared as if the light had been extinguished. The interrogator described the witness as a serious individual of average intelligence. The official conclusion recorded for this incident is that the object was an 'Astro (METEOR)'. The report also references incident 358 for the original report.