Report of Investigation: Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 20 February 1950

This document is a formal Report of Investigation conducted by Special Agent Robert R. Johns of the 17th District Office of Special Investigations, regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 20 February 1950. The primary witness was S/Sgt Martin K. Boone of the 3024th Air Police Squadron, who was accompanied by Cpl. Robert B. Reigle. At approximately 0530 hours MST, while traveling in a truck one mile south of Tularosa, New Mexico, on U.S. Highway 54, the witnesses observed a stationary, round, white object of brilliant intensity. The object appeared to be approximately 10,000 feet in altitude and was estimated to be the size of a half-dollar held at arm's length. The observation lasted for approximately five minutes, ending when a cloud moved in front of the object. The report notes that the object did not change shape, leave a trail, or emit any flame or color. Weather conditions at the time included an overcast sky. Following the report, investigators conducted inquiries with the Base Weather Squadron at Holloman AFB, White Sands Proving Ground, and Biggs Air Force Base. These checks confirmed that no testing devices had been released and no local flights were scheduled in the vicinity of Holloman AFB or Alamogordo, New Mexico, at the time of the sighting. Additionally, it was noted that no radar was in operation during the incident. The investigation was submitted in compliance with AFCSI Letter No. 85, dated 12 August 1949, which mandated the reporting of all sightings of unidentified flying objects. The case was officially closed by the 17th District Office of Special Investigations.