Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident Report: UFO Sighting at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, October 1953
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A report of an elliptical, red-orange object sighted at Holloman AFB during a rocket launch. The military investigation concluded the object was a weather balloon.
This document is a formal military report regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UFOB) sighting that occurred on October 7, 1953, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The report, filed in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2, details an observation made by personnel during an Aerobee rocket firing. The witnesses described an elliptical, red-orange object with a silvery hue. The object was first sighted in the vicinity of the rocket's vapor trail, moving southward across the trail before veering to the right and ascending directly up the vapor trail. The observation lasted approximately three minutes. The report includes technical data regarding the weather conditions at the time, noting clear visibility and specific wind speeds at various altitudes. The document also references the routine launching of weather balloons by the Air Weather Service at Holloman AFB. The author of the report concludes that the sighting was likely one of these drifting balloons, which can reach large diameters at altitude. The report emphasizes the difficulty in accurately determining the altitude of unidentified objects in such circumstances.
In cases of this nature it is extremely difficult to determine the altitude of any unidentified objects.
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Official Assessment
The reported sighting was one of these drifting balloons.
The object was observed during an Aerobee rocket firing. The author concludes that the object was a weather balloon launched by the Air Weather Service at Holloman AFB, noting that such balloons are frequently launched and can reach significant diameters.
Key Persons
- [illegible]Aeronautical Design Engineer