I. DA 1'! TiMI OIIOUP 4. NUMIIR 0, OIJICTI S. LENGTH 0, OISIRVATION 10 Secon:la 6. TYPE 0, OISIRVA TIOH Orounl-V18\& 1 Deecenclirw to ~at I. Ptt,OTOS t. PHYSICAL IVIDINCI PROJECT 10073 RECORD I. I OCATION Corcna, New Mxt co 11. CONCLUIIOH Aat~. (MEtmt) BYalua ted a a a Meteor ob aer-vation II. IRIE, SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS When first ai8'lted it was at 4S deg. Object descended at approxinat~ ilJ deg angle traa horlmn tD a posi ton juat abo e hodmn caused by tha JDO\D'\ta1n range where it leveled out. ani traveled approximately-10 deg East, at which tiDB it dropped behind the DOuntain range out at sight Firat appearance of bj vas ,.llawiah white. Object app arecl to be mere orange than originall7 with a traU or name projecting out to ita rear o opoal te the direction it was tran~. * it reamed posi or where 1t leftlecl out it beau. a blight blue-green in color d z-..inecl that color Wlti.l it paeeecl out ot aig~. Rowl1 ball DIPAP.T .. ::niT O~t' THE nlU FORCE lfl".A~tJ: TmS UliiTE~ srAT~S AlP. !i'C.ffCE WAS iii~ GT mr . UNCLASSI(\:D Trm IJ:SP!CTOr. G :~l:\L USA!' 1'7'lJ DISTriCT Ol<'!o"IC! 0~ sr;:CI!~L II~.7'S:'3TIG!~'r!0::s KI7-':TU.~.D AI. FIL.~ !fOa lr.!IC' C:. :r AERIAL PH?.t:Q;.=:iL Holloman.\ Hours, '7 January 1950. SPECIAL IUQUIRY -Unconventional Aircraft TCz Oom.anding General Air !~teriel Cor.anand V1right-Patterson Air 1brce Base Dayton, Ohio ATTl'la il!C IAXA-' 19 Janua.ry 1950 1. Reference is made to previous reports or si~tincs or uniden- tified aerial objects in the \1est Texaa-l!ew ~.~exieo-hl-izona area. 2. Attached -.-- Special A~e aubjeot &I a copies ofa Report or Investifation by k, is office, dated 19 January 1950, a. Innstigation o t incidents or this nature this district and copies or future reports will be is continuing in fo1 narded to vour headquarters. Rpt ot Inv D strict Corn;:~D.nder UNCLASSIFIED OF IMvunGAnON. IDTIQ!Q'r.~ AERLU. Plfr.:i~O~ Si~hted Capto. Holloman .n.ir ~broe ra, 7 Januar~ lOGO. Thia investi~tion is dated 12 August 194S, to subr.1itted in compliance with A!4CSI letter Eo. 85, all ~s of. unidentitiee tlyin~ cbjeota. Holloman Air .Force CO, liOLLCH.!A~ .it'B (Into copy) ~I, .\LBUQ.tTERQUE (Info copy) , observed an unusual aerial phenomenon, at 2215 hours, was intervie\ved e.nd all pertinent information VTS.S Co dinc Gener~l Air !.ateriel Conmand WriGht-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio ATTN a l.:C JJ.Xo-~ DC,'YLE RET'.,S Lt Col, us:.F IIILIITAIIP UNCLASS!FlED UNCLASS1F1ED 1. thll iDYeltiption predicated upoa a clireoti-.e (AFCSI Letter lo. 81) dated 12 A\lg\lat 1949, to report all 1ighting1 ot Wli 4ea~t1t1ed tqiag objeota. At BOfJ.O}fAN AlR FORCE BASI, NIYI l!EXICO 1. Captaia A aiatant Uotor llaiate-.aoe Ottioer, Holl Air Force Baae, iaterviewed on 10 JaJNU")' 19&0 concerning hia 1ichtiag ot an uauaual aerial pbenanenon all4 tba to11ow1Dg iuf'orma tion waa obtaiaeda a. Date ot aightiaga 7 Jaauary 1950 b. !i ot aightiDca 2215 hour1 o. r aichteda From p-oWld, tranling in automobile, 10\lth of Corona, New Uexieo. a.o 11 Borth Longitude 106o 16 we1t Latitude 4. JUaber ot objectaa One Ob1er'Vable eeloatial pbencmena or planets ttat may aceourJt tor the sightiuga None t. Diatanoe of object trom obaervera (1) Laterally or horizorrtallya Undeterlldnable. (2) Angle or elevation from horizona n1Mtn first sighted -450. ~ Object deaeendod at approximately 60 angle from bori&outal to a position just above hori~on caused by the mowrtain range where it leveled out and trawled approx.iNtely 10 East, at v.nich tinae it dropped behind the mountain range out of sight. (a) Atlitudea Undeterminable. I Tt. ia aighta Approximately 10 aeconda. h Appearance or objecta (1) Colora Pirat appear~64ce was yellowish white. During ita travel downward at 60 angle, object appeared to be more orange than originally with a trail ot tlame projecting out to ita rear or oposite the direction 1 t tranling. ::nen 1 t . ached po1ition whore it leveled out it became a bright blue-green in color and re&.l&ined that color Wltil it paased out or aigbt. (~ Shapea Round -ball ahaped. (g Apparent oonatructiona Unable to determine. (t Siaea It appeared to be the aame size as a cup 6" in diameter &t ~ length. UNCL/\ ssf;:-r i. Direction ot tllshta t'ial tra'Yeling trom Southwcat to .1 faotloa or aaeuwraa Hoae, other thl..n the onea deaoribect 1. ltfeot on oloudla Ho clouda 1D alght. Lichte a Tbe object itaelt a licht a. SuppOI"ta lloae Yiaible. o. Propulaion, Object 1 tail ot tire CC\'ld poaaibly be the reault ot ita mode or propulaion P Ooatrol and stabilitya Goocl q. Air ctuctsa Hone visible. r. Speecla Object deacended at approximately the same speed u a tast jet tighter. However, it seemed to a low dowa upon leaveling ott over the crest or the mountain Soun4a Ho aound audible. ot diaappearancea Disappeared behind a mountain range. u. Bote relatift to obaervera (1) 1 Captain (2) Addreaaa Officers (I) Ocoupationa Hollanan AFB. (t) Place of businessa Holloman AFB S Pertinent hobbies& Hone 6 Ability to determinea Average Reliability or observer 1 Reliable (8) Pormer sightingsa ObserYer has noticed objects prior to this instance but had assumed that they were aome natural phenomenon and or no significance. (9) W1tnesseaa Mr. warren Ratliff, Uana.ger ot Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph co. at Carrizozo. !i.M. -Reliable. I. Check ot the Electronics and Atmosphere Research ~anch. Bol AFB, reveale'd that they had uo radar in operation at the time ot thia aichting. Further check with the Base Weather Sta. tion r~vealed UNCLASSl&.-iED that w.re ao unuaual weather ooaditioaa at the time ot the 1sht1ag. C~k with the Operatloaa aDd Projeota D1Yiaioa, Bolla!&D Air Foroe Baae, and t lw Reeearoh Section ot fth1 te Sand PrOTiac GI'OUDd rena led that DO teatiag dnioea had been aeat aloft iD th1a Tic1Dit)' at t._ time ot ta. al&htiDI CLOBBD