SClJRt.:F; C1Y1lilln \leather Oboervera MTR 0!' ~d-:POtrt' . 9 Marcb 19SO MTF Ill TO A'!IC: : Rouad . r.r;~r. S.. u dark portion ot ~WlJo:Lm:rcn Obeeryed b,y experienced weather observer PffOJ'a ~ nKJI,TCJIF:r. . - tbroUh theodolite. Also aeen b7 tower opntor. ~r:;red to YV7 -tar ava7 at an elwatioa or 20 T~"'P-"'l .. r;y A'l'IC rona 329 "" at a bor . of obaez ver . =-,_ .. -- - - NPAIITM&NT ar TMC Atll rOIIDC ----- MUDQUART.R8 UNITED 8TATa AIR I'ORCK '"'" .,,.,.,,_.leT err1ea Dr ~DIAL IHVae"eATIDHe IUBJEC'ra UHIDAiTIFiim AERIAL OBJECTJ Fireball Siahted lJSB hours, 24 Albu.que b7 Mr ECTAL IRI-Unocutentional Aircraft eo-nding Qeneral .A.:ir Materiel CcaDand Wright-Patterson Air Fc.-oe Sa .A.'rlih I I liW 3 1. Beterence is made to previous Reports of Investigation from this ottice relative to obaervationa of unidentified aerial objects 2. Attached tor your information is one cow ot a ~port ot Il,..lfeat1gation b7 Special Agent Criatino B. Griego ot this office, dated 9 u,rch 19SO, I!IUbject as above. . l Investigation ot unjdentified aerial objects is continuing, and oop:les ot future reports will be to your headquarters Rpt ot Inv ANALYSIS DIVISION FILE fiLE NUMBER UNCLASS! :-: :.-D UIID.'tiPI w ADIAL OIJIO'f Eirtlan4 Air Poroe Baae JS.reball Sighted 1!&8 houra, It J'ebruaey 1180, at A11Ncpaerque, lllxioo, 28 J'ebruary, 1, 7 Ut.roh 1960 Obaern4 b7 (lee Pap 2) 17th DO, 11 r1;lp4 Air Porct Bl.e Innatiption pre41oate4 upon intomation reoeiTICl trCB Dr. LINCOW Ia PAZ, OAiftraity ot Jlexioo. Albuquerque, Uexioo. Aerial phene eD& sighted ox1mately 1358 houra, 1950. Object aipted by lfr. Ur. , both Albuquerque, Hew llexioo. Reliabili 14r. lieved unqueationable by Ur. , co-worker and also ot Albuquerque New llexioo Pt.."R!UANT TO PA 11 APR D I tJM. AUTI :oR;ZED DISCLOSURE OP IN1'0R TlON CoNTAINED IN THIS Rll()al' JS A VIOLATION OF AIR -1 (Action Copy) 11t1l~ General Air l.fateriel C: co, J.P Cembr14ce Reaearoh l&b WriGht-Patterson AFB Dayton, thio A'tTlla lmiAXO! DOYLE REF.S Lt Col, USAF UNCLAS:;ij:aE&l UNCLASS\F.\E.ll le ~a .. eticatioD pre4ioate4 upon information reoe1Ye4 t.ram Dr. LDCOUI Ll PAZ, Un1._reity of lfew Wexioo, Albuquerque, Mexioo. Al'b\lquerque, Mexico, inter'Yiewed. on , and eub- 111tte4 the following information oonoeming object lighted by him on 'l'i u4 date of lighting a 1156 P.ll., 24 February 19~ Poiat or obeerT&tiona We1t end of Ten:lin&l a&ilding (Root TWA Bldg) Mmicipal Airport, Albuquerque, Hew Mexico,, theodolite i1 1i tua ted. ~rtber of object1a One What attracted attention to objeot 1 It oroued field or theodolite &I obeerftr watohed wather balloon. Color or objeot I Same u moon 1D daytime. Siae or objeot1 Com~red in 111 to upper d~rk portion ot moon aa it riaea in the East. Shape or objeots Round but not spherical -not quite aa elongated &I an egg. Darkened on top-lett aide aa seen thru theodolite. App1rent conatructiona Undetermined Diltlnoe or object tran ob1eM"er1 Impo1aible to determine ADele of elen.tiona Be tween 200 and 230 Direction tram obaervera About 110 Direction ot tlight1 To \Teat -Southwest, between 2400 and 2100 'l'aoticl and maneuvers Straight flight Bridence or trail or exhauat I None Btteot on olouda1 Cloudleaa aq Ianinoaity or objeot1 Apparently none. A117 light trom it could have .been reflection. Apparent means or aupport1 None apparent. Projectiona and/or indentations 1 None visible Speed1 Took approximately li minutes to cove~ 2 in theodolite. Aa eeen thru theodolite would be just a crawl compared to 1peed ot shooting atar. Sound loDe Odor Hone !iDLe in aig~1 l! minutes with naked eye. llenner or 4il&ppearanoea Pinally lost it at'ter having ahitted obaervation to weather balloon. lotee relative to observer a Haa obaerftd weather tor tin ( 5) y.ara. Hever studied astrology or astronomy. Never before bad aeen a117 phenomena resembling this object UNCLASSlf-"lEU UNCLASSIFIED llaloo, aa 1Atert14 Oil 7 llaroh 1180, , Albuquerque, aDd relate4 the tollow1n;a !~ date of ailbta , Poillt of obnrwationa !CMer OD Root ot T\TA lbild1ne, lft.tn1o1pal Air- port, .lllNquerque, I U.zioo lhaber of objecta1 ~ t attraoted attention to objeota1 Mr. lloDOHALD, obaernr, called attention to it. . Colora .. 1cht white, aa metal retlecta light. 11aea Campared with alae of weather balloon aa it 1a about to 41aappear in the diatenoe. llhape I JlOUJMl Apparent oona,._traotiona Diatanoe of object tzoa obaerer1 Veey far. ADele of eleT&tiODI About 200 Direction tz Clli obaezver 1 About 1100 Direction of flight 1 Bast by Southeaat !aotioa or Mn.Uveraa lone ot trail or exhaust 1 Bone ~eots on oloud.a1 No olouda preaent llm1noaityl Very brilliant -more than white weather balloon Apparent means ot support 1 None appareut P.rojectiona ~or 1Ddentationa1 Hone Yiaible lpeed1 Very slow as aMn by nkec1 eye Souncla lone Od.or 1 llone !je 1n aipta 20 -30 aeooDda ot disappearanoe1 Pa.ded out ot eight otea relative to obaerver 1 Weather forecaster tor seven years. leYer aaw aerial objeota before ' llr. AllNquorque, llew Uexioo, alao a obserter, -.. 1950 and atated that although be waa preaent when llr the unkncnvn aeria.l object, he could not aee . Be further atated that thea two men &re entirely trua tworthy and believe a that they did aee object &a theif described &. All losioal leacla have been ezbauated and thia oaae ia being oloaed CLaJED IJNCLASS1F h.::u