1. DATIT- ._ NUMMIOP Bftluated a tecr J. LINOTH 011 OIIIIVATION 11. 111111 AND ANALYIII 1 l/2 Seoorda ._ TYPI Ofl Object about, three t1 the eise ot a llhootirw star, tear ~P lbap1 1d.tb lbort tail. Coler at sreenilh-..taite a p. te 1 tlaN. MUIII cr oclor. Objeot awerd. to bum PTD liP a N2f (TDE) ..... aa ..._.,Ria lua z r .. ane. MUDOUAin'Ktte UNITKD 8TATU AIR I'ORCK .... '"CftltCLASSlFlED ftle (lt-8)-lt IU&Ja 1 UHIDD'liPIID ABRIAL ftreb&ll Sipted n'V Albuquerque, Bn Mezioo, 2111 hour a, II Pebruary 1950 I IlL DJQUIRY -UnooznentioD&l Airoratt Atr Materiel Wript-Patteraon Air lbroe Baae Dayton, tbio JICJATO I 1. Reference ia made to preTioua Reports ot Investigation tram tbta office relative to obaezwationa of unidentified aerial phenomena Attached ia one oop;y of a Report of Inveatigation b;y Special tbia office, dated 15 1950, aubject aa 1. Inwatigation of unidentified aerial phenmeD& is continuing 1D thta office and copiea of all tatun reports regarding obaervationa of tbia aature will be torRrded tor ;your inf'orm&tion apt of IDT, AU1Y3J t4YI~lOM Ftl UNCLASSIFIED FILE ftUMBat J . INITl~tl C.'.T~ OP IFR:IM. DIIIN'IVIVD.....,TI .. eATIGIII f1INiii I MADI IY UIIIDiftiriJI) AIRIAL Jl1reb&11 S lawetic&tion predicated upon infOrmation received tram Dr LDlCOLll laPAZ, University ot Hew lalexico, Albuquerque, J.fexico. Aerial phenomena sighted West of Albuquerque approximately 1:558 hour, 24 February 1950 (Action Copy) CO, AF Cmbridge Reearch l&b PUDUANT TO PAll ll Ant alls- 1 tiN; AlTJ'HORIZED OtaCLOStiRE Ott tt-IFO~ MAnON CONTAINED IN 'nUS ~f a A VIO' 4TION OF AF& - & Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio ATTNa ldCIAXo-3 II &A. 41 l\eplaoll A rOll roraa t. :D UNCU\SS:FIED 1. 'lhla iDwatigation ia preclioated upon AJ'OSI X.tter Ho. 11 AQC\lat lite, and OSI Hea4qurtera Pile lo. 2t-185. 85, elated A'r ALBUQUF2QUIA IDI ME(ICO a. 11r. UDiwraity ot llezico Student, 12+3- 1. Arno, AllNquerque, Hn l.fexioo, waa on 1 1950. The fOllowing tion ia tran.mitted &I a reault ot thia interview. and d.ate ot aightiaca 2115 hwra, 25 Pebr-ar,y 1950 Po1Dt ot obaervat 600 N. Vaaaar, Albuquerque, u. M., reaidece of Dr. Sitting in liTing- roaa looking Weat. did not aee object. IUaber ot objectaa One Wbat attracted attention to objecta Brit tness or aame. Colora Bright greeniah white. Iatt a reddiah glow behind it. Pbrward eDd of it alao aeemed a little red. Siaea About three timea the size of a shooting star . Tear drop shape with short tail. Apparent conatructiona Unknown -appear~d to be burning. Diatanoe or object from observerr, Unknown -could have beftD 5 miles and it could have been 85 or more. Azlgle ot elevation trCD hori&ona Approxi:Dately 200 Direction trom observer& \Yeat-aouthwest Direotion ot flight ot object 1 Toward South-5 ott vertioal ( oat atraight down) Tactica or mneuversa None tell a~oat straight down Bridenoe ot trail or exh&uata Smell trail ot aq rocket ettect Bttect on cloudsa Cloudleaa ak,y. luminosity ot objecta Greeniah-white like a parachute flare Apparent meana ot support and/or propulsion llone Projectioaa 1Z1d/9r indent& tiona a Bone noticed Slightly alower than tal ling star. Sound a BoDII Odor a lloDII !iae 1D sight a ~e and a halt seconds at moat. ot disappea.rancea Appeared to burn out. Botea relative to observers ObserYer is a student 1n Journalism and has been interested in writing articles in Univer- ai ty newspaper concerning "flying aaucera" am other atrange air phenomena. That is why he became so in- tereated at aignting ot object. a. All logical leads have been exhausted and this case is being closed. lJNCLAS5tFlF.D