.3. LC:NCTH OF O!.H~R'I.\TIOl-f 11. lUI!~ SUMMARY .\MD ANAL.YSI:S ObJect with blue bJdz, r'3d tall. 'Rouni. Tail tnc~ l3 long as cb ject. No SQund. Observed a~ 45 deg elavation, 135 de3 a:d-~"th, disappsared at horl:a;)n on azimuth r.:aading of 100 dag. 6. TYPE Or 035:~V.A.TION 7. C OIJP.SE 0. P)-1 OTOS 9. PHYSICAL !VIOSNC~ .n~ r..o l.l.;o s -=1r..on o i3arva a on. ACTION! Nil-7- 7 S,.AFOS-~' DI.A-1 8320 AJIV CANNON AFB ~lMEX TO RU'.'ITFLA/RUCHAROS-GABAUR AFB MO RUCIFOA/WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RUC:AHQ/ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC ~LFO.REPORT FOR 8320 ADIV CANNON AFB N~IEX A~ DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. 1. SHAPE~ ROUND ~. SIZE: A60UT AS LARGE AS A GRAPEFRUIT C5-7'' DIA~) HELD AT AR!.I S LENGTH. 3 . COLOR: BOOY-Blt: TAIL-REDDISH DcP;\rTMEN r OF fHF AI."?. FO~-tCE ST A!"F ;\-\ESSi\CE J.~AII.:H 5. FORMATIO~I: N/A 6l OISC~RNIBLE FEATURES AND DETAILS~ REDDISH TAIL PAGE 2 RV.VJOAA 1926 UNCLAS 7. TA IL , TRAIL OR EXHAUST: TAIL APPROXIMATELY TWIG~ AS LONG AS THE oa . .;:: CT. 8, SOWlO: NONE <OBSERVER :. JAS RIDI NG I N A CAR AT THE TIME.) 9, OThER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES: NONE BJ DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: 1. WH~T FIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION Of THE OBSERVER TO THE OBJECT? THE MOVIt~G OBJECT CA0GHT HER EYEo 2. ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH Of I NITIAL OBSERVATION: ELEVt\TION APP~OX l~iATEL Y 45 OEG REES; AZ IM UT H APPROX IMATEL Y 135 OEG P.EE S. E ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH UPON 0 I SAPPEARANCE: ELEVATION 0 DEGREES; AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES. 4. DESCRIPTION OF fLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS: STRAIGHT fLIGHT PATH D~SCENOING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT. 5. HO'N DI D THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR? INSTANTANEOUSLY AT THE 6~ HO'N LONG WAS OBJECT VISI BLE? 1-2 SECONDS. C. ~ 1AN,IER OF Oi3SERVAT ION . IN(U,'t\ING 1, GRJ ID-VISUAL 2. ::o OPTICAL AIDS PAGE 3 R L~JDAA1926 UNCLAS D. TIM~ A . .'J DATE OF SIGHfi~G: 1. ZLL U fiME-OATE: 0430Z; 2 ALG 65. 2~ LI~HT CONDITIONS: NIGHT Eo LOCATIO! OF OBSERVER: 034 DEGREES 47' N 102 DEGREES 27'' w APPROXI~,\Ai::LY 3 MILES SW OF ~{EREFORO, TEXAS ON U.S. HIGHNAY 6~L. F~ IDENTIFYING l~lrOR~IATION ON OBSERVER: 1, CIVILIAN-MRS CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO, HOUSEWIFE~ ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY: NOT G. ,VEAf:-iER AND \'fiNDS-ALOFT COJOITIONS AT THE TIME ANO PL.i.CE OF SIGHf INGS: OaSER'JERS S ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLE~R REPO~T FROM AL TIT LOE VELOCITY <KTS) 10~ DEGREES D::PAR (1'1\Efl r OF THE i;n~ ,,')~<.CE STAFF lv\'::SSAG~ nRAt :H PAGE 4 Ru."/JDAA 192 6 U~ICLAS NOT ACCESSIBLE 3. CE I -UIG : NONE I s I B I L I T y: 15 M I L E s 5~ CLOUD COVER: NONE 6. THU~IOERSTORMS 1~1 AREA: 7. TE~IPERATURE GRADIENT: 72 DEGREES F, DEW POINT 5 1. H01 OTHER UNUSUAL ACTI VITY OR CONDITIONS: NONE I, I NTERCE?T I ON OR I DENT IF I CAT I ON ACT I ON TAKEN: NONE J , AI R TRAFFIC I N AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING: 1. ARTC 1' 1 ALBQUERQUE: ~10 SUPPORTING INFORMATIO~I. 2 n FAA I N ALBUQUERQUE: no SUPPORTING INFORMATION, ,. RAPCON: RADAR I NOPERATIVE AT TH,JE OF SIGHTI~IG .. ;<, PuSITIO~ .. TI TLE A~IO COMMENTS OF PREP:\RiiiG OFFICER: DAVID F , t..L0f.)J81JRG, 2/LT ~ I~JfELL IGENCE.: OFFI CER, 27TFWJ CAtJNON AFB, NMEX CO~MENTS: TH~ OBSERVER IS BELIEVED TO BE UNRELIABLE BECAUSE HER REPORT IS ~lOT CO~IFIRMED BY ANY AVAILABLE SOURCES~ TtiE RC:PORT 11S'::LF WAS VAGCE IN DESCRIPTION. "OFF IN THE DISTANCE" W~S HER ESTI~ATE OF HOW FAR AWAY THE OBJECT WAS. HER ESTI~IATION Of THE SIZ~ OF THE OBJECT SEC-lED INACCURATE. AT FIRST SHE PAGE 5 R U.Y JDAA 192 6 UNCLA S THOUGHT IT WAS AS BIG AS A 3.\SKETBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTHa SHE l~ TER STA T~I'J: "WELL, MA Y8E IT WAS ONLY AS BIG AS A G RAPEFRU 1 r AN OaJ~CT " OFF IN THE OISTMICE" OF THIS SIZE WOULD BE ENORMOUS, MiD ITS l:lPACT WOLLO PROBABLY HAVE BEEN NOT ICED .. NO SUPPORT lNG l~lfORMATION CONCERNING AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA COULD BE OBTAINED. T:IE T O~N OF DIMMITT LIES ABOUT 16 ~IlLES SW OF THE OBSERVERS POSITiml ON THE APPROXIMATE PATH OF THE SIGHTI NG. THE OBJECT ~EPORTEO ~lAY HAVE BEEN A ~IETEORITE. 0TE : .ADV_i\NCE COPY DELIVERED '1'0 DI.A.