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Page ID (PID)	MAXW-PBB7-1013
Collection	NARA-Maxwell


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Roll Description	Maxwell Blue Book 7
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UNCLASSIFIED

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lo    This  investigation predicated upon a directive  (AFCSI
Letter No. \85)  dated 12 August 1949,. to report all  sightings of unidenti-      ~--
*fied flying objects.
AT ALAI.iOGORDO,   fflET.Y MEXICO                   ''
2.    The following information was obtained on a sighting of an
unidentified object by  the writer    on 13 December 1949i          \                   ^
a.    Dato  of sighting:     13 December  1949.   .                              -
b.    Time of sighting:     From 2008 to 2017 hours.                      |
I     c.|   Where sighted:     Fron ground,  traveling in automobile,
1    .   ''                          in a southwesterly direction from              1
I           Alamogordo,   New Mexico,  to1 Holloman AFB,
i        ''         l      on US Highway No.   70.   "      ''
Position wheL first sighted:   32 52''   North
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.-      Position when object faded front
view.:., . 32 5}i   llorth,   106 2   .Vest.
d.    Number of objects:     One
e.    Observable celestial phenomena or planets  that may  account
. t             for the  sighting:       None                           I    }
f2-    Distance o''f^object from observer:
(1)  Laterally  or  horizontally:    Estimated maximum of 75 miles.
(2)  Angle of elevation from horizon:     15                       $
(^) Altitude:     Estimated maximum of 5000 ft above  ground.
g.    .Time in sight:    Approximately  9 minutes,
h.    Appearance of object:
,   (1) bolor:     Object chaniged color fmom whitd to amber,   to    j
rod,  and to| green;  how|ver not |in the order as
listed.  During entire sighting a flame appealed
to shoot out from various positions  of object.
iVhen objeot disappeared from view,  it faded out
in a bright green color.
(2) Shape:     Circular;   e..     Street light.   !
(3)'' Apparent(Construction:     Undeterminable.
(4) Size:     One and one-half times the  size df the average
| ''''i                   , street light at a distancj* of 8 miles.
i.    Direction of flight:   iDuriug first five  (5) minutes,   the
object did''/not appear tp be moving.    Then it
.    .                    began to slowly move do|wnward'' and to the right.
j.    Tactios or maneuvers:     The  last estimated 3/4 second in view
the obgec-ti definitely  suddenly picked up  great
speed,,whili[ar}^l^^ng on t.his bright green color.
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