30 Mi E Cochise, New MexicoJanuary 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On January 1, 1955, a military pilot flying a B-25 about 30 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico, reported one object. The pilot was acting as an instructor when he turned to a student and first saw the object. The sighting lasted about five to seven minutes. The object moved from the east-southeast to the west-northwest.

The object was described as a large, bright, sharp, metallic disc. It looked like two pie tins placed together at their rims. During the sighting, the object changed its position, showing both its edge and its circular surface to the witnesses. It paralleled the aircraft and then disappeared after about seven minutes.

The Air Force record, filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports, listed the conclusion as unidentified. The card noted a form was sent to the observer but no further investigation was directed. There was no report in the file.

Reported location

30 Mi E Cochise, New Mexico

Date of incident

January 1955

State / country

NM / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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( PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ;
1. DATE : LOCATION Ars 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 Vas Bolloon
1 January 1955 ~~ [30 Mi E Cochise, New Mexico |S Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION WEIR RY BRN
Local hg HE HOR 0 Ground-Visuol 0) Ground-Radar a AR {
13 cn101/134 47 A ie Ee | REX Air Visual C1 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOGS 8. SOURCE 0D Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Loa EL dbase Bitht tnatbuttae |” TONY) Avemnes
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other UNIDENTIFIED
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-7 minutes ong ESE to WNW iii
we. - [SIV Q 1
19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING © |11. COMMENTS
Military pilot flying in B-25 a/c as
instructor, turned to student & first
eral ook which he described as larg ATIC Form 164 sent to
al) ~- 2 bh \] > i 1 cag o
Bebe ht harp ad metallic, disc observer but no further
shape, looke ike two pie tins place lnvestigation directed,
together at their rims, During time
oi sighting, object changed its position
to both face and observers's a/c vit
both its edge forward, and w/its cur- (No Report in File)
cular surface exposed to view, Object!
pacvalleled aircrdft and disappeared
after approx 7 minutes,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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