Corong, New MexicoAugust 1951

Unidentified

Summary

On August 12, 1951, near Corona, New Mexico, a witness reported a fast moving object in the sky. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds. The object was round and looked about the size of a 6 inch disc held at arm's length. Its color shifted from yellowish white to orange to green. The witness said it moved as fast as a jet aircraft.

The object was first seen about 45 degrees above the horizon. It then dropped at about a 60 degree angle until it was just above the horizon. The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record (the official file for unidentified flying object reports), evaluated the case as a meteor.

Reported location

Corong, New Mexico

Date of incident

August 1951

State / country

NM / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE — 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| | 8 Pevboshy Bol ~
12 Au Corong, New Mexico RRR a ee
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ” itund aa
| | wea 2208 | moewévied D Ground-Roder 0 Probebly Aiverelt
GMT 13/05152 0 Air Visvol 0 Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Alreraft
eR OD Was A lesl Meteo
» OD Yes a] els Saaauied o
® Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
. X R BE nino
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION JE TOR wa. 1 Siw" o Insutficiont Date for Evaluation
| 10 sec 1 Ba ga J" Tee
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~ 110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Color was yellowish white to orange to green, | Evaluated as a Meteor
Speed same as fast jet. Shape round, Size, :
6" dia at am's length. Source observed object
| from 3413 N=1053W, Viewed approximately 10 |
sec, It was first sighted 45 deg above the LQ
rorizon, descended at about 60 deg to just
. | aboe the horizon, ~
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| NO CASE IN FILE
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| TATIC FORM 319 (REV 26 3EP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939380