Deming, New MexicoNovember 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On about November 14 or 15, 1955, a commercial airline pilot saw an object over Deming, New Mexico. The report reached the Air Force by letter and was a CIRVIS report, a required report of vital sightings. The sighting lasted about 15 minutes. The Air Force time stamp was 0100Z.

The pilot described one object flying from the southwest corner of New Mexico toward Albuquerque, heading northeast. The object had a light on the rear, or a light came from its tail. It was estimated to be at about 25,000 feet and seemed to be going very fast.

The Air Force concluded the object was probably a jet aircraft. Officers said the altitude, heading, and the light from the rear suggested a jet and its exhaust.

Reported location

Deming, New Mexico

Date of incident

November 1955

State / country

NM / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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Eo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
EF [voare 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
§ [14 Nov 55 Deming, New Mexico g Probably Balloon
.  |3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ec ROSH yaoaa eon |
1 Local dust Lo Si BRRD Se Bo 0 Ground-Visuel O Ground-Radar 8 Lea |
a ewis/01002 XX Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Radar |B Possibly Aircraft
E 5. PHOTOS » SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
| 0 Yes DO Probably Astronomical
: : X No Commercial Airlines Pilot 0 Possibly Astronomical
© | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Br Dieses cil aol Say
‘approx 15 mins 1 NE towards ABW & insbiticent Dota for Evaluation
i from SW New Mexi¢o :
© [10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ]
4 One obj flying thwards Albuquerquer from the Rpt received by letter and was CIRVIS |
| |SW corner of New Mexico. The obj had a light report. At, heading, and lights emitted
E (or light was emitted from the tail) on the from rear of obj suggest jet a/c.
*  |rear. The obj was estimated to be at 25,000 Probably a/.c.
- feet and seemed to be going "very fast”
~  |(NO CASE IN FILE)
EE ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP $2) isis
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964200