E of Farmington, New MexicoNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 26, 1957, east of Farmington, New Mexico, a civilian observer reported seeing one object described as long, the size of a bulky fountain pen, brilliant white in color, and leaving a wide trail. The object moved southwest for 8 miles, then 10 miles west until it faded out. The sighting lasted 15 minutes. Ground-visual observation was conducted. The Air Force evaluation states this sighting was probably a/c with contrails.

Reported location

E of Farmington, New Mexico

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NM / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
26 November 1957

2. LOCATION
E of Farmington, New Mexico

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 26/1230Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
N, SW, SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One object, long, size of bulky fountain pen, color brilliant white, leaving wide trail. Object moved SW-8 miles, SE,10 miles W until faded out.

11. COMMENTS
From all information given, this sighting was probably a/c with contrails.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other___
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975305