Holloman AFB, N. M., April 1948 - Incident Number: 122April 1948

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Summary

On April 5, 1948, trained balloon observers at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico reported sighting an object. The object was gray-white in color and round with an indistinct form. It was large in size and moved faster than any aircraft. The object traveled at a very high altitude and was visible for 30 seconds. It moved in an erratic pattern, completing a large loop after descending, then soaring upward and disappearing suddenly. The sighting occurred near the ground. No Air Force evaluation is provided in the available document.

Reported location

Holloman AFB, N. M., April 1948 - Incident Number: 122

Date of incident

April 1948

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 2

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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Incident #122

ATC NO. [illegible]     DATE: 5 APRIL 1948
AF NO. [illegible]     LOCATION: Holloman AFB, N.M.
HEADER NO. [illegible]     SOURCE: Trained balloon observers
DATE OBS'D [illegible]     DATE IN TO ATIC: [illegible]
TIME OF SIGHTING: [illegible]     COLOR: gray-white
SHAPE: round indistinct form     SPEED: Faster than any a/c
SIZE: large     ALTITUDE: very high
COUNT: [illegible]     LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 30 sec
NO. IN GROUP: 1     TYPE OF CRAFT-UATION: ground
COURSE: [illegible]     MOTION: erratic, completing a large
PHOTO: SKETCHES: [illegible]     loop after downward descent, then soaring
                                 upward and disappearing suddenly
Previously ATIC Form 5-9
(30 Jan 53)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28930644