Los Alumes, W. Mex., January 1949 - Incident Number: 242January 1949

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Summary

On January 6, 1949, at 3:10 a.m., a civilian employee in Los Alumes, New Mexico, reported observing a bright green object in the sky. The object appeared overall in shape and moved at a speed slower than most aircraft. It was observed at a low altitude in a clear sky. The observation lasted two seconds. The sighting was made from the ground. The report was filed on a temporary ATIC Form 329 dated January 12, 1952. The object was later identified as a meteor, which served as the Air Force's evaluation.

Reported location

Los Alumes, W. Mex., January 1949 - Incident Number: 242

Date of incident

January 1949

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 4

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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Incident #242

ATIC NO. _________________ DATE OF INFO: 6 Jan 49

AP NO. _________________ LOCATION: Los Alumes, N. Mex.

REPORT NO. _________________ SOURCE: Civilian employee

DATE OF REPORT _________________ DATE IN TO ATIC: ___________

TIME OF SIGHTING: 0310 MST COLOR: Brilliant Green

SHAPE: Circular SPEED: slower than most aircraft

SIZE: _________________ ALTITUDE: low in sky

COURSE: 270 degrees LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED: 2 secs.

NO. IN GROUP: one TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground

SOURD: _________________ NARRATIVE: ___________

PHYSIC: - - - SKETCH: - - -

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(12 Jan 52)                 Astro (meteor)

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