OTTO, N.M., February 1950February 1950

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Summary

On February 7, 1950, two USAF pilots near Otto, New Mexico, reported a sighting during daylight hours. The witnesses did not actually see the object itself but observed a bright white flash in the cockpit. The report coincides with a sighting by two airmen who saw an object from the ground on the same date near Kirtland Air Force Base. The object was described as a fireball with brilliant white color, moving at speeds between 1000 and 1200 miles per hour. The sighting lasted 2 to 4 seconds and was observed aerially. A second sighting on February 23, 1950, near Kirtland AFB involved an airman who observed a reddish-green fireball described as a meteorite at high altitude from the ground, lasting 4 to 6 seconds. The Air Force evaluation for these incidents is not explicitly stated in the documents.

Reported location

OTTO, N.M., February 1950

Date of incident

February 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT BLUE BOOK

ATIC NO. - - - DATE OF INFO 7 Feb 1950
AP NO. - - - LOCATION OTTO, N.M.
REPORT NO. F&T Report SOURCE Two USAF Pilots
DATE OF REPORT 23 Feb 1950 DATE IN TO ATIC - - -
TIME OF SIGHTING Sat. 1945 & 2000 MST COLOR Brilliant White
SHAPE Fireball SPEED 1000-1200 mph
SIZE - - - ALTITUDE - - -
COUNSE E to N LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 2-4 sec.
NO. IN GROUP 1 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Aerial
SOUND - - - MANEUVERS -
PHOTO - - - SKETCHES - - - REMARKS: Object not actually seen but flash lit cockpit. Report coincides with that of two airmen who saw object from ground (7 Feb 1950) Kirtland AFB)
Temporary ATIC Form 329 (2 Jan 52)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD 'A'

ATIC NO. - DATE OF INFO 7 Feb 1950
AP NO. - LOCATION Kirtland AFB, N.M.
REPORT NO. OSI Report SOURCE Airman
DATE OF REPORT 23 Feb 1950 DATE IN TO ATIC -
TIME OF SIGHTING 1955 MST COLOR Reddish-Green
SHAPE Fireball SPEED Meteorite
SIZE Twice evening star ALTITUDE High
COUNSE SSE to E LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 4-6 Sec.
NO. IN GROUP 1 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
SOUND - MANEUVERS -
PHOTO - SKETCHES -
Temporary ATIC Form 329 (2 Jan 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28937390