Tatum, New MexicoSeptember 1951

Unidentified

Summary

On September 17, 1951, near Tatum, New Mexico, a civilian reported an object in the sky. It was orange-red and shaped like a ball. The witness said it looked larger than any aircraft, comparing it to a B-29. It moved slowly and changed direction.

The object was reported to reappear three times, each for periods of about 10 to 15 seconds. The record notes conflicting information in the file about details such as duration. No case file was on record. The Air Force did not give a firm conclusion for this report.

Reported location

Tatum, New Mexico

Date of incident

September 1951

State / country

NM / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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| 1. paTE / 2. LOCATION ne 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Sep 51 Tatum, New Mexico S Peobobly Bdlcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
| teem Not GIven = | xxGueundvies O Ground-Rader hy
i ERR SR COD TI 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS . 0 Was Astronomical
3 O Yes O Probably Astronomical
& Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CTR AR
PR Insufficient Date for Evaluation
10 to 15 seconds 1 We&s Urhnown
~ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| Color Orange-red. Speed was slow, Shape like SEAR 2
~ | ball. Size larger than amy A/C (B-29). Maneuvirs. JAS F77C1 EXT DY Toy, ATS
| | Changed direction. Object reappeared three Com FLICTING IN FLAT eN .
| times for periods of 10 - 15 seconds. Speed Ze
| | slow. Sher Sco VT DufATIONd oN)
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No Case On File, tetS Seeends. \
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| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 36 827 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939653