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Incident #252

ATIC NO. --- DATE OF BIRD 14 Feb 1949
AD NO. --- LOCATION Ganado Mission, Arizona
REPORT NO. --- SOURCE Civilian Couple
RATE OF REPORT --- RATE IN TO ATIC ---
TIME OF BIRD 1840 FORM White light with orange tinge
SHAPE Light
SPEC ---
COURT ---
NO. IN GROUP 1
MONTH --- MARCH 1949
PHASE --- MARCH 1949
DRAFT --- GROUND ---
Temporary ATIC Form 329 (Page 50)

UNCLASSIFIED
DATE 14 Feb 1949
INSTRUMENT NAME GNADO MISSOURI
SUBJCT Civilian Couple
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
PODER White light with orange tinge
SPEC D--- MARCH 1949
ABSISTURE ---
LENGTH OF TIME (REASON) ---
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground…

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INSIGHT NO. 262

1. Date of Observation 14 Feb 49 Date of Interview 16 Feb 49
2. Exact time (local) 1240
3. Place of Observation 2 Miles East Ganado Mission, Arizona
4. Position of observer Ground
5. What attracted attention to object ? -
6. Number of objects 1
7. Apparent size
8. Color of object White Light Mrs [redacted] noticed a slightly greenish color
9. Shape White light
10. Altitude
11. Direction from observer South
12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight of object(s) Stationary, but fell with a slight curve to the West
14. Time in sight
15. Speed Stationary at first then …

Page 2 Incident: 252

Name and address of observer: Dr. and Wife
Occupation and hobbies: Mission, Arizona

Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer(s):

NARRATIVE SUMMARY:

At Mission, Dr. was interviewed on 16 February 1949. said that at about 1240 on 14 February 1949, as he and his wife, were retruning from Gallup, they crossed the long bridge about two miles due east of Canado. XX as they came up the hill west of the bridge, where the road heads south, a brilliant white light was observed in the sky directly in front of the car, and somewhat above the hori…