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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 7 January 50 08/0415Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Corona, New Mexico  |
|  3. SOURCE | Military  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10 Seconds  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Descending to East  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astro (METEOR) Evaluated as a Meteor observation.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | When first sighted it was at 45 deg. Object descended at approximately 60 deg angle from horizon to a position…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

UNCLASSIFIED
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
DR/WEB/pc

FILE NO: (24-8) - 14 19 January 1950

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN AERIAL PHENOMENA
Sighted by Capt [redacted], Holloman AFB, at 2215
Hours, 7 January 1950.
SPECIAL INQUIRY - Unconventional Aircraft

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAX

1. Reference is made to previous reports of sightings of unidentified aerial objects in the W…

CONFIDENTIAL
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|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL | (24-8) - 14 | 19 January 1950  |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY |   |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | RUSSELL O. McNACK, JR. |   |
|  TITLE | REPORT MADE AT |   |
|  UNKNOWN AERIAL PHEMOMEN | 17TH D., Mirtland AFB, New Mexico |   |
|  Sighted by Captain [redacted], [redacted], Holloman Air Force Base at 2215 hours, 7 January 1950. | PERIOD | 10 January 1950  |
|   | OFFICE OF ORIGIN | 17th D., Mirtland AFB, New Mexico  |
|   | STATUS | CLOSED  |
|  CHARAC…

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DETAILS:

1. This investigation predicated upon a directive (AFCSI Letter No. 85) dated 12 August 1949, to report all sightings of unidentified flying objects.

AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

2. Captain [redacted], Assistant Motor Maintenance Officer, Holloman Air Force Base, was interviewed on 10 January 1950 concerning his sighting of an unusual aerial phenomenon and the following information was obtained:

a. Date of sighting: 7 January 1950
b. Time of sighting: 2215 hours.
c. Where sighted: From ground, traveling in automobile, south of Corona, New Mexico.
34° 13' Nor…

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i. Direction of flight: Was traveling from Southwest to Southeast.

j. Tactics or maneuvers: None, other than the ones described above.

k. Evidence of exhaust: None

l. Effect on clouds: No clouds in sight.

m. Lights: The object itself was a light.

n. Support: None visible.

o. Propulsion: Object's tail of fire could possibly be the result of its mode of propulsion.

p. Control and stability: Good

q. Air ducts: None visible.

r. Speed: Object descended at approximately the same speed as a fast jet fighter. However, it seemed to slow down upon leaveling off over the crest of t…

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that there were no unusual weather conditions at the time of the sighting. Check with the Operations and Projects Division, Holloman Air Force Base, and the Research Section of White Sands Proving Ground revealed that no testing devices had been sent aloft in this vicinity at the time of the sighting.

- CLOSED -

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