AF Form 112 (34th Air Division) — 1953-01-26 — Continental Divide, New Mexico (769th AC&W Squadron)

On 26 January 1953 at 2115 MST, A/1c J.G. Dennis at the 769th AC&W Squadron, Continental Divide, New Mexico, while on duty in the operations building, observed an aerial phenomenon as he stood outside the rear entrance door. The object appeared as a very bright reddish-white object approximately 10 miles west of the radar site. After passing behind a hill, it reappeared heading northerly at a very slow speed (estimated 10-15 MPH). A/1c Welch saw object at 10-12 miles distance moving slowly northward, oval-shaped, changing from bright white to blood-like red. Simultaneously A/1c Welch and A/3c Larson detected an intermittent unidentified blip on the radar scope at 9 miles west moving slowly westward then turning northerly. Object under combined visual and radar observation for 45 minutes. Visual estimate 2,000 feet above terrain; radar estimate 10-15,000 feet above MSL.

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