| 31 Aug 1950 - Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA |
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31 August 1950 10:00 Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA 
Project TWINKLE theodolite crews tracked and filmed multiple objects
After V-2 missile launch no. 51, Project TWINKLE Askania theodolite crews tracked and filmed multiple objects sporadically several times from several different directions at very high speeds over the course of three hours. Askania cinetheodolite station P-5 filmed object with major axis varying from 8.65 to 13.243 arc-minutes (0.1442° to 0.22072°), minor axis 3.493 arc-minutes (0.05822°), one frame per second 60 cm focal length camera, 35 mm color film. Tape recording of audio reporting. Frames 593 and 595 (2 seconds of nearly ten minutes? of film of object) show elevation angle changing from 53°44' to 52°38' at a rate of 0.37°/sec. Attempted interception by four F-86 jets from 93rd FIS, Kirtland AFB, for one hour failed to locate objects, which apparently returned after jets left. A daytime disc was observed by multiple witnesses for three hours. Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky. Other sightings in this area Sources: 809 |
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