9 Jul 1951 - Corona, New Mexico, USA
9 July 1951 22:30
Corona, New Mexico, USA

Red glowing ball about size of full moon

USAF Sergeant Meadows, security guard at Corona Experimental Radar Site, saw red glowing ball about size of full moon to the west descending into the tree line for 30 seconds and afterglow seen another ten seconds. (Crescent moon was setting in the west about 268°-272° azimuth about 10-10:30 p.m. depending on height of mountains and tree line to the west.)


One red ball, about 2 feet across, was observed by one witness at a military facility for 40 minutes (Meadows).
Hynek rating: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
Other sightings in this area

Google map of this location.


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