2 Sep 1961 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
2 September 1961 16:50
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Object stops twice and emits several small silvery objects. Explanation: Mirage.

Ziegler saw reflection of sun from a shiny surface moving erratically west to east from about 240° azimuth (about WSW) to 210° when it stopped and emitted several smaller silvery objects about 1/6 the size of the main object, then continued on to about 150° azimuth (about SSE) where it again stopped and emitted several silvery objects about 1/6 size then moved away and climbed to about elevation 50° until disappearance by fading.


Several objects were observed by one witness for ten minutes (Ziegler).
Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
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