12 Oct 1949 - Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
12 October 1949 11:15
Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Round ball

AFOSI Summary:

Time: 1115; Number of Observers: 3; Reliability: unknown; Area: Alamogordo, New Mexico; Direction: appeared from south and veered off to NE; Altitude: if size of B-29 appeared to be 35,000'; Course: smooth arc; Color: white or aluminum; Train: none; Duration: 45-60 seconds; Sound: none; Shape: round ball; Size: 35,000' 4" in diameter; Speed: 1,500 mph; Disappearance: faded from view.


An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation.

One silver star was observed by three military witnesses at an airfield for over one minute. No sound was heard.


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

Google map of this location.


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