Albuquerque reported egg oval observation — February 1949

Less than 10° left drift. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground MANEUVERS Straight and level flight, then a left altitude, then to north and finally a steep climbing turn to south. THIS OBJECT MOVED ON A STEADY COURSE FROM THE NE TO SW AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. NO SOUND WAS DETECTED AND JUDGING BY THE SPEED AND SIZE THIS WAS IN THE ESTIMATION OF REPORTER A CONTROLLED CRAFT FROM UNKNOWN ORIGINS. Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizon - 0 at horizon, 90° overhead): N/S due to variation as object approached and rapid climb at end. As the object turned, it bent around the corners, similar in appearance as the turns to a piece of bent pipe. Manner of disappearance Disappeared abruptly 22. Weather conditions Broken and scattered clouds at 14,000 and 20,000' (over) UNCLASSIFIED ASTro (meteor) Note: The text includes placeholders where details may have been recorded but are left blank in the form (e.g., "Apparent size," "Shape," "Altitude," etc.). While on the straight strip of road adjacent to the airstrip I happened to glance toward the north at which time I observed a greenish colored light moving across the northern sky toward the east. It did not appear to travel beyond my range of vision, but suddenly disappeared as I was watching it. LOLLAND Captain, USAF Adjutant 1 Incl: n/a (2 cys w/d) UNCLASSIFIED There is handwritten text on the left side which is difficult to read, but it appears to be: See Incidents 273 Seq[uences] 274 275 276 There is also a blacked-out line in the middle of the page, presumably redacting sensitive information. Altitude n/a due to variations as object approached and rapid climb at end.