Albuquerque unidentified aerial event — January 1954

On or during January 1954, at or near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Circular obj w/tail bluish-orange color moved from 40° elevation over horizon in straight flight. RONE 2G SEP OD DISP 2-26-53 CRA TRIG LIFE IS SUCH & SUS PD REF PAR Q3 LISTED TO CIRCULAR WITH TRAIL PD IS UNKNOWN PO WHICH CRA FLUSH ORANGE COLOR PD IS DR PD IS NONE PD IS IO TRAIL PD IS HOKE PD IS MORE PD ZA VISUAL SIGHTING PD 28 UNKNOWN PD 2C UNKNOWN PD 2D OVER OBSERVED AT APPROX 3 MILES COURSE IS UNKNOWN PD 2E WHICH HORIZEN DASH OUT OF SIGHT UNKNOWN PD 2F TAIL LIGHTS PD 3A WHICH IS VISUAL IS NONE PD 3A 2 7181 JAN 54 PD 4A DAY PD ZA CLASSIFIED DASH Y-23 PD SA ALBUQUERQUE CRA ALEX CRA TOWER OPERATOR CRA ACQUAINTED WITH THIS WITS ATE TO PD 7A CLEAR UP 7C SURFACE PD (29 KNOTS THRU SIX) PAGE TO JUFRD 244 ZERO (360) DEGREES CMA SIX ZERO ZERO FT THU (10) KNOTS TEN (1-) DEGREES CMA ONE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO (100,000) FT THC (12) KNOTS THREE ONE ZERO ZERO (310) DEGREES CMA THE TWO ZERO ZERO (200) FT SIX (6) KNOTS ONE SEVEN ZERO (170) DEGREES HP 70 CLEAR PD ZERO (0) MILES PD 78 NONE PD 77 NONE PD P.