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UFO case file · UFO-29114

Area Deming Columbus reported light formation observation — July 1957

CE1United States1957-07-01

Area Deming Columbus, New Mexico, United States

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Case description

On or during July 1957, at or near Area Deming Columbus, New Mexico, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A newspaper man observed a newspaper man observing an object hovering over the ground near Columbus, New Mexico. The object was described as round with a reddish glow and moved from the ground to an altitude of about 1000 feet, where it was lost from sight and all this was observed at night. CA) ROUND (B) HEAD OF PIN (C) BLUE (D) DEFINITE NUMBER AT 12 MINUTE INTERVALS (E) FORMATION RANDOM MOTIONS WITH DISTINCT TURNS (F) NONE, EXCEPT A BLUE HAZE WHICH HUNG OVER THE CRATER WHERE OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED. (G) NONE VISIBLE TALE TWO RJMFDN AF (A) NO SOUND (B) NONE - SAW VISUAL CONTACT MOVEMENT (A) PROGREES ANGLE ELEVATION 30 DEGREES (B) SAME AS (A) ABOVE MOTION EASTWARD IN A SLIGHTLY EASTWARD DIRECTION WITH DISTINCT TURNS. OBJECTS OBSERVED AFTER LIGHTS ROSE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CRATER OF THE CRATER ? The image contains a hand-drawn diagram and accompanying text describing a reported UFO sighting. The diagram appears to show the sighting of a "Touching Cumulus in Distance NNW, and (SSE of Columbus)" with annotations describing various aspects of the observed phenomenon.

Recorded details

Local time
1000
Craft description
Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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