Almogordo reported light point observation — September 1960

On or during September 1960, at or near Almogordo, New Mexico, United States, the source reports the following sequence: REFERENCE: PARAGRAPH 4,5, SUBPARAGRAPH A(1): FOUND WITH PAINT TAIL DEVELOPING. (2): AVERAGE 1/2 DIAMETER OF DIME HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (3): BRIGHT GREEN. (4): ONE (5): NOT APPLICABLE. (6): NONE. (7): INITIALLY NO TAIL - TAIL DEVELOPED TO 3 TO 4 DIAMETERS OF OBJECT. (8): NONE. (9): SOME OBSERVERS REPORTED ORANGE TINGE TO OUTER EDGE OF TAIL. SUBPARAGRAPH B(1): BRIGHT LIGHT OF OBJECT. (2): INITIALLY OBSERVED ON A TRUE BEARING BETWEEN 345 AND 355 DEGREES BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. (3): 328 DEGREES TRUE NORTH APPROXI- PAGE TWO RJED50 31 MATELY 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. (4): STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. (5): FADED OUT (6): FIVE TO 15 SECONDS DEPENDING ON THE OBSERVER. PATTERSON, AFDDC, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECS INVESTIGATION OFFICER. AN HOURS FOLLOWING THE DAY OF THE SIGHTING, THE OBSERVER AT LAS CRUCES WAS THE ONLY OBSERVER THAT REPORTED THAT THE OBJECT STOOD STILL OR HOVERED. THIS IS INDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING FACTS: WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THOSE OBSERVERS PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED ON THE EXACT LOCATION OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS, POINTED IN THE DIRECTION AT WHICH THEY FIRST OBSERVED THE OBJECT AND IT WAS 10 TO 15 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE NORTH STAR.