Albuquerque radar-visual unidentified-object report — September 1961

Moved erratically in various directions, disappearing at times. Observed through ground radar. ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH SOUTH IS 12 O'CLOCK OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT 11 O'CLOCK 4. MOVED EAST TO WEST VERY ERRATICALLY. DURING FLIGHT AT THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION THE OBJECT EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL VQ3303ZUYA43O RD:S3 RJVF KD 2A R 030372 ZXX KIRTLAND AFB NMEX RJW FG/ADC ENT AFB COLO EDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO JEZNG/AFCIN WASH DC JEZNG/SAFIS WASH DC CONCERNING TWO SEPATË SIGHTINGS FELL TO THE GROUND NOT STATED GROUND VISUAL NOT STATED NOT APPLICABLE 20137 3 SEPT 61 DAY: BOSQUE FARM JUST NORTH OF LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO RELIABILITY UNK, ADDRESS UNK, OCCUPATION UNK * 23 THOUSAND SCATTERED 60 MILES VIS, 83 DEGREES, WIND SOUTH WEST AT 25 ALT SET 22-23, GM 12/12, 10M 17/19, 15M 230/40, 20M 280/40, 30M 230/40,30M 230/30, 80M UNK. AREA IS IN THE CONFINES OF THE INSTRUMENT LET DOWN AREA HOWEVER NO MISSING PARTS, TANKS OR HATCHES WERE REPORTED K. THE MOTHER OBJECT APPEARED OTIONLESS WHEN THE SMALLER OBJECTS WERE EMITTED FADED OUT OF SIGHT HALL FSO, KIRTLAND AFB NEW MEXICO, SUSPECT IVERSION REFLECTION NONE 3/3822 SEP RJWFKD JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET FROM: 4900 ABGP KIRTLAND AFB NMEX (6) NONE (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) THE OBJECT APPEARED LIKE THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN FROM A SHINEY SURFACE. a. (1) THE OBSERVER HAD JUST RECLINED IN AN OUTSIDE CHASE LOUNGE AT HIS HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THE UFO. (2) ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH 225 DEGREES (APPROXIMATELY) (3) ELEVATION 150 DEGREES AZIMUTH 160 DEGREES (APPROXIMATELY) (4) MOVED WEST TO EAST VERY ERRATICALLY. DURING FLIGHT, AT ONE O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS AND AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS. THE EMITTED OBJECTS WERE ABOUT 1/16TH THE SIZE OF THE MAIN OBJECT. THE MAIN OBJECT WAS MOTIONLESS WHEN THE SMALL OBJECTS WERE EMITTED. (5) FADED OUT OF SIGHT DURING FLIGHT, AT ONE O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS AND AT 11 O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS.