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UFO case file · UFO-32829

Albuquerque reported disc saucer observation — April 1964

CE1United States1964-04-01

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Case description

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Not reported 7. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Extensive news accounts of sighting flying saucer with green men. IT WAS FIRST SEEN IN THE EAST AND MOVED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. IT MOVED VERY RAPIDLY AND SUDDENLY CHANGED ITS COURSE FROM BEING HEADED WEST TO HEADED EAST. IT THEN DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THERE WAS A DISTINCT RING OF METAL WHICH SHONE BRIGHTLY AS IF SUNLIGHT WERE REFLECTING OFF IT. HER ATTENTION WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THIS OBJECT BY HER YOUNG BROTHER WHO SAID "HEY LOOK AT THE TWO OBJECTS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE HEAVENS." SHE WATCHED THE OBJECT FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN IT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. HE WENT TO SEE HER AND SAID THE GIRL HAD CONDUCT ITS WHICH COULD BE CAUSED FROM THE HEAT AND LIGHT THAT FLASHED OFF THE UFO. 16: 19:32 REPORT DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: BELEN, NEW MEXICO FLYING OBJECTS OBSERVED OVER CLEAR SKIES FOR INFORMATION READ TOP TO BOTTOM OF COVER. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE DRIVING SOUTH ON NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 47 WHEN THEY NOTICED SEVEN RED LIGHTS HOVERING 0VER THE MESA NORTHWEST OF BELEN. Investigation has been started by OS-CI,a PIO came out & made detailed and was called by (name deleted) USAF near Lowell School,(at about noon) and reported to Jonnson that there was strange object hovering over Kirtland,they saw it take off at very high speed. Fougenia,Capt,USAF The text on the page is as follows: Constance from the Doris Grachel Osenbaugh, on aircraft observed by men at Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico, April 8, 1964, which has been reported in the press. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Disc / Saucer; Light Formation Institutional response / aftermath: Government or official action

Recorded details

Local time
7:37 AM.
Craft description
Disc / Saucer; Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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