ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO, January 1952

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STATus Repsar UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX I Artesia.New Mexico-l6_January 1952_ I. DESCRIPTION CF IICIDENT On 16 January l952,two menbers of a balloon project fron the Generel Milla Aemnautical Research Laboratory and four other civilians observed two unidenti. fiel aerial objects in the vicinity of the balloon they were observing,Tha balloon was at an altitude of 1l2,000 ft.and was ll0 ft.in dianeter at the tine of the observation. The objects were observed twice,once fron'Artesia, New Mexico, an once frm the Artesia Airport.In the first instance,ono round object apcared to renain notionless in the vicinity,but apparently higher, than the balioon. The balloon appeared to be l inches in diaueter and the object 2 inches in diameter (ratio 3:5) and the color vas a dull white. This observation was nae by the two General Mills observers. A ohort tine later the sane two observers and four civilian