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Continental Divide, New Mexico, January 1953

Date of account
1953-01
Location
Continental Divide, New Mexico
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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1.DATE-TINE GROUP 2.OCATION 26Jan.53 27/041.5Z Continental Divide, New 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION AF Personnel AStro (VENUS)(RADAR/X) 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS One S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 45Min. Ball shaped,interningling white,red,green,object,traveled slowly hovering at times at an estimated altitude of lo,ooo- 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 12,ooo'.Manmor of disappearance is similar to that ofa Gound-Radar Light going out suddenly. 7.COURSE CoMaNrs: 1. Object was seen visually and on Ac/w radar scope. Not Reported 2.Radiosonde weather balloon launched at 0300z.3.Speed of 8.PHOTOS object on radar 12to15moh.4.Electronics opinion: weather probably caused radar return.5.Weather info.fron Yas Ashevill W.C.needed before final conclusions can be made. No This has been requested anl not received as of 2 July,1953. 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yus RNo FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE) P

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