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Bernalillo, New Mexico, July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
Bernalillo, New Mexico
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UF0B-223-56 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 26July1956 Bernalillo,New Mexico 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft 26/0900z Jul 56 口 Probably Aircraft AirVisual Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE VErkes Was Astronomical DYes Probably Astronomicol Civilian No 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 .Other Rose slowly in 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Approx. three (3) hours Cne(1) Sky. 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cne (l) large object about size ofa"ball Report received from D/I,34th Air e Div (Def),KAFB,Hew Mexico via AF Shape was "almost round with rays going out- Forn ll2. This Headquarters does not warau. Color was bright orange like fire. Cbjpet coneur with Reporting officer who Be

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