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Las Cruces AFS, New Mexico, February 1957

Date of account
1957-02
Location
Las Cruces AFS, New Mexico
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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·PROJECT·10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon February 1957 Las Cruces ArS,New Mexico 口 Prabably Balloon 7 口 Possi bly Balloon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual AGround-Radar 口 Wos Aireraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 07/1053Z AirVisuai Air-intercept Radar 口 GMT- Possibly Aircraft PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DY.. 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical PxNo Military was'anamolous 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other- 口 insufficfentDafoTorEvaluation 口 Unknown hr 39 mins 54 see below LO.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS This sighting was classified Concur with Reporting Officer For referenceto details see IR-0l-57 thatthis sighting was.caused from D/I,34th Air Div (DEE). by Anamoious Propagation brought on by a temperature inversion. AT1C PORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)

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