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Walker AFB (Roswell, N.M.), November 1957

Date of account: 1957-11
Location: Walker AFB (Roswell, N.M.)
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 2 sightings 口 Was Balloon 7 November1957 Walker AFB (Roswell,N.M.) 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balleon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local 口 Was Aircroft DKGround. Vi suol O Ground-Rodar αxProbobly Aircroft 08/0245Z&0245Z aBivasulars Air-lntercopt Rador 口 Possibly Aireroft GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol 口 Probably Astronomicol 口 Possibly Astronomical XXNO Military 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 1.20 seconds 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 口 Unkno wm 2.l to l minutes several 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS First Sighting- black object with light blue tail 200 to 300 yards in length. Maneuvers, description etc, No specific formation. Trail of light are all suggestive of a/c. which disappeared in 2o seonds. Second Sighting--long and round like l large stove pipe, blu

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102453 UNCLASSIFIED ERA059KNC 132LKA029 SPT PRICR TO CATEGORYBLNCH OO RJEDDN RJEDWP RJWPKN ALL INTAKNAL RETMNENCNE BY DRTE-IME GROUP PRICR TO DZCLASSIFICATION DE RJWFLK 3C 01 FM COMAIRDIV 47 WALKER AFB TO RJEDDN/COMDR CONAC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS INFO RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB 4x20 RJEPHQ/DIRECT OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHINGTON RJWPKN/COMAF 15 MARCH AFB BT YAFR 2CC-2"UFOB" 八 PART ONE. A UFOB WAS SITED ABOVE WALKER AFB, NEW MEKICO APPROK C8/O2A5Z BY TWO MILITARY FERSONNEL. OBSERVATIONS AS FOLOWS. I.DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT AFLAT B.SIZE PPEARED TO BEBETWEEN A B-47 AND B-522 CCBLACK OBJECT WITHLIGHT BLUE LIGHT WHICH LOOCEDLIKE A VAPOR TRAIL2OC TO 3OZ YARDS IN LENGTH. Classification Cancelled D.APPEARED TO BESEVERAL OR Changed to yc Auti:AEe 2DS-1D E.NO SPECIFIC FORMATION RA2A 2-176（ii) 6211y615 By H:uat

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FAGE TWO RJWFLK 3C F.NONE GTRAIL OF LIGHT WHICH DISAPPEARED IN ABOUT 2E SECONDS. H.NONE I.ESTIMATED SPEED O 5CO KNOTS II.DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A.LOOKED UP FROM RADIO CONSOL ND OBSERVED B. ELEVATION 1@ DEGREE3 -15 DEGREES AZIMUTR9EDFGREES - 12CDFGREE3 c. D.FLIGHT WAS WAVERING WITH SLIGHT VARIATION IN ALTITUDE. E.FADED OUT OF SIGHT. EVISUAL WITHOUT BINOCULARS APPROX 3O SEC WITH BINOCULARS APPROK 2O SEC FII.MANNER OF OBSERVATION A.GROUND-VISUAL B. AIDED BY BINOCULARS7.5 FOWER M15A1 C.N/A IV.TIME OF OBSERVATION 2#71945 A.08/C245Z aele B.NIGHT Le V. GOCATION OF OBSERVER - CONTROL TOWER WALKER AFB 3318N 1E432W ce WNCLASSIFIED le.

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PAGE THREE RJWFLK 3C VI. MCKINNEY,DAN R. A/2C AF 2563C943 CONTROL TOWER TECHNICIAN 201CAACS WALKER AFB NEW MEXICO VII. WEATHER A. CLEAR,,VISIBILITY 15-2CHMILES B.SURFACE 35KTE/10-12K 6E60F135014N 10000FT310/22NW 16000F133034NNW 3020FT 320/52NW 43200FT 310/72NW C.UNCLIMTED D.15 MILES E.NONE F.NONE VIII.NONE IK.C-45 USAF 1C839 REQUESTED TO SEARCHNO OBSERVATION X.C-45JSAF 10839C8 MILES ENE 6CC0FT KI.DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE J5O9TH BW (M) SAC.OBSERVING AIRMAN WWS ON DUTY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. PRELIMINARY RELIABILITY F-S. POSSIBLA CAUSE UNKNOW. AC160-180 ThLs uuiairg-ine alor Forinleroap

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PAGE FOUR RJWFLK 3C KII.NONE PART THREE -SECOND OBSERVATION ONCLASSIFIED I.DFSCRIPTION OF OBJECT A LONG AND ROUND8-1C FT DIAMTER B. APPEARED LIKE LARGE STOVE PIPE HNdObServATion C.BLUISHHWHPTE ONE E. N/A NONE G. LONG TRAIL SIMILAR TSVAPOR RAILD2EE -3EE YDS LONG. H. NONE I. NONE II.DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT A.LOOKED UP AND OBSERVED B.42-4SEGREES ELEVATION 2O -ICCDEGREES AZIMUTH C. - 45DEGREES ELEVATONKO - 1EeDEGREES AZIMUTH D.OBJECT MADE A COMPLEC36E DEGREE TURN.PATTERyOF TURN WAS HORSESHOE SHAPED·LOST SIGHT ON AZIMUTHHOF AFPROX SEDE GEES IN LIGHT OF MOON FADED OUT OF SIGHT ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALE MINUTES.

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PAGE FICE RJWFLK 3C III.MANNER OF OBSERVATION UNCLASSIFIED A.GROUND -VISUAL B.NONE C.N/A IV.A.0010245-02500245--7=1945 B.NIGHT V.AFPROK 1COC YARDS WEST OE CONTROL TOWER WALKER AFE NME VI. MCCARTER, JAMES P. A/1C AF 34C23549, 812 AIR POLICE SQDN, SENTRY DOG PATROL WALKER AFB. VII.SAME AS ABOVE. VIII. SAME AS ABOVE. IK SAME AS AVOVE K.SAME AS AEOVE. KI.SAME AS ABOVE.SOURCE F-6 FART IV.DURING THE PERIOD C8/E14Z-22SC LIKE ORJECTS WEE REPORTE FROM CIVILIAN AIR GONTROL PERSONNEL AT CARLSEAD, NEW MEKICO; HOBB3, NEW MEKICO; WINK, TEKAS; AND BY HE PILOT OF CONTINENTAL AIR LINES FLIGHT 184 NEAR HOBBS, NEW MEKIVO BT C8/0748Z NOV RJWFLK TLC 0 enniar Nanoer? Onl/o TS7-304501

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