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SE Of Roswell, New Mexico, April 1960

Date of account: 1960-04
Location: SE Of Roswell, New Mexico
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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WILLIAMS,JAmes PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 5April,1960 SE of Roswell,New Mexico 口 Was Bolloon 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground.Visuol DGround-Rodor 口 Was Aicroft Probobly Aireraf! 06/03152 GMT. AiVisuol DAir-lntercopt Rador 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Wos Astronomieol Meteor Yes Probobly Astronomica! SKNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECYS 9.COURSE 口 Orhar. 口 Insufficiont Doto for Evgluotion 3 seconds One Descending Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Objeet2-3 times bigger than Venus with Sputnik III reentered this date, a tail like a comet going straight dowm however the duration of the sighting and the greenish color do not conform atarate slower thana meteorobserved to observation of a Satallite Decay for three seconds.Looked like an A/c

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CnLLED 26/08232 6APR50 0817 1960APR60821 PARAPHRASKNOT REQUIRI CATEGORY R ENCRYPTION ALL INTERNAL REFEREN PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION COI 174.FOR AFCII SAFIS SEC OF PCRAFT ON FIRE EARED TO GO STRAIGHT ASL EGREES ELEVAT OVER-RODE CAR FADIO DCAL RADIO ST CATION,RADIO chgnged totnce） AFR 2OS

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INUTH.3. MEXICO,TV Y-UIKNOWN.G. WEATH R.1.CLEAR.2.290/05, 280/15,330/15,350/25,340/20 BLE.3.CEILING IMITZD. N/A.7.SS AIKIII KILNESS,ACTING UNCLASSIFIED

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SRCURITY CLASSIFICATION JOINTMESSAGEFORM UNGLASSIFTLD SPACE BELOW RRSBRVED FORGOMMUNICATION CENTER PRECEDKNCE TYPE MSG(Cbech) ACCOUNTING ORIG.OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION ACTION SYMBOL OFREFERENCE BOOX MULTI SINGLX INPO DCOT17h FROM: SPECIAL.INBTRUGTIONS ATTC, AFS :OL MALKER AFB, N.M. /UNCLAS/VROA:AFCD-LE2 APTN 6TH SOB WING.YOUR SG DCOT 17h, DID 6 APA 6O, HOH LONG JZHOTS N PEO SM OATE TIME 235 MONTH YEAR APR SYMBOL SIGNATURE AFCI-) TYPED NAAE AND YITLE(Signature,if reqNired) TYPED(oramped)NAMEANDTITLE Rcbert J.Friend PHONE 62216 PAGE NR.O PHIIIP G.EVANS Ha. PAGES Colonel,USAF SECURITYCLASSIFICATION AFCN-4E2 UNOLASSDTED FORM REPLACES DDFOR173.1OCT 49.WHICH WILL BU3SD UNTILEXHAUSTED

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RECEIVED 15AR600807 ATIC NNNN ZCZCSQP022CZCSQF164ZCWYD854 RR RJEDSQ ATiE DE RJWFJP 36A R-141714Z FM 6BOMBWG WALKER AFB TO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB BT UNCLAS DC0I 9180.F0R AFCIN-4E2,4-1126-E.S0URCE CONTACTED 1425MST,11 APR 67. OBJECT ESTIMATED TO BE IN SIGHT APPROKMIATELY THREE SECONDS BEFORE BEING OBSCURED BY TREES BT 14/1735Z APR RJWFJP

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IGAFE COPY E20 AFCIN-LE2 wo Sightings 20April1960 AFCIN-LA2 Pequest your office deternina if an artificial satollite was rospon- sible for tho attached reporta. RICIUARD R.SHOOP 2Atch: Colonel,USAR 1.In Mog Cite DcoI 17h (C) AFCTN-4E2 260-12h53（e7#3) 2.In Msg Cite AD/DoC Oh-h56 (U) COORDINATION: MoinAflinyec2oGp6o BFR20

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