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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET

Incident No. 223a

2135 hours

1. Date and Time of Observation: 5 December 1943

2. Where Sighted: west of Las Vegas, N. M.

3. Observer's Position: Air, pilot of a commercial plane while enroute from (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) Tucumcari, N. M. to Las Vegas to Santa Fe, to Albuquerque, N.M.
4. Name and Address of Observer: (Capt Pioneer Air Flight #63)
Capt VAN LLOYD

5. Occupation and/or hobbies: Pilot

6. Attention Attracted by: Object appeared to be coming straight to ship "attempted to jerk plane from course to avoid the light"

7. Number of Object(s) seen: 1

8. Size of Object(s): N/S

9. Color of Object(s): pale green (first рпt) bright white changing to orange (interview with S/A NEEF)

10. Shape (Sketch if Possible) N/S - similar to Very Pistol flare

11. Nature of Luminosity: like shooting star (directed beam of light)

12. Altitude of Object: 500 feet altitude (1st рпt) slight above 9,000 ft (interview with NEEF)

13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer: N/S - thought object was coming straight to ship

14. Estimated Speed of Object: N/S

15. Time in Sight: N/S

16. Tactics: N/S appeared to be coming straight to the ship - then trailed off to the ground

17. Sound Made by Object(s): N/S

18. Direction of Flight of Object(s) N/S

19. Apparent Construction: flare-like

20. Effect on Clouds: N/S

21. Exhaust Trail (Color of): pale green trail (not mentioned in 2d рпt)

22. manner of Disappearance: N/S

23. Weather Conditions at Time of Sighting: N/S

24. Peculiarities Noted: too near the ground for a shooting star & too far up for a Very Pistol flare

25. Summary of Incident: (over)
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