UAP Reported at Sandia Base, 1948-1950

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Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

Number | Date | Time | Number of Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | Train or Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappearance | **Evaluation
105 | 1949 12 Aug | 0445 | 1 | Unk | Killeen Base, Texas | SE to NW | 30° above horizon headed down | Headed down | Reddish | Yes | 2 - 3 secs | Yes | Trail of flame | Fairly long streak of flame |  | Faded away | (3)
106 | 14 Aug | 2135 | 1 | R | Alamogordo, New Mexico |  | Appeared 25° Disappeared at 12° | 10 - 15° off vertical | Reddish orange | Yes | 2 secs | None | Round | Larger than Venus |  | Disappeared | (3)
107 | 20 Aug | 2130 | 2 | Unk | Douglas, Arizona | N to S | 8,000' - 10,000' | Flat trajectory |  | None | 6 - 10 secs | None | Round to ob-long like inverted saucer | About size of single engine airplane | 3500 to 4500 mph | Disappeared in distance | (2)
108 | 21 Aug | 2115 2150 | 5 | Unk | Nogales, Arizona |  | 45° at low level 90° at high level | Horizontal to earth's surface | Dull orange | None | 10 secs | None | Wafer | App size of volleyball | 10 times speed of jet planes | Disappeared in space | (1/3)
109 | 26 Aug | 1345 | 1 | R | Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona | SE to NW | App. 50,000 | Horizontal at 50,000' | Brown-ish hazy color | None | 60 secs |  | Similar to triangle with round edges | Est. to be app 1/4 of inch when observed at 3 ft. | Terrific rate of speed | Faded from view | (2)

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