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
110 | 1949
30 Aug | 2300 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,
New Mexico | Almost straight
fall | 90° over
overhead | Almost straight
fall | Bright
green
w/red-
dish
tail | Yes | 1 - 2
secs | None |  | Much larger
than meteor |  | Burned out | (1)
111 | 15 Sep | 0025 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,
New Mexico |  | 30°
above
horizon |  | Yellow
red |  | 6
secs | None | Round | Size of
baseball |  | Burst & ap-
peared to
disintegrate | (3)
112 | 16 Sep | 0230 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,
New Mexico | W to E | 3,000' | Horizontal | Orange | None | 15
secs | None | Ball
shape | Larger than
falling
star | Faster than
airplane
slower than
falling
star | Dimmed then
disappeared
completely | (3)
113 | 18 Sep | 2015 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,
New Mexico | W to S | 45°
above
horizon |  | Dark
yellow | None | 3 - 4
secs | None | Round | Size of
baseball |  | Unknown | (1)
114 | 19 Sep | 0900 | 2 | Unk | Tucson,
Arizona | N | App 4000' |  | Grayish
white | None | 2 mts | None |  | 2 to 3 ft
across | 600 mph | Faded from
view | (2)
115 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,
New Mexico | From SE | 45°
above
horizon | Traveling
tangent to
earth | Bright
blue to
white | None | 4
secs | None | Round | About size
of softball
at 300 yds. | 45° in 4
secs. | Obscured by
building | (3)
116 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,
New Mexico | To the N | 10°
above
horizon |  | Yellow | Yes | 3 - 4
secs | None | Round | Size of
baseball
at 25 yds. | Same rate
as shoot-
ing star | Died out | (3)

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