UAP Reported at Sandia Base, 1948-1950
DOW-UAP-D017 · page 55 of 116
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CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) Page 33 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 179 | 1950 24 Feb | Between 1315 1400 | 1 | R | Los Alamos, New Mexico | Circled then E | Considerable altitude | | Aluminum | Yes | 2 | None | Spherical | Rather large | Erratic | Unknown | (1) 180 | 25 Feb | 1545 1555 | 12 | R | Los Alamos, New Mexico | Heading toward ground | 30° - 35° above horizon | | Flashing silver | None | 3 secs to 2 mts | None | Circular like plane fuselage | Small airplane | From very slow to very fast | | (2) 181 | 25 Feb | 2115 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Toward S | App. 20° above horizon | Almost vertical | Bright green-ish white | Yes | 1½ secs | None | Tear-drop | 3 times size of a shooting star | Slightly slower than falling star | Appeared to burn out | (1) 182 | 25 Feb | 0200 | 1 | R | Datil, New Mexico | NW | | | White changing to red & green | Yes | 30 mts | None | Round | | 1° per 2 mts | Disappeared behind mountain | (2) 183 | 25 Feb | 1410 | 1 | R | Los Alamos, New Mexico | S to N | 1 to 3 miles at 30° above horizon | | Metallic | None | 2 mts | None | Oblong | 10 - 15' | 40 mph | Went below horizon | (2) CONFIDENTIAL NW 91526