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UFO. United States

ID #1568553927
Added Sun, 15/09/2019
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
Research

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
24.05.1962 17:22
Location: 
Альбукерке, NM
United States

An object the size of Venus was observed from ground and airborne witnesses. The object was also detected on radar surveillance of air traffic.

The object was round, white day, pink at sunset and the dark night. He was mostly still, but had a slight northeast movement throughout the day and then returned to its original position.

The object was observed at 20-30 degrees above the horizon in Albuquerque.

In Las Vegas, new Mexico, the object was observed directly over head.

In Santa Fe employees ARTCC watched the object through binoculars.

bject was also seen with a tanker aircraft KC-135, piloted by captain A. A. Picinich, course and speed unknown.

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Original news

An object the size of Venus was observed by ground and airborne witnesses. The object was also observed on air route traffic surveillance radar. The object was round, white during the day, pink at sunset and dark at night. It was mostly stationary but had slight northeast movement during the day then returned to original position. The object was observed 20 to 30 degrees above horizon at Albuquerque. At Las Vegas, New Mexico the object was observed directly overhead. At Sante Fe, ARTCC personnel watched the object with binoculars.  The object was also observed from a KC-135 tanker aircraft piloted by Capt. A. A. Picinich, heading and speed unknown. Page 2, part B, number 5 states presumed to have been in position at dawn 24 May 1952. Number 6. states over 9 hours.

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