Case
Directory - Category: 01; Distant
Encounters
Subject:
AFOSI Case 204; 4925th Test Group Sees UFO
Date:
March 22, 1950
Location:
Kirtland AFB, NM
The
Armed Forces Special Weapons Command constructed two
operational
sites after World War II. One was known as Site Able, located in the
foothills of the Manzano Mountains, just east of Sandia Base.
Construction on Site Able
started in 1946, with the first operational facilities activated on 04
April 1950. The area to east of the sighting position in this series of
incidents and the time frame are very close, close enough for inclusion
in the possible Nuclear Connection Projects file. On 22 February 1952,
Site Able
was renamed Manzano Base.
The following, formerly classified documents, were
discovered on the Blue Book
microfilm site by researcher, Daniel Wilson.
Information on the witnesses was found in a book by John D. Hardison,
USAF retired.
"With
top priority established,
the
4925th was staffed with highly
experienced people. Bomber, fighter, and chopper pilots, triple-rated
bombardiers (Bomb/Navigator/Radar), staff officers, nuclear project
engineers (military and civilian), depot-level modification personnel,
aerial cameramen, photo lab technicians, bomb loading specialists, crew
chiefs and crews. Col. Ritland "welded" these pros into a highly
sharp TEAM. If there ever was an ELITE outfit, the
4925th was it."
On March 22, 1950 eleven
members
of the 4925th Test Group (Atomic) witnessed a UFO northwest of Kirtland
AFB, New Mexico, in broad daylight. Another group of sightings were
reported the previous
day. Below are the USAF SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORTS for both days.
