Case
Directory - Category: 11; Sightings From Aircraft
Subject:
AFOSI Case 9; Commercial Pilot Reports Green Flare
Date:
December 5, 1948
Location:
Northwest of Las Vegas, NM
#1254: 1948/12/5 0:0 21600 106:17:40W
35:52:40N 3320 NAM USA NMX 6 12
LOS ALAMOS,NM:PER FBI:GRN FBLS or SCRS SEEN 5,6,7,8,11,13,14,20+28
DEC'48!
Ref# 26 FAWCETT+GREENWOOD: UFO COVERUP.
Page No. 160 MIL. BASE
Francis
Ridge:
This report is not an original BB
unknown, but has been included in the Comprehensive Catalog of Project
Blue Book Unknowns by Brad Sparks.
Dec. 5, 1948. NW of Las Vegas near
Montezuma Mission, New Mexico. 9:35 p.m. Pioneer Airlines Flight 63
pilot Ernest Van Lloyd and copilot James Smith saw a pale
green (later said to be white or whitish-orange) fireball with pale
green trail at 9:35 p.m. coming
headon, while flying W on 272° heading at 9,000 ft in a C-47,
attempted evasive action but object dropped
close to ground level. (FOIA)
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