Subject:    Askania Theodolite Films Objects at Tracking Station

Date:        May 24 1950

Location:  White Sands Proving Grounds, NM


#1580: 1950/5/24  6:0  1  106:20:0W  33:29:0N  3331  NAM USA NMX  5 8
WHITE SANDS PG,NM:2 SEP THEODOLITES FILM UFO JST PRIOR/MISSILE  TEST:/r120p354
Ref# 242 HALL,Richard:The UFO EVIDENCE /NICAP Page No. 131 MIL. BASE

Francis Ridge:
Not found among the original Blue Book Unknowns, this incident is listed in the updated list by Brad Sparks. Unlike the April 27th incident triangulation was not possible this time around.

Brad Sparks:
May 24, 1950.  Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico.  During an MX-674 Tarzon controllable vertical bomb test, Floyd Fannon and other USAF contract Land-Air, Inc., Askania theodolite crew members saw 8 unidentified objects then separately tracked and filmed 2 of the objects down the North American Aviation missile firing range.  Cinetheodolite station P-8 filmed one object to the NE for 6 frames (1.0 sec) moving uniformly to the S from azimuth 38° 26' 59.2" to 38° 33' 59.2" and elevation 47° 32' 20" to 47° 25' 50".  Cinetheodolite station P-10, located  5.6781 miles down range to the N (to azimuth 347.07723°) from P-8 and 7 ft higher, filmed another object, hence no triangulation possible, viewed to the E for 74 frames (14.6 secs) moving uniformly to the N from azimuth 86° 9' 9.2" to 85° 47' 9.2" and elevation 25° 48' 0" to 25°  7' 50".