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Santa Fe white circular object observation

1948-09-23·Sante Fe, New Mexico·unresolved
Document cover: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233Document cover

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An experienced pilot observer in Santa Fe, New Mexico reported a perfectly white, circular, flat-appearing object estimated at 100-150 feet in diameter at approximately 30,000 feet altitude, remaining nearly stationary for 15-20 minutes on September 23, 1948.

While watching a government plane come in for a landing at Los Alamos at 0940 hours 23 Sept 1948, witness noticed something glint in the sun. Focusing his attention on the object he perceived that it was perfectly white, neither transparent or translucent and that it had no metallic sheen. It was perfectly circular, the side visible to him being flat - much as a coin would appear when observed from a distance.

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Case details

Date
1948-09-23
Precision
day
Location
Sante Fe, New Mexico
Country
United States
Region
New Mexico
Sensors
eyewitness
Shape
perfectly circular, flat in appearance
Size
100 to 150 feet in diameter estimated
Altitude
30000 ft
Duration
1200s

Source document

Agency: DEPARTMENT OF WAR

File: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233

Case ID: 1948-DEPARTMENT-85544F

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