San Acacia Dam, NM formation of 7 objects
1948-07-17·Vicinity of San Acacia Dam, 65 miles south of Albuquerque·USAF·unresolved
Seven unidentified objects in formation at 20,000 feet traveling northerly at approximately 1,500 MPH, circular when overhead but indeterminate when passing zenith, with a regular pulsating flashing light observed.
“About 65 miles south of Albuquerque 7 unidentified objects flying on northerly heading were observed. Objects initially in V formation at an estimated altitude of 20,000 ft above earth, Formation varied from *"V" to "L" to "Q" and them grouped in an irregular formation and a regular pulsating flashing light was observed from them after they had passed 30° beyond zenith.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1948-07-17
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Vicinity of San Acacia Dam, 65 miles south of Albuquerque
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Mexico
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 428th AFBU, Kirtland AF Base
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Circular when overhead; indeterminate at oblique angle
- Size
- Resembled cluster of balloons
- Altitude
- 20000 ft
Source document
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This sighting
Vicinity of San Acacia Dam, 65 miles south of Albuquerque / 1948
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting