USAF record 28966406 (1956)

1. DATE 26 July 1956 2. LOCATION Bernalillo, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 26/0900Z Jul 56 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar ☐ Was Balloon Probably Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical [HW: Vexes] Possibly Astronomical Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No Civilian 6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Approx. three (3) hours

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One (1)

9. COURSE Rose slowly in Sky.

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One (1) large object about size of a "ball Three feet in diameter held at arm's length". Shape was "almost round with rays going outward". Color was bright orange like fire Object was brighter than the brightness of an automobile headlight at several yards, appeared to be solid and moved slowly upward at great distance Object made no noise Object observed for approximately three hours visually and through binoculars (7 x 50). Object did not disappear and could be seen by source upon going to sleep.

AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 11. COMMENTS: Report received from D/T, 24th Air Div (Def), KAFB, New Mexico via AF Form 112 This Headquarters does not concur with Reporting Officer who believed sighting to be an optical illusion Opinion of this report is that sighting was caused by Planet Venus Observation of sighting moment of object color shape and probability of temperature inversion in area all support this conclusion Unfortunately source was unable to supply direction and altitude Therefore evaluation is "probably Venus".

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