October 10, 1949🇺🇸Sighting
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Sandia Base, New Mexico: Bluish-green fireball seen moving northeast at 1:07 a.m.
At 1:07 a.m. on 10 October 1949, a bluish-green fireball was seen at Sandia Base, New Mexico, moving northeast at 45° above the horizon for 4 to 15 seconds.
Background
At 1:07 a.m., a bluish-green fireball was seen at Sandia Base, New Mexico. It moved toward the northeast at about 45° above the horizon. The observation lasted between 4 and 15 seconds. The sighting is listed in Francis Ridge's compilation of New Mexico sightings for the NICAP Nuclear Connection Project. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.