March 21, 1950๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMilitary Encounter
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Sandia Base, New Mexico: Sgt. Woods sees four silvery objects maneuver like dogfighters

Between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. on March 21, 1950, Sgt. Woods at Sandia Base, New Mexico, watched four round, silvery objects make right-angle turns and instant reversals; others at Sandia and Kirtland AFB reported similar sightings.

Date
March 21, 1950
Location / Country
Type
Military Encounter

Background

Between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. Sergeant Woods at Sandia Base, New Mexico, reported four round, silvery objects to the northeast. The objects appeared to be more maneuverable than any known aircraft; their maneuvers resembled a dogfight between two aircraft, but they bore no similarity to a conventional plane. They made right-angle turns and reversed direction instantaneously. The observation lasted about 30 minutes. Other witnesses at Sandia and Kirtland AFB reported similar observations. The case is in Brad Sparks's list of Blue Book unknowns. 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.