Sightings1950

Farmington, New Mexico mass sighting

When: 17 Mar 1950
Where: Farmington, NM
Sources: 1 public source

Farmington, New Mexico, scene of the March 1950 mass sighting Christopher Nicol, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Many residents of Farmington reported large numbers of fast, darting objects on St. Patrick's Day 1950, after scattered reports on the two previous days. Blue Book chief Edward Ruppelt later suggested fragments of a burst Skyhook balloon as the likeliest cause.

Sources

FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956; revised 1959) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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