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Artesia balloon watchers

January 16, 1951
Artesia, New Mexico, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.
"dull white, round"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

While tracking their 110-foot balloon at 112,000 feet, the crew saw a dull white round object that looked larger than the balloon and did not move. Later two objects flew side by side, circled the balloon and left to the northeast in about 40 seconds.

Witnesses

Two General Mills balloon project staff, the Artesia airport manager and three pilots

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1951ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.