18 November 1957
(Project Blue Book , U.S. Air Force, Washington , D.C.
Quote from the document (not written in U.S.
Department of Defense document format):
“TO: Commander
34th Air Division (Defense)
ATTENTION: Inspector General
1. Forwarded herewith in accordance with AFR
200-2, is information obtained by our OSI Detachment, Holloman AFB, New
Mexico, from Mr. [James Stokes], Civilian Employee
(Electronics Technician – Telemetry, GS-11), Holloman AFB, New Mexico, who
advised that while driving south of Orogrande, New Mexico on Highway 54 at
approximately 1310 hours, 4 November 1957, he noticed that his car radio began
to fade as though the radio tube filaments had been turned off, and the engine
of his car slowed and quit. [James Stokes] advised that he pulled off the
highway and at that time noticed another motorist pointing toward the sky. He
stated that he then observed an unidentified flying object approaching from a
northeast direction which appeared to swoop toward the town of Orogrande
a.
Description of the Object:
(1) Parabolic shape.
(2) Size compared to a known object, size of a pen held in the
hand at arms length.
(3) Color, Egg shell white or pearl color.
hand at arms length.
(3) Color, Egg shell white or pearl color.
(4) Single object, sighted twice or two objects sighted at
two separate and distinct intervals.
(5) No discernible features or details other than general
shape.
two separate and distinct intervals.
(5) No discernible features or details other than general
shape.
(6) No tail, trail or exhaust or means of propulsion visible.
(7) No sound.
(8) Heat was noticed by the observer when object passed,
allegedly giving the observer a sunburn, reportedly
not painful.
not painful.
…
R. S. RIFE
Lt Colonel, USAF
District Commander”
Related posts:
(ufocasebook.com image)
James Stokes, AFMDC Engineer
(nicap.org photo)
The yellow line indicates where James Stokes saw the UFO,
(Google photo)
