August 25, 1951 — Albuquerque, NM
Around 9:58 p.m. Hugh Young, a security guard at Sandia Base, and his wife Emily are in their trailer home in east Albuquerque, New Mexico, and watch a large object like a flying wing, but 1.5 times as large as a B-36, flying at 80 feet at about 300 mph. It has glowing white lights on the trailing edge of the wing and is completely silent. [Eberhart]
Spot Intel Report:
Air Intel Info Report:
Witness testimony:
Investigation as requested by 4901st Support Wing:
Sources:
Project Grudge Status Report No. 1, Appendix II;
Project Grudge Status Report No. 2, Appendix II;
Edward Ruppelt, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, pp. 96-98;
Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951, The Author, 1983, pp. 46–47;
Brad Sparks, Blue Book Unknowns Catalogue, Case 465, p. 108;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed., p. 691;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 4th Ed., p. 767;
NICAP, “Flying Wing over Sandia Base”;
Kevin D. Randle, “Coast-to-Coast AM: The Lubbock Lights,” A Different Perspective, February 23, 2023;