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UFO Landing Near Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque, NM
August 9, 1980

Francis Ridge:
This is an interesting report that would have far-reaching implications if true, especially in light of what has been reported before at and near, Kirtland AFB, a military base which is one of the most sensitive military installations in the world. This report by Bruce Maccabee is also an attempt to locate records relating to it.

Bruce Maccabee:
IMHO this document describes an actual multiple witness sighting. According to "Hawk"  (see Hawk Tales, a 65-page report below) many security guards at military installations in the southwest were leery of staying out all night in secluded areas to guard buildings or whatever because of strange things flying around.

Report synopsis:
On the morning of August 9, 1980, several security guards at the Manzano Weapons Storage Area, adjacent to Kirtland AFB, saw a bright light descend in (a) restricted area. A fourth guard observed a disk shaped light in the vicinity of a bunker used to store nuclear weapons. The incident resulted in a report being filed with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) at Kirtland. The incident was subsequently investigated by agent Richard Doty -- an interesting and mysterious figure who often appears in the UFO literature. Doty filed a preliminary report on the incident, which has been acknowledged and released by the Air Force. Maccabee's question is, where is the follow-up report? Surely, no such incident at an atomic facility, even if explainable by mundane causes, would not have been further investigated. Maccabee reveals strong circumstantial evidence that such a report exists but is being withheld by the Air Force.


Hawk Tales (65-page doc file) - Bruce Maccabee
FOIA Documents Directory (CUFON)
The Complaint Form (CUFON)
The Actual Document, Page 1
The Actual Document, Page 2
Manzano area 8-pic montage from TerraServer
Kirtland Underground Munitions Storage Complex, NM (UGS Photo 6 Oct 1996)
UFO Landing Near Kirtland AFB: Welcome to the Cosmic Watergate - Bruce Maccabee
Image of map A
Image of map B
The Kirtland Air Force Base Sightings - Loy Lawhon

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