| ID | #1538569782 |
| Added | Wed, 03/10/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Sparks; Loren Gross, Jul-Dec 1947 p. 38; 1947 pp. 69-71; SUPP Aug-Dec 1947 pp. 44-45;
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Numerous witnesses saw a cigar-shaped object, blue silver in color. It was like a ball of fire with a cigar-shaped flame, moving in the direction from East to West, resembling a rocket V-2. The subject appears to have fallen in Medanos de Samalayuca (Zamalayuca Mtns.) with a dome of smoke and a loud explosion.
Captain Aranda, the Mexican army saw the fireball from the gas station Hernandez-Torres about Caserta. He noticed that the ball disappeared over the sand hills near Colonia Reforma. The search yielded no result. Not been discovered neither meteor, nor any debris.
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Original news
Numerous witnesses saw a cigar-shaped, blue and silver color fireball trailing blue flame heading E to W plunge to earth resembling an errant V-2 rocket and appearing to head for impact in the Zamalayuca Mtns. with a billow of smoke and loud explosion. Mexican Army reserve Capt. Aranda saw the fireball from the Hernandez Torres filling station near Caseta and saw it disappear over the sandhills near Colonia Reforma. No meteorites or other remains found in searches
Hypotheses
Investigation
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