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Incident: 223a a hours 5 December 1 Captain VAR LLOYD, bY neer Plight #63, recorted by te nid he Kirtland Ae the total tee stating that he had seen a green light Just wect of Las Vegus at Stee ce 2 . sie at first believed the light ws a UDoN ques thought near ground sangha ine Ak cal questioning it it was too the id, a have de Yor much higher = about S00 Tee when Ga Tee aaa GY Ate eppeared to be coming straight toward the plane and be attempted to swerve to avoid the light; however, it then trailed off to the ground. Seen wee ene rena eal bel’ pale geome! frail, like that on a See Report Bo. 223 for surrounding data. Later Capt VAN LLOYD and his co-rilot Jumes L. Smith, were intorviewed by S/A RSLYiN =, NEE, at Pioneer Airline Operationa, Eirtlend AF Bese, Kirt. Tha, BM, VAN LLOYD end HIT -Aviced that at 2155 hours 5 Dec 48 as they were approaching Lis Vogas, MN. M. in a C-47 type plane at an altitude of 9,000 ft (oom uce be ding of 272°), they Observed directly ahead and slightly above their altitude - ic the vicinity of Monteruma Missiom a phenomens which first appe.red as a brigut wiite fiash © then am object cawe into view wiich war described as being a witish oramge color. It firet «wpe re: to be coving Jirectiy toward toeiy plane tnen arched downward and disappeared from sight. Was only in sight for a few seconis and m estimate coult be mde of *ixze or distance, MOTE: It is to be noted that there is a discrepancy in the color («leo in the altitude ~ in the second re.ort he states the object wee a little higher than hie plane - which wa: flying at »,00 ft) First report we mde to Kirtland 4F Base Control Tower & secona report wes obteine! b, 5/A PSLVIN 5. Wu .n a personal interview,