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Unexplained

Sighting in New Mexico, May 20, 1986

United States

Item released by the US government (PURSUE, Department of Energy): a document, "Pajarito Astronomers Invitation". Incident: 5/20/86, New Mexico. According to the government, no definitive determination could be made.

What happened

A letter to the members of the Pajarito Astronomers club regarding an upcoming meeting featuring a presentation from a Los Alamos National Laboratory-affiliated physicist, Dr. John Warren, titled “Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFOs?” The referenced event was not officially hosted by Los Alamos. The laboratory has no record of the subject matter discussed at the meeting.

Summary written by AARO, the Pentagon's UAP office, and released by the US government (public domain).

Date
May 20, 1986
Location
New Mexico · region only
Type of sighting
From the ground

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.