In Dr. Donald H. Menzel's work with Lyle Boyd, The World of the Flying Saucers , the reigning debunker of the day excelled. "A burst balloon has caused many a saucer scare, but the invasion of Farmington, New Mexico, on Saint Patrick's Day 1950 was one of the most dramatic. The "saucers" began to fly about 10:15 A.M. M.S.T. and soon filled the air. In numbers estimated from 500 to thousands, for the next hour the gleaming saucer-shaped objects soared over the sown, moving erratically at incredible speed, darting in and out among each other..." The answer, he went on to explain, was more prosaic. A Skyhook balloon had been launched that morning from Holloman Air Force Base near White Sands, New Mexico. Near Farmington, in the cold atmosphere of at 60,000 feet the balloon had become brittle, burst, and disintegrated into hundreds of tiny pieces of plastic. Light as feathers, shining in the sunlight, they floated over the town and away.
Sounds good. What the neat explanation failed, intentionally, to share was the fact that the sightings went on for three days, numerous witnesses saw the disc like objects on all three days, and years later records indicate there was no such Skyhook balloon released at White Sands. Added to that is the way this episode, like the Roswell incident, were so completely buried that most people were unaware of the episode when its half-century anniversary occurred. Tales emerged of newspapers being snatched up, people told to not say anything, etc.
According to local news and accounts the events were March 17,18, 19, 1950, Farmington, New Mexico.
Check out the story in detail at Farmington NM 70th Anniversary of Mass UFO Sighting (exonews.org)
Also, see The Farmington, New Mexico UFO Armada Case - UFO Insight
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