Muroc Army Air Field: Multiple Military Witnesses Observe Spherical and Disc Objects
On July 8, 1947, days after Roswell, a lieutenant and three servicemen at Muroc Army Air Field observed two spherical objects at 300 mph; two Army engineers reported metallic discs overhead.
Background
A few days after Roswell, on July 8, 1947, at 9:20 a.m., a lieutenant and three other servicemen at Muroc Army Air Field, California — which was on high alert with fighter aircraft fueled and perched on a runway — observed two spherical objects over the base, flying at an estimated 300 mph. Earlier that morning, two Army engineers at the same base reported two metallic discs 'diving and oscillating' overhead. Whether discretion was the better part of valor or just out of fear, no interceptor was ordered up to investigate.
Muroc (later renamed Edwards AFB) was one of the most sensitive military installations in the country, serving as the primary flight test center. The multiple independent observations by military personnel at this high-security facility lent significant credibility to the reports.
Significance
Multiple military sightings at America's top flight test facility days after Roswell, yet no intercept ordered.