Kirtland Air Force Base

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Disambiguation: Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, USA. Named after Colonel Roy C. Kirtland. Not to be confused with other military installations or private airfields.

Kirtland Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation established in 1941 near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The base, occupying 51,558 acres and employing over 23,000 personnel, serves as the sixth largest installation in the USAF and houses the Air Force Materiel Command's Nuclear Weapons Center. It is home to the Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex, the world's largest known repository of nuclear weapons. The base has been the subject of multiple documented UAP/UFO incidents, including a well-documented 1957 sighting by two CAA tower controllers who observed an egg-shaped object with unusual maneuverability, as well as incidents in 1959 and 1979 involving radar detections and anomalous aerial phenomena.

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Desambiguação: Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, USA. Named after Colonel Roy C. Kirtland. Not to be confused with other military installations or private airfields.

A Base Aérea de Kirtland é uma importante instalação da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos estabelecida em 1941 perto de Albuquerque, Novo México. A base, ocupando 51.558 acres e empregando mais de 23 mil pessoal, funciona como a sexta maior instalação da USAF e abriga o Centro de Armas Nucleares do Comando de Materiel da Força Aérea. É sede do Complexo Subterrâneo de Manutenção e Armazenamento de Munições de Kirtland, o maior depósito conhecido de armas nucleares do mundo. A base foi objeto de múltiplos incidentes UAP/OVNI documentados, incluindo uma avistamento bem documentado em 1957 por dois controladores de torre da CAA que observaram um objeto em forma de ovo com manobras incomuns, bem como incidentes em 1959 e 1979 envolvendo detecções de radar e fenômenos aéreos anômalos.

External Sources

• Kirtland Air Force Base · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Established 1941 near Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sixth largest USAF installation; Home to Air Force Materiel Command's Nuclear Weapons Center; Houses Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex (largest nuclear weapons repository); Named after Colonel Roy C. Kirtland
• Kirtland AFB UFO sighting · Wikipedia · reliability: high — November 4, 1957 sighting by CAA tower controllers; Witnesses observed white light and 15-20 foot tall egg-shaped object; Object displayed unusual maneuvering and hovered; Radar contact lasted approximately 20 minutes; Official conclusion: misidentification of private aircraft
• New Mexico's UFO incidents you've never heard of · KRQE News · reliability: medium — September 1959 incident: unknown object tracked at 2,200 mph; Tracked by four separate radar stations; Object made sharp, angular turns; Multiple Kirtland AFB UFO incidents documented

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