Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Fort Bliss, Texas, 28 April 1949

This document consists of a series of records and correspondence regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on 28 April 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The primary report, filed under Project 10073, details an observation made at 0745 hours by a group of military personnel, including Major John R. Henderson and several members of the 5th AAA AW Battalion. The witnesses reported seeing two objects described as flat, silver, and shining, which appeared to be the size of a silver dollar when viewed through a 6-power telescope. The objects were observed for approximately three minutes at a 5-degree elevation and were noted to be stationary, with a very bright sun reflection. The observation was made under hazy weather conditions. The report includes a formal transmittal from the 97th Bombardment Wing at Biggs Air Force Base to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated 30 April 1949. This transmittal notes that the location of the object was approximately the same as one sighted on 15 April 1949. The official conclusion recorded in the Project 10073 record for this incident is that the objects were balloons. The documentation includes a list of the observers, their military affiliations, and the administrative routing information for the report, which was originally classified as confidential.