Project 10073 Record: Incident No. 328 - Camp Hood, Texas, 6 May 1949

This document is a formal military report concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sighting that occurred on 6 May 1949 at Camp Hood, Texas. The report, filed under Incident No. 328 as part of Project 10073, details the observations of a military officer, a Lieutenant from the Headquarters of the 14th A.F.A. Battalion, who served as a Task Force Commander. The witness observed a single, brilliant, round object for a duration of 50 minutes between 2040 and 2130 hours. The object was described as appearing to be the size of a half-dollar at arm's length, which diminished to the size of a quarter. Its color was noted as pinkish to green, with the witness reporting that it appeared to be constantly spinning and alternating between red, green, and white. The object's movement was characterized as very slow, involving a back-and-forth motion of 300 to 400 yards while slowly lowering its altitude from approximately 1,200 feet to 440 feet. The observer utilized the naked eye, field glasses, and a BC Scope to track the object. Weather conditions were reported as having unlimited visibility. The report was forwarded by the Headquarters Fourth Army at Fort Sam Houston to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation. The final official conclusion recorded on the document identifies the object as the planet Venus.