Project 10073 Record — Incident #330, Camp Hood, Texas, 8 May 1949

On May 8, 1949, between 2008 and 2017 hours, an artillery officer stationed at Camp Hood, Texas, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, identified as a Lieutenant from the 14th A.F.A. Battalion, was using an artillery observation post scope when he sighted a diamond-shaped object. The object was described as having a brilliant, incandescent light that varied in color between red, green, and white. The witness estimated the object's altitude at 1,600 feet and noted that it traveled in a northerly and then easterly direction over a period of nine minutes. The object appeared to move at a very slow speed, covering approximately 10 miles during the observation. The witness reported no sound or odor associated with the object, but noted that the sighting appeared to be accompanied by radio interference. The weather conditions were described as a good, clear moonlight night. The object eventually dimmed and went out, which was later attributed to the object entering a shadow. The official conclusion recorded for this incident, filed under Project 10073, is that the object was a balloon.