Incident #411 Sighting Report — Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas, 24 July 1949

This document is a formal report from the Headquarters of the Eighth Air Force in Fort Worth, Texas, dated 25 July 1949, concerning an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on the evening of 24 July 1949. The report details the observations of three individuals—a Major, a Captain, and a housewife—who were located in the backyard of a home in the Arlington Heights area of Fort Worth. At approximately 2030 hours, the witnesses observed seven objects flying in a 'V' formation. The objects were described as having a dull white, incandescent appearance, similar to a fluorescent clock dial. The formation moved rapidly from south to north, maintaining a straight, level flight path for approximately four seconds before fading away into the northern sky. The witnesses estimated the speed of the objects at 1,000 miles per hour. The report explicitly states that no sound or odor was associated with the objects, and no projections such as fins or wings were observed. Weather conditions were reported as clear with starlight only. The document includes signed statements from the witnesses, who were considered highly reliable by the interrogating officers. The Major, who held an interim Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) clearance, and the Captain, who was a pilot, both provided consistent accounts of the event. The interrogator noted that this sighting coincided with a newspaper wire service report of a pilot observing seven objects in a V formation over Boise, Idaho, on the same night. The report was forwarded to the Commanding General of the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for information purposes. The document is marked as unclassified and contains standard declassification instructions.