Sanantonio Texas — January 1949

Category: 1949  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1949-01-6792232-SanAntonio-Texas-251-.pdf
Keywords: trail, objeo, tnnio, eldva, hooston, ntonto, judsoo, liaeogdocbes, jolor, betweetl, gaetic, iicut, 3eoands, ohaerved, jsappaar, appzaldmately, diae1eter, ahoip, gotaands, jaturl, jnfof, ipletrl, llhjalf, reijabl, pfuai31u
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.1. tnnio, l.lev 'i L U~JCL.ASSJFlED r.nding of 325,:) . .\ntonio, Ta.xas -bet.v~an t~' 295 ott :nagnetic north eldva~ion dropping Vari.ed in length :-om sp pr~x 3 Color appeared times dia~ter of 9 ljght pink ~th Disa ooec: red over a small sand hill 6 or 7 time s red s--oar ka t Ellie.; c. ~1,on~, Ft Sam Hooston .At e !Y.'i-ttt 6~2 miles NE of S.n J.ntonto, 4fra~, .ebov.t 1.SO yar-ds on Jul'is<Jn RJI'&d off ;..ntersection or Judsoo Roati me liaeogdocbes Road, M/Sgt EJ liB S+,me r-aw an object wttich appeared w be in tbe .torm ot a . I pbere, the 'Jolor of ..rrdr-..h app&tred a ll:Jrd.n:nu hJui.Bh green ill terming led with a yelJ..ow tinge. Object -was seen betweetl tbe ~ci:ng or '-25 .and 295P off U\gaetic north and was be]ieved t o bave he~..n trc:Prelj.ng from ESE to \'Cf;T. Time o:f travel in this a~iicut.h 'Wf:.S est,bn~'ted as 5 3eoands. Object lrns first ohaerved at bn e le'V'Cl ti~n of 15.o Gd a a it t)jsappaar-ed over a s:.r..;ll hill the elewtion had dropped t~ about l2. It s moving with a gliding etfect fran the observer's right to bi,a le.ft &~nd slightly a'Wely from tbe point of observation. The trail varied in length ~om appzaldmately three times the diae1eter of the object to D:i x or seven titnes the diameter. Color o! tbe tra:ll a?peared a light p1 nk with bright sparks spraying from the trail at about 1/2 the distance or tbe length. (The trail was e strc;ight ahoiP-back trail with these &~rks tted making the only' irregul.&rity) GotaandS.~ :1 i r :Jaturl.el lUb .jact; a s ~ ;~ ~ l.!"l.:;,'o r.oa:t.iCil. Utnd t"l.'/ 1.4lt.1on ~d ~aary. SU ARY OF INFORMATION PRE?ARING OFFIC E I '4 \..... J....r ._, , U OF SOIJR(f. OF JNFOF<MAl JON CO\IPLETrl Y RElJ,\BLf CONFIR'4EO BY OlHER S(JUI<CE.S USUALLY llHJALf PROBABLY 1 RUE Unc~d.o:oal. A.1.r.o r\IRl.Y PI I'OSSI Ell Y 1 i.ll~ h OT U~U\Il.Y REIJABL...f. 1.x:.uor n.aJ Y ruuc PfUAi31U I Y UNKNOWN TRUTH CArm m lll. JU[)C..0 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION rqsgt Ell1a Co ~ Headqua.r-ber3 Fourth A~ .AG Secrtim. report.~& obse-rving an unideni;i fi.ed aerial pbenC>JMlna. on 20 Ja.r:D.lArf 1949 ~weon tha hoW'~ 01 .. 1800 a..n.d l900 (cl.Gaer eatilla'te gi ven ta be ~bout 1835 l1.1 The poin'l; frta lfhich thia obaervat.icm. wal.\ i1r>~ is 6 2 ld.JcJtS nartb.r.e.~ ~ of the oi ty of Sau ~-t;onJ.o,. T~tt.a., about 150 yards oit. ~Jud..1on Road off t .h..e int~:c ~eot:i o:t, or Road and Baoogd.oohea Road. In r:-Aldng o eightinga on t.he azmuth of the obssr-,ation it -n.~ determined that the objeO'U wa aeen the reeding ~ 325 "W ~ off magnetiC! north uith the obje~ traveling in & path to have been tha ES3 direo~ion to the ;nnr. u 1 in this am*l).l't;b-is e -ted to be a.bout 5 seconds. Objeo-V when first o ...,. a.t au ele'v&tion of abottt 150 and. aa objec-t went out of ai~' over a hill elew:bioa ha4 dl opped t o a.~ ]20. !be obj to be in the .forD~ o t l aphere the color of which app~e.nd. t o be lumina-~ bluJ..sh g1eon inte~ll'.."\.nglod rlth. , JCllovr tingoo I t m;.g no~l:Je, :vith. a glid1g a.treot frc. the obaerwr'8 righ.t to hi ~ left and sllt)J.tl;r a""R.y .froru tbs p o1oc; .,r ,..._ frflt th& o'bj~ arld itt leng'\..'"b. f ... J;nt'K\ apprcu.., l:r t~tt'E}u times th~ or obj i l!U or tv.e di~r. Co}J)r ~ tl~ tl'c.il -t o b e a lig;b:t I(il!k n .tt. bngb:t reel s~.rk et~y1.:ag ~ the t t'di l s.t. s.bout or the lengtn. (nt. -craJ.l 11&8-& straighi.. ab# -o.lt' tt--ll ~itl; 'the o: l T irr egula.r.lq ) G:l. '!.tNeatiga:d.ocn i~ -..,s~ -js't;.er.lx1ned tha-t t'Je ~l.otA':J.ng na~o<! persona ~y :Oa:v-. seea s they are !mown to ba 00:&\ 1.:1. +lao ~ "Yiein:i"t1 a. o 1Tlf'(A1''4Amt at the time of his-rill be :tn.tc:i-~d. ilr. :a.out.-3 San Anton~ s, 'l'C9XJLa Yr. beL"\IJ"'ted to b e of (:tfilVGr".JtrJ_. Texas. t.~a te installation on the Auatiu Highway bet"~een J:-.70 b identi..f1ed as sona of !._tr. 11..:-s. wi.fe o~ Mjsgt St~, and their son. (He ~<\lt'"~ ruorrt. of San Antonio ancl a ?srsons in ch&rgtl of t h e CAA Off'ice .. C cr-.u.cMll T'~'l~ and Air.9or'.., :!.t.nAgor of Sa!l .A.n~n)o 7!unici~kLtl ... ~irport ":' .. ""ere intar"r:i""~c..d~ The.:!'> nsr~ona ~d I' 'JOciwd !lO --r-n,.\t'TtAt