PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ( 2. LOCATION 1 12. CONCI.USIOHS , ~ A}"'t".~.J . .52 " Browtntootl, Texan g :b '!oo~llc-on 3. f".\TETIM( GROUP .C. TYPE OF OB~ERVATIOH l1l Ground Vi suo! 0 GrovncfRodor 0 Airlntercopt Rodur 0 Wos Air~roh 0 Probably Aircroft 0 Pos~ibly Aircrnft Wos Ar.tror1U111ico l Probohly A,.tronomicol Ct Po ulbly Astronomicolllli ... l'i::OR 1. LENCTI1 OF ODHRVATION 40 secondn 8. NUMOER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othor _ --- Insufficient O ot o for Evaluation 10. DAIF.F !tUMMARY OF SIGHTING L1eht amber v/firey tail Straight nnd level t.:cteor shar~. 11. COMMENTS Obcervcr!l no~d ol>Jcct which eppcured to be l urcc Glo.l moving rnctoor paoa from Lcnrin~ or 215 dcg to 90 de g in 15 seconds. At one tir~ thrco pi~cca np:pcnred to break off the r.:::cl~ port. ' TcxWJ raport ::O.r!'lrt t t. po~ d.b l() to \:1 tT\O~ll: od uy DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF rUSSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE NCLASSJFIE:D lrnctJ\SSJFr 0 IIIII \ t AFHQ FORM Q-3Q9f Pllt:~IOUS tOITIONS OF TliiS FORM MAY U~ l:SEO. JOINT r~ESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIEO fROM: (OriJintor) OATETIME GROI.Jr' I '':~frT.Y c:..dSiilt;\T'O"' 'UNCLASSlF\ED EL1"HOI'IE WHICII MAY 8 S C~:!(), PnECEDE;c~ I Acno:c , . I ;,;ror.:.:ATro-;----- 0 OOOK ~lt:SSAGE 0 MUI.TIPLE AOOi\u:O RFEH5 TO :.lf:'i3-\GE: IJNCLASSIFI EO R 241l!3l:iZ ~1 CG ~1\F POPE AFB 1-!C TmCC.'\SSIFIED . . CO AIR TECH lt!!~F~. ~;TER HHIGHT PATTERSO:'l AFB OHIO REF YOUR I1SG AFOll'JATIAA-4-2 PD 1 STRAIGHT CRSE S TO N HEADII\C 030 DEGR~F.S U OF TEilPLE iif\ TE/: As PD 2 APPZARED TO BZ SIZE OF BASEDALL PD 3 \!E~. OBSERVATION AT LOiJETA CMI\ 'fEXAS CHI\ f.J22ril3:-J APR SKY CLE!.R CilA VIS I BI!..ITY 5 t1ILES PLUS CiliA TEiJPZRATURE 67 C?Jl\ D.::~J POI NT 3 ."D C;lA ~JI~iD SE 1!{) l<tJOTS PD '* HO SOUND P.EPTD BY LOilTA OSSHS PD REF 9AF /ADV/ I R -2-5 scu;JD REPTD AS SI MILAR TO JET ACFT AT ~IG}i ALTITUDE PD 24/13342 APR JESDF oRM 112 'PART I APft..OYIO I JUNIL IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1~ ilfJ.t.Jt a ~J"PU \ii4M pan li) ~l"A MtJJl tn~llna .;;t. tl il.i1\ "' l>.t" :;;:.>~ert J: r...r-t '!.ht1 6..utbn 1o "\)W nortM~tat.. ~ ll.~ ~a .) t<ftl q t~ ir.: l".lCt,c)l'S j'f;~ -.r~r.y1n. l :'-t11cnit1canae ot t,bla lfi~htlr..! do.a no' -~ Y . ~ywr qwt.rt.J'tl. ~JNCLASS1FiD C;\ptat.in~ W.'../ l:~Wlli ~}ff!OetP AF FOMM 1 t%-P\RT II .. ..nteJ.Ug-noe Ottice AIR INTELLIGENCE ll'~FORMATION REPO:~T 1 . - approxi:a,tel.y 2040 hours local timtJ m 1 2 April 1952 :u1 lllid~ntliied .:l;rin~ \'~b.1eat '1.-r&A -3ighted b7 three (.)) fli6ht line ins~ructor:~ 3outhwest o f Brja n :u:3, To:<"":\..t. .,n oottrver waa on the groundJ one observotr l</~Ut i.'"l thtt cont~l tow~r; ~u.l ond oh::Jarv~r 1'111 at lax> tt i.ndicated ov"r the north-:Jouth run'-'91' on & hea.uing of !.70~ in "\ T-2a , r.; ti.rcra.lt ~rep .. ratO.rJ' to pitching o'.lt for lanJing . . ':'he object ".11'&8 described as a ball ol fire "".ofitb a long traj l b~hind it.. ":'ha l.tt.ll #u 3~ttimated in aize to -;,e ab\lut. on~thil'd (1/J) thtJ 3iza of tad ,tt..l<>n . .,:~1a ! r \ l Wt.21 clescri as 'Ming compost:H.i or 13pa1~cs and as 'ooin~ .fift !3en ~o t.hl:"~7 ( lJ-JO) '. i :tWa f \ll long a the diamet-'r of the b.:Ul. (J.'!'\e t.rt~ll WR3 thickest, :li# "v'lcl .L'~I'"'o(3I"fi '.JOJ . ' .J. !he ground oos.srrer stated that t-wo (2) .Hnall.ar trails dropped i:.owa~l thct .:.round !lt. the same. tim in dif!91"tmt d.l'CS 3pproximacdl.Y 100-200 f~dt in lan:{th. ' ... ':~" t t.httr ~...o (2) obstJrvers did no' ~e t.he 3d.rtl_, obdolrtrati o fl. I ' '" .. '~ color ol ~he t.rai 1. 't"a a d use-rib.,d :~.a pal6 orru-,~e t-1hit-e !.irtt co1or9d. Al l < b~S~rve-c-s agrsed t.hat thtn.., t'fas onl.,r one obj~ot. :>. !~st1ma'- o! the spa;o,d v~ry fr-;,111 1000 t mh to 1,300 ::lph uit.h tnd ::>ropu.l:.~ion i/'JCdl'll .mimo"''l. Uontt ol e obs-:trvli' n : .. dport l1ea.rin6 J.ll7 sound .from ;; ':1a ,>bj\!"!t /J . '1'~ object \of&a first. saen ~o ths southw~st. of Jr.r:m t\.." 3 at.. : '..ll -unJ.dter.nln~d }i~tancat and sltituda. It !law a :Jtr&i6C:t. end ldvBl l=>-"~n 'G()toJ:trd "thtt northda.~r. ,n~r~ .t ,aaat'td !ro& sight nor:nal.17. It. was obsarvsd for p~rloda ..~.angi.:tg fro1l :iv~ G() til- ,~ ,.,..n ;JdCOnda b7 tne three (J) ob!Jer-rer~. 7. 7~e th.reft obs!!rYII!rs w.,re all Captains in tht~t U.:>tt.r~ lith condiderabLt i'l.::f:in:I xperi.,nc. 'l'hey gave th appea.r~nce ol aerlous nlnued ~,dividual3 rno lT'3r~ i10~ :L, - <t li..'htd ;o exaggerate and ~1ere cons ldsi't'd U3u.tily rellal>l '3 t~. r:\1\e weather sequence at 20280, 2 Apri1 1952 at Deyan c'u!'3, ':~xas, i.laa a a 2;,~JO' scattered, 12 mjles visibility, 1016.2 mb, t per~tu~ 67~, .'8~, .dncl so,Jth at S kta, al":.i"D.t'!!r 30.00" total ~k;y cov-,r 2/10 cirrus. !{o tofeathe-r phtOIYWnon at the til:td t>l the sightL.,g. d 8'\of1X) in t CU S ot Prep3ring Of!ic~r: C). t'he soure~a ot thi~ in!ornation are r~t~d B-1. lJ1uJ t o r,hct 'Wlill amount ol :: n!onnation available o n thi3 sightin.g no nignil'ica ncot e r n oe ,t,t~c.'l;ri :it tni.J L~v..,l C'l_pt.Un, U~A7 Int tll.ig"ncs O!!ieer J:rrucT FIDM STATUS REPORT /J_..:.-7 _ 'l'II:E (Local) 1 . 'CJ 5 UX:A'r!ON: IJ!NG'ni OF 'll IrE OBSERVI:D 1 HEADOO a::~: ACT! ON OR COl!UlllTS: DESCRIPTI OU OF DlCI D:El~T: AIR INTELLIGENCE ll'lFORMATION REPORT \\ .. ,. ' -. . J:i:POt~'L' nF l.HiiD:C:NTIFIF.D FLYINo os,m cr .... 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