Roanoke Texas — October 1952

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PROJECT 100i3 RECCRO CARD ./ ! 2. L.CCATIOM i 12. C:0:-4CLIJSIONS I I ROANOKE, TEl I' 0 W.n a . .~noun I a p to .. ,b,., Rut! onn \,O,CI ,_26/]6]8 CS,f ... ------,~ SOC.mUfttf Vi'""' 0 GraundRoc:J.,, In ,Yo, lltrr;rCYft r -::1 Prob.,bly Airrrai, ~,Ml'_-~2~l~l~-~!l;!Z~:::.:=:::-=:.:== : 0 A., .. Viwol 0 AorlntH~ept Rocfur ! CX:XPusbly Aircraft Wa 1 A stronolttt <.::~I Prob.,ely A~tronomical Pot"bly Asr.~no-ne.;.ol ! CIVIUAN COOPLI . a !J In \\lffj ej ..... 0 ffCI kJt e VOfU<\tHJI't Brilliant blue oig~aba.ped objeot about 2/3 width ot tbe moon obMrvanoe b7 couple about. 18 ad lea north et Ft.. Worth. HIADQUAITIII FOUitfH ARMY Ortice or the AC or S, 02 STJ~JEC'l'r Unidentified Aerial Phenomena TO: Commanding General Air Materiel Command Wri8ftt-Patterson Air Force Base ATTNI MCIS 13 November 1952 Attached for your information is a report on an unidentified aerial phenomena forwarded to this office by the G-2, The Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Ltr, TAC, 5 Nov 52 Cy furnished: C , Continental Air Command 4DHN P. KAYLOR Colonel, GS AC or S, G2 THE ARTILLERY CENTER OI'P'ICI: OP' THI: A C OP' a. Cll PORT 81U., OIC~HOMA .:-v3JFT: Reported 3ightinp, oC Unidentified Aerial Ob.1ect ~: Cornmnnding General Fourth Army Fort San Houston, Texas A'M'U: AC or S, G-2 1. Reference l etter your Headquarters , AG 350. 0 9 A ,\DB-I, dated 2 February 1951, Subject: IntelliP,ence Activities. 2. In compliance with par 6n()), a bovo referenced letter, tho follow.in~ report concemine si~hti~1 or unidentified aerial ob.iect is forwarded for your inforlll:ltion: a. Date a,n,j Time Ob3t3rved : 1618 hours~ i6()~t;ber ~l").52., b. Locatio!': US Highway 77 ~ r1a miles north of Ft . .'orth, rrexas) c. Observers: 2 \'lorn.,n, 1 man in car. d. D~scri~tion: Object a~peared the size of a larse dinner p~ate, Bright Si~v Li~ht, initially sighted nbout 350 due east, 2 r.l!.:.es over open com~rf, object traveled ~outh, ob.)ect was in sight J ,~.inut.es, obJect t.;n-r.ad and clinbed like a top, object aweared to r;::.r~:-6)0 in ap::rc.::.:.....1ately 90 secon13 ob,1ect just see!Tled to f ade out Telephone chock \';as made \'J 1 th Post Field checked fron Carswall Fli~ht .Service, Fort AC of S, C~-2 \ HIADQUARrlii-;ouftA'DiY Ottioe o: the AC of s, 02 6 November 1952 itied Aerial Phenomena TO: Cor:nancling General Air Materiel ~snd Wright-Patterson Air For~ Base Don, Ohio ATTN: MCIS Attached tor your information is a report on an unidentified aerial phenomena forwarded to this office by the Co:n:nanding General, The Artiller,y Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 1. ltr, AKPSIGI, Hq TAC, Ft Sill, Okla, 3 Nov 52 Cy Furnished: Continental Air Command ~ P. KAYWR Colonel, GS AC ot s, G2 HKADQUARTKR8 THE ARTILLERY CENTER P'O"T BILL, OKLAHOMA Of'f~ce of the AC or s, G-2 J fiovember 1952 Reported Si ghting of Unidentif:l.ad Ae r ial Ob.1ect Commanding r~neral Fourth Arra.v Fort :~ Houston, Texas ATTN: AC of s, G-2 1. }.eference letter your Headqu!lrtors, AG350. 09 AY.ADi3-I, dated 2 ~ruary 1 951, :Jub.i ect: Intel 1 i.r.ence .;cti vities 2. In compliance with J.>3r 6a(5), above r e f er e nce d l etter ) t he followi~ report ooncernin~ siehting of unident.ifi9d at!rial object is for';~arded for your in format ion: a. Data and TLT.e Observed: 1618 hours, 26 October 1952. b. Location: 2 ,miles S'>Uth of Ro~noke Texa s on Hl ;;hwa,y 77. {18 mile s north Ft. ~:orth, Te.xas) c. Obs9rVt!rs: Driver's wife pointed out object and asked whJt it W!lS d. Descrioti~n: ;~en first observ~d, object ap~eared cigar sha ped and ab">ut 2(3 .vidth of moon, V9ry brill i.ar.t blue reflection, in:. ~:.ally si;~hted a bot:.~ 300 above hori?.on, object w~s observ~d 900 f r ?:1. n~rth, object a,;>:')'3ar a d t o be 3 mile s froo o~servar, o b,ject tr1veled atrai~ht up then wen~ s~uth3rly losing ao~e altitude t hen moving sou ea3~, v~ject was in zi~ht for 3 minutes, object a ppeared to cove r a 600 in a j;:r oximataly 1 r.:i nute and 20 s econds, object went w t of si ~ht to t.t:e S= :Zast. Action ~aken: Ai ::-.::=e, and recor:!3 l73r-! Telephvne check was made with Post Field checked fro.n Carswell Flight Sarvi c 9