P~.JECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONC L USIONS Wos Balloon T.l3x.:l s Probably B olloon D~TETIME C~OUP ! O F OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon "C( Gouund-Vi suo I 0 Gt.,und-Rodar 0 WtJs Ai.croft P robably Aircraft 0 AI,. Vi suol 0 A lrlntercepl RtJdor Possibly Aircrolt 5. PHOT OS Wos Astr1>nomi col Probably Astronomical l t i ,r:_ 1 i "l -0 Possibly Astronomical lENGTH OF OBSE~VATIOH NUMBER O F O BJECTS Insufficient Ooia for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMA~Y 0,. StCHTINO rii .. ~ct~:m ATtC F ORM .l29 (RP.V 16 SP.P .51) ~E)DQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY (}~T SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS IN REPLY ~EF;R TO: 0.:'L' :~a of the AC of S, G- 2 u \~LASS I FlED Unidentif'igd AtH'lal Phenomena. Ccr:una!lding Uene ~1 Air ?~ taritJ 1 Co::-r...and rrr::.ght-f!\.tt."Jrson Ai.::-Force Ba;;;s L)s.yton., l. lu ::> ATTN: :AGIJ 1 , At-t;a.ohad n rJu.r ini'orma.tion s.re ert~cts 01"' a reoort on !1..:1 u:"ll iantil'ied a.entd mject sig!'l.-t;;~d on 8 .June 1954 which -nere foro:t!'.:-der:l t o this o . : ~y the Cornrnanding Oi'ficer, R.3d ~iver Arsenal., Tex.~rkana, Texas. 2.. Attention ~ tnvi.te.:i to possible relation between descending movement o unj denll..!..:....;d aerial object a:1d explosi on o fragi:lentation clu ster bomb in neflrby arsenal at approxi.!Mtely same momen t . \..C. R . VALENTINE 1 -Extract o Raport, ~olonel, GS ll Jun ~ & Lt r t3 Jun 2 -Cy o Statement. Cy fu..."""lished t GG , Continental Air Command _ ! CL/\SSlrlED 1. On 8 June 1)5! , tlt 0236 hours, an explosion of i'ragmentation clu::.";.;,r '::lambs occarr~'Hl ~.::l 9..!1 earthen revetnent in a r::3st::-icted munition araa. .Ln Red River Arserml, Tex:a.rlcana., Te:<:as. T\vo olasts in rauid. succession., vn:th ::>?arks ascendiru; a?p r o::ti."ll!.\tely 150 feet, left a lar15e hol6 i.::l t.'le g r('unci !ind s~ttared ..::om;.ainers and lt:le:.cploded fngmantation bombs in t.'le vi..:: . nit.y. Debris., s ca.tt:er~d o~::-t;,e ~urrou.~ding a rea r o::-a distance of 5)0 :~rr23, startad :J"'3"Te~l small i'ir::3::> i n nearby wooded ~:-eas. :ro one was i~1 t..:1a rJ.rea a-c the ti.'lle rJf the e:tpl.:>sio n , a:ccei?"t: the dri 'TSr oi' a patrol ~-r, ~.J't ~ ' d 1. +.he r he nor th~ 'f'9hicle su.fi'a!"'3d damag e . .;:qJl. ').; i.on had be~n I' n--;ou!led., but i : :ras the opini?n o.f Co lo-aal Al.:irap l::h!J. t; .t :ninor else r,r ~ ;~ 1. ; ; ) I7.1., which ''r-3.3 in progros3 at the ti:ne, ::..ay b e b.!.:.uJttd. P~eliminar--/ qtl,Ll.:w.tion fe.iled to disclose the possibility o.r Sabo-case Hooks, Texas, an aJ!\c. ~tee of the General Supply ver Arsena , 7rho i:l reported by rr~'~ Mili ta.ry Intelligence Officer., R:iv'3r Arsenal, to be reliable, saw a ul..t'lJUlar object whi~ appeared to him to b e about the size of' a wash tub a.r.d s.bout 5 ,000 to 10,000 feat altitude but m.ov:lng downward , traveling at a rapid t"8.te of speed from the northeast, over his house, a:ld 0:1 toward the south''r/(I~Jt and the Red Hi"ler Arsenal. The object a bright golden yellow, had no t~il such as a comet would }~...ave, and culiar sound. About two Ill t!lt"t;6S 8...4~er the object had passed from he heard the 'exploal~n in the direction of the ArserAl. A copy of statement is attaoheri .. .S:.ctract from latter.-~For .... from Ord Corps, Red River .".rsenal., TeX3.rkana, Tsx, 8 Jtme 1954.. to CG, _'ou:-th Army : tion, c;alled at onci s u or.ti tted the DA ci "lilian c:smployee or" "!;his installa- a.ttaehed s-tatement . 3~ 1lir . is e. ::-'3liable person and d.)~.:i :wt seem t o :b..ave r.::mtnstic tendenci.:ss. He ras vez-J sincere in fu:-:1ishi:-~ -this ini'or - ''2. Li ,n. The inf' rmt\ t i o n bas not be~n relea:;;ed to .m~ron~ '3;cceo-t c..""1.a vOtr.r. ndlng vfl ' i r;er ) ( 1-.his ins-r;allation. <+ Thi.:> 1.:u r "!'a '":1 on is submitted i.::1 conjunct ion with J.n exi?lo- _,ir;.n Jl' u revebnd n t ir: . !'3a D, ;ted River Ar senal, ..:;or-:.>isting of J.'ra&llantati on cl..t..;t:ac )()mbs .vhich occurred at 2 :36 A . U . , 8 Ju.Tle 1954 'fhe t=r;cpl osion co11"' 1 ,, r.t:td ,.r t>ro blasts in succession, vi t h d'!?a r l<s a3cen djng appro'Xt.~ t.e:lly ~50 feet. The explosion left a large hole in the ground, a no ~ Jt.t.'t'1:ered cans and fragmentation bombs w/f in the vicinity of D-6 irlo'" Debris was scattered over Area D and a portion o f Area E. Ammun.1. t.J.vu storage division. :r-(CLASSiFI.ED e:mr~mna, Texas Z!JERA.L SUPPL"! :q name i s sian, at press::1t in BUJ.l.:i.::g I a.m employed by General Bu!=J?lY Di n.- rssidence is in Hooks, T~xas, north of ~e hi g;h s citoo 1 . I have workad at the A=senal 1 .;o-r; u.p appro:cimatsly 1 :00 A .:.I. this ;nor:c.ing to taxs the c:1.ildr'3~ J to -t:1? c~lla.r '\.he>.~..-; cloud was cor.'ling up. I to-:~< t~1~ '":lild.:-en to th.e collar ~:~.nd put t.."'1em t;o ? e d and atayed with t:'l3!1. O;:;.s tas t :ro y9ars old .:tt'!..i :ms ;?iug to sl.3~r> T:;.an I w~nt back :;o the ~.:n.:.stt a.:ld ~-':op?ed a t t.ht~ tmi .m tching t:n~ li ~n\;::ll:lg .:'lash.. r..ll o.f ~ suld.en l. nor;ic~d a. light l ow )-er~ind the clc.! l lrll!!L'Tlg t."lrough the cloud ~nd sa:.v it '~>IH.S :1ot ;!. s+..ar,. ..llt':-. .)u~!-1 a t l'irst 1. ''...UI,ht it .;as. It kt,pt 9-pproe.chi:Jg !'rom t_t....5 :1orthea.3t ":ra~llJ.ru; directly ,., 1r-ay =-~siden~e. It c~e .from under the cloud and :otns a b eight go l de.u , ..., ll vw, without any tail fo lloN'i:-...g, e.nd r..a::! a ? e culiar sound. It passed Jl, ...,,}tl y wer my house trawlli::lg tcwa:-d -:ho i30uthwest and the light disan. :tt -;! i 1 rom my .s~ght. I walked to the nor...nwest c orner o~' the house, watctu . 1ud listening, wondering vlha.t it was. Some two minutes after it di .~'"' ...,u.r':td f'rorn sight "llere ;vas an explosion in the direction of' the ar '~L southwest of my residence which f rightened my wifa. I carried her co the c ella r and returned to the house to check tt.e time and tun:. the fan of'f' in the residence. At that time it ,vas 2 : 37A. M. Q.. Are you f a mj liar w:i '"h a oomet i n the sky? I have seen two fall i!1 my lii'e. Dis this object going vver you r house ha. ve a tail s:iJnilar to a. comet? No, it was strictly a blackout behind it. canets I saw fal l hAd n o noise exceot for It also had a noise and the tno the explosion a.fter they had Approximately haw high would you say thia object ap?eared to you? A . .As near l y as I can guess , it was higher in the norl.beast and rms lowerir..g. 7l".aen I first sighted it, it appear9d to be appr oxi."Tl8.tely 8 o r 10 t!1.ousand i~3et :-u~h and appr oachL""lg from undernear,h t..~e cloud. I-'; va.3 -:~.'79lli.:lg UNCLASS;FlED Q. .'f:l!l t -;res the weather cor..: ":l..m at the time you sa71 the object going over? A. It .,.,..~3 cloudy overhead .n -:.c ~ hea-vy dar:C cloud i:J. the n orthea:;t t.he.t had F;..; se:l :1or"th of us, ral!"...l.l~ sooe out of it. Q. You ,.,.t\78 been in 'tile :.>d r7i. ce 1 J. . !~o .. I ;,'\.3 called out, La led up ready to .:;o, bu-t I d..:..d not GO 3x:lctly ~rhat type o.f no is a was it th.e.t the object n.add ? SL-:ula:.~ 1;o these sky rock3t3 that g o up :lnd wa.ka a S b.h -'-'lh , only it "res Q. D.!.l c' :1 Jr~a else sad l;h,., Jh J. ect? Q . Did. you mention thiJ .J 1uvone else in t~e morning? A.. I :nentioned it to t)t:i .t~.n HnO rides wit!:-1 ne. ~. ~mite. Ee spo'ke of hear- ir.g fu e eAplosion a l ~ l t J arred his house, bu-c h e thought it vas lightning tha.t .!'lad str-11ck. Ht< '6 ;;1 sleeping. I told :b..im about seeing t.~e light. ~elieve he saic his Rife had noticed a light just before the explosion. I also mentioned it to ~. Harmon, superrisor in ouildin~ 82. lie said t h e ex: losion rocked hi a "~sa. lie lives i n East Ho:::>ks Conrts, and he thought the war had begun. ...\.., has been in t;,e service. And to a dis~ tcher who lives about 8 miles t~ ... !ll ':lere. lie said it s hook his residence. He thought it ~s lightning. Q . When c!id you know of t.-.. e explosion on t......,_e Arsenal? A . ' Definitely, I did not ~ow until I turned in my insure.nce papers this morning , other than hearing .a 'L'.unor of a small explosion and knew something :b..ad blown up /s/ Lloyd T. Prewitt Ll61D T . P~EWITT ~'looks, T9xas