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CASE REFERENCE6792671

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONCamp Hood Fort Worth Texas Area

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HEADQUARTERS
40013% Base Service Squadron
3amp Hood, “illeen, Texas

SUBJECT: Report of Unnatural Phenomena

TO: Commanding General, Lighth Air Force
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth, Texas

ATTENTION: Director of Intelligence

1, The following data is submitted, for your information, concerning
unnatural phenomena which have been observed at or near this station,

2. Your attention is envited to the fact that
mada by personnel of this command, but were made

none of the sightings
either by Killeen Base

were

and/or Camp Hood personnel bivouacked in the vacinity

3. The data included herein was obtained from
the Intelligence Offices of the stations cited in par

of this station.

reports formulated by
3 above,

4. Sightings of these phenomena were as follows: {All coordinates ~
given were obtained from Camp Hood Quadrangle Topographical liap, scale 1: ae
50,000)
Sighting Date Time Coordinates Altitude

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1 6 Mar 49 2020 910 ,8-355.56 200yds N |
Blue White flash, one second duration, speed unknown, es
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2 7 Mar 49 oO110 910,88-355.43 200 yds
Blue White flash, one second. duration, speed unknown,
3 7 Mar 49 O15 910. 85=355.1 Very high
Bright flash, one second duration, speed unknown,
= 8 Mar 49 0103 910, 26-355.28 300 yds =
White streak, duration indefinite, speed unknown,
5 14 Mar 49 1920 Coord Unknown 200 yds y Ww
Slue White light, travelled 300 yds in very iow arc. —
= 18 Mar 493 1947 915, 24-355.19 Alt Unknown =
4, jignts seen (3 yellow and 1 red we
“18 Mar 49 1930 910, 41-355.10 41t Unknown =
Yell lizht, no other information
LS Mar 49 1947. | 10 5., 32-855. .51 nicno wn
Blinking lignts, no other information ;~ 7
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4001st BSS Camp Hood, Texas (7 Jun 49)
Subj: Rpt of Unnat Phenomena

Sighting Date Time Coordinates Altitude
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9 19 Mar 49 0048 905.82-855.61 Alt Unknown
Blinking Lights, no other information
LO ; 31 Mar 49 2150 912,.6-850.4 2000
This object was size of a basketball, color between white
and color of firs, shape=- round, observed 10 to 15 seconds,
had a long trail, easy to see, very bright and fast.
11 27 Apr 49 2120 915. 5=S56=5 6 ft
12 27 or 49 2135 913.5-359.10 6 ft
13 27 Apr 49 2137 913.5359 .0 6 ft
14 27 Apr 49 2139 913, 5-359.0 6 ft
Nos ll thru 14 were similar as follows: 7
Size = balf-dollar to baseball
Color « White to dull violet
Fast accelleration from standing start. Went out after short
burst of speed and distance. In view 10 to 40 seconds.
Started ten to twelve feet from odserver.,
15 6 May 49 2040-2130 909.9-357.3
16 7 May 49 2025-2105 912,00-851.350
17 7 May 49 1940 917 , 50-355, 200
8 May 49 2008-2017 906,01-851.00

Nos 15 thru 18 were plotted by triangulation by Camp Hood
tillery observation posts located near this station.
All were similar as follows:
Brilliant light
3 miles width (20 to 40 feet in diameter)
Diamond shape
\vyerage altitude - 1560 ?%
Distance ~ 4000 to $000 yds from observer
Colors = From red to green to white .
Sneed - very slow - covered average of 15 milgs in 4v min
horizontal - Slowly dimmed cut, : ?
Ohservations made with Battery Commander scope (Approx 25 to
LO power)
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4001st BSS Camp Hood Texas (7 Jun 49)
Subj: Rept of Unnat Phenomena

Sighting Date Time Coordinates Altitude
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19 23 May 49 2200 914.0-856,0 Slightly above
Horizon
20 23 Vay 49 2339 914.0=356,0 .
21 24, May 49 0030 914.0856 ,0 .

Above were sighted for 60 seconds

Shape = Round

Color ~ Pale yellow

Size = Smaller than moon

Speed = Slow

Distance « 2000 to 3000 yds from observer

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24, May 49 1946 914.6-864,8 3 mils elev
Brilliant incandescent white, Size of dime at arms length,
Shape=fHound,

Speed » Stationery - In sight for 1 second

Distauce about 2 miles

23 24 May 49 1946 914.3-854.3 3 mila slay
Oceurred about 2 seconds after #22 - Size - 1/2 size of #22,
ctharwise description the same, Nos 22 and 23 were both
observed during daylight hours by the Sacurity Agent, Ailleen
Base,

5, ReportB on sech sighting were submitted to the Commanding General,
Air Materiel Command, by the Commanding Officer, Killeen Base, Killeen, Texas,

juny pr NAM,
ANTHONY D WCAS
Major USaF
Commanding