PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6310842

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONFort Bliss Texas

FRAMES12

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FRAME 001 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

FTD 577450 1.0-1
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… . 5 may 1949 .
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ColOng 4. 200-750 mh
2" clse at an is length 1000:
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FRAME 002 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

- Sheet No 4748 SE
AMS Sertes V881 Veeet-s
:
0373 376
flight 50 374 375
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1400 400
UNSS 150 300
-554 160 20° 554 UNSSEDEE
170 -100
1800 -0
. 553
553 .
552
373 375 376
371 372 ⊥ 1 374 551
551 1

FRAME 003 / 012POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

UNCLASSIFIED

Scetch of Object Sighted

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 yisyp INTERV a US:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER

12 YEARS:
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UNC 7
LASSIF IED ; 9-43.22

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FRAME 004 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

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.... LASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS: UNCLASSIFIED
DOD DIR 5200.10
S-4322y
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FRAME 005 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

13. Direction of flight of cbject(s) Woot to Hast
14. Time in sight 30 - 50 soconds
15. Speed 200 - 250 aph
16. Sound and odor none
17. Trail none
18. I Luminosity Higily Reflective

FRAME 006 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

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FRAME 007 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson Force Base
Dayton, Chio
ATTENTION: M.C.I.
l. Reference letter, Director of Intelligence Staff,
United States Army. entione.l
A-1917.
2. The inclosed report from the Commanding General, Antiaircreft
Artillery and Guided Missile Center, Foi liss, Texas, subject as
above, 6 May l949, re sighting of unidentified erial object, 5 May
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
Sland,
1 Incl EUSTIS L. POLAND
As stated w/3 incls Cclonel, GSC
AC of S, G-2
1
DECLASSIFIED '7"
UNCLAS SSIFIED DO!:
518
- S-43224
1133
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FRAME 008 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

5-127
s13001 DATE
FROM: Fort Houston, Texas DATED!/12/
TOT No. InCLS 7
RECORDING DATE
DesK NOTOTA RECORDED HOur
- ROUTED TO: SUSPENSE DATE ESTABLISHED BY (INITIALS) DATE
1
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2
3
MCIA
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OTHER DISPOSITION: TRANGMITTAL
AMC FORM NO. IU
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FRAME 009 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

1. Enclosed herew copy G-2, Anti-
aircraft Artillery & Liss, Texas.
2. The location of the object this report is
approxinately the same as covered in
1949 and 28 April 1949. 15 April
FOR THE COMMANDING
4 Incls
1. Report ELI S. FOWLER
2. Overlay (AMC only) Captain USAF
3. Sketch Asst. Adjutant
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FRAME 010 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

(Map coordinates) 553.5 : 372.6 on Newman sheet
#4748 III SE, 1:25,000 AMS series U881
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5. What attracted ttenticn
field of fire
Number See Incl
No 2 for sketches
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FRAME 011 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

straight and level course.
22. Effect of clouds: None
23. Additional information concerning object: None
24. Weather conditions and light at i me of sighting:
Clear, light blue sky, no clouds, light gust of wind.
Names and Addresses I tnesses:
Majo Bliss, Tex
Major st., El Paso, Tex
Capt So, Tex
Occupation nesses
are in the military service.
Comments of character
2. Winds rth west north w/speed
NCLA IFIED S-43224
2 C-YS
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FRAME 012 / 012paddle-gpu-200dpi

possible.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
3 Incls
1. O/Lay (quint) Colonel, A.G.D.,
2. Sketch (quint) Adjutant Genera)
3. Sketch (quint)
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