DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6311802
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1949
REPORTED LOCATIONTampico Mexico
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hind trees.

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ee eee traveling frem |.extco City to Vamrice, Vanps., lexico.

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While on a motor trin from > exico Uity tc Yamrico, ‘aavlinas, t:.e “olicwe.
inr erent occurred:

After leaving Valles anc traveline erst toward Tampico it wbovt iC nemey

7 Aucust 15L9, 7 was friciie alcrie co a surat-nt slrete. of sAchwrr sit ohtir
com hill. Aherd of me, enterins rron tre north ane trovelin: south aln
on a ninety decree curse rem nine was an outecy thot ict feet Loar 3n
quite “arrovwealnost tornece shope}-=\ ne a pele vellow irre, sirilitr to 1

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“ourth of Jvlv sparkler. jt ws jucred tu ve abort 5,000 feet sllicuce toot
two miles anerd of me, tr. eling 1t 1 sneed of Jes hee miles rer hour.

It entered my field of wision just bde“cre it crosse:! the rord aher’ cf me,
and I was able to follow it until it passec beh tnd Some trees berderlis

the road. Jt was viewec for iat least five seconds. oS

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Among the things noted were: Jt had no lights such as afrera“t enmnlor at *
night. It appe red to be flat m the bettom anc the nese wis rounded, as
nose was tre brightest. The bricthtness dimmed toward the stern part, and Se
it appeired to be trailing pinpoints of fire. Althowh ‘the nirht was cleaSe
anc the mocn oriczht, no outline could be discernec. (he writer his cb

many shooting stars, but this object resemblec ncne of them. 7 hive never=>
seen jet planes operate at nigiit, and am tnercefore vnable to coment on

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but no rotating or swirlins motion could be seen. The fact that it seemed =
to be triveling so slowly mignt have been cue to the “act trat it mipht > ~
have been at a v-retter distrnce than judced. it anpeared to be tra-elirn ry _
on a stright course at a censtant wWtitude. ¢* tried especi*lly hard to .?
locite anv afrernx“t fli-hts, but none wis visible. oe
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