PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DA7E-T.M3 GROUP .LOCATION
20 Aug 49 20/0900---302 Llan0, Texas
C. COURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro(MOON)
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3. LENOTR OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 1/2 Hours Coject described as being l5 feet high and three feet wide,
containing 11 quarter moons 6 inches in diameter. Object was
3. TYPE OF ODSERVATION cooper color,and gave orf sufficient light to cast shadows.
Ground visual Coject rose straight up 250 minutes, stayed at this
1.2 height and moved south l500 feet i two hours. Onother witness
7. COuRda stated that she saw w the cbject and thought it was the moon.
South
3. PHOTOS
A a Yes
9. PRYSICAL EVIDENCE
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and gave cast sh Object
height of minutes stayed at his height and moved
South 1500 feet i (2) hours There no olouds. Object made no
sound. Obser ad no informatior propulsion, air
duots, exhaust disappear Only other witness Mrs.
who stated obie ought it was Mr.
rancher, ound i except aract over left
eye. Observer appeared newhat antric due to claims that Milky Way,
Big and Little Dipper position, and that his ranch
contains extensive deposit uranium, diamond dust, graphite and iron.
AFB 2 AMC
HQ, OSI 2 Wright-Pattersom APB
FBI (info) 1 Dayton, Ohio
G-2, Fourth Army (info) 1 ATT: MCIAXO-3
File 2 7-3712-
APPROVED
R. LUMSDEN UNCLASSIFIED
Lt Colonel, USAF 23
DISTRICT COMMANDER
AFCSI FORM 4
23 JULY 1948

groumd slow and took about
two (2) hours. The observ the objeot t into the
house for breakfast hours.
AT LLANO, TEXAS
3. Mr. ollowing Specific det covering this
sighting:
(1) Date of sighting
20 August 1949
(2) Time of sighting
Time.
(3) .
Observer first sighted ile he was standing in the back
door (on north sideof his house. During the time the object was
in sight, the observer noved around in his yard, outside the house,
(6) Distance of object from observer.
(a) I Laterally zontally
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oval. This object resembled large bo
quarter moc top and (2) quarter on bottom.
There were seven (7) eight (8) er moons between
It appeared as there were two (2)
quarter mo side by side of what should have
been a cente shaft, but server could see nothing in
this area. Each quarter was about six (6) inches across,
but they did connec any way
feet.
wsiamas

(11) Evidence of exhaust.
There was no observed sound.
(12) Effect on clouds.
This was a cle clouds.
(13) Lights
(a) Reflected
(b) Luminous
The object causing a brilliant light, red as if from fire.
The ooject was so bright that it hurt the observer's eyes
to look at the object for any length of time. It gave suf-
ficient light to cast shadows of objects against the build-
ings.
(14) Support
The observer could upport.
(15) Propulsion
No method o
(19) Sound
No sound was heard from his object. UNCLASSIFIED

Address
-0 Texas
(3) 0 Occupation
Place of business
egorahss* Llano, Texas
(5) Pertinent hobbies.
Geology and astronomy.
(6) Ability to determine.
This observer was in a position to see the object as set forth
above. Mr. has a cataract over his left eye and has
been under treatment of Dr.
San Antonio, Texas, for some time. Mr. stated that the
vision of his normal.
(7)
tentions, but tkows nothing of any effects of his imagination.
Miss further stated that Mr. Whad a cataract
affecting his s eyes, but she did not know whether it affected one
or both eyes. Miss also stated that she is very well
acquainted with both Mr. and
(8) N
UNCLA lightings in general
This is the only aerial phenomena -
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(9) Witnesses
Mr. inside and got his wife up at approximately
0315 hours; looked at the object and
stated that i noon. and she was not interested in
observing the the morning her age. Mr.
stated that he had checked with various neighbors in
the vicinity and none of them had seen this object. When inter-
viewed, Mrs. statement.
(10) Comments
of person interrogated.

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