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' 31 Aug 49 01/054. Houston, -xas
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Se LCNGTei OF COSZRVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
It appeared as a ball of

_f-"90 seconds CS vers saw the object in the NE,
be TYPE OF GUSERVATION ‘Mire having the color of an arc weld, Object headed to the SW

a level flight. Object left no trail and was in sight for
aoe Diane) a few seconds,

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UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS
Incident No.

Date of observation 351 August 19'Gate of Interview 6 September 19/9

Exact time of observation (local) 2350

Houston Licht and Power Scation
Ouston, Toxs

Place of observation:
(Map Coordinates)

Position of observer (air, car, blde, location or = give details:)
Observers were looking out of @ third floor window of the power nlant iere
they were on duty. They were looking South and watchin: a storm the

t attracted attention to object: The sly in South ims very blacizs with banked
cS ecaveered = e ob jee ae nevaped by aD fib LH fot t6 cams time when

ron lortheast directo L htnin=, iz
Number of objects and sketch of Pomme tf on -or grouping
One

Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist

at ares: ene) 20m observers cescribed object os bein~ sbout sire of an
° e an WS CStimeated That oCuject wos from 4 to 10 niles to South of
RbESE*GF eB yagiyt- {11 that the observers sow iz : Tuayv could
not see body of oojecte Described fire as beins about color of an are welde
Shape (give graphic description = compare with Knovm object) 3
Rounde

Altitude (Angle of clevation above horizon - 0° at horizon, 90° overhead):
Observers estimated object around 5,000 ft abovo ecrthe Because of observers!

position, 5 stories hixh, object was almost level with their 52266

Rorfiess from observer (Angle clockwise from north): Object anpeared from the
°

e2st ond disappeared to Southwest, malin: complote straicnt line ccross

son
Distance from observor (distonce to town, bldg, ctc., over which object

@ppeared to be): .ppeared to be eivht to ton miles sym

Direction of flight of object (s)s Northeast to Soutivrest.

Time in sight: Five to ten seconds

Spood iitime to cover given angular distanoo): Sstimated at over 1,000 miles

Sound and odor: None

Trail (color, length, width rsistonce, etc.) No trail. Fire steacy a
Jn) Be at sdcebe 4 + Pe as ) nO wraiie “ire steacy and not

Luminosity (visiblo by refloction, incandescence, other - dogroo of
brilliance): Blueish green and very brillicnt.

Projectiens (fins, wings, reds, nitonnno, canopies, otc.):
Could not be scen because of “arisic vif
llanvuvers (turns, climbs, ivvs,\' AEN Leenks flight path): None

Object continued on st33h 6 lL at EARSAAM speed.
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Us brewing,

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liorth and ste icone South.

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GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd) Incident No.

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21. Mannor of disappearance: Just disappeared into tho Southwoste

. 22. Effoct on clouds: Object not close enoush to clouds to give any crfecte

23- Additional information concerning objcot: lone

brewing and while it tms cuite dark there were occasioncl flashes of
lightning but none close to the object or in its pathe

25. Namo and address of observer: lir. yah nemanaithcaeangnatasnmneniant_ --<saenagn te
Ur. Qe sa, eas

Occupation and hobbies: Both are electrical cn-inverse

2}. Woathor conditions and light at timo of sighting: A thunder storm was
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Comments of interrogator rolativo to intclligenco and charactor of
observor (chock noighbors, polico dept, FBI records, umployor, ctc.)

Enployed by,

Both reside in 00d neichborhoods in Houston and apvear to be hishly

intellifent and comnete +t

Did observer woar glassos, ospocially polarcid glasses nt timo of sight-
ing, Or was objoct viewed through canopy, window, or othor transparont
matorial?

Object viewed through an cnoen window, on wnich there ims no sereen end’
neither observer wore glasses of eny type.

DOWNGRADED AT 8 YRAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
D NIT = 140

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HEADQUARTERS FUURTH ANMY all
Office of tho iC of S, G-2
Fort Sam Houston, Texas

000.9 AKADB-I 8 septembor 1919

SUBJECT: Unidentificd Acriel Phunorena

TO 3 Conmanding General
ir Materiel Comacand
Wright Patterson Air Forec Base
De.yton, Ohio
ATTENTION: MCI

The folloving rcport(ax) ro unidentifiod acrinl phenomena obscorvod
at H ouston, Texas, on dato ond timo indicatod, formmrdod icr
your information:

OBSZRVER DATE TILE

Lire ge ond irae «31 hug 49 9-250

1 Incl aoa

As stated

aC of S, G=-

DOWNGRADED AT

: 38 YEAR]
SIFIED APTEen 1oNTERVALS
DOD Diz 6250357 HARA

' UNCLASSIFi:..

a CONFIDENTIAY