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CASE REFERENCE7008084

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONKelly AFBTexas

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1, DATE 2. LOCATION

2, July 51 Kelly Ar3 Taxas o Probohly Ballser
3. DATS-Time GROUP)” &. TYPE OF OBSERVATION pean eee ey. eeeep
Leeut 20) & 2130. XNGround- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar = ee oft
Cut 25/0300 -_y eS 4 O Ain Vi sual 0 Air-Inrercept Rader OG Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | ya $. SOURCE = 2 Was Astronamical
0 Yes O Prebebly Astronomical
Mi Ne Military wh O Pussibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION a NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other.
O Insuftictent Data for Evaluation
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 3 |?1. COMMENTS ‘ >

Color was yellow light, Speed 600-700 mih,| Evaluation probable a/c. No

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Shape was round ~ Size 2" ~ 3" diam. Alt | presented conflicting with this

was 5000—7000!'. Witness thought might analysis.
pobbibly be that reflected by an uncon-
ventak A/C. Livzht appeared to be passing
from WV to E, Observed through binoculars, |
Continued in a straight and level flicht.

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= 20D 2he39, LOth OSI District (It), Kelly aP2, Texas, 1 tumest Ws
gag ocr tre: Sighting of Unmonventional Aixrcra?t

obstrnetion licht. STACY doseribed the color as being ccmewhere botmen

lomen-yollow and Grenge~yol lows oD Coscribed th color ag Yr, >
The obfect apoeared to be by iteelf, taet is one Light, ami because of the
distance, wnich neither airman soul! @stimto, no earedynamic feattrcs,
trail or exhaust, propulsion syutem, epeed or count could be obsarred.
the licht anceared to make a slow gradual descent toward the herison uwiidl

it disanpeared from views.

be The light was sighted between 2100 and 2150 hours OST and ws
seen for sexpreximataly five (s) minztiad.

Ge The sighting of the licht was made visually with iho ald of
dbincculsars.

d. Both eiraan sighted the light ?rcrm the Control Tower at Selly

Ad woe C238 + was located in a wostorly cirection, apnrazimitely in
the ty of Herxio, Texas. ,

On 31 July 1951, Set ilCU TY. MIR, AP 16 20h L603, 1922-2 AACS Detashe

ment, Prooks Air Force Pasa, Texas, was interviewed soneneni te sichting

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eae) wno is a Control Towr Unoratcr, rolated in subst see the Tollexiag:
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scwised br a eivilian policeman, that he had Just chserved 2n wewuslly
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when it cvassed into a clowd. NUR at a later tive rasizhted the lirht
traveling from an east to west direction toward horsio, Torns. [7

escrivbea the licht as follows:

‘a. The light apseared to be a round object tiro = three inches
in diameter, crange-white in color, MINOR estimated the sneec from 60 «=
700 milss per hour, at on altitude of 5000 - 7000 fowt. The objees con=
Sinued in a straight and isvel flicht.

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Visibility, wind east-coutheast at nim (9) miles an hore, 2130 he TFs

2, July 1951: Glaar, vieibLlity is miles, southeast wind at 22 miles an
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