PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
Sunmer 1951 Gonzales, Texas
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
mi Che
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Few Ninutes Reported efter sidtinz, One object size of
fighter a/e Object of eluinum color, shiny.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Egg shaped longer then round. Object intially observed at
Few Minut os 45 deg elevation. Object at O6o dog azimuth. Flight was
slon. Covered 5-10 deg of arc in 2-3 minutes. No sound.
7. COURSE Thought to be sbout 2 milns away. Hed four fins and colored
Climbing band around centor. Chject was tuming slowly. Disappearod
behind clouds. A/c was in area and xpassed close to object.
8. PHOTOS Clear day, sun shining. Big as moon, silv color.
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c. What attraoted attention to object?
A.I Probably shining reflection attracted attention.
Q. Mumber formation or g ping?
A. One. .
e. object, . on, thumb
or fist at arns length)?
A. About the size of a full moon.
Q. Color of objeot?
A. Silver (shiny).
Q. ·Direction -
A. Approximately 135° from north. .
Q. Direction of flight object?
A. Going up at 6 angle and st
Q. Tims in sight? .
A. Three3mimutes.
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Q. - distance)?
A. Moving up and away ostimate speed a
in angle of sight.
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Q. Projections (fins, wi:
A. Unknown.
Q. Maneuvers (turns, ketch path)?
A.
Q.. Manner of digapnes arance?
A. Just went the dista
Q. Effect on olouds?
A. No alouds remambered. clear day.
1 Sinoe he has been in the Army, May l95l, he has studied aireraft
recogniti was other than known type aircraft.
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S. Did observer polaroid glasses at time K
of sighting or was cbjeot ewed through canopy, W ow, or other
transparent material?
A. Does not wear glasses, 20
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6On 21 May
aivised that he has Inoim the folloning persons (15)and
thirty (30) years respeotively and considored them complotely reliable
and truthful. None had trouble
of Gonzales, Texas: of Gonzales, Texas:
Mr.
Mr.
Mrs.
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Sheriff McGLNTY furthar advisod that he did not know
but knew his father very well and that he worked for the City of Gonzales.
He advised that he considered father reliable and trustworthy, and that
doubt son being perso n.
7.On 21 May
Gonzales, Texas, was interviswed onoerning the r honest and
character folloving persons:
Mr.
Mr.
Mrs.
Mro he only know Mr through banking busine39
and, therefore, was unab attest 'orma tion
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Gonzales, Texas, was intervieved and stated substantially the same as
Mr. WOOD concerning the honesty, character, and credibility of Mr.
and Mrs. Mrs. DUNN further advised that Mir was
honest, trustworthy, and reliable, but that he had changed considerably
8 since he had been injured in 8 fire present, ahe was somewhat
doubtful about the credibility of information he might relate because he
seemed to read and think a eat deal then use his imagination to
supplement the facts. Mrs. DUNN further stated that she did not wish n to
imply ree 3persons would make up complete false-
hood or that wer yer asically honest, asically honest, ruthiul dependable, pendable, and and 1
reliable. ".
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11 July 1951
On 10 and 11 July 1951, Sgt. who is stationed
at the Corona Experimental Radar Site about 18 miles southwest of
Corona, New Nexico made the following verbal Dyvad
and myself: 1
. About 2230, 9 July 1951 I noticed a red glowing ball lof light
about the size of a full moon to the west or west south west of the
station low above the horizon. I called civilian Security Guard,
ir. and we both watched it slowly descend for about
thirty seconds before it went below the trees. There was an after-
glow for another ten seconds. No sound was heard that might have
come from the object. isibility was slightly poor and although
some stars could be seen. there were dark clouds over part of the
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF I INVESTIGATION .
REUBEN STRICKLAND, S/A rO
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
DO #10, Kelly AFB, Texas
Umusual Aerial Phenomena PERIOD
Sighted from Gonzales, 20-21 May 1952
Texas, and Vicinity OFFICE OF ORIGIN
DO #10, Kelly AFB, Texss
STATUS
CLOSED .
CHARACTER
SPECIAL INQUIRY
REFERENCE
None, this is an initial report.
SYHOPSIS
Investigation initiated by District Commander, based on information
from FBI Field Office, San Antonio, Texas, that
Gonzales, Texas, and two other persons had observed an unusual
aerial phenomena. phenomena. Investigation revealed that
and all of Gonzales, Texas, had
observed an an aerial phenomena east phenomena south east center of Gonzales,
summer of summer of 1951. and and Gonzales,
Texas, had Texas, had seen two two (2) unusual aerial objects, one while driving
through Shiner, Texas, and one while driving on Highway #3 at Oak #3 3 at Oak
Forest, Texas. One was unusual because it appeared to appeared to vanish into'a.
ball of fire, and the other because 1t 1t had had no markings or or insignia.
Mirs. and husband i saw an I saw an unusual circular aerial object object
while driving south on Highway #3, approximately appr oximately one (1) mile north
Gonzales, Gonzales. Acquaintances stated reliability of and
might be questionable. All other interviewees were interviewees were
considered reliable. .
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ATTENTION: Dieclosure of the nature, sourees. or even the exintence of such investigntive information to persons mentioned 1n the report or to
other persons not normally entitied to such information may be made only when expresaly agthorised by the Director of Speclal In-
vestigations. IG, or hirher autbority. unauthorized disclosure of such information wil be consldered to a violation of AFR 208-1.
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object around noon one whilestanding
in front of his radio and television shop at Gonzales,
Texas. ollowing rmation oonoerning the sighting of this -
objeots
Q. Date of Observation?
A. Surmmer of 195 1 (June - July).
Q. Exact time of.obsorrati local)?
A. Noon, appro
Q. Place of Observation?
A. In front of Radio and Telev St. Paul a
Street, Gonzales, Texas.
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A. Size of fighter I plane at 3/4 06.
Q. Color of objeot?
A. Aluninum
Q. compa re
A. Egg shaped onger - around.
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Q.. Sound and odor?
A.I No sound. No odor.
Q. Distance from observer (distance to town, building, eto., over
which objeot appeared to bo
A. Two (2)miles through air, one and ne-half (1) mil ground
distanoe, about edge of towm.
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Q. Trail eto.)7
A.I No trail.
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Q. Luminosity (visible refl
A. No lights - shiny. E
A. Appeared bank. and may
leaf shapes.
Q. Manner of disappearanoo? .
A. Disappeared behind a oloud. Another airplane approa to
within l/4 mile of object.
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DETAILS (Cont'a)
Effect on olouds?
A: Clouds did not offeot hile in sig
olouds.
Q. Addi tiona ojeot?
A. None.
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Q. Weather conditions and light at +ime of sighting?
A. Clear day, visibility unlimited. Sun shining. No haze.
Q. Did polaroid glasses at
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details)?
A. Standing on streat.
pointed .
Q. Number grouping?
A. One.
Q. Apparent size (oompare thumb
or fist ar arns length)?
A. Big as moon. Silver oolor.
Q.
Ae Silver.
90° overhead)?
A. 750 angle from horizon. DOWNGRADED
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Q. Sound and odor?
A. No sound or odor.
Q.
which object appeared to bek
A. 8000 - l0000 feet high, 3/4 mil - about
city limits.
Q. dth, persistanoe, eto.)?
A. - trail, blaok smoke.
Q. Luminosity ogree
of brilliance)?
A. Straight flight - maybe slightly - olimbing.
2. Manner disappearance?
A. Disappeared behind a cloud.
1 Q. Effeot on clouds?
A. Medium high soattered olouds. Objeot visible.
Believes objeot came out of one oloud and Objeot
had no effeot or oloud it entered.
Q. Additional objeot? 7
A. Objeot appeared flat and ha liding motion
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or was ow, or othe er transparent
material?
A. Usually wears glasses
e time.
further stated that he was very intorested
saucers' and read all the books and articles he could find on then. He stated
that he believed there were such things and explained that they generated their
thwoah fxom
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I Gonzales, Toxas
FFC, U. S V, was erviewed and statod that in approximately April 1951,
wnile he was standing ant of Radio and T wision Shop,
talking to he had
sighted something umusual flying through the air. deemed it umsual .
because it appeared round in shape, was of shiny material and no sound T
or means of power could be noted. gave the Collowing informati oon-
cerning the sighting oject
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