PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6311338

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONBryan Texas

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1. DATE { ® LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
' 2 Apr 52 Bpyan, Texas QO Was Balloon
: enero | . 0 Probobly Balloon
| ‘3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION = meen, Soren
D Wos Aircraft
| ‘. Local __.2040 CST oo of Ground- Visual OD Ground-Rader 0 Probably Aircroft
GuT. ee D Air Vi suvol OD Air-Intercapt Rador lo Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | &. SOURCE : lo Was Astronomical
DO Yes 3 AF pilots XL Probobly Astronomical METEOR
} ie te Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | —Ss| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | % COURSE = = = = |D Other... =
| ‘ 0D Insufficient Deto for Evaluation
5-15 sconds | 1 | 0 Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

"Fire" color. Circular w/tail.
Large fireball reported in this
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11. COMMENTS _

Ball of fire 1/3 size of full noon.
Two small.tails appeared to drop off.