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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Several minutes Very lerge object at estimted altitude of 660! travel
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, slowly for a few minutes then departed at hich rate of speed
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Slowly Tor a ivw i Pp | |
Source is a Methocist minister. No s/e vere re. orted in

Ground Visual
7. COURSE

ares during tire of sirhtin.

Southwest
3. PHOTOS

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. 0.4 1 j-1. OBJECT VERY ¥ LA GSE. . ) “iT : GS

OR TALL SECTIONGM * SEEN FROM THE GROUND, AND WAS AT ABOUT 679 FEET

SLEVATION. IT SEEMED TO BE SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE ‘SOUTHVEST. IT WAS
OBCERVED FOR SEVERAL NINUTES, THE! DEPARTED AT "INCREDIBIE SPEED TO
THE SOUTHYEST." YM THE TIME OF SIGHTING YAS ABOUT 18893C. 3. IT YAS
SBTERVED FROM THE GROUND. RM THE OBSERVER WAS LOCATED AT PREMONT.
TEXAS. TH THE OBSEPVER YAS A METHODIST MINISTER, REV alm, o:
PREMONT, TEXAS. YM WEATHER AT TINE OF OBSERVATION WAS AS FOLLOWS:
CLEAR AND 15 MILES VISIBILTY WINDS AS FOLLOWS: SURFACE, ESE AT

¥NOTS, QPPP FT.,170 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, UPPP FT,.4199 DEGREES AT

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is KNOTS, EPPP FT.,212 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS, RPPP FT$,242-DECREES AT
35 KNOTS,. Ui NO WEATHER PHENOMENA REPORTEDe Ie NO FRACHENTS OF ALY

KIND REPORTED. OM $C INTERCEPTIO:’ ATTEMPTED. CPM NO AIR TRAFFIC

SPORTED Ii AREA AT SIGHTINGHTIME.

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DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
Ol January 1953 | 1) January 1953 as

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5 “MARY: : (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance In final one sentence paragraph. Litt inclosure s at lower left. Beyin test of : report on AF Form =P. ord i)

Report contains information on the sighting of mu

nidentizied flying object in
che vicinity of Premont, Texas, 19 January 1953.

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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, U.S. C.—
31 AND 2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF 11S CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW

1T MAY NOT QE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, Fo OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

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1. Date of sighting: 19 January 1953.
2, ‘time of sightings 1300C.
3 Place of sighting: Ground odservation, Premont, Texas.

). Weather at the time of sighting Clear, 15 miles visibility, surface winds
S outheast at 8 imots, 1,000 foet 170° 12 imots, 2,000 fset 190° 15 mots, 3,000
2109 22 mots, ,,000° teat 240° 30 knots. io weabher phenomenon reported.

S. Witness: Levecend eqns 2", Toxase
Oe Obdject Sighted:

a. Numoer — One

»b. Shave — Unreported, except for lack of wings or ‘ail section

ec. Size - Very larva

d. Color ~- Unrsported

2. Speed - Reported as incredible

ft. Heading — Southwest

@e Maneuverability — Unreported

h. Altitade = About 600 feet

i. Sound — Unrevorted

je Exhaust Trail - Unreported

7. General Remarks: No fragments of any kind were reported; no interception

was attempted, and there was no lmown air traffic in the area at the time of sighting.

No photographs or sketches were submitted.

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ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON [5 PROMIMITED SY LAW,
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Fremont, Texas 18 January 1953

I. Dascription of Incident

At 21,00 2 a civilian source observed a large object slowly drifting to the
soutinvest for several mimtes at an estimated altituds of 600 feat.

II. Discussion of Incident
This report is very brief,
III. Conclusion

Insufficient data for evaluation,

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