PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE: IME SROUP 2. LOCATION
Feb 53 27/0545z San Antonio, Texas
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
military 2.Possible Areraft
1. PoSsIdlk RruooN
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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
l-haalsnia Obj appeared to be a light larger than a star, and orange
NSTONTINVOUS. incolor. It emitted no sound and climbed out of sight.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Later it was observed to travel toward the SW at a faster
ground visual speed and a lower altitude.
7. COURSE
East
3. PHOTOS
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous eil ions of this form may be used. Previous etl ions be used.
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to the north. This was the first reported sightir A short time
later two lights were seen in an oval flight pattern from south to
vest or south. sound was heard at anytime. One observer stated
that the light varied from a dull red to bright. No estimate of
size was given except that light was larger than usual star. One ob-
server estimated the speed as 900 miles per hour. All other observers
just said very fast,
b. Objecta b. Object 526 027 2
February 1953.
c. Objects were observed visually from the ground.
d. Observatioms were made from Brooks AiriForce Base. Alti-
tude was stated as very hi igh. No estimate in fee ade.
Objects were observed by lst
s/Sgt 1, S/Sgt
s/Sgt S/Sgt
A/lc 0, A/2c
Reliability of their statements (attached) is un nown.
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DECLASSIF RADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL
015 173/54/49 IED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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into mY
mately one block when I was stopced by or men stand out in
the street pointing toward the sky ooed the car and got out
for a look. At this ti assuning that was the same
one tnat I before. came across field on heading of south
a r sreed and at a lower altitude.
I say at a lower altitude because it appeared to be at least twice as
big asit the same and still there were
no comventional angine sourd. The object contimued its
flight across the aky until disappeared and I decided to go to Base
Operations had seen. There was I one at operaticns
to handle the report so I initiated a small investigation oW to
see if what I had seen could be explained. see if what I had seen could be explained. I called Kelly Air Force I called Kelly Air Force
Base Operations and asked they had any traffic in the air He said
that they had ounle conventional type local area.
I then called ight service in Austin and made sighting
and requested they had any jet aircraft the vicinity : San
Antonio and he said that there was
Waco but none in the San Antonio then called Kelly for a
verification of what he had told me before and he stated that they had
contactad one of their local aircraft and that he had seen nothing
unusual and that it erfect lying weather. I called the Base Officer
of the Day and was instructed ake a formal report morning.
I first saw the object at Coc2 27 February and when I got home at Olco,
I decided to call Randolph Ai: FJore Base and ney had any
information that mizht help with on explanation Randoloh operations
stated that they had not had any aircraft activity during this pericd.

UNCLASSIFIED
DOT 319.1 Report on Cbjects
P. There apceared
h. I There is n 73ical evidence of the sighting.
i. tion as this head-
quarters t that time.
FOR THE ANDING
gelueton
CARL R. KOLVERTON
IST LT USAF
Adjutant
7Inels
Statement from It
Statement from S/Sgt
Statement from S/3gt
Statement temonc 1.013 from S/3gt
Statement from A/lc A/lc
Statement Statement from A/20
Statement from Statewent from 3/3gt
Info copies to: Info copies to:
Commanding General
Continental Air Conaand Air Commmand
Mitchel Air Force Base, New York Force Base, New York
Commanding Commanding General
Fourteenth Fourteenth Air Force Air Force
Robins Air
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED I
DOD DIR 5200.10
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SIAT IENI
On the night of 27
steady large
lighton.it. When fir3t I saw this object was coming from the
south-west and seemed to
seemed to shoot to the left
and then to the right. In one minute it had gosw so far that I had
lost sight of it.
east going toward south south-west. It seemed to have a red glare to
it. Eut the most amazing thing was the steady large light and the
height and speed i aveled.
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south. Visibility was perfect ar lat no time did clouds obstruct the
view. There was only one light on each object and it appeared to be
very bright far away. The night was clear am not
capable of stataing altitude although my estimata ' speed was close
to 900 mile3 rer hour 9s mpared seen.
The object flew in a quivering The object flew in a quivering sort of way as it wiggled back and forth
in flight. There was no sound and the last I saw was when they were and the last I saw was when they were
heading south in the direction heading south in the direction where they were first sighted. where they were first sighted.
3/8t s/Sgt
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others, observe traveling light in th
appearance it looked about like a star moving at speed. The
night wax very clear but I could see nothing but As I
could hear no motor and could see nothing but the light would presume
mimuts for it to go from tho_ south-east to the north, _turn and return
to the south-westfof me. There is not mich I kow about it. To me it
was just a traveling light, that if it had been standing still, I
would have taken for another star.
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STAE HT
On the 27 February 1953 I saw an unidentified object in the sky.
The object looked to me like enother star but was traveling at,a.terrific
rate of speed.It came the south-west. It traveled aoross the
the sky going Then it turned and came back across
nearly.straight South. That was the last that saw of
it. There was no sound.
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sweeping-are. i when it reappeared it was
heading south. Approximataly o one hour later I was re-
turning from mid-night chow and sa it again in the west, It appeared
to be in the vicinity of Kelly ce Base. It was heading west
at the time and then turned south. It seemed to fade to a qull red
I saw it, it
was heading south-west away fron t Kelly Air Force Base,
BSG
s/sgt.
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