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AIR INTELLIGE INFORMATION REPORT

Aen9)5750th Tachnical Training ‘ing

Shepoar: Force Dass, ‘lichita Falls, Tax
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CSNERAL INFORMATION:

St aprx 1205, 9 July 1953, ./2—— i, 3750th

Medical Group, Shepserd air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, was standinz on
the 5th Street hospital ramp in the hospital area during his lunch period,

when the noise aroused ‘wy two (2) 2-25 tyne aircraft Plying westwardly, caused
him to look up.

Upon looking up, QP saw an object apnear in the sky at a very
high altitude. The object on its initial appearance appeared to be circular
in sight, and was aprx one and five tenths (1.5) inches in diamater (a3
observed with his naked eye), The thickness of the object could not be deter-
mined, The ohject began losing altitude at a very fast rate of snead, but
continued to travel in a Northwest to Sonthsast direction, The heizht of the
object when it appeared at its lowest altituds could not be deterninad, but
appeared very much higher than the aircraft flying in the inwediate vicinity.
(Notes: It is estimated that the aircraft were flying at an altitude of
apex 2000, feet.) The maximum diameter of the onject as observed by the |
source was aprx eight (3) inches. It was also observed at this point that the :
ovject apvesrsd to be sninning horizontally. The object when observed at its
lowest altitudes anpeared to be elliptical in shape, and slightly conical on
the top and »ottom sides.

The color was silvery-#hite with what apveared to be 9 phosphorescent
vrlow, The object apoeared to be made of metal. The object wes obsarved at
this altitude for anrx one (1) sscond, then it suddenly began clim>tmg ones
again at a very fast rate of speed and travelling in a Sonthvest direction )
disappeared over neighboring buildings in the hospital area. |

No vapor trails nor any kind of smoka were emitted by the object
during the course of observation, Although unable to judgs the sneed of
the object, Peeler stated that it travelled at almost ths speed of a falling

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The weather for the reporting period vas clear, “inds were from the
Northwest at six (6) wiles per hour, Temperature ws 96 dozrees, Visibil-
ity ves fifteen (15) niles

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The lemgth of tine in which

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» 2180 assigned to the 375Cth Medical Group, this iead-
at the time the object appeared, and both con-

quarters, vere with

firued staterents. Thay stated that they had seen the object for
opex two (2) seconds, The Srief description given by (EP.
yenerally agrees with that of GD

COMMENTS WT THE PREPARING OFFICER:

i. Thad Se the first report of this ileadquarters, indicating any unusval
oighting over the immediate base arsa, Previovrs sizhtinzs avpeared 27 July
1952, amd 2 May 1952. (Refs IR-1-52, and IR-2-52, this liq.)

2e A check mas sade with neighboring military ani sivilian units to
determine thether or not any had received similar resorts, further to
letermine if any weather instruments had Seer dispatchel over the revorting
area and during that period of time. The results were negative.

3. The two (2) alrereft in the vicinity of the sighting vere piloted
by Captain Schwarts, of the 3570th Observer Training Group, this Neadquerters,
and First Lieutenant Underwood, sho was arriving at this wq frou Waco, Texas.
Captain Sebwarts stated that he had arrived at 1216 hours, 9 July 1953, »ut
that he had not observed any unusual sighting at any time during his flizht.

he All three (3) airnen appeared to be average cr 2bove average intelli-
genee, amd reamined adament in their statewents. The airzen are permanent
party personnel at this Zoadquarters, and elaized that pricr to the sight-
ing, they had never believed in "lying Saucers”.

5> Waorther details concerning the above inforzation vere niknown to
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tatement was submitted to this Headquarters sy

© 5% aprx 1205 hours, 9 July 1953, I, 4/20 Qu, was
sitting on the 5th Street hospital ramp of the base hospital, 5750th Medical
Coup, when I beard a noise in the sky behind me. Looking upward I sew two (2)
R=25 type aircraft flying in a westward direction, After a faw seconds a
otrange flying object appeared in the sky and I followed it with ay eyes during
its course of travel. It avpearsd to be a cireular dise shen I first observed

it, apex one (1) inch in diazeter, The object appeared to increase in size

as 1% came closer to se fron a very high unknown altitude, The cirevlar shave
of the object seered to change to elliptical, the closer it became, The
object wae travelling in a southwest direction, at a very fast unknown rate
of apeed, such faster than I have ever seen on any aireraft in flight, after
having seen the object. for aurx five (5) seconis, I revorted it to the ase
Tntelligence Office,

The object when it first sepeared seemed to be flying at a meh bizher
altitede than the two (2) aircraft that were flying in the inuediate area, and
i+ appeared to be travelling towards me and at the sane tire across the aky.
The fast that the object was spinning horizontally and yet travelling with a
forvard uoticn convinced ze that it vas not an aircraft,

The object at its larcest point appeared to de sight (8) inches in
diameter as I chserved it with uy naked eye. The colcr of the object vas
ditfieult to define, it appeared silvery-shite, but emitting en unusual
glow, that made the object appear to be bright and dull at the same time, It
travelled froe the northwest to the southeast, tut forsing aa orbit to the
southwest. It also avpeared to have uede a verticle "!" before disappearing
over neighbcring buildings. As it cane closer the object seened to slow down
considerably, and then it suddenly gained altitude again, and disappeared
at a very fast rate of speed,”

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* % surx 1205 hours, 9 July 1953, 1, /2c, or tne
3750th sedical Group, Leedquarters Squadron Section, Sheprerd Air Yorees tnee,
‘tehite Pa lls was sitting outside of the 5th Street hospital] rea
vith afzC during ow lunch period, sirnan while

stehing two (2), 2-25 type aircraft, told ze to leck 2% a flying chtect |
that appeered in the ky, 2 the tine I sew the chject 1% appesred to be )
coming froa the Jorthwest, and ws woving vestwardly, The two (2) 275
type aireraft appeared te de flying under the dise, I could not detervine |
the altituie of the object, dut 1% vas very sweh higher than the airerart
and travelling such faster then any sireraft eS a oe a
objee®= appeared te lcae considerable speed for a few seccoris ani then sudd-
only degen voving to the Southwest and at the s4s@ tive Deven caining speed
and altitude, The object sede no sound ner did 1t emit any seoke cr vapcr,
She seler wea white, and appeared to de shospicrescent, Cheervation of the
‘tse Wr us wee for avrz five (5) seconis, The dise sapseared to de aprx
Seven (7) 2 sight (3) inches in diaveter when at its lovest altitude, and
ot smaller ag 1% soved on until the view vas blocked by the roofs of
neishbering waildings in the bospital area."

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NOTSs the following is a statement of observations cro 1/20 Roce,
All distances snd measurments are spproxinate.

July 1953, I, qe ves returning
3750th Medicel Group, lieatiquarters Squadron Section,
Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, when I stonped on the

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flying over the hospitsl area. As we turnod
Qirsaw an object overhead end turned to moe and
Seucer’, Being curious of the matter I turned
believed to be a Flying Saucer. ‘when the object
traveling at a very high speed, spinning rapidly in
be the shape of a chrome disc. it made
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