PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8867836

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONKilleen Texas

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Gold globe, size of basketball, Insufficient data, Duration :
moving NW to SE with steady flight indicates rapid flight; however,
path, gradually disappeared to SE. disappearance called gradual,
Flight indicates meteor; how-

ever, gold color conflicts w/
Such an analysis.

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UNCLAS BGM 438. "UFO". IN COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 15 AFR 299-2
AND AFR 200-2A, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTEDS

Ae DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS C3) (GLOBE ’ (2) ASKETBALL ¢ 3) €OLD)
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HORIZON. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (4) SITTING IN FRONT
MRD (2) 2000(¢3) 2000/¢4) STEADY FLIGHT PATH (5) GRADUALLY TO THE

SOUTH EAST (6) (FIFTEEN (15) SECONDS) Ce MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS

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OBSERVERS: ( qe: 33, qe, KILLEEN, TEXAS,
GOOD. ey: seer 1, TEXAS, GOOD.

(2) MSGT CRAIG S$ HOPKINS, 266TH ARMY BAND, BANDMAN, GOOD. SGT HOPKINS

STATED THAT AT ONE TIME HE QAS A PILOT. Ge WEATHER AND WINDS:
C4) CLEAR (2) NOT AVAILABLE (3) UNKNOWN (4) UNKNOWN (5) UNKNOWN

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