PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683104

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONJim Hogg County Texas

FRAMES3

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North to South in the yestern sky, and the object was below the clouds.
We looked at the object with our 7x35 binoculars, wide angle roe.
There was no sound whatsoyver at any time.
At 6.47 directi an of I Laredo and
it was a two motor craft, piston engine. I guessed that it was a
Trans-Texas aircraft, but now I checked with Trans-Texas and they
told me that their flights to MoAllen are l2:30 (Noon) and night
only.

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craft, (2) meteor, (3,h,5) ai s presented to
indicate that the four sightings evaluated alrcraft could not
p.301 flights. duration,motion of
the objects, ane the Iight deseri i in Report #5
is consistcnt with this evaluation.. At present, mny nilitary and
250 civilian aircraft are equiped with a red rotating beacon which
would give the visual characteristics as described in paragraph
2 of Report #5.
2. It is suggested that a fact sheet be attached to explain the
present Air Force po ition on unldentified flying ob jects.
FOR THE COMMANDER
010/3C1
Cy
ERIC T. dO/JOM olonel, USAF 6 Atchs
Deputy for d Subsyatems 1. Ltr
2. Report
..

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Laredo Air Force Base, I
more observations.
. that I -
Captain Ellis sugges
reports.
much interested in knowing what it is that I
om aaeingif
Encls.