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wf AF FORM 112—PART I (CLASSIFICATION) APPROWED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) United States of America IR - 2 = 60 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT &% | ne df ozuyy > Sighting of Unidentified Object Meee FROM (Agen ys wegtorate of Intelligence, Ninth Texas | Air Force (Adv DATE OF REPan, DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 9 April 1952 5-6 April 1952 A-6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Major Joseph W. Hensley, Exec Dir of Intel 20 Observers “REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) TWX 9AF (Adv) 0621152 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures-at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Object was reported by 15 observers at Draughon-Miller Airport, Temple, Texas, 979°25*W 31°10°*N; by 2 observers on flight near Evant, Texas, 98°10'W 31°28'N; 2 observers at Stephensville, Texas, 98°12'W 32°13'Ns and 1 observer in Temple, Texas, 97°20'W 31°O7'N, at approximately 2045 hours 2 April 1952 for a period of 10 «= 40 seconds. Object appeared to be round ball of fire giving off greenish glow end having a red and yellow tail of fire and sparks. Object emitted two or three smaller balls of fire which burned out. It traveled a straight South - North course West of Temple, Texas, at about 030 degrees heading and disappeared behind clouds. Speed estimated from 500 to 6,000 MPH. Altitude estimated 10,000 to 150,000 feet, flat trajectory. Sound reported similar to that of jet aircraft. All sightings visual. Two observers at Evant, Texas, were in RB=26 at 4500' altitude flying South. All others were at ground level. Weather sequence 2028 hours, clouds thin scattered 25,000'; visibility 12 miles, surface winds East at 4 knots. PREPARED BY: APPROVED: a [KK : | WA) rato) put « f hay a > fags W. HENSLEY gre oD Mi NrERBOT TOM ~~ Vy, Major, USAF Lae Col, USAF Exee Dir of Intel tf é “ rector of Intelligence 19 was, USAF .meme >/31/a? Statements (6 copi by, Lecaid 2 papanon ments (6 copies) ra ais] Declassification Authority: NND 57565