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I was standing in front of my operations tent talking with aj | when I havvened to glance up. Direstly overhead and heading in a northeasterty direction was what I assumed to be a meteor. It was tha larceast I have evsr seen and lasted lonzer than any I have ever seen but yever-the~less was similar in appearance Is seemed to diminish in size as it traveled until it eventually disappeared near the horizone 1 have no idea how fast it was traveling nor how ligh it was. This took place at approximately 2045, 2 April 1952-6 oS i =<“ Fes eas kre Sie Re, 3 April 52 ah ate . 185th Tao Recon 8q ust Draughen-Hiller Hun Apt aie _ Teaple, Texas ihe re On 2 Avril 1952 while returning from the Stage Show below the Water tower 2% approximately 2040 hours I noticed whet seemed to be a large ball of fire with a long "teil" oehind traveling at a great rate of speed sonuerd the Northe It was uy impression that it could have been a Star, . because it seamed to disappear at a lower altitude than it was when I savy. 4% at firste The object lest part of it's "teil" ‘just before it traveled out of sights. I can think of nothing outstanding about it except the speed that it traveled... f tie AFa34430 5 Mv Draughonliller airport Aporexinately 2045 on. the night of 2 April 1°52 someone called my attention to an object in the sky approaching from the south on 4 northerly: headings This object passed ahove our sositicn at a trenencous speed approximately 1500 MPH, and was visible for about 12 to 15 secondse 6 This. object can best be descrived as a Hell of fire enitting an oxhaust L srail andwas flying a straight course and wassneither losing nor guimng , 4 . altitude. The altitude of thiz object could not be determined by the m axdigned - Gre te the deceptive appearance of the onject ab night. It 1s the opinion of the undersigned that this object was not a meteprite. apa3ae4> » fs] Declassification Authority: NND 57565