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3 April 195 AG approximately 2930-2045 hours, 2 April 1952 fr Ovserved a lighted object flashing acrogs the sky fron South te North, At the tine I Pirsat Served it I wag Standinz on ths raip at Teaple Airport talking to Lt, vol Ry crew his attention to the object, The object closely resembled a ucteor (or falline Star) leaving a trail of flra except that it's notion @pyearea slower thar a 86teor and horizontal te the earths surface, Also, it appeared to travel out of sight rather than burn ont, ics path was fran South to Nerth pass to the West op Tamplsa, Itts altitude comet te approxinated and, therefore, neither can itts apeed, It did, however, “isappear Lehing a Neditn f “altitude layer of cloud for a fow secénds, PW higey AF43444 /3/ 3 April 52 an Airport Temple, Texas I was in the Radar compartment of RR 26 . 271 at QI0TON. 2045 2 April 52 and saw the ob ject inquestion, We were in the trar-in Pavtern at Temple air Base at the time. The Coject passed behind us and she last time I. Saw it, it was Passing ths lizhts of Waco, All I could see of the object was the fire or exhaust coming from it, this fires appeared rad to re. Ins object appeared to he traveling in a Plat trajectory at not too great an altitude, TI would say its Speed was well over 590 kas PT would estisate the Ohjeet passed directl:- over Sone point hetroon # mple and North Fort Foced on a heading of about 830°, ; Declassification Authority: NND 57565