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This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1949 Army intelligence reports of unidentified aerial objects seen around Camp Hood, Texas, forwarded by the San Antonio office, which told the Director it was reviewing and destroying such reports unless they held FBI interest. It also has 1957 FBI liaison memoranda on a radar-tracked object near Montauk Point and Benton, Pennsylvania, judged unlikely to be a Soviet operation. The file also includes a civilian Flying Saucer Researchers release arguing that saucers probably come from Mars.
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# Restricted
## UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS
# CONFIDENTIAL Incident No. 2
2. Date of Observation 30 July 19 Date of Interview 2 August 19
2. Exact time of observation (local) 2124
3. Place of Observation: Map, Camp Wood, 1:50000 (Map Coordinates) An estimated altitude 1500-2000 feet over 915.03-657.8
4. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location of - give details): In a ton truck (open) located at 912.5-855.55
5. What attracted attention to objects: Bright light appearing in sky.
6. Number of objects and skotch of formation or grouping:
7. Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fist at arms length):
Appeared to be a product of type unknown to observer. In length, including tail, was about 14 thumbs.
8. Color of object: Pretty blue tail with nose round in shape and exceedingly brilliant like a magnesium flare only more intense.
9. Shape (give graphic description - compare with known object); Shaped like rocket but larger than ordinary. Appeared to have a ball-like nucleus exiting a blue-white tail.
20. Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizon - 0 dogroos at horizon, 90 dogroos overboad):
Estimated 39$^{\circ}$.
11. Direction from observer (Angle clockwise from North): $ 4 0^{\circ} $ magnetic axis (taken by compass).
12. Distance from observer (Distance to town, bldg, ote., over which object appeared to bo):
Estimated 3500 yards.
13. Direction of flight of object (a):
Southwest to North West.
REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED
ON MAR 26 1979
BY DEP CFR USAINSCOM FOIC
AUTH Para 1-303 DOD5200
24. Time of sight:
25. Speed (time to cover given angular distance): Estimated
CONFIDENTIAL 65.59300
CORestricted ENCLOSURE FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 169 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.