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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 August 49 03/03402 | Tampico, Mexico  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Object described as being 120 ft long and quite narrow. Its color was a pale yellow. It had no lights such as an aircraft. It appeared to be flat on the bottom and the nose was rounded. It appeared to be trailing pinpoints of fire. Disappeared behind trees.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  5 Seconds |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   …

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The following info was taken from WAL 48737:

NAVY DEPARTMENT
INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Serial 136-49-R

From U.S. at Mexico City, Mex. Date 15 Aug 49
Source Personal observation. Evaluation A-1

Subject: MEXICO - Guided Missiles - Scientific - Miscellaneous.

Observance of mysterious aircraft on night of 7 August 1949 by while traveling from Mexico City to Tampico, Tampa., Mexico.

While on a motor trip from Mexico City to Tampico, Tamaulipas, the following event occurred:

After leaving Valles and traveling east toward Tampico at about 9:40 p.m., 7 August…

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COMMENT BY REPORTING OFFICER: This report may have some connection with other reports possibly received from CTF from other sources. The writer states that he imbibed one beer only during this trip and that he had only sketchy information about "flying disc" reports.

Distribution by Originator SA, LA, EMBASSY.

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