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3. SOURCE NUMBER OF OBJECTS Three LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS were from an a/c, 10=—15 Min. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grooum-Visual Ground=R= 7. COURSE PHOTOS FORM FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) 2. LOCATION Carswell” 7F2 10. CONCLUSION VISUAL = WAS AIRCRAFT. RADAR = GUND TARGIBS. Evaluation: Yossible sround clutter & F-86. Tempetre inversd excistent. Hadar analyst stated that it had hichly probably th: blips were cround tarzets.. VISUAL: It is believed thet lishts 1 VV Three bright lights were coserved hovering in various formas tions during a period of 10-15 minutes. Objects were …

5 a = = ae aa #y =; _ :- x * e rt = : ws wa a, : |. = = 7. s a aed 2+3 = = Y ny rn ie a by ; E : is % a 3 ‘ = a a ~ p-: a, “ : ce iq _ « if SUBJECT: Carswell AFB Radar Sites TO: © ATTIAB-5 ‘ FROM: ATIAE DATE: 4 Aug 53  COMMEMIYNO, 2 THRU: ATIAE \ ATIAE2/Mr /wh 65364/Bldg 2668 A 1. Reference is made to the additional information mentioned in paragraph 1 of Comment No. 1. This information is quoted below: whether they moved in range, but they did not move in azimuth. Blips did not change size. Blips disappeared into noise and did not reappear. Radar observers "Blips were at extreme range of rada…

r oer ee , ( ‘ — SECURITY CLA CATION. (if any) DISPOSITION FORM UNCLASSIFIED —— a. Sk a 3 : FILE NO, SUBJECT | | Carswell AFB Radar Sites : T ampzar-o FROM ATTAS-5 DATE 27 Jul 53 “COMMENT NO. 1 Lt Olsson/vs 65365/B263A/P A-12 Pid uc be Inclesea is a radar sighting on 13 Feb 53 from Carswell AFB, Texas, concern~ ing radar- blips picked up by B-36 tail radar. In a preliminary analysis of this report, your office stated that the radar information supplied was insufficient for ‘you. to analyze. ~ For example, there was no indication that the targets observed on fe 2 | the APG-41 were moving target…

CASE #24 13 Feb 53 Carswell AFB, Texas At 0235 in the morning of 13 Feb 53, a civilian visually observed 3 very tright lights traveling across the sky over Fort Worth, Texas, The weather was clear and caln, Thess wuidentified objects were traveling from S55 toward the observer st a moderate rate of speed. (Cruising speed of s ¥-86,) The 3 lights hed the same intensity as the rotating beacon at Carsvell AYB. All 3 lights were of similar intensity, and white in color except the center light vhich was blutsh-green. These lizhts were observed for a period of 10-15 mimtes util disappearing out of s…

| ! t ‘ ‘ CASE #24 (conta) Besides the original observerz, 3 other observers witnessed this incident. An Blectronics Data Sheet was forwarded to Carswell AFB to be filled out so as to get technical information on radar, The radar data contained in the report from Carswell AFB was not sufficient for analysis urposese Yor instance, there was no indication ee on the redar set vere moving targets. The weather data subuitted indicated that there vas ux a temperature inversion and © moisture lapse at about the time of the incident. | This weather condition could cause radar ground clutter signals to…

ee ER/ jw HEADQUARTERS”19TH AIR DIVISION Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth, Texas WI 350, OF - 6 JUL 1983 SUBJECT: Unidentified FLYOBRPT 13 February 1953 TOs Commander _. Air Technical Intelligence Center . Wright-Patterson Air Force Base * Dayton, Ohio . l. Reference your letter AFOIN-ATIAE-5, 9 June 1953. 2. ATIC Form 332, forwarded to this headquarters by referenced letter, has been completed and is returned herewith as Inclosure #1. Pirguuhg FOR THE COMMANDER: GY, ~ * oe “ARL T. GROUNDS ATIC Form 332, completed ¥OI9 USAF 29 June 1953 (1 copy) saat t Aha. If inclosurs no. / is witherawn (o…

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Maxi i, tp. |/- 3s b o 4 | > i, i | — # «= ? es ager ae vee Elie i L —— — — ae UNCLASSIFIED y i sed \s aust / 13 secoruary 1953 13 feoruary 17/53 i-6 ‘Ped weathelfora, Texas} no: Bale _ AF Ltr nosed 19th AirQidvision wessace 742 544, DIG 1323352 Feb rua ered .% Charles f. Jprimer ¢-\e very brisnt lights traveling across the sty over ‘ort «orth, texas. 2 the lights were first observed apcroximtely SUC feet apart and appeared 1. at 0235 on the morning of 13 Feb 1953, eee observed 3 | stacked in vertical ecnelon. | 3, the lights were next observed in a steep cilab and attained an altitade of 29,0…