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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  12 July 44 12/0950Z | San Antonio, Texas  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (ESOC)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 Minutes | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Fellow crescent shaped object appearing to split into two halves disappearing alternately and reappearing joined together, in ambivalent crescent shape. Observation at 15 deg elevation 270 deg azimuth. Object appeared to shift position horizontally within NW outfront and to change elevation 5 degrees up and down. Observation fro…

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AF IN: 12884 (16 Jul 64) B/ege

ACTION: NIN-7

INFO: SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-5, DIA-15 (32)
SUB A066

ZRHQC773ZCWJC742

RR RUEAHQ
DE RUWGBS 269 15/2232Z

ZNR
R 151930Z
FM 3510TH FLY TNG WG RANDOLPH AFB TEX
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUCARG/29TH AIR DIVISION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEAGL/AFSC
RUEARG/HQ USAF AFNIN WASH DC
RUEARG/SECY AF SAFOI WASH DC
BI
UNCLAS SD-FS 255G.

UFO. REF PARA 14, AFR 200-2, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING

OBJECT REPORT AS FOLLOWS:

A (1) CRESCENT
(2) BASEBALL
(3) YELLOW
(4) ONE
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(6) NONE

(9) CRESCENT SHAPE APPEARED TO SPLIT INTO HALVES WITH TOP AND BOTTOM HALVES DISAPPEARING ALTERNATELY THEN TO RESUME ORIGINAL UNBROKEN CRESG CENT SHAPE

B. (1) CASUAL OBSERVATION

(2) APPROX 15 DEGREES ELEVATION, 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC FROM OBSERVER.

(3) NOT OBSERVED.

(4) OBJECT APPEARED TO SHIFT POSITION HORIZONTALLY WITHIN NORTHWEST QUADRANT AND TO CHANGE ELEVATION APPROX FIVE DEGREES UP AND DOWN.

(5) NOT OBSERVED.

(6) APPROX FIFTEEN MINUTES.…

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31 MINUTES NORTH: INTERSECTION LOOP 410 AND US HWY 231 ON NORTH CENTRAL OUTSKIRTS OF SAN ANTONIO.

F. (1) CIVILIAN; , SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SALESMAN, FAIRLY RELIABLE.

G. (1) CLEAR WITH SOME CLOUDS. NO RAIN.

(2) 24TH WEATHER SQ, RANDOLPH AFB, WEATHER REPORT:

|  WINDS | DEGREES | KNOTS | DIRECTION  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  6,000 | 140 | 20 | SE  |
|  10,000 | 160 | 20 | SSE  |
|  16,000 | 180 | 10 | S  |
|  30,000 | 200 | 15 | ESW  |
|  50,000 | 220 …

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FRONTAL PASSAGE AT 1630 CST 12 JULY. BALANCE OF GRADIENT NORMAL.

A. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. NONE.

K. FLYING SAFETY OFFICER; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES THE UFO TO HAVE BEEN THE QUARTER MOON NEAR MOONSET. THE AIR ALMANAC INDICATES THE MOON WOULD HAVE BEEN CRESCENT SHAPED ON THIS DATE, SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE HORIZON, AND AT AN AZIMUTH OF 280 DEGREES AT THE TIME AND LOCATION OF SIGHTING, LOW CLOUDS AND/OR GROUND OBJECTS PROBABLY CAUSED THE APPARENT SPLITTING, DI…

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AF IN: 12884 (16 Jul 64) B/cge
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AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES IN THIS AREA REFLECT NO ACTIVITY WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE OBJECT TO BE OF AN AEROSPACE NATURE.
BT
NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA & NIN.

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