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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 31 Aug 49 01/054  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  4. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5-10 seconds  |
|  5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | General - Visual  |
|  6. COURSE | S  |
|  7. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No  |
|  8. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☐ No  |
|  9. LOCATION | Houston, Texas  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Observers saw the object in the NE. It appeared as a ball of fire having the color of an arc weld. Object headed to the SW in a level flight. Object left no trail and…

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UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS

Incident No. ____

1. Date of observation 31 August 1949 Date of Interview 6 September 1949

2. Exact time of observation (local) 2340

3. Place of observation: Houston Light and Power Station, ____, Houston, Texas
(Hap Coordinates)

4. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location or - give details:)
Observers were looking out of a third floor window of the power plant where they were on duty. They were looking South and watching a storm that was brewing.

5. What attracted attention to object: The sky in South was very bla…

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GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd) Incident No. ____

21. Manner of disappearance: Just disappeared into the Southwest.

22. Effect on clouds: Object not close enough to clouds to give any effect.

23. Additional information concerning object: None

24. Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: A thunder storm was
brewing and while it was quite dark there were occasional flashes of
lightning but none close to the object or in its path.

25. Name and address of observer: Mr. , Texas
Mr. , Houston, Texas
Occupation and hobbies: Both are electrical engin…

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY
Office of the AC of S, G-2
Fort Sam Houston, Texas

000.9 AKADB-I 8 September 1949

SUBJECT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTENTION: MCI

The following report(s) re unidentified aerial phenomena observed at Houston, Texas, on date and time indicated, forwarded for your information:

|  OBSERVER | DATE | TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Mr. [redacted] and Mr. [redacted] | 31 Aug 49 | 2340  |

1 Incl
As stated

George A. A. Jones
G-2
Colonel, GSD
AC…