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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  30 May 1949 30/1332(L) | El Paso, Texas  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | AIRCRAFT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | An F51 type fighter in area at approx 1330 hours. No data presented to indicate object could not have been an A/C.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Minutes | Observer was watching a fighter a/c in area when his attention was attracted by a bright reflective object. Object was oblong, glassy or shiny. Object went from 90 deg to 35 deg of arc in 3 minutes.  |
|  6. TYPE OF O…

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INCIDENT NO. 362

1. Date of Observation 30 May 1949 Date of Interview 31 May 1949
2. Exact Time (local) 1352
3. Place of Observation El Paso, Texas (sunrise across)
4. Position of observer Ground
5. What attracted attention to object while watching airplane
6. Number of objects One
7. Apparent size of Cub Plane except shorter, length of thumb at arms length
8. Color of object Glassy or shiny
9. Shape oblong
10. Altitude 75°
11. Direction from observer Overhead to E. NE
12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight of object(s) E. to NE
14. Time in sight 3 minutes
15. Speed…

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Incident 362
Pfc
Pyt
Hq Battery, 1st GM Regt.,
Fort Bliss, Texas

Name and address of observer:

Occupation and hobbies:
Soldier

Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer(s):
Reasonably intelligent and reliable

NARRATIVE SUMMARY:

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS

000.9 AADB 7 June 1949

SUBJECT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTENTION: M.C.I.

The inclosed letter, Commanding General, Headquarters Antiaircraft Artillery and Guided Missile Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, subject, "Unconventional Aircraft, AKBAAB 452.1, 2 June 1949, re unidentified aerial object observed at Sunrise Acres, El Paso, on 30 May 1949, is forwarded for your information.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

1 Incl
As stated

BUSTIS L. POLAN…

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HEADQUARTERS
ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AND GUIDED MISSILE CENTER
FORT BLISS, TEXAS
AKBAAB 452.1 2 June 1949
SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Commanding General
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ATTN: AC of S, G-2

In compliance with letter, headquarters Fourth Army, AG 452.1 AKADB, subject as above, dated 4 April 1949, the following report is submitted:

1. Date of observation: 30 May 1949 Date of interview: 31 May 49
2. Exact time of observation: 1332 MST
3. Place of observation: Sunrise Acres, El Paso, Texas
4. Position of observer: About 1000 feet south east of White Acres i…

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Ltr Hq AAA & GM Ctr, Ft Bliss, Texas, AAAAB 452.1, dtd 2 Jun 49, subject, Unconventional Aircraft

4. Possible releases of testing devices in vicinity sent aloft by Ordnance, Navy, Air Force, Weather Units, Research Organizations or any other: Holloman Air Force Base released "Rawinsonce" balloons at 1335 hours, 30 May 1949.

5. Did object contact the earth: Object did not contact the earth.

6. Photographs or sketches: None

7. Signed statements: Signed statements are in process of being obtained.

8. Obtain fragments or physical evidence where possible: Not possible.

FOR T…

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CONFIDENTIAL

Ltr Hq AAA & GM Ctr, Ft Bliss, Texas, AXRAAD 452.1, dtd 2 Jun 49, subject, Unconventional Aircraft

18. Luminosity: Surface was highly reflective.

19. Projections: None

20. Maneuvers: Turning slowly on longitudinal axis

21. Manner of disappearance: Disappeared in clouds

22. Effect of clouds: None

23. Additional information concerning object: None

24. Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: Clear bright light; wind, 10 MPH; scattered clouds.

Names and addresses of witnesses:
Pfc
Pvt
Headquarters Battery, 1st GM Regt, Fort Bliss, Texas

Occupations…

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HEADQUARTERS
ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AND GUIDED MISSILE CENTER
FORT BLISS, TEXAS
30 May 1949
ABAAB 452.1
2 June 1949
SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Commanding General
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ATTN: AC of S, G-2

In compliance with letter, headquarters Fourth Army, AG 452.1 AKADB, subject as above, dated 4 April 1949, the following report is submitted:

1. Date of observation: 30 May 1949, Date of Interview: 31 May 1949
2. Exact time of observation: 1332 MST
3. Place of observation: Sunrise Acres, El Paso
4. Position of observer: About 1000 feet south east of White …