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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE Jan 22 | 2. LOCATION San Antonio, Texas | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2230 OUT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Chemist, et al. | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluati…

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FR BILAN HELMAN ROBERT BILAN
TO OS HOLMEAT BASKET FOR LIFE INWELL NO USAF
ATIC ATTH ATIAF-20 WPAFL OHIO
APO BAY APE COLO

CITE 24457.
WHYCDEPT. 1 BRANCH, DEAN-SHAPEL, UNIDENTIFIED EMPLOYEES-LINE FLASH
OF COLOR (CERHIMOLY FLASH) WAS OBSERVED IN THE 2ND AVG. SAN ANTONIO
METARY DE AVE MRS C
SAN ANTONIO TEX
MAR BY TECH SOY AND
17-A GALGARY, SAN ANTONIO
TEX. THE RELIABILITY OF THESE WITNESSES UNKNOWN. OBJECT WAS SICKNED
SOME MRS COY, VICE PRESIDENT THE ABOVE LISTED RESIDENCES. OBJECT DID
NOT MOVE NOR …

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SAN ANTONIO AIR MATERIEL AREA
KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS
10 September 1952

SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT

THRU: Commanding General
ATTN: Intelligence Division
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

In compliance with AF Letter 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, the attached AF Form 112 is forwarded.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

ROBERT W. FCK
Major, USAF
Asst Air Provost Marshal

3 Incls:
1. AF Form 112
2. Stateme…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | United States | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  SUBJECT | FLYINGE  |
| --- | --- |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | San Antonio, Texas  |
|  FROM (Agency) | SAALS  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 10 September 1952  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 6 September 1952  |
|  EXALATION | Unknown  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Major Robert M. Fox  |
|  SOURCE | Eye-Witnesses  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable) | AF Letter 200-5, dated 29 April, 1952  |

SUMMARY: (E…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) SAGMA
REPORT NO.
PAGE 1 OF 1 PAGES

In compliance with AF Letter 200-5, dated 29 April, 1952, the following information is submitted:

(1) This single, orange-colored object, when viewed from a distance, appeared to be about the size of a pea or a basketball. It made its appearance with explosive-like brilliance, and seemed to be bean shaped. Its color, as observed by [redacted], would be equivalent to a flame temperature of approximately 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. [redacted] is a chemist and is familiar w…

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# STATEMENT

At approximately 2230 hours, CST, 7 September 1952, my wife and I were visiting friends at . We were just leaving the residence when we noticed an unusual phenomenon in the East sky. A dark orange explosive-like flash appeared and remained visible for approximately three seconds then went out. This explosion appeared to be approximately fifteen miles distance at approximately twenty thousand feet altitude and appeared to be the size of a pea held at arms length.

I certify that the above statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Statement

At 10:30 on the night of September seventh, 1952, my wife and I
were sitting outside our house and [redacted] when suddenly we saw a
cherry orange colored object appear in the Northwest sky. This object,
or light, flashed on in much the same way as a firefly, and seemed to
be about the size of a small dirigible. The object was at an angle of
30 degrees from the ground, and by estimating its distance at 3 miles,
I figured the object to be at an altitude of 9000'. The object remained
notionless, and in fifteen or twenty seconds it suddenly disappeared.
Its particular color would be eq…