Camp Hood, TexasMay 1949

Unidentified

Summary

On May 8, 1949, military personnel at Camp Hood, Texas reported a single diamond-shaped object in the night sky. Witnesses described it as a brilliant light that changed color from red to green to white. The object slowed down, grew dimmer, and then went out. It first headed north and then turned toward the east, and it stayed in view for about nine minutes. The report was filed on a Project 10073 record card, the U.S. Air Force's official log for unidentified flying object reports. After reviewing the sighting, the Air Force concluded that the object was a balloon.

Reported location

Camp Hood, Texas

Date of incident

May 1949

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 5

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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