Fremont, TexasJanuary 1953

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Fremont, Texas in January 1953. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 17.

Reported location

Fremont, Texas

Date of incident

January 1953

State / country

TX / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

Transcribed text

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19 Jan 53 © 14/24,007 Premont, Texas :
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civ Man THSUFPICIEIT DATA FCR BVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Fuh ea ay
insuiiticlen Pata or evaluauon
One ’
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
| Severel minutes Very large object at estimated altitude of €00V traveled
Fil slowly for a few minutes then departed at hich rate of speed,
| E TYPE OF OBSERVATION EEE I a RE TH GUPArUeS 0% TAD TOUS oF DPS
Source is a lethodist minister. lio 2/¢ vere re; orted in
| Ground Visual areo. during tire of sichting. .
7. COURSE :
Southwest ;
3. PHOTOS
0 Yes
HiNe
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes :
XX Ne
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditions of this fora may be used,

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28952679

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Fremont Fremont, TX Texas

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1953 1953-01-01