Miller-Graughan AFB, Temple, TexasApril 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On April 6, 1952, at about 1959 (7:59 p.m.) local time, a civilian near Miller-Graughan Air Force Base in Temple, Texas, reported an object for about 3 minutes. The object was grayish white and disc shaped, appearing in a circular formation that covered about the space of the full moon.

The object was first seen at about 30 to 40 degrees of elevation and moved down to about 5 degrees. The record notes that 2100 (9:00 p.m.) was a balloon launch time, but no known balloons were in the area at the time of the sighting. The Air Force evaluated the case as probably a balloon.

Reported location

Miller-Graughan AFB, Temple, Texas

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD RTL 3
3 - ER UT SHE J + ——— + i re. BS 2 St > SB. tn. eR i Si et BB UB tl eS 4 ll Bs le A eB CS I + |
E DATE ‘ ( 2. LOCATION ( ny CONCLUSIONS :
r 3 - “Ys 0 +e) 0 Woes Bolloon ; |
Ly 6 Apr 52 Miller-Graughan AFB, Temple, Toxo, Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 9  Pesibly Bellen
Local CASO : : 8B Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Redar - Probably Aircraft
We GERD SERIES ] 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PROTOS 6. SOURCE 0° Wos Astronomical
: O Yes 3 Probobly Astronomical
: *X No ~ civillan 0 Possibly Astronomical g
- 17. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 NADER OPOBINCTS | 5 COURSE = 10 Olen
i L ; % Oo Insufficient Data for Evoluation
3; minutes : 20-75 OZ Unknown »
| PE pees
: Grayish white color. Disc shape. Circular formation. While formation
: 2100 is balloon launch but no known covered space at full moon. :
: balloons in thia area. ; First scen 30 deg - WO deg elev 390 gdz.
: Moved to 5 deg elev 350 deg
L : ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) \ ; girs aR

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941145