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MAXW-PBB5-804
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NARA-Maxwell
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Maxwell Blue Book 5
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.:-, ] !'' l .! \ V . \ \ . THTS PAHE TS,UNCLASSIFIED \ . . ''. v '' .. ''"'' . , ''* UNCLASSIFIED , . : WfL 2 '' I '' " '' " '' Incident I''a:iu .-md ad-ir;3 5 of observer: Personnel of Camp Hood Base 0"cup.L.t ion ir.d Y.obbi.js ? Soldiers ''.'' Cotrjr.jiitj "of Interrogator r.;lativo trs i -j and character df obs-.-rv.jr(s) t :/.?i:.^V: ( - . | :. ;]if moving "lighti" appeared in the atmosphere over or |n the viointty of the " WQH area, AFSVfP, Camp Hpod# Texas, on the evontng of 17 Uaroh 19^9* At the time of 1 these sightings, the alert guard of the 2nd Armored Division, under the Assistant AC of S, 0-2 of Camp Hood, was ir. tho area oonoarned and prepared to fire flares and - reoord instrument readings of elevation and azimuth* The purpose was to oheok the powers of observation of observers who hud previously reported the phenomena observed on 6-7~ l-Iaroh 19^c- a^d heretofore reported in,Sui.i::iary of Information, this head- quarters, dated 17 .''Jaroh1 19^9 aubjeoti "Unusual Lights." However, before thls.oper-u oould be be^oin, the series of ''6 uuusual "lights" appeared. 1 . '' '' Coordinates of lijhto and tinie of follow Coordinates 1. 2. t 5. 6. 7. 9IO.I4O - 910.39 - S6O.13 910.Ii2 - 60.lU ,910,5s - &6o*15 910*52 1 655.20 910.50 - S5517 9^0*56 - 655.06 910*57 -1 655.35 Time 1952 195S ,195s ("2000 2000 2010 202U 2152 Coordinates were based on dual sightings of each light by sights on tanks of observers* Time was olooked at instant of sighting* {Captain UcCullough. the Assis- tant G-2, personally observed three of the lights. Physical ohuraottjriBtioB of t.hesej "lights11 ward ruportod an, "quito different" fro^ those reported on 6r7- .luroh 19li9t- One ,tlur;j% Jjjto a ''h >c:. olustor. Onolwus roddish, aiiothor whito. One objserver de- scribedl sorje of then as similar to Very Pistol flares. While this phenoi-ona was ooourrL''n;;, a seourlty detachment fro-:i the '' row from the 2nd Armored Division. area urrivod in tho vicinity oi"the alert t I" S 1 u N C L A S s 1 F I E D
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