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UFO case file · UFO-0401

Amarillo Lightfoot report — April 8, 1950 (catalogue date)

CE2United States1950-04-08

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Case description

The catalogue account places David Lightfoot, aged 12, and Charles Lightfoot, aged 9, near River Road outside Amarillo, Texas, in April 1950. It says they approached and touched a small disc after it landed behind a hill. The object was described as about the diameter of a car tyre, with a rotating rounded upper section, and reportedly departed rapidly. Redness subsequently appeared on the boys' faces and arms. The inspected Magonia transcription lists 8 April and cites reference 200. This is a catalogue account rather than an inspected medical record or original witness statement. It describes neither occupants nor human transport. The appropriate Atlas class is CE2 for the reported physical/physiological effects; the former CE4 assignment was unsupported by the available story.

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David Lightfoot; Charles Lightfoot
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