Mexico reported light formation observation — October 12, 1947

Enrique Diaz Gonzales, who commands the Juarez Military garrison just across the border from El Paso, today blamed a "False report" for the Mexican War Department's announcement that an American rocket landed south of here last Sunday. It seems to say "4716- -" followed by a check mark or similar mark. Helmcik ACAL-10-1 REQUEST ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORTED TO HAVE CRASHED INTO THE SANBLAS MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM ON 12 OCTOBER 1947 PD THE ORIGIN OF WESTPRINT REPORTS OF THIS INCIDENT A FLYING ARK FROM EL PASO TEXAS PD ISSUED ANALYST DIVISION T-2 R. CONTROL COORDINATION OFFICE MAINTENANCE P & T SUPPLY BUDGET & FISCAL OTHERS UNCLASSIFIED RE277 V FA1775 DA125 URR V USJL NR12 W P P FROM HELMICK CO AAFD ALAMOGORDO NMEX 151725Z TO CG AMC WRIGHT FLD DAYTON OHIO ATTN TSNAD ANALYSIS DIV T-2 GRNC 4145BU ALAG 12-15-287 PD CITE URTEL TSNAD-8-1 PD LAST MISSILE LAUNCHED FROM THIS STA 8 OCT AND RECOVERED IMMEDIATELY PD LAST MISSILE LAUNCHED BY WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND WAS 9 OCT AND RECOVERED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY PD THE MEXICAN GOVERN- MENT FROM MEXICO CITY CM MEXICO RELEASED A WNNS MORNING THAT THE UNIDENTIFIED FLAMING OBJECT THAT LANDED ABOUT 35 MILES FROM JUAREZ MEX WAS DEFINITELY A ROCKET AND WAS ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED FROM SOME TEXAS BASE HEP/15173712 The text is a communication detailing the launch and recovery of missiles and a reported incident about an unidentified flaming object that was determined to be a rocket launched from a base in Texas. CLASS: ATTN: AC/AS-2 Maj Samuel Tolbert TELETYPE NO: TSNAD-10-2 REQUEST ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORTED TO HAVE CRASHED INTO THE SALSALAYUCA MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM ON 12 OCTOBER 1947 PD THE ORIGIN OF NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF THIS INCIDENT APPARENTLY ARE FROM EL PASO TEXAS PD SIGNED ANALYSIS DIVISION T‑2 COORDINATION E. No results reported.