Abilene unidentified aerial event — January 1948

On or during January 1948, at or near Abilene, Texas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: CIR, PREVIOUS SIGHTINGS, REC By country ATC Form 329 (cir Jan 52) DATE OF INFO 1 Jan 49 LOCATION Abilene, Tex SOURCE Male Civilian TIME IN TO ATIC COLOR bright blue green SPEED No apparent speed ALTITUDE LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 2 sec TYPE OF OBSERVATION MANEUVERS stationary UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Incident #231 -- Abilene, Texas -- 1 January 1948 This incident has no astronomical explanation. Where Sighted: Abilene, Texas 3. Nature of Luminosity: Like flare (circled obscen light) 12. Altitude of Object: n/s - observed on the horizon (estimated) 13. In Reply Refer To: AWS DSS 11 May 1949 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MC/IXO-3 1. Reference is made to letter from your headquarters, MC/IX, dated 19 March 1949, subject "Unidentified Flying Objects," and endorsement thereto by this headquarters, dated 31 March 1949.