18Mile EAmarillo unidentified aerial event — April 1948

On or during April 1948, at or near 18Mile EAmarillo, Texas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: OBSERVER Palo Civilian TIME OF OBJECT 1210 MST PHOONS) REMARKS TYPE EVAL SPEED COURSE ALTITUDE 500 above plains MANEUVERS Level + Horizontal LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 1.5-20 min. E. ******** Colonel, GSC Chief, Analysis Division Unidentified Flying Objects No photograph is present in the image provided. Subject: It is with some reluctance and with a faint possibility of foolhardiness that I elect to report what was an extraordinarily impressive occurrence over a mr (torn corner, missing text) C-47, demanding I think much more than it L rated - or NOT, but at any rate, roughly it was a circular silhouetted life (torn corner, missing text) simbilily flying in sublime arches at the government range of (ripped paper) rest this moth-eaten grey, I thought there must exist along this unorthodax for what it is worth. I reported it for several minutes, due to our speed put it to MY WILL. O observe, this object rose apropos of gravitational integrity and (ripped paper) caused to go vertic, pult up and began moving (?) along its (ripped paper) axis, it was exquisitely to see if from on this tear drop ended. I observed (torn corner, missing text) scene as it (ripped paper) to extend on an (ripped paper) the softness of fog I was (ripped paper) right (ripped paper) the fog cleared, a rip (ripped paper) me, 3/4 of (torn corner, missing text) I was (?)(ripped paper) All things (ripped paper) shape were (participant?) (ripped paper) large It rose 300-400 more ft, descended, LC diffused. When I last saw the object, the object had (ripped paper) The document contains several instances of ripped or torn pages, which results in missing text and makes it difficult to follow the complete story of the event described. M5T 26 april 1949 about 18 mile east of Amarillo Texas - flying sa (other obs saw light move- as fast as jet)