Alice, Texas flying disc hoax report
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A report of a flying disc discovered near Alice, Texas on July 4, 1950, bearing serial number X-147A and warning not to touch, but local radio reports indicated it was a hoax.
“FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTH INFORMATION CONCERNING. SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE BUREAU BEING INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER X DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THAT LOCAL RADIO REPORTS THIS DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1950-07-04
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Alice, Texas
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Texas
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Houston Field Office
- Shape
- elliptical
- Size
- approximately five feet in diameter
Resolution
Local radio reports indicated the discovery was a hoax
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
Case ID: 1950-FBI-4689
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