Elliptical object found near Alice, Texas airport
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A small elliptical contraption was found in a field near Alice Municipal Airport on July 4, 1950, and was determined to be constructed from welded airplane wings as a practical joke by airport mechanics.
“STOKES MCENHEIMER, CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE, TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMALL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND IN A FIELD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ALICE, TEXAS. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WINGS TOGETHER.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1950-07-04
- Precision
- day
- Location
- field about one hundred yards northwest of Municipal Airport Alice, Texas
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Texas
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Police Department, Alice, Texas
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- small elliptical contraption
Resolution
Constructed by welding airplane wings together; practical joke by airport mechanics
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
Case ID: 1950-FBI-2D0B
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