Flying disc with radio aerials reported at Alice, Texas
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FBI San Antonio received reports of an elliptical flying disc found between Alice Municipal Airport and the city with radio aerials and markings, though the Chief of Police stated it was a hoax.
“DISC IS ELLIPITICAL SHAPE, FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, HAS TWO RADIO AERIALS, SLOTS OR HOLES INDICATING JET OR ROCKET PROPULSION. DISC HAS NO. X ONE FOUR SEVEN A, PRINTED ON IT, TOGETHER WITH QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. LOCAL RADIO NEWSCAST QUOTES CHIEF OF POLICE, ALICE, TEXAS AS STATING FLYING DISC A HOAX.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1950-07-04
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- between the Municipal Airport and the City of Alice
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Texas
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- FBI San Antonio
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- elliptical disc
- Size
- four to five feet in diameter
Resolution
Chief of Police stated it was a hoax
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
Case ID: 1950-FBI-22EA
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This sighting
between the Municipal Airport and the City of Alice / 1950 / 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5 — Written report of this sighting