17 March 1949 19:52
Fort Hood, Texas, USA
7 separate sightings by trained artillery observers
Capt. Horace McCulloch, Asst. G-2 of the Second Armored Division at the nuclear weapons storage site, was preparing the test firing of flares in order to prove recent sightings were mistakes when he and his men themselves saw aerial phenomena, seven separate sightings by trained artillery observers in different locations enabled rapid triangulation of large, green, red and white flare-like objects flying in generally straight lines. Unidentified objects were sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance.Several green-red stars were observed by multiple witnesses at a military facility for one hour (Horace McCulloch).
Hynek rating: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
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