Mrs. Tom Tilson and one to two other women driving north on Highway U.S. 70, all apparently of excellent reputations, saw to the west a pear-shaped object the length of a B-29 fuselage (100 feet), aluminum or silver-yellow with a port or some type of aperture on the side, move with smaller end forward, drifting slowly at about 150 foot altitude, then shot up in a circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.

One yellow pear-shaped object, about 40 feet across, around 300 feet away, was observed in cloudy weather by two to three female witnesses on a road for a few minutes (Tom Tilson). No sound was heard.

Project Grudge reports:

On 31 August 1951 at approximately 1245 CST two ladies were driving in an automobile several miles north of Matador, Texas. The object was described as a pear-shaped object, aluminum or silver in color, which readily reflected the sunlight. The object had a port or some type of aperture in the side. It moved through the air with the small end forward. They judged the size to be about that of a B-29 fuselage. There was no sign of any exhaust and no noise was heard.

As the two ladies were driving north from Matador, Texas, the driver of the automobile first noticed the object about 150 yards ahead of the automobile. They stopped and both ladies got out to observe the object. It was drifting slowly in an eastward direction at a speed they judged to be "less than the speed required to take off in a cub aircraft" and an altitude of about 130 ft. Seconds later the object began to ascent rapidly and in a few seconds it moved out of sight to the east in a circular ascent. (The wind at this time was from the NE at about 5-7 knots)

A background investigation showed that both women were of excellent .character.

This incident is of interest because it was observed during the same period as the objects over Lubbock, Texas.

Weather

a. 1230 GST - Reese AFB - 31 August 1951 - Estimated ceiling 6,000 ft., broken clouds, with thin scattered clouds at 25,000 ft. Visibility. 15 miles. Wind ENE at 3 knots.

b. 1230 CST - Childress, Texas - 31 August 1951 - Estimated ceiling 25,000 ft., overcast. Visibility 15 miles. Wind NNE at 7 knots. Towering cumulus clouds in SE quadrant.

Status of Investigation

It has been reported that a road repair crew saw the same object later on the same day. Attempts will be made to contact members of this road crew and obtain their statements. There were also reports of crop dusting activity in the area, so attempts will be made to determine whether or not the ladies could have seen this activity.

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