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. STANQARD FORM NO. 64 s é Office Memorandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ¥ TO 3 Director, FBI DATE: April 4, 1949 FROM : (.) SAC, San Antonio AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY SUBJECT: PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS ai ae a+ (Bureau file 65-48300) Reference is made to San Antonio letter to the Bureau dated March 22, 1949 which submitted information related by military authorities concerning unconventional aircraft. The Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, 4th Army, has advised reddish white in color, followed by a fire trail, was observed southwest of Killeen Base, adjacent to Camp Hood, Texas. The observation was made by lst Lt. FREDERICK W. DAVIS, who was in charge of a platoon, Company C, 12th Armored Infantry Battalion, which is assigned as a part of an alert force (called force Abel) from Camp Hood, whose function is to protect the installation at Killeen Bas@e oa Lt. DAVIS advised that the object was at an altitude estimated 6,000 ft., was traveling parallel to the ground and passed directly over him at a rapid rate of speed. It was in view 10 to 15 seconds and suddenly disappeared high in the sky without having descended. No sound or odor was detected. The night was clear and visibility good. The object passed almost directly over the air strip at Killeen Base. When Lt. DAVIS attempted to advise his headquarters by telephone immediately after the sighting, he heard static or electrical interference on the telephone line which he stated might be possible radio interference. . “ILED IN G=-2 has advised that other lights of unknown origin were observed on Varch 6, 7, 8 and 17, 1949, by military personnel of the alert force stationed approximately 1000 yards east of the fences which surround Killeen Base. ny ‘ Cf ‘o The object sighted on March 31, 1949 was reported as being of a different nature from the lights seen earlier in the month. ECORDED 5 on Sh It is noted that Mr. iALPENUNCHELL, on his Sundafy evening broadcast, April 3, 1949, stated that "flying disds" seen in this counfry definitely emanated from Russia. ‘ taro On April 4, 1949, G2, 4th Army, contacted if Office, inquiring as to whether we had’any information that would substa or discredit the state- ments made by WALTER WINCHELL, 2 cc = El Paso wap SY * sRDED _ 105 y 100-7545 ma : ‘ ys , we ) a JEJ:ED