April 6, 1952 — Temple, TX
2:59 p.m. Herman L. Russell is near Draughan-Miller AFB [now Draughan-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport] in Temple, Texas, when he sees 50–75 grayish-white, metallic spots in the north-northwest at an elevation of about 30°–40°. They are randomly arranged within a circular formation that is only one full moon in area. The spots flash in unison every 12–15 seconds for a period of 2 seconds, as if they are tilting on a horizontal axis. After two minutes, the cluster becomes less dense in the center and more dense at the outer rim. Russell estimates its distance at 15–25 miles at a height about 50,000 feet. They disappear by fading into the distance. [Eberhart]
AF-112 / Air Intel Report:
Blue Book Special Report 7 Extract:
Source:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 532, p. 125;
Robert Powell, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know), 2024, p. 40;
NICAP, “50–75 Discs in Formation”;
