Hearne, Texas, September 29, 1952, 9:07 p.m.
THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT
1952: Hearne, Texas, the Seven-Witness Phone-In
At 9:07 p.m. on September 29, 1952, a party of seven people phoned the Bryan AFB control tower in Texas to report one large “flying saucer” over Hearne. It made a large semicircular sweep from south to north and left to the southwest at terrific speed. They described it as orange-yellow and black, and several of the group timed it at 20 to 30 seconds.
The base intelligence officer was candid about the limits: the phone connection was poor, few definite facts were given, and the accuracy of the information and the reliability of the observers could not be determined. The case stays in the archive for its seven-person group and for the timing, with that caveat.
Date: September 29, 1952
Sighting Time: 9:07 p.m.
Day/Night: Night
Location: Hearne, Texas
Urban or Rural: Small town
No. of Entity(‘s): None reported
Entity Type: Not applicable
Entity Description: Not applicable
Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light)
Duration: 20–30 seconds, timed by several of the group
No. of Object(s): 1
Description of the Object(s): One large “flying saucer” that made a large semicircular sweep from south to north and left to the southwest at terrific speed
Shape of Object(s): Described as a flying saucer
Size of Object(s): Large
Color of Object(s): Orange-yellow and black
Distance to Object(s): Not recorded
Height & Speed: Not recorded; “terrific speed”
Number of Witnesses: 7 (a party who phoned the tower)
Special Features/Characteristics: Seven people reported by telephone to the Bryan AFB control tower; semicircular flight path; several timed it
Case Status: Insufficient Data (the intelligence officer could not judge the accuracy of the information or the observers)
Source: Blue Book file (Bryan AFB Air Intelligence Information Report)
Summary/Description: Seven people phoned the Bryan AFB tower to report one large orange-yellow and black saucer making a semicircular sweep over Hearne, Texas, in 20–30 seconds. The intelligence officer noted the poor phone connection and could not judge reliability.
Related Cases: the other late-September 1952 military-base reports on the September 17th–30th page
DETAILED REPORT
A group of seven people telephoned the control tower at Bryan AFB at 9:07 p.m. on September 29, 1952. They said they had seen one large “flying saucer” over Hearne, Texas that made a large semicircular sweep from south to north and left to the southwest at terrific speed. They described it as orange-yellow and black. Several of the group timed it at 20 to 30 seconds.
The intelligence officer who wrote the Air Intelligence Information Report noted that the telephone connection was poor, that few definite facts were given, and that the accuracy of the information and the reliability of the observers could not be determined.
RESEARCHER’S NOTES
Hearne 1952: Seven Voices on a Bad Phone Line
- Group size: Seven people calling the tower together is a larger group than most civilian reports in the month, though the report cannot say how many actually saw each detail.
- The caveat: The file itself says it could not judge the information. The archive keeps that language rather than raising the case above it.
- Timing: Several people timed it at 20 to 30 seconds, which is long for a meteor and consistent among them.
- Colors: Orange-yellow and black is an unusual pairing and is the only physical description in the file.
Hearne is a thin telephone report by a large group. It remains Insufficient Data because the base itself could not tell how good the information was.
