October 5, 2026

Red River Arsenal

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1950-style photo of a weather-recon aircraft crew watching a spiral fireball with a bluish trail over the Gulf of Mexico
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1950: Gulf of Mexico — The Pelican Crew’s Spiral Fireball

Published: October 5, 2026 | Updated: October 5, 2026 0
1950-style photo from a C-47 cockpit of a triangular object with white lights passing below at night near Tucson
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1950: East of Tucson, Arizona — The Triangle Under the Guard C-47

Published: October 5, 2026 | Updated: October 5, 2026 0
1950-style photo of two men in a truck watching a bright dishpan-shaped object over Red River Arsenal, Texarkana
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1950: Red River Arsenal, Texarkana — The Glittering Dishpan

Published: October 5, 2026 | Updated: October 5, 2026 0
1950-style photo of airmen in a control tower watching a disc with a blue flame over Hamilton Field, California
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1950: Hamilton Field, California — Five Passes Over the Beacon

Published: October 5, 2026 | Updated: October 5, 2026 0