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DoD-B9-001 · 1950-12-06

El Indio–Guerrero Crash Retrieval 1950

DoDEl Indio–Guerrero, Texas/Mexico BorderNorth America#1950Disc / SaucerImpact — ground level
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. This case includes still evidence and analytical reconstruction.

Representative official gallery image traced to an official public-source archive

MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Photo evidence plus archival field-report analysis.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

A disc-shaped craft reportedly crashed near the Texas-Mexico border. Military teams from Fort Clark conducted a classified retrieval operation. The wreckage was allegedly transported to Wright-Patterson AFB under strict secrecy.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
Military retrieval team, multiple classified
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEDISC / SAUCER
FILE ID
DoD-B9-001
DATE
1950-12-06
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
North America
SHAPE
Disc / Saucer
ALTITUDE
Impact — ground level
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Rapid AccelerationInstant Disappearance
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

On December 6, 1950, a disc-shaped unidentified craft reportedly crashed near the El Indio–Guerrero area straddling the Texas-Mexico border. Personnel from Fort Clark, Texas, were reportedly scrambled for retrieval operations. According to declassified documents and multiple witness testimonies compiled decades later, the wreckage was described as a metallic disc approximately 30 feet in diameter, partially buried at the impact site. The material was reportedly transported under armed guard to Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, where Project Sign investigators were notified. The incident occurred on the same day as the famous 'Wilson-Davis memo' era and has been cited by researchers as one of the most significant early Cold War retrieval cases. Government records from 1950 confirm unusual military transport movements from the region, though official explanations have never been provided.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • Metallic disc construction
  • No visible propulsion system
  • Partial burial on impact
  • Military retrieval operation
  • Transport to Wright-Patterson
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DoD-B9-001inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
PARTIAL
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
0
Physical Evidence
0
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