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Air Force Office of Special Investigations said "Hey, shut up!" 2008 (Mentioned in Stratton's New Book)

UnknownNamed sourcesJan 1, 2026, 12:00 AMStephenville, Texas

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

46

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 98c56fe7-f0ba-4171-9d98-6b160163dad7.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

91% illumination

Waxing gibbous — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise7:34 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Day length10h 04m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsPartly cloudy
Temperature55°F
Cloud cover71% · Mostly cloudy
Wind5 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerQuadrantids · 120 ZHR
Peak windowJan 3

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)

Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Central Time

Location

Stephenville, Texas

Witness account

Narrative

Chapter 5 of Stratton's new book "Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life" mentions the January 2008 UAP incident in which multiple UAP sightings were reported in and around Stephenville, Texas and Crawford, Texas. Crawford being home to President George W. Bush's ranch, often referred to as the Western White House. As such, any UAP in the area had to be taken very seriously. tldr: Stratton went to investigate and was told AFOSI came in & had pilots sign NDAs,...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Stephenville, Texas.

PublishedOct 13, 2026, 5:43 AM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.