a/c near Laredo Texas 99.53W 28.32N, May 1957May 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On May 20, 1957, at 8:20 p.m. local time, a round object of unknown size was sighted near Laredo, Texas. The object was reddish in color and traveled at an extremely high rate of speed in both vertical and horizontal directions. The sighting was reported by military personnel. An investigation determined that the report provided insufficient data for evaluation. No possible cause could be identified by Air Force officials.

Reported location

a/c near Laredo Texas 99.53W 28.32N, May 1957

Date of incident

May 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION
20 May 1957                     A/C Near Laredo Texas
                                99.53W 28.32N

3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local     2020                  Ground-Visual
GMT       0102Z/20Z0G           Air-Visual           Ground-Radar
                                                     Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS                       6. SOURCE
Yes                             Military
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS    9. COURSE
unknown                         OHO                     unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                          11. COMMENTS
One object, round, size of unknown,                    Very poor report, not enough info
color reddish. Object traveling at                     to make an evaluation.
extremely high rate of speed in both
vertical and horizontal.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
X Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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