Amarillo AFB, TexasNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 1957, military witnesses near Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas reported two or three red lights. A bright light on the bottom looked like a searchlight or flood light, and the object was estimated at 90 feet off the ground. The object passed over a car, then started upward and toward the west.

The Air Force concluded this was a probable aircraft sighting. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Amarillo AFB, Texas

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
O Was Balloon
O November 1057 Amnarillo ARB, Texas O Probably Balloen |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Tessitly Bellon |
£1 £ i ‘0X Was Aircraft
Local A ER Ot Te Q:Ground- Visual D Ground-Radar O Probably Aircroft {
© pon 06 FAD I A 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft 1
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
0:Ne Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE oF 4) eR RTE I
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
5 & oy a 2 0 Unknown
Ey 4 -- J minutes Zor J Foo MORE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two or three red lights, bright light Probable a/c sighting,
on bottom looking like a searchlight
gr ® Pliooa light, 90 ft off the ground,
Was over car then started upward &
toward West,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974393