Beaumont, TexasSeptember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On September 19, 1954, at 4:30 p.m., a civilian in Beaumont, Texas reported seeing a silver object moving very slowly at an estimated altitude of 60,000 to 90,000 feet. The observer reported one object with no radar detection. The sighting duration is unknown. The Air Force investigated and found no radar confirmation. A control tower operator at Beaumont noted the object's course was bearing 225 degrees at an elevation of 35 degrees with visibility up to 12 miles. The investigation resulted in negative radar findings. The Air Force evaluation listed the sighting as Unknown.

Reported location

Beaumont, Texas

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
19 September 1954              Beaumont, Texas                [] Was Balloon
                                                               [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP             4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         [] Possibly Balloon
Local: 1630                    [X] Ground-Visual              []
GMT: 19/2230Z                 [] Ground-Radar                [] Was Aircraft
                               [] Air-Visual                  [] Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                      [] Air-Intercept Radar         [] Possibly Aircraft
[] Yes
[X] No                         6. SOURCE                      [] Was Astronomical
                               Civilian                       [] Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS           [] Possibly Astronomical
?                              1                              9. COURSE
                                                               [] Other_
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  11. COMMENTS                   [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Silver object moving very slowly. Est alt.  Possible balloon sighting.  [] Unknown
60-90,000 ft. No pick-up on radar.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959596