Big Spring, TexasApril 1959

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Summary

On April 5, 1959, at about 1300Z (about 7 p.m. local), two civilians in Big Spring, Texas, reported an object in the night sky. The witnesses were a 33-year-old man, a petroleum maintenance technician, and a 13-year-old. Both wore glasses.

The observers were backing a car out of a driveway when they saw a round object about the size of a dime with a greenish blue glow. It was about 15 degrees above the horizon. The object traveled in a straight line from south to north and then disappeared instantly, before going out of sight over the horizon. The weather was partially clear.

The Air Force found no aircraft were flying in the area during the reporting period. The two witnesses were questioned separately and gave identical accounts. The record card concluded the witnesses probably saw a fireball.

Reported location

Big Spring, Texas

Date of incident

April 1959

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Co 0 Was Balloon
BS Apw . 1854) Big Spring, Texas OQ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 8 Possibly Bwtoon
a ANAT : 0 Was Aircraft
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TET SA R18 1 A———— © Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 05 /10007, 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0.. Was Astronomical hor
i O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
T'Ne Ndvilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE IARI — :
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
PRET al SRI 0 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
ind. obj with greenish blue glow, ue of It is concluded that the witnesses
: y dime, traveling in straight line Im South probably sew a fireball,
ko Iorth., Disappeered instantaneously
before going out of sight over horizon.
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