Biggs AFB, TexasMarch 1951

Unidentified

Summary

On March 11, 1951, near Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, a Military Air Transport Service crew reported a strange object at about 2200 (10:00 p.m.) while flying at 30,000 feet. The crew described a half-moon shaped white object about the size of a 25-cent piece held at arm's length. Its course was from south to west.

The report was received by Air Force wire, and no case file was kept beyond the record card. The Air Force recorded the case in Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports. The conclusion was the astronomical body Venus.

Reported location

Biggs AFB, Texas

Date of incident

March 1951

State / country

TX / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS &
11 March 1951 | Biggs AFB, Texas, GO Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION | © Possibly Balleon
Loost 2200MSF O Ground-Visvel 0 Ground-Rodar 2 ola gy APR
PEER LT Ta XA ~ Vi sual D Air-Intercept Radar LP Possibly Aircraft Vv A
5. PHOTOS « SOUR £5 0 Was FRR enus)
bobl ro |
ore | nstery g pry Rime
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION * NUMBER OF ECE 0 Other SEE
Not R rted. one Not R rted 0 amt ota r valuation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGNTING 11. COMMENTS vag:
Half moon shaped object size of 25 cent piec Case evaluated as Astro
observed by MATS crew flying at altitude of P0,000 ft, (Venus). No case in file,
Course of object was S to West. One white object, Info on Project Card,
Report received by AF Wire,
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| No Case in File,
_ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939152