Centerville, TexasNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 23, 1957, in Centerville, Texas, a woman reported that the windows of her house lit up in a flash of light and she heard a loud roar. The observation lasted only seconds. The woman was inside her home when this happened and did not actually see an object. No radar contact was recorded. The Air Force found very little information upon which to base a conclusion and determined this was not a UFO report.

Reported location

Centerville, Texas

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
23 November 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 2410152Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
 No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
board
was not sighted

2. LOCATION
Centerville, Texas

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
N/A

9. COURSE
N/A

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Observer was in her home when the windows of her house lit up in a flash of light and she heard a loud roar.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Not Determined-Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Very little information upon which to base a conclusion. No object sighted. Not a UFO report.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975201