Dallas, TexasJuly 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On July 19, 1954, a witness in Dallas, Texas, reported a round object in the sky. The witness, described as a rated Air Force observer, saw the object on the ground at about 8:55 p.m. The object was a dull rose color and moved at high speed. It appeared to make a 360 degree orbit.

The report was sent through a flight service center at a nearby Air Force base. The weather was clear with 15 miles visibility.

The Air Force record card said the duration was not reported and listed the case as insufficient data for analysis.

Reported location

Dallas, Texas

Date of incident

July 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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pr PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
¥ EE US SY
; | 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 2 0 Was Balloon
19 July 1954 Dallas, Texas O Probably Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 SoRmEly DRIRND
3 9 .
| Local SE eS XXGround- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
: (C1 pa: oy AO Hr AR 0 Air~Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
wen ee LE NR ee AE GER CLE i De RL
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
StKNo Military O Possibly Astronomical
RE a i eR MRE Sb Se Sl See Se SEG Rll mdi ied oe 1d (SE
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 2 Other. tlt abu sen iiniics oy bv
: Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 Net Reported i: 360 deg orbit |O Unknown
EE CE CE DUS
 - 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
{ Round, Dull rose color, Hight speed. 260 deg Not Reported. Insufficient data for
| “orbits analysis,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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