Dallas, TexasJune 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 24, 1958, near Dallas, Texas, a civilian witness reported seeing two pinkish-red objects about the size of a pea through binoculars. The objects were observed for 40 minutes and moved from northeast to southwest. The witness watched them while stargazing. An astro chart and clock check showed that the moon was in the given location and the sky was hazy. The Air Force noted that these viewing conditions through binoculars could produce strange visual effects and made the witness unreliable.

Reported location

Dallas, Texas

Date of incident

June 1958

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

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PROJECT 10/23 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 24 Jun 58
2. LOCATION: Dallas, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Level [illegible], 25/0200Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Binoculars, All-Visual
5. PHOTOS: Yes, No
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 40 mins
8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Two pinkish red objs, size of pea, Objs faded.
9. NO. OF OBJECTS: Two
10. COURSE: NE to SW
11. COMMENTS: Astro chart & check show that the moon was in the location given by source. Sky was hazy & sighting took place thru binoculars. Those conditions can produce strange effects. Witness unreliable.
13. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Has Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Astronomical Moon, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation

AFC FORM 329 CHEV 30 SEP 50

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