Hondo, TexasNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 27, 1957, near Hondo, Texas, a civilian observer reported seeing a cigar-shaped object about the size of a half dollar. The object was colored green and showed nothing unusual. The observer was driving down the road when they noticed the object in the east. The sighting lasted 10 seconds. The object was tracked on radar. The Air Force could not identify the object with the available data and marked the case as unidentified.

Reported location

Hondo, 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: 27 November 1957

2. LOCATION: Hondo, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local
GMT: 27/1S00Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: in the East

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One object, cigar shaped, size of half dollar, color green, nothing unusual picked up by radar. Observer driving down the road and noticed object in the east.

11. COMMENTS: Insufficient data for evaluation.

12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Date for Evaluation, Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975401