Kelly AFB, TexasSeptember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On September 2, 1957, at about 2000 (8:00 p.m.) over Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, a military witness saw one round object for 20 to 25 minutes. It was about the size of a quarter held at arm's length and was bright like a star but much larger. Its light glowed from five or six points and went from bright to dull several times. The object seemed to hover and then disappeared to the southwest. The Air Force record card lists the conclusion as astronomical, naming Venus. The card notes that the recorded position closely matched the position of Venus for that time and place.

Reported location

Kelly AFB, Texas

Date of incident

September 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

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ey H PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : :
| 1. DATE x 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
b O Wos Balloon
2 September 1957 Kelly AFB, Texas 0 Lrebobey potioon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Tn
g 0O Was Aircroft
4 Rl a as XIX Ground- Visual DOD Ground-Rodor 0 Probably Alverefs
GM /0200 0 Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircroft

5. PHOTOS : . SOURCE QX Was Astronomical Venus
: O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Xd No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (2 Jo SUR SER Sh ARE

DO Insufficient Data for Evaluction

§ O Unknown
20-25 minutes one southwest

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of quarter, bright These are almost exact positions
; as a star, but much larger, Light (azimuth & elevation) of Venus
glowed from five or six points bright for that time and place.
to dull several times. Scemed to hover

then disappeared,
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28971518