Marlin, TexasJuly 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 10, 1960, a civilian couple in Marlin, Texas saw an object in the sky at dusk. The sighting lasted about one and a half minutes. The object was round and about the size of a man's head. It showed a white light that then disappeared and was followed by a red light. The white light was extremely brilliant, with small embers dropping from it. The object was first traveling east, then turned in a northerly direction before fading from view. There was no sound. A later check with flight services and a night helicopter search found no aircraft and no crash. The Air Force listed the case as insufficient data, while noting the report had some traits of an aircraft.

Reported location

Marlin, Texas

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
10 July. 1940 <3 : ie 0 Wes Bolleon
| 10 July, 1950 rarlin, Texas O Probobly Belloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION FU women |
; r 0 Wes Aleraft
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Local ci XB Ground: Visuvel O Ground-Rador O Probably Aireraft
gay SLEDGE 0 Air Viel O Alr-Intercept Rader |O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHO os » SOUR O Was Astronomical
O Yes DO Probably Astronomicel
No Civilian : O Possibly Astronomicel
(B Insufficient Date for Evaluation
1 1/2 Anges One E then I G Unknown
110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
vanhc thie 1iht size of 2 man's head inds -mon or & ballo ne I'robubly To
| Cadadeh disa oorec ond Wil followed by ¢ rod WY however bh dobe sup! ortin: Lillis
sdeiw. mds 18ht os cxbrocely bril: deny conclucion is insufficient. Upecc nt Hd
Laan ama ambars drop-ing Irom it, Object flint nutoorn ors consistant as cre Wp
nat ay 1idn- bosh wien sighted on then wnite -no red lights. The obscrver
ton & dn o normal ort erly dirsction snd shold have heard some sound onc ab ugk
. faded from vic, should howe been cole to identify =n
: sirerafb. Cosc listed aso insuiiicient
data due bo lack of supporting informigon
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) j

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