Navosta, TexasAugust 1951

Unidentified

Summary

On August 1, 1951, a civilian in Navosta, Texas reported observing a large unidentified object moving in up and down motion in the sky. The distance to the object and its height were unknown. The exact duration of the sighting was unknown. The object reflected the sun and disappeared quickly, rising to the east. The sighting was reported in April 1952. The Air Force evaluated the case as unidentified, noting insufficient data for analysis although the description indicates a possible balloon.

Reported location

Navosta, Texas

Date of incident

August 1951

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: August 1951
2. LOCATION: Navosta, Texas
12. CONCLUSIONS: [X] Was Astronomical [X] Probably Balloon [X] Possibly Balloon [] Was Aircraft [] Probably Aircraft [] Possibly Aircraft [] Was Astronomical [] Probably Astronomical [] Possibly Astronomical [] Other [X] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [] Unknown
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 1600 GMT [illegible]
5. PHOTOS: [] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE: civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: short time
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: up and down
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [] Ground-Visual [X] Air-Visual [] Ground-Radar [] Air-Intercept Radar
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Large round obj moving in up and down motion. Distance to obj and height unknown. Exact duration unknown. Reported in April 1952. Reflected sun disappeared quickly, rising to East.
11. COMMENTS: Insufficient Data for analysis although description indicates possible balloon.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939341