Over Texarkana, ArkansasAugust 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 5, 1958, at 8:22 p.m., Captain J. S. Morrison, a pilot with the 9th Transport Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, reported a UFO sighting while flying over Texarkana, Arkansas. Morrison described the object as grapefruit-sized, green with white exhaust. The object passed through the course of his aircraft. As it passed, Morrison's lights went out. The sighting lasted about ten seconds. Morrison reported the object made an almost vertical dive toward his aircraft at 10:00 p.m. as his lights went out. The Air Force evaluation was unknown.

Reported location

Over Texarkana, Arkansas

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

AR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
5 August 1958

2. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 08/0222Z

3. PHOTOS
  Yes
  No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 seconds

2. LOCATION
Over Texarkana, Arkansas

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
  Ground-Visited
  Ground-Radar
  Air-Visited
  Air-Intercept Radar

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

12. CONCLUSIONS
  Was Balloon
  Probably Balloon
  Possibly Balloon
  Was Aircraft
  Probably Aircraft
  Possibly Aircraft
  Was Astronomical
  Probably Astronomical
  Possibly Astronomical
  Other
  Insufficient Data for Evaluation
  Unknown

9. COURSE
not given

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj size of grapefruit, appeared to be green with white exhaust. Passed through course of a/c and as it passed light went out.

11. COMMENTS
Description is suggestive of a fireball.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979267