Perrin, TexasAugust 1962

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Summary

On August 1, 1962, near Perrin, Texas, a witness observed an unidentified object with the naked eye. The object appeared square or rectangular, approximately 120 power Barlow Lens in size, with a yellow color and two traveling sides by side. The brightness matched the second magnitude star. The formation remained unchanged, no vary, and the course remained unchanged. The observation lasted 8 minutes heading west. Conditions on dusk toward west were noted. Initial observations considered misidentification of normal aircraft sightings. Flight characteristics and formation considerations with this analysis were evaluated as aircraft sightings.

Reported location

Perrin, Texas

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
26 AUG 1962 10:22

2. LOCATION
Perrin, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT: 2-0110-2Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[checkbox] Ground-Visual
[checkbox] Air-Visual
[checkbox] Ground-Radar
[checkbox] Air-Intercept Radar
[illegible]

5. PHOTOS
[checkbox] Yes
[checkbox] No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
8 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
two

9. COURSE
West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj appeared rnd w/naked eyes, square w/Barlow Lens (& 120 power Barlow Lens). To naked eye appeared approx size of Saturn yellow, two traveling side by side. Brightness of 2nd mag star. Formation's course remained unchanged, no vary.

11. COMMENTS
Observation at dusk toward West. Optical conditions considered to misidentification of normal a/c sightings. Flight characteristics & formation considered w/this analysis & case evaluated as a/c sightings.

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

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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