Reese AFB, TexasJune 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On June 11, 1954, a military witness at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, reported a strange object in the sky. The sighting lasted only 2 to 5 seconds. The witness saw three objects that were white with a black tail and a round front. The objects were estimated to be between 3,000 and 4,000 feet up. They gained altitude, then arched toward the ground.

The record card lists Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force did not reach a firm finding. It marked the case insufficient data for analysis.

Reported location

Reese AFB, Texas

Date of incident

June 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| I. DATE i 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
11 Jun= 195. Reese AFB, Texas O Wos Balloon
a Probobly Ballson i
Ee ——— ——————- a. ——— a i 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP ‘. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OQ Possibly Balioan
A O Was Aiicrofy
pial EO O Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar Q Probobly Airersfs
ARR : ;
GMT __ 11/0 (=a XX Air Visual Oo Air-Intercapt Rodor | Possibly Aircrofs
8 PHATE ——————————— —————_ | § SOURCE —————————""ntercept Rader 2
5. PHOTOS i %. SOURCE O Wos Astronomical
0 Yay H 0 Probably Astronomical
X Nn i Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION = 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9, CouRse i O Other ———
| OC Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
2-5 Sacond 3 | i 0 Unknown
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— EET CI I EE re RIES Sm ———————— TT TT ee ee Be CTY 30,7
10. BRIER SUMMARY DF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
“nite obhiack wi Eh tail, round front - between Ingufficisnt da “a for analvsis
y 000 and 4000 ft. Gained wltitude then arched
toward ground,
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