San Antonio, TexasJuly 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On July 28, 1957, in San Antonio, Texas, a civilian witness reported seeing six objects about the size of a quarter with orange lights arranged in a V formation. The objects were strung out behind. The witness watched them pass overhead at an estimated 15,000 feet and saw them disappear from sight in approximately one minute, traveling from south to southeast. The sighting occurred at 2:52 a.m. on July 29, 1957. Ground visual observation was reported. Extensive flying activity by TAC units was occurring in the area at the time. The Air Force determined the case could not be evaluated due to insufficient data.

Reported location

San Antonio, Texas

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
28 July 1957

2. LOCATION
San Antonio, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [blank]
GMT 29/0230Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No [checked]

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 minute

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Six

9. COURSE
S to SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Six objects round, size of quarter, orange lights - 3 in V formation, strung out behind. Objects passed out of sight in one minute.

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

11. COMMENTS
Extensive flying in area by TAC. Case evaluated as n.d.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28970842