SAN ANTONIO, TEXASOctober 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On October 13, 1954, at 9:26 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas, a civilian witness reported observing one round object with a hissing noise like escaping steam. The object first appeared as a ball of fire, then divided into two brilliant white lights traveling at 1500 miles per hour toward the southwest. The observation lasted 12 to 14 seconds. The Air Force concluded the sighting was aircraft based on the sound description.

Reported location

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

TX / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
13 OCT 54
13/0730Z

2. LOCATION
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

3. SOURCE
CIVILIAN

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
12 - 14 SECONDS

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND VISUAL

7. COURSE
SOUTHWEST

8. PHOTOS
Yes
No [checked]

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No [checked]

10. CONCLUSION
AIRCRAFT

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round. Hissing noise like escaping steam. First ball of fire, then divided into two brilliant white lights, Speed - 1500 mph.

COMMENT:
Sound appears to be that of aircraft.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959851