Webb AFB, TexasFebruary 1961

Unidentified

Summary

On February 22, 1961, around 4:03 a.m. local time, a weather detachment at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, reported a luminous streak in the sky. The observation was made by the detachment, a military source.

The object was a bright flash that lasted about two seconds. It looked like a shooting star but traveled on a more level than downward path. Its elevation angle was about 15 degrees, and its azimuth was between 280 and 290 degrees.

The Air Force card notes the reported information is limited. It states the description is characteristic of a meteor entering the atmosphere. This card is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official file for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Webb AFB, Texas

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

TX / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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| : : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | es
1. DATE 2. LOCATION © |12. €cQtiSLUS INS : |
Was Ball |
22 Feb 61 Webb AFB, Texas D Probably Belleon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Wty. Soom. |
PERE RST CANN @ Ground-Visval ~~ ° O Ground-Rader 8 Pratt Rivero
oMT__2210032 : — 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS | - SOURCE DO Was Astronomical MeT€ 0/2 |
O Yes » B Probably Astronomical
Ne Milit OD Possibly Astronomicel |
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE II sd cis |
O Insufficient Date for Evaluation |
1 0 Unknown
EER WC MERRIER . [NCIS ANION (DORIC. [SUSUR INRES AR |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright flash which 11. COMMENTS Tnpormation reported is 1imited |
looked like a shooting star but was traveling but description is characteristic of a
on a more level than downward path. Elevation meteor entering the atmosphere.
angle aprox 15°. Asimuth angles 280-290°. |
| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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