Webb AFB, TexasJuly 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 10, 1959, at about 0335Z, an observer in the control tower at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, reported an object in the sky. The sighting was reported through the Air Force's unidentified flying object record system.

The witness described an oblong object, about twice as long as it was wide, with a yellowish light. The location and description were noted on the report.

The record card noted an astronomical chart showed Venus in a position that matched the object, and the description of the object corresponded to that.

Reported location

Webb AFB, Texas

Date of incident

July 1959

State / country

TX / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
E 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
§ O Was Balloon
i 1@ Th 50 Wabb AFR. Texas 0 Probably Balloon
i BY DATETINE GREE: reese Ml AROS $s
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
ly 21 2G o LV; a [8] Was Aircraft
) Local —_—— D:Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft
y GMT 20/03357, Jul 59 0 AirVisuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar | 0 Possibly Aircroft
& 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘0° Was Astronomical Veaos
# O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
E ‘Ne Mi litary 0 Possibly Astronomical
& 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE [offefo) TERE ae DH A
& O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i a | O Unknown
# SU mns ! Ty
Reet mm se ————————————— ei deat ses BEET ee ee ee ge PRONE SEE Pe ~ —
i 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
5 Oblong 6b i alnirk: 4orrtmm Jaen] leat : : : 5 3
:  volong ong, about twi 15 long vide, actronomical chart shows Venus in
| ‘Fyellow 1 ich ie Of Baa Ullayes lots son es YE IE I Sr Rg ER iL eh
5 v 3 Ee hibdd ve pe TL headed] FRE : Apr ~f ate H Lill ~0O51010n & d >SCIT1ption of obj
£: Wing =14shtdx APMC RIE ben an PRL fe 7 ee
i nov ils Lght ly I Li ) LS VINO Ver Gies, orTresponds to planst 17 fp avoant An
5 10vVemant Tater arrnemessed 4 a Ro Iii TR : AE : + 2 $10 eed shai No Re Gs LACED
E al Tobe dager ‘appealed to move West. Fa led OL side-to-side movement. However fixed
5 tm sight without vertical nov nent. Later re DOE OF LOI SDE ass. de a faded or} Fie
a appeared dirmer & at Eh Bae LL SILENT <0) upon steadily for even short ue riods
mins, a Ee ‘S50 5U0LG, perdods
1 1 ’L Clim. Probable s ighting of Venus.
i ATIC FORM 329 (RXV 26 SEP 52)
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