Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Houston, Texas, 12 August 1952
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A civilian couple in Houston reported two high-speed, silent objects on August 12, 1952. Military authorities investigated the sighting but found no physical evidence or radar confirmation, suggesting a possible link to a meteor shower.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communication regarding a UAP sighting that occurred on August 12, 1952, in Houston, Texas. A civilian couple reported observing two objects in level flight at approximately 2030 CST. The witnesses described the objects as having a red to white color and a tail estimated to be 600-700 yards long, moving at an estimated speed of 2000 MPH. The observation lasted between 15 and 20 seconds. The report notes that there was no sound associated with the objects. A second source, located approximately 15 miles from Houston, reported seeing an object described as a ball with a ring around it, which was visible for 3 seconds before fading from view. The reporting agency, the 14th AC&W Squadron at Ellington AFB, noted that no physical evidence was available and no interception or identification of the objects was made. The Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB evaluated the report. The official comments suggest a possible correlation with a meteor shower, though the headquarters also considered the possibility that the objects were jet aircraft. The document includes detailed weather data for the time of the sighting and confirms that the headquarters believed the two reports likely described the same object viewed from different angles. The report concludes that more complete information would be provided in a subsequent written report.
THIS HDQ BELIEVES AT THIS TIME SOURCE SAW THE SAME OBJECT AS THE FIRST OBSERVERS CMA ONLY AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE.
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Official Assessment
Correspondence with date of meteor shower.
The report documents a sighting by a civilian couple in Houston, Texas, of two objects in level flight. The objects were described as red to white in color, with a tail 600-700 yards long, traveling at an estimated 2000 MPH. A second source reported an object about 15 miles from Houston, described as a ball with a ring around it, which faded from view after 3 seconds. The headquarters suggested the objects might be related to a meteor shower or potentially jet aircraft, though no interception or identification was made.