Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — 17 August 1952

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-60-52) regarding an unidentified flying object sighting on 17 August 1952. The observer, Captain James H. Perry, a pilot with 6000 hours of flight experience, was conducting a routine training flight from Hensley Naval Air Station to Webb Air Force Base in Texas. At approximately 1649 CST, while flying a T-6-D aircraft at 8000 feet, Captain Perry observed an unusual object. He described the object as oblong in shape, appearing very bright as if reflecting light from a highly polished metal surface. The object had no visible wings, rudder, or propulsion system, and left no smoke trail or exhaust. It was estimated to be slightly smaller than a B-25 aircraft and was traveling at a speed in excess of 500 MPH at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet. The object was observed for only three to four seconds before it climbed through scattered clouds and disappeared. Captain Perry noted that there was no excessive static on his radio during the encounter. The weather was clear with unlimited visibility. The report includes a narrative statement from Captain Perry, a Project 10073 record card, and a weather data sheet. The sighting was evaluated by Wing Intelligence at Webb AFB and assigned an evaluation of C-3. The report was distributed to the Commanding General of the Flying Training Air Force in Waco, Texas, and forwarded to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington D.C. and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB.