Project 10073 Record Card — San Antonio, Texas, 19 October 1952

On 19 October 1952, at approximately 1330 CST, a civilian couple in San Antonio, Texas, observed three unidentified flying objects. The observer, a night deputy sheriff employed by the Alamo Lumber Company, was sitting on his porch smoking when he noticed the objects flying in a 'V' formation heading due South. He estimated the objects were at an altitude of 15,000 to 20,000 feet and traveling at approximately 250 miles per hour. The objects were described as round and aluminum-like in appearance. The observer noted that the lower object appeared larger than the other two and exhibited a flipping motion, which exposed an Olive Drab surface on one side. The objects made no sound, produced no exhaust, and showed no visible means of propulsion. The sighting lasted for approximately three to four minutes. The observer reported that the objects eventually stopped, hovered briefly, and then diminished in size rapidly until they disappeared. The observer's wife also witnessed the event, and they both agreed on the details. The report was forwarded by the San Antonio Air Materiel Area to the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is 'Unknown'.