Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence — Beaumont, Texas, September 1954

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding two separate unidentified aerial phenomena sightings near Beaumont, Texas, in September 1954. The first report, dated 19 September 1954, describes a silver object moving very slowly at an estimated altitude of 60,000 to 90,000 feet. Radar contact was attempted but yielded negative results, and the sighting was categorized as a possible balloon. The second report, dated 27 September 1954, details a sighting by military personnel aboard a VB-17 aircraft. The witnesses, identified as reliable officers from HQTTAF, observed an object that initially resembled a very bright star. As it moved west-southwest, it appeared as a cigar-shaped object with a series of lights in a straight line, resembling rectangular windows. The object was observed for approximately two minutes as a star and 20 seconds as a shape, at an estimated altitude of 6,000 to 8,000 feet. The witnesses reported no sound, no running lights, and no exhaust. Col. George D. Campbell, Jr. later concluded that the sighting was likely caused by the appearance of a brilliant star. The document includes internal military communications and record cards summarizing these events, noting that no physical evidence was recovered for either incident.