UFOB Index Card — Beaumont, Texas, 20 November 1954

This document is a formal sighting report and associated index card regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon observed over Beaumont, Texas, on November 20, 1954. The report details an observation made by several civilians, including one identified individual whose name is partially illegible, and several other unknown civilians. The witnesses reported seeing four or five objects described as round, small light bulbs with red and white lights, appearing in a trail. The objects were observed for a duration of three to five minutes, with one light traveling southwest and four or five traveling northeast. The report notes that the objects were moving horizontally. Major S.P. Carrol of Lake Charles AFB was notified of the sighting but did not personally observe the objects. The report includes detailed weather data for the time of the sighting, noting clear skies and no cloud cover. The official conclusion, reached by the preparing officer at the Operations Office of the Maxwell Flight Service Center, is that the objects were likely weather balloons. The document was processed through military channels, including the Air Tech Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB and the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, Colorado.