Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Teletype Reports — Dallas, Texas, June 1956
AI-Generated Summary
Two UFO sighting reports from Dallas, Texas, in June 1956, both officially attributed to meteors by the Air Technical Intelligence Center.
This document contains two Project 10073 record cards and associated teletype reports detailing UFO sightings in Dallas, Texas, in June 1956. The first incident occurred on June 20, 1956, at 21/0213Z. A civilian witness described a dark, delta-wing object, approximately the size of a dime held at arm's length, with a greenish exhaust. The object was observed for three seconds descending rapidly before fading. The report notes the object had a tail or trail. The second incident occurred on June 27, 1956, at 27/0317Z. This report involved witnesses using a 30X power telescope and binoculars to observe a round, orange-glowing object. The witnesses described the exhaust as pulsating and appearing to encircle the object. The object was observed for fifteen seconds on a straight flight path. Both reports were submitted by the 745th ACWRON in Duncanville, Texas, to various military intelligence commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. In both instances, the official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the sightings were in all probability generated by a meteor. The documents include technical details such as the witnesses' occupations, the specific equipment used for observation, and the atmospheric conditions at the time of the sightings.
The description of the object, the fact that it had a tail (or trail), the duration of the sighting, the course of the object, and the color indicate that this sighting was in all probability generated by a meteor.
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Official Assessment
In all probability generated by a meteor.
Both sightings were attributed to meteors based on the duration, appearance of a tail or trail, and the color of the objects.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
- [illegible]Civilian
- [illegible]Civilian