Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Brooks AFB, Texas, 27 September 1956
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A 1956 military report details a sighting of two unidentified objects at Brooks AFB, Texas. The investigation concluded that the data was insufficient, suggesting the objects might have been meteors or aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype message regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, on September 27, 1956. Two witnesses, an Airman Second Class and an Airman Third Class from the 1734th Air Transport Squadron, reported observing two round, white objects, described as being the size of a pea, at approximately 0013Z. The objects were not in formation; one moved in a straight and level path, while the second performed a dive and climb maneuver before disappearing in the distance. The observation lasted approximately 15 seconds. The witnesses were at the skyline, with the objects at elevations of approximately 15 and 30 degrees. The report notes that two civilian DC-3 aircraft departed San Antonio International Airport around the time of the sighting, which placed them in the general vicinity of the objects. The preparing officer expressed skepticism regarding the validity of the report, citing the maturity of the observers and the lack of corroborating reports from other agencies or individuals. The final assessment concluded that there was insufficient data to reach a firm conclusion, suggesting the objects could have been meteors or aircraft.
Preparing officer conclude that validity of rpt questionable due to maturity of observers and no other rpts fm any other persons or agency.
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Official Assessment
Preparing officer conclude that validity of rpt questionable due to maturity of observers and no other rpts fm any other persons or agency. Possibility of meteors as indicated by duration and distance objs traveled or a/c as indicated by description. Insufficient data for conclusion.
The report concludes that the sighting data is insufficient for a definitive conclusion, noting the possibility of meteors or aircraft.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Airman Second ClassSeventeen Thirty-Fourth Air Transport Squadron, Seventeen Zero Sixth Air Transport Group, Brooks AFB
- [illegible]Airman Third ClassSeventeen Thirty-Fourth Air Transport Squadron, Seventeen Zero Sixth Air Transport Group, Brooks AFB