Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Report - 12 August 1957 - Foster Air Force Base, Texas
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A 1957 sighting report from Foster Air Force Base describes a silver, triangular object moving at high speed. The investigation concluded the object was likely an aircraft, with the appearance of high speed and shape attributed to atmospheric illusions.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying official report from the 450th Fighter-Day Wing at Foster Air Force Base, Texas, regarding a UFO sighting on August 12, 1957. The witness, an employee of the Southern Pacific Railway Company with prior Air Force administrative experience, reported observing a silver, isosceles triangle-shaped object northwest of Victoria, Texas. The object was estimated to be at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet and was described as moving at twice the speed of an F-100 aircraft. The witness noted a small vapor trail and observed the object for approximately four to five seconds before it climbed and disappeared into clouds. The 818th AC&W Squadron reported no corresponding radar traffic. The investigating officer, 1st Lt. Clarence E. Belinn, concluded that the sighting was likely an aircraft, possibly an F-102, noting that the perceived speed and shape were likely illusions caused by the observer's perspective, the low altitude of the object, and the atmospheric conditions, specifically the early morning sun's rays interacting with clouds. The report was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center for further review.
Probably a/c with illusion of greater speed due to effects of trying to observe fast moving objects through a sky half covered with clouds and early morning sun's slant rays playing between a/c and clouds.
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Official Assessment
Probably a/c with illusion of greater speed due to effects of trying to observe fast moving objects through a sky half covered with clouds and early morning sun's slant rays playing between a/c and clouds.
The object was likely an aircraft, possibly an F-102, with the perceived speed and shape attributed to atmospheric conditions and the observer's perspective.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Southern Pacific Railway Company