Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Project 10073 Record Card — Loving, Texas, 8 December 1957

📅 8 December 1957 📍 Loving, Texas 🏛 ATIC 📄 sighting_report

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TL;DR

A civilian oil field worker in Loving, Texas, observed a silver, round object for one hour on December 8, 1957. Military authorities concluded there was insufficient information to identify the object.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on December 8, 1957, in Loving, Texas. The witness, identified as a civilian oil field worker, observed a single, round, silver object that appeared to be the size of a dime. The observation lasted for one hour under clear weather conditions. The witness utilized binoculars to track the object until it faded from sight. The report explicitly notes that no azimuth, elevation, or flight path data were provided by the witness. The military investigation, conducted by the 745th ACWRON and reported to the Air Defense Command (ADC) and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that there was insufficient information to identify the object. The report suggests the possibility of a balloon or an astronomical phenomenon. The document includes internal military communications, including a teletype message from the 745th ACWRON, confirming the lack of data and the inability to identify the object despite the hour-long observation in broad daylight.

No azimuth, elevation, flight path given. Possible balloon or astronomical sighting. Insufficient information.

Official Assessment

Insufficient information.

The sighting involved a round, silver object observed for one hour. Due to a lack of azimuth, elevation, and flight path data, the event was categorized as having insufficient information, with a note that it could have been a balloon or an astronomical sighting.

Organizations

Military Units