Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Dallas, Texas - 24 June 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a UFO sighting in Dallas, Texas, in 1958. Military investigators concluded the objects were the moon, noting the witness was unreliable and the observation was distorted by haze and binoculars.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communication regarding a UFO sighting reported in Dallas, Texas, on June 24, 1958. A civilian housewife reported observing two pinkish-red objects, described as the size of a pea, for a duration of 40 minutes. The objects were observed moving from the northeast to the southwest. The witness reported watching the stars and provided specific angular and azimuth measurements. The military investigation, conducted by the 745th ACWRON and evaluated by ATIC, concluded that the sighting was likely an astronomical event involving the moon. Investigators noted that the sky was hazy and the witness used binoculars, which likely contributed to the visual distortion of the moon. Furthermore, the report explicitly labels the witness as unreliable, noting that she changed her story several times during the investigation. The teletype communication confirms the details of the report, including the witness's background and the technical assessment that the objects were not unidentified aerial phenomena but rather a misidentification of the moon under poor atmospheric conditions.
These conditions can produce strange effects. Witness unreliable.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Moon
Astro charts and checks show that the moon was in the location given by the source. The sighting took place through binoculars in hazy conditions, which can produce strange effects.