Project 10073 Record Card — San Antonio, Texas, March 1959

This document details a UFO sighting reported in San Antonio, Texas, between March 23 and March 25, 1959. The primary witness, a 31-year-old civilian bookkeeper, described observing a bluish-white, cone-shaped object, approximately the size of a grapefruit, which possessed a tail. The witness reported that the object moved from the northwest to the southeast at high speed, periodically stopping and continuing, which created a 'rocking effect.' The observation lasted for four and a half hours. The witness also noted a sound, though they could not confirm if it originated from the object. The report was investigated by the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. Lieutenant Gordon R. Wood, who was positioned five miles southwest of the observer, reported seeing nothing unusual in the sky and suggested the observer had been fixated on a star. Additionally, Dr. Paul L. Seabase, Director of the Trinity University Moonwatch Team, investigated reports from the same area on the evening of March 25, 1959, and concluded that the object was likely an unusual type of meteor. The official military assessment concluded that no balloons or aircraft could account for the sighting, and the case was ultimately categorized as involving inconsistent data or a potential astronomical phenomenon.