UFO Sighting, Biggs AFB, 25 March 1960

On 25 March 1960, at 0350 local time, three airmen from the 95th Combat Defense Squadron at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, observed an unidentified flying object. The witnesses, identified as A/3c John G. Stout, James Elam, and Kenneth L. Eichert, were standing guard duty on the ramp when they sighted a round, bluish-white object moving at a very high speed from WSW to ENE. The object was described as being the size of a half-dollar held at arm's length, though one observer noted it appeared as a basketball when viewed without a reference point. The witnesses reported that the object made a sound similar to a child's top with holes in its side and left no tail, trail, or exhaust. The sighting lasted approximately four seconds. The investigation, conducted under Project 10073, concluded that the object was a 'bolide' class of meteor. The report notes that the early hour of the sighting likely explains the lack of other witnesses. The investigating officer arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and personally observed the conditions. Further inquiries were made with the 1900th AACS Squadron at Biggs AFB, the Signal Missile Support Agency at White Sands, and Holloman AFB, all of which reported no unusual activity or aircraft in the air at the time. A research associate from the University of Chicago at the McDonald Observatory was also contacted and reported no unusual phenomena. The report concludes that while positive evidence is lacking, the witnesses' accounts appear reasonably reliable and the incident occurred substantially as described.