Project 10073 Record Card — Vicinity Waco, Texas, 9 May 1960

On May 9, 1960, at approximately 100022Z, a single witness located one mile south of the Waco Municipal Airport in Texas observed an unidentified object. The witness, a 33-year-old male who sells and installs automatic farm equipment, described the object as long and possibly pointed, resembling a ballpoint pen, with no visible wings or tail. He estimated the object to be approximately 20 times the size of a B-47 aircraft. The sighting occurred at dusk, and the witness was unable to determine the object's color due to sunlight reflecting off its surface. The witness reported hearing the sound of a jet aircraft, which prompted him to look skyward. The object's flight path appeared to be from west to east before it made a ninety-degree turn to the north without any apparent change in its direction of flight. The observation lasted for four seconds, ending when the object was lost to sight, possibly due to a loss of eye focus. Weather conditions were reported as clear with very light haze and visibility between 15 and 20 miles. The reporting officer noted that while the witness appeared reliable and knowledgeable about aircraft characteristics, there were no known aircraft or balloons in the area to account for the sighting. Furthermore, the officer remarked that an object of the size described would have undoubtedly been witnessed by others over a city the size of Waco. Consequently, the incident was classified as 'insufficient data' due to the lack of corroborating witnesses and physical evidence. No interception or identification action was taken.