Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Texarkana, Texas, July 1961

This document details an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a UFO sighting reported on July 24, 1961, in Texarkana, Texas. The report was initiated after a civilian witness contacted SSgt Thomas A. Williams of the 703rd AC & W Squadron. The witness described observing a round, bright white object, approximately the size of a baseball, moving in a straight flight path from the southwest to the northeast. The observation lasted for four minutes, during which the object made no sound and left no trail. The witness reported that the object disappeared rapidly, which the investigating officer, 2LT Lawrence J. Sorckatch, attributed to the object passing into the earth's shadow. Following the report, the investigating officer conducted inquiries with Goodfellow AFB and the FAA to determine if any weather balloons had been released in the vicinity. Both organizations confirmed that no balloons had been released. Despite this lack of confirmation, the investigating officer concluded that the object was likely a weather balloon, citing previous similar sightings in the area as the basis for this assessment. The report was processed in accordance with AFR 200-2, paragraph 15, and was approved by Lt. Colonel Bythel L. Ellis of the Intelligence Division.