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Project 10073 Record Card — Millsap, Texas, May 11, 1962

📅 11 May 1962 📍 Millsap, Texas 🏛 ATIC 📄 sighting_report
MillsapTexas1962meteorbolideX-15Project 10073

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TL;DR

A 1962 sighting report from Millsap, Texas, involving a long, white, jet-like object. The Air Force officially classified the event as a meteor or bolide.

On May 11, 1962, at approximately 5:30 PM, an 18-year-old male witness in Millsap, Texas, observed an unidentified aerial object. The witness, who had been walking home from a friend's house, reported hearing a deep, roaring sound similar to a jet engine. Upon looking up, he observed a long, slim, dull-white object with a needle-like nose and wings positioned near the tail. The object was in sight for approximately 5 to 8 seconds before disappearing behind a tree. The witness initially speculated that the object might be an X-15 aircraft. He later submitted a formal U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet and a letter to the Department of the Air Force describing the event. The official Air Force evaluation, recorded on a Project 10073 record card, noted that the object's speed was too fast for a conventional jet aircraft. Despite the witness's detailed description of the object's shape and wings, the official conclusion categorized the event as a meteor or bolide, noting that sound can occasionally accompany such phenomena.

It was long and slim in appearance, and it appeared to be a dull white color. It was only in sight for a matter of 5-8 seconds.

Official Assessment

Speed too fast for jet a/c. Object believed to be Meteor or Bolide class. (in spite of detailed outline given by witness) Sound occasionally accompanies meteors.

The object was initially thought to be an X-15 by the witness, but the official evaluation suggests it was a meteor or bolide.

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