Project 10073 Record Card — Borger, Texas, 13 August 1963

This document file details a sighting and subsequent investigation of a ground marking reported by a resident near Fritch, Texas, on the night of August 13, 1963. The witness reported finding a heart-shaped mark on the lawn of a ranch, approximately 11 feet across and dark purple in color. The mark was described as having a phosphorescent appearance in sunlight and smelling like acid. A local Deputy Sheriff visited the site, took photographs, and collected samples of the substance. The witness noted that the grass within the mark did not die, but after ten days, the substance turned into a black, dusty, soot-like material that clung to the grass. The report was forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Major Carl M. Hart of the Public Information Division initiated an inquiry with the Hutchinson County Sheriff's office in Borger, Texas, to obtain the results of their investigation. The Sheriff's office responded, confirming that they had investigated the occurrence and that laboratory analysis identified the material as the eggs of a species of grass fly. Major Hart subsequently informed the witness of these findings, noting that while the event was unusual, it provided an answer that added to the fund of knowledge concerning phenomena often attributed to flying saucers.