Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Dallas, Texas, 9 August 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A 1967 sighting report from Dallas, Texas, describes a hovering, spinning object identified as a kite. The report is part of Project 10073.
This Project 10073 record documents a sighting that occurred on 9 August 1967 in Dallas, Texas. A single civilian witness reported observing an object described as a giant metallic hat, which was silvery white in color with a black spot in the middle. The witness noted that the object appeared to be spinning and was hovering before it straightened out, rose straight up, and disappeared behind some trees. Although the report initially indicated that photographs were taken, the negatives were never received by the investigating agency. The final conclusion reached by the project was that the object was a kite, a determination based on a subsequent letter provided by the observer.
Object was a silvery white and looked like a giant metallic hat.
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Official Assessment
Other (KITE)
The object was identified as a kite based on a later letter from the observer. Photographic evidence was not received.