PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. DATEYIME CROUP ( '2. l OCATIOt~ -----~-_V~cil)ity: _o.J l litchi ta._Falls , _J:/.est 4. TYPE OF OBSE!lVATION f"ll(Grountl-V i s u o l 0 Grovnd - Hodo r Not Reported 12. CONCLUSlot~!t ex wa~ B ,lloo ., f l P rt. uoLiy Oalloo., ll Po.s~ibly Bulloon 0 Wo:. Aircrcft CJ P ro b obly A11croft 0 Possi bly Aircrc.lt 0 Air Vi :.uol D Air l n torcopt R o:lur CJNo lbny peopl e 0 Pro\,obl y Atronomic.:~l 0 Possi\,l y Astronornicol 7. LE:t!'#TH OP OBSERVATION 8. t !UMBER OF OOJI:CTS 9. couasr; u p t o 2 hrs 1 NE 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY OF SIC.tTINO 11. COWAEH fS Shaped -Varied. Colr -Vatied -Speed -Hi~i Evalua ted Alt u a s high. Obj e ct clairae d to b e balloon r eleased from vlhit e Sans wa s vie \Ted by many people . Cl aimed to have bqen cha s ed b,y a/c. l~y d etails in report. 0 Insufficien t Dc t u fo r Evoluct ion (J Un~tnown a s balloon. ATJC F ORM U' ( HP.V 26 S~r 52) \tJNCD\SSlFlED OEPAHTM E N T OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED S TATES AIR FORCE W A SHINGTON 10TH OISTR tr;r l l f"F'IC':E OF' ,?EC IA L INVES r 1u A TIONS K ll.\.'1' All' F OMUt: ts Aall:, KrL\.Y Flf:\.0, TlXAII SUBJ ~r: Aorial Pheuum~aa '1'0: Di 1cct.or oi" 3pdclal Inv~st.lgationt:J tl '!adqua1t.e r s USAl' i4ashiugwtl '25 hild drivin3 frot\\ r'ort "ortia, 'i'>:)X.:.t3 tl.l \:aco, T~:c:1s obs,.,rv,.,d s ov .:ro.l. groups o.l' otraug.:t lieht3 in th~ s ky at a n altiLudd of l COV fu~t. (uoi-i -0) 2. 1' ltcdls: On 12 January 1 951 ~lr. und ~lr a . war d lnt.1rvi~w.::.d o.t th3ir r~aid.:Jnca at. 103 Vi ctory \ Ia. co, Toxaa and ctat.~d as follo'lfs : n;ie \Jd:i'~ :::::l:.urnlnJ from Fort .!ott h, TJxc1s appro:d :cat.dly 10:4~ p.r:1., S JanUdrJ l')jl. ,\f t3r l~av L 1J t~a super hlgn~ay co~ing out of Fort ~orth ru1d c nt 3:-ing u. s . !.i $h"Nay fil, :13 d!~ov8 o1er li .jlig..'lt hil l appr oximcAt.dly fiv-. t o ui15ht:. mild~ south ol.' t he Lt~drs~cti.ln of th;} c t_:-Hr higt'll'l~ Qnd u. :->. i!l~, ... ,lly 81. A3 we c r o3Sdd i..ha top o: t.h3 hill, .. ~ 9~:&:i a n Gr ltjs of lis}l:.s ln t h-d s!q und ::Lt. firs t i " .. Q.ppoi&re d t o b e a '.J:it3r to.yr:r or a rac.!.lo to .. -='r ,,d t h..,n l )Ok.Jd he l'it;ht. and t o t h 'l l oft and oa ,., othc;.c b unchcts or li .i~.tntical t ~ th~ onjs ovar tl1a hi.;;hi'lay. .,.; S pull.:d OVdt" l:.o t !'\.) siJ~ of t 11 J l'.)c:\l ar..d 3 to:Jpad. Wa noti~dU ~[Jpxaxltn.at.;ly 2u0 ~arc\3 ah~Ja<.! of U3 t.1o ot.h~r b.llt. OrnobilJ3 \'lh.i.c :1 haJ pul.l~tl off t o ' th;:t nidu pf .. t..h"J'dad, appa r ont.ly to ;~atclv' t ile sam a li~ht.s He ~tt~r-~ ob~arvin6 . 9 pulle d our car ~tp b~nind th~sa 0 l.h :1r t .10 C ' t"S I a t .. h:ich timd on~ Car d:C'OVe 0 ff