Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence

This collection of documents details several reports of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) occurring in August 1952, primarily in Texas and California. A primary report from the 2596th Air Force Reserve Flying Training Center at Hensley Field, Texas, describes a sighting on August 19, 1952, by three witnesses: E. R. Storey, A. R. Autrey, and C. H. Lewis. These witnesses, all USNR personnel with experience in aircraft observation, reported two bright, white-blue, star-like objects that remained stationary for approximately five minutes before moving vertically and then accelerating rapidly toward the Northwest. The witnesses noted the objects had no tail or exhaust. Despite the visual sighting, no radar contact was made. Another report from the 750th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron in Boron, California, describes a similar incident on the same date, where a 'Swanee Red' pilot reported a strange object that appeared to have no tail assembly and showed great acceleration. Additionally, a report from Duncansville, Texas, on August 18, 1952, mentions visual sightings of a slow-moving object with changing red, green, and white lights, which was also tracked by the 147th AC/W Squadron at an estimated speed of 300 mph. The documents also include a letter from the Abele Motor Company in Woodland, California, clarifying that a previous report of an object was determined to be two bright stars. The official conclusion for the Duncansville sighting is listed as 'Unknown'.