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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. CATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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—_4 April 1956 _____McKinney, Texas __|9 Srobebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME oROUE 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
1 0D Was Aircraft
Local . a eacote © Ground-Redar O Probobly Aircraft
cmt__04/2115Z D Air Viauel D Air-Intercept Redor | 2 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
[ko Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~~ 10, Othe- UNIDENTIFIED _
CD Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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6 hours pier | one west Cs *]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS

Object observed fm two separate locations through 200X telescope by one
observer & thru 4X glass by other, One observer amature sstronomer,
other Weather observer at local WX station, Obj subtending one minute
of arc. Located about 7 dgrs to North|of Venus thru/out sighting. Obsvd
fm 1515 until 2100, As Venus set w/this time, obj disappeared as Venus
set. Also disappeared w/setting of sun, Obj similar to balloon, Bright
silver w/band around middle, Band did|not rotate but had same position
thru/fout sighting, High cirrus clouds |appeared at 1900, Thru TX look&éd
like it was made of translucent rubber, Thru 4X glass looked solid.

Color silver thru/out sighting. Movemgnt w/Venus to West. Upper air
currents to East. Glowed in sunlight after sun had set.

COMMENT: Unidentified. Some association w/Venus, Possibly parhelia

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Dirsetor of Air Porce eter Ln eS i $
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May I4, 1956

Washington, DO.
Dear Sir: pan

Att@ched hereto ig @ sketch of an unidentified flying object seen
over this oity, or spperently over it, on April 4,1956. Efforts
have been made to identity the UFO, hence the dealy of sending-:
this reporte ; . :

The UFO wes called to my ettention, as I am the loos] Weather *ureau
observer, and I noted it st 3:15 PoM. on the afternoon of the dete
named above. It was apparently ten degrees northwest of nenith
from McKinney, snd I st first thought it a weather rediosonde
baloone On calling the Fort Worth Weather Bureau however, I learned
that there were no weather balloons in the air in this vicinity. I
then decided it wes far higher than at first I believed, end ran ]
e base of threé Iniles for @ tri anglation reading. The "angles
showed little or no convergence, and I ren another base line of

the same length. This latter trian glation showed, so far aa I could
detirmine with my o1d8 prismatic compess, a convergence of about
three degrees. This placed the UFO some 100,000 fest une With
an 014 rifle telescope I took several readings and finally worked
the object out ss subdtending somewhere near @ minute or arc, making:
it over 200 feet in diameter.

An ensteur esatronomer here. pleced his £200-power ‘telescope on er UFO
and drew a sketch of it for me. I em sehding you ~ scopy of this.
The astronomer said it eapperently was moving westwrd at about I00
miles per hour, though the upper sir currents were blowing toward
the east fer greater than that. -I noted the UFO from 3:15 P.M., unti
dark. I saw it wee in opposition with the planet Venus; which I saw .
vhile watching the UFO; end about seven degrees due north of the
planet. As the plenet traveled westward the UFO kept its’ station
with reppect to ‘Veunaecbeven degrees north: I em inclined to think
that wijat the astronomer, CieQeumie@eums rr 7Eeeerespemeres this
city, interpreted ase movement was ths, rotation of the earth, turning |
away from the UFO. . Papi
Now, a most peculiar phenomenon connected with the UFO was the fact |
that it did not rotate all afternoon. The reised band around ita
middle remained stationary--north end south. There were no appendazea
attacthed to the UFO whatever. It glistened in the sunlight lixe |
eter though Mr.Anderson ssid it looked aa if 1% wae mde of
translucent; silvery rubber. I did. not observa it through the tal-
escope, only through a four-power glass. Jo far as I ms abla to
detirmine, the UFO.a14 not change its position with respect to the
planet Venus et eny time, and when it finally disappeared; about

DANA Bae hs 4. ae tn the seme. valatiwa._nasition: .

The UFO vas so high that it glowed in the sunlight long eftar
srk on the earth's surfsce. There were some cirrus clouds in the
their height, to be II,000 feat. My rough calculations may heve been

fsr off, of ¢ oursa, an 14 I think they possibly were. I an inclined
th belive the UFO was et least I00 miles high, @a I have talked to
steervere es far vest as 100 miles end north 50, and 511 them say +X
sopeared overhead to theme

IT have contacted the “eather Bureau, the Air Force tases at
Cerewall Zease and Perrin Field end 811 of them eay they do not have
any information on the UFO--don' b know what it wes. It was gone on
the: morning of April Ber. n'

So: nach for thet. Midst another:

On A rit 6 cae dave after ay auoverdent loned UFO was see,
vx nagliehidbab guiaze etter the ‘anc this city, end 8 companion
were driving five miles east of McKinney they saw ® silvery object, 7
five to eight feet in diameter, slant down in ® Yieid 100 yards
from them. They stopped: the car and the UFO -took off at a terrific
speed and disappeared. Bee? HOMEn® it resembled § balloon. ~
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Another: On the night of April I3, nine days after the’ UFO
wes cighted over the oity, I was at ! a house looking at
stars with him through his telescope. Starting to lesve st 9:I5 P.M.
I saw two red lights shoot low over the housé tops to the south.
I at first took..them to. be jets, but by the time I reealissd they
could not te cheng be, they had disarpeared to the west. I could
not sscerteim how fer sway they were, 80 said nothing, save to ask
And-rgon if he hed seen them or heerd and planes. He had not. A
few days later a local: man called me, Nr. Reema , ieee
“alee called and asked if I had peen any strange lights over the
osity at the time end date named above. I asked him, without leeding
him to believe I head seen them, just what they looked like and their
direction, He said they were pele blue and traveling weat overhead.
Ee said there were three of them, and they made no sound so far &s
he could heere With the UFOs trianglated on, I could estimate pa
height and speed. They were about 150 feet above the ground end
they traveled over an aro of about 40 degrees in the estimeted sty
seconds that I observed them, they were mekinzg somewhere in the
vicinity of I,800 mep.he » M viewing them from below, said
there were three of the, end the glowed pale biue. . only gaw two
and they rere reds ¢

In eidition to .sll ‘this, I would like to state thet I am no
heltaver in flying saucers, but am submitting this Yor what it mey
ce worth in-view of the-date you alresdy have on hend concerning
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Yours sincerely;

i. Pe ee Captain U.S.Army, Retd.

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Untidentofied flying object observered over Xckinney, Texas, April 4, |
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Observered by ata ON ‘eames MoKinney, Texss

April 4, 1956, 4;00 P.M...
Observation equipment: 6"" reflector telescope; ‘65x to Pox api

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The UFO presented the same face; ‘aid not revolve or Lotete: from
3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. ,when it digeppeared in the derkness. 7

NcKinney, Texas
May I4, 1956

Director of Air Force Intelligence
Army Air Force
Washington, D.C.

Desr ered

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Attéched hereto is a sketch of an unidentified flying object seen

over this city, or sppsrently over it, on April 4,1956. Efforts
have been made to identify the UFO, hence the dealy of sending
this reporte /

The UFO was called to my sttention, as I am the local ‘eather Sureau
observer, and I noted it at 2:15 P.lie on the afternoon of the date
nemed above. It was apparently ten degrees northwest of nenith
from lickinney, and I at first thought it a weather radiosonde
balloon. On calling the fort Worth Weather Pureau however, 1 learned
that there were no weather- baloons_in the air in this vicinity. I
then decided it vas far higher then at first I believed, end ran

e base of three miles for a tri englation reading. The angles
showed little or no convergence, end Il ran enother base line of

the same length. This latter trianglation showed, so far as I could
detirmine with my old prismatic compass, a convergence of about
three degrees. ‘'his placed the UFO some I00,000 feet un. With

an old rifle telescope I took several readings and finally worked
the object out as subtending somevhere near a minute or arc, making
it over 200 feet in diameter.

An eméteur setronomer here pleced his 200-power telescope on the UFO
and drew a sketch of it for mee I 8m sending you.a copy of this.
The estronomer said it appsrently wes moving westwrd at about I00
miles per hour, though the upver sir currents were blowing toward
the east far greater than that. I noted the UFO from 3:15 P.M., until
dark. I saw it vas in opposition with the plenet Venus, which I saw
vhile watching the UFO, and sbout seven degrees due north of the
planet. As the planet traveled westward the UFO kept its, station
with reppect to Venus--seven degrees north. I am inclined to think
that what the astronomer, ee a ee omnia eM this
city, interpreted as movement was the rotation of the earth, turning
away from the UFO.

Li0w, & most peculier phenomenon connected with the UFO was the fact
that it did not rotste sll efternoon. The rsised bend sround its
middle remsined stationsary--rorth,.end south. There were no envendages
attacthned to the UFO whatever. It slistened in the sunlight like
Silver, though Nr .?—iM—M soid it looked as if it was mede of
trenslucent, silvery rubber. I Aid not observe it throuch the tel-
ascope, only through a four-power slags. so tar ag I: wes able to
detirmine, the Ui0 ail not change its position with respect to the
plsnet Venus at eny time, snd when it finslly disappeared, about

9:00 P.ii., it was in the same reletive position.

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The UFO was so high “that it glowed in the sunlight long efter
derk on the earth's sie tso 6. There were some cirrus clouds in the
upper air ebout 7:00 P.li.,and it was far above them. I had ascertsined
their height to be II,000 feet. iiy rough calculations may heave been
far off, of c ourse, and I think they possibly were. I am inclined
to belive the UFO was at least I00 miles high, es I have talked to
observers as fer vest ss I00 miles and north 60, snd 311 them say it
appeared overhesd to theme

I have contacted the \.eather Bureau, the Air Yorce bases at
Carswell ‘ase and Perrin tield and #11 of them say they do not have
any information on the UFO--don't know what it was. It was gone on

the morning of April 5.
So much for that. Nov another:

On April 6, tro days after the shove-mentioned UFO was seen, wt
Lior. eee | iene , this city, and a compsnion
were driving five miles east of eK iuney they saw 4 silvery object, f
five to eight feet in diameter, slant down in ® Yield T00 yerds
from them. They stopped the car and the UirO took off at @ terrific
speed and disspresred. The y¥thought it resembled 8 balloon.

Another: On the night of April I3, nine days sefter the UFO
wes sighted over the city, I was eat lir. Aeihe—m——les house looking at
stars with him through his telescope. Starting to lesve at 9:15 P.M.
I saw two red lights shoot low over the houss tops to the south.
I at first took them to be jets, but hy the time I realized they
could not possibly he, they had dissnpesred to the west. I could
not sscertsin how far away they were, so said nothing, save to ssk
And:rson if he hed seen them or heard and planes. He had note A
few days lster a locsl man called me, |i’ __—iE s ,
called end sesked if I had seen any strange lights over the
city at the time énd dste named above. I asked him, without leeding
him to believe I had seen them, just what they looked like and their
direction, He said they were pale blue and traveling west overhead.
He seid there were three of them, and they made no sound so far as
he could hear. ‘ith the UFOs trisnglateda on, IL could estimate their
height and speed. They were about 150 feet pbove the ground and, 8s
they traveled over en ere of about 40 degrees in the estimated two
seconds that I observed them, they were masking somewhere in the
vicinity of 1,800 m.p-h. lir dim, viewing them from below, said
there were three of the, and the glowed pale blue. I only saw two
and they were red.

In eddition to #11 this, I would like to stste thet I am no
believer in hee ssucers, but am submittine this for what it may
he worth in view ot the jate you already nave on hsnud concerning
UNOS. j

Yours Sincerely,

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Unidentofied flying object observered over lhickinney, Texas, April 4
I956e Redrsawn from original by Capt.koy i.Kall.

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Observ9fed by GAT nee. Mckinney, Texas |
April 4, 1956, 4:00 P.ll. |
"observation equipment: 6"" reflector telescope,55x to 200x mag.

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he UFO presented the ssme face, did not revolve or rotate, from
5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.li.,when it disappeared in the darkness.

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS !
Was Bolloon
6 April 1956 McKinney, Texas ie Probably Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ber ey maleen
Local —_ BAGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar o Bee hive oft
cmT_not reported __ 0 Air Vi svol 0 Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - SOURC aa . 0 Was Astronomical
“DO Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
XIX No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (|, Other
baa pulilcient Dota for Evaluotion
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not reported one ____ land, takeéff | Pl |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 7 |11, COMMENTS .
Silvery object 5-8' in diameter Insufficient data for evaluation. |
slant down into a field about 100 No duration or mention of time
yards from observers, Witness that obj stopped. No mention of
stopped car & object took off at time that it took obj to disappea
terrific speed & disappeared, or manner od disappearance includpd.
Resembled a balloon, Second hav report.

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Attached hereto is a akstch of an unidentified flying objeot seen
aver this ofty, or apparently over it, on April 4,1956~4 Zfforte
have been-meds to ijentify the USO, hance the daly ¢ of Sending
this reporte Kigaee el : 7

Tha UFO was called to my attention, ba Liem the loo@l Weather -uread:
observer, ana I noted 4% at 3:15 P.M. on the afternoon of the date |
named SbOve. It waa apparently ten dezgreas northwest of nanith
from Mokinney, end i ot first thought it @ weather radiosoada |
beloonse On calling the Fort Worth Veather Pures howsver, 1 learned |
tha%S there were no weather balocns in the eizr in thia vicinity. I ci

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then decided it was far higher then at first I balieved, and ran
a basa of three miles for a tri engletion readings » The angles

howe? little or no convergsncs, eud i ran’ another base line of

the same lengthe This latter triengletion showed, eo fer as I conld

detirmine with my 014 prismatio compass, a convergenes of shout
three @egrases, This placed ‘the UFO séma £00,000 Peet. une With
an ol@ rifle teleaseope I took seversl readinzs and finally. worked
the odjeat ont as sudtending somevhere’ near a minute or aroy. mexirg |.
it over 200, feet in dfsmeteme.. =... . = Reis eT a

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An ameteur astronomer here placed hia 200-power telescope on ths UFO |
snd drew a aketoh of it for mee I 8m sanding you 8 copy of thie.
The estronomer enaid it apperently was moving westwra at about Ico
miles per hour, though the upper sir ourrents were blowing toward | 2
the east fer greeter than that. I noted the UFO from'3;I5 P.M.; un tad
dark. I saw-it was in.opposation with the plenet Venta, mhich I cay: .
thile watehing the UPO; and shout seven jegrsea due north of the i:
-planst«. As the planet traveled westward the UFO kept: ite’ station |
with reppect to Venus-sssven dezrees north. I am tnet ina’. to think...
-. that whet they Setronone ss a , thie |:
* ety, della? yg ade as movement wae the rotation cf the esrhhy tyrning
away Prom she UFO.

“Now, a-most. ‘peculiar chenomenon comunectad with the Ur$ was the fact
that <b did not rotate all afternoon... The raised bend around its :
‘midale remained ptationary-—rorting am, south, There were no Pppenduzes
attacthe& to the UFO whstaverm .1t aliptened {n the sunlight like

silver, though Mr.andsrsens’ {% looxsd as if it ves mie of
trenslnoent, stlyary rover, IF 24d not observe 13 shroagh:the tal-
2309 Dt, onl 7 threugn 2a t37urepo ver 2189@5. SO TIT 33 728 SDle oO

_ deatirmine, the UFO 411 not. change ites position with raapaat to ths
“planet Venus at any time, and when it finelly digappasred, about

9:00 P.M.s,. 4% waa in the same relative position.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wos Bolloon

13 April 1956 — McKinne | Probably Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —_— Possibly Balloon

L Was Aircroft
“ye es a ie i KR Ground- Vi suol D Ground-Rado Probobly Aircroft

GMT 14/0315Z D Air Vi suol © Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft

i en Te as Astronomical Meteor
robably Astronomico

Possibly Astronomicol

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other

insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

2 seconds West

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two or three objects, blue or red Speed and general description
moving thru a 40 dgr arc in 2 seconds indicate possible meteor sight-
Level flight, ing. /

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SKP 52)