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Victoria, Texas, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Victoria, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 10 December 1956 Victoria, Texas 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar xX Was Aircraft Local Ground-Visual Probably Aircraft GMT_10/2000Z Xx Air-Vi suol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probably Astronomical XKNO USAF Pilot 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation EtoN 口 Unknown 15 minutes one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Silver object with straigh wing, Object was definitely aircraft. having engine rods or large Believed to be USAF recon- wing pods intakes observed naissance type on experimental between 56,000-62,000 feet. Sma11 test mission. contrail, estimated speed Mach 85. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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