8Mi SWof Seminole radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 1960

On or during December 1960, at or near 8Mi SWof Seminole, Texas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bright, round, white light, size of a star, moving in a straight line, then suddenly disappeared. Then reappeared, continued on its course, then disappeared. COMMENTS: Ground observers reported the object. Citizens say object passed directly over, though no sound was heard. Relative distances or descriptions of other observations of UFOs observed are not available. The date, time, location, azimuth, elevation and description of the UFO observed are as follows: Date: December 8, 1960 Time: About 7:30 PM Location: Southwest of Seminole, Texas Azimuth: Observed for a considerable length of time as it moved in an easterly direction Elevation: 30 degrees above the horizon Description: A round, bright light, about the size of a basketball, moving at high speed. It was observed for at least 10-15 minutes before passing out of sight. In the early evening of 8 December 1960 a large oval shaped object was observed about 2 miles SW of Seminole, Texas. Several people in the area observed the object and it was reported to the Sheriff's office. The object was observed to leave the area at a high rate of speed, going straight up and disappearing from sight. This was observed visually at the same time as the radar plot. The target was observed by several military and civilian personnel.