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This is a reading from the United States Air Force, Project 10074 record card titled “Canadian, Texas,” dated December nineteen fifty‑two. The document is notable as an early official report of an unidentified flying object observed over the Texas Panhandle, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault. The record was released through The Black Vault’s digital collection, uploaded from the original microfilm and made available without a formal FOIA case number. The entry was posted on the archive at the URL https://archive.org/download/1952-12-9170664-CANADIAN-TEXAS/1952-12-9170664-CANADIAN-TEXASdjvu.txt, and the same text is provided as a PDF at the identical address. The declassification authority is listed as the United States Air Force, under the standard Project 10074 release policy. The document reads as follows. “Pe a ( PROJECT 10074 RECORD CARD ‘ 5 iia gua etaaeehs hate ates foam ine a” eae uijewid”” kien 5 ‘ | ' . = O wast i CANADIAN, TEXAS ' Peab tloor ! i. cr uRKeRTION, a Rattan ; : } wd We strat Cl Grownd Fader Ch Acelntercent Yoder bad Nsirantccn. ab ! bab! y Astroronmieat | uly Astenconteal ' tie Possibly. rocket’ . ent Veta tar Evolustion) | Intense florescent<type light with a trail of H fire exhaust.appeared at an ostimated altitude. H of 1,006” then climbed to an altitude of approx. H 11/2 miles. Object traveled at an estimated i spoed of 1000 mph. Incident was witnessed by ! four others. aN i ! 1 1 sve emeu 14 eV 24 SEP $20 i ee ee ee, BEVIN & Estimate how laag you ra the obicou? nd =o Houve dinaces Secoms ‘12.1 Civels oO 98 Be futt to indjeate how certuin you are eX yoay susver we Ques Not very sure Just & queas Dae the © s2uspacenc? Did cis: Foxe.in actiorlers? Did the “bject give off a Light? cle wots £ 15.1 IF you aurworo® YES. what wa@rtho ovler uf the remdeh os LF Toll ine. fuw weosis tae Po lowing thipgs abewi she .bjoct? 16.1 Sovnd 16.2 Cofer #5 Sap oe ‘ . UW. IF there was MOLZ THAN QE objeot, vion hor many wore there? | Draw o pitoture cf how they were arranged, 81 pn; aa ariow to show the diruction thoy were travclings CONT D. I observed aa unidentified flying objset at abeu’ 2200 hours, OST, 27 Deows ber 1952, aycromiaately 50 miles South of wilan, Toraa,. f£ ‘cue other ogeuranta of the car all observed the Zoliowlay phencneca, 1d ab the time of slghbiag the might was cold aad clears f ves driviag South oa US Hi bway 63 when ga intense bliisheshite Richt caugut my abtention. The Iight was comparsbla to that Lint woica ig eeritted from tha center of a bine light bily.e 4a vers traveling at a falely rapid speed and 16 took a fow wlu

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This is a reading from the United States Air Force, Project 10074 record card titled “Canadian, Texas,” dated December nineteen fifty‑two. The document is notable as an early official report of an unidentified flying object observed over the Texas Panhandle, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Declassified CIA File about?: This is a reading from the United States Air Force, Project 10074 record card titled “Canadian, Texas,” dated December nineteen fifty‑two. The document is notable as an early official report of an unidentified flying object observed over the Texas Panhandle, and it appears in the public archive of The Black Vault.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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