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PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD, MIDLAND TEXAS. This is a declassified record from the United States Central Intelligence Agency, catalogued as “xxxx xx 7204403 Midland Texas.” The document appears in the public‑domain archive of The Black Vault and was released under the Freedom of Information Act. It is notable because it records a mid‑twentieth‑century sighting that was evaluated as either an aircraft or an astronomical phenomenon, and it includes a detailed visual description provided by the observer. The record was made publicly available through a Freedom of Information Act request. The request is listed as FOIA case number unknown; the release date is not specified in the archive entry. The declassification authority is the CIA’s Office of Information Management, which authorized the publication of the full text on the archive site. The canonical URL for the PDF version is https://archive.org/download/xxxx-xx-7204403-Midland-Texas/xxxx-xx-7204403-Midland-Texasdjvu.txt, and the same text is hosted at the Black Vault entry for this file. The document reads as follows: PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD U DATE » . 1 ^ LOCATION I.. 1' 12. CONCLUSIONS O Wot Bolloon O Probably Bolloon □ Possibly BollMn D Was Aircroft □ Probably Aircraft O Possibly Aircraft date‑time group L ocol . A TYPE OF OBSERVATION O' Craunii' Visual O Ground‑Radar GM T ‘ ^ ^ ^ O Air‑Intercept Rsdor 5. PHOTOS □ Yes O Me S. SOURCE Civ L n Was Astronomical JJX Astronomical ^ O Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 t ■ ■ ■ » »■»- j; 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OiK> 9. COURSE ^ i on "i T-f □ Insufficient Data for Evolution □ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS The observer reported: “Size of auto tail light. The star Vega is in location c 11^- colors in red to green as given by observer. The haze ./.illj. ot'j slowly faded. M 1 ! in the atmosphere would account for changing colors.” ATOMIC FORM 329 (REV 36 SEP S3) – – r •• r • 1 - - ‘ .‑ iV^ If. r^vf’ J s ^ ^ ^ ;>? 7 • ] ^ ' ' J ^ 4 k. I « ■ h 4 fp t 4 > -p+V Jw# 4 ^ . -I V TV) o ‘ T 7 > ^ i kJ ^ fT ’' 1; : ' ^ ‘ /■% 1 ' I r • ’ f. T- - • K ','i J ', r ” - T) ' 1 ■’' T'^:>.-vp" r j 'j YT?ri; t . ' 1 ' n t r ^ / r A 'T r i • t /■" ^ ^ ^ a p t " i - i f- j t u i • J'

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CIA Project One Zero Zero Seventy‑three Record Card, Midland Texas.

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PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD, MIDLAND TEXAS. ” The document appears in the public‑domain archive of The Black Vault and was released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD, MIDLAND TEXAS. This is a declassified record from the United States Central Intelligence Agency, catalogued as “xxxx xx 7204403 Midland Texas.” The document appears in the public‑domain archive of The Black Vault and was released under the Freedom of…

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What was CIA Project One Zero Zero Seventy‑three Record Card, Midland Texas. about?: PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVENTY‑THREE RECORD CARD, MIDLAND TEXAS. ” The document appears in the public‑domain archive of The Black Vault and was released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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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