1961 Vernon Texas UFO reported by a boy

Summary

In February 1961, a boy from Vernon, Texas, reported seeing an unidentified flying object over the city. The case was brought to Altus Air Force Base, but no official record of the report could be found. The boy wrote to the Secretary of Defense, suggesting the creation of a civilian group to monitor UFOs and tornadoes. The military response encouraged the initiative but did not resolve the mystery of the sighting. The lack of photographic evidence and the inability to confirm the object's nature led to the case being classified as "insufficient for evaluation."

The official military response was friendly and encouraging, highlighting the importance of reporting sightings and mentioning that military policy supports collaboration with civilians. Although the boy did not have a camera to record the phenomenon, he was encouraged to continue observing the sky. The case had no further follow-up beyond the correspondence and was archived without definitive conclusions.