A surveillance system near the Pantex Plant in Texas detected an object flying north. Two security officers followed it in a vehicle, trying to get closer.
They got a close look but couldn’t figure out what it was. The object made no sound, and they saw no engine or other means of propulsion. A camera recorded it, too, but the footage offered no answers. The incident took place near a secure facility where nuclear weapons are assembled and maintained.
They Got Out of the Vehicle and Tried to Catch Up
A Pantex Plant report described the incident this way: the surveillance system, which detects objects at a distance, picked up the object west of the plant. Security personnel received an alert and drove north after it.
The two officers tried to get beneath the object for a closer look. Unable to catch up, they stopped and got out of the vehicle. They watched it through binoculars for a minute or two. They heard no sound and saw no engine. They described it as diamond-shaped, with a rounder upper section.
The Object Changed Course and Disappeared
The officers drove on for several more miles. During the pursuit, the object sped up and changed direction. They eventually lost sight of it because there was no road to follow any farther.
A local police officer arrived at the spot where the object had last been seen. He didn’t see it but said he would search the area. Other security personnel tracked the object through a camera mounted in a vehicle. They were able to see it for several minutes, at a height of several dozen feet above the ground.
What Remains Unknown
It’s not known what the object was. Video recorded from the surveillance tower was sent for review, but the distance made it impossible to discern many details. The security officers also disagreed about its color: some described it as black, while others said it was silver, red, and blue. The report gives one date in the body and another in the headline, so the date of the incident remains unclear.
The object disappeared beyond the last road. The security officers were left without an answer about what they had seen.
