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Kirby's Amarillo photo

1956 (no exact date in the source checked)
Amarillo, Texas, USA

Explanation proposed
Representative drawing from the Diamonds page, not this specific sighting.
"diamond-shaped object"; a glow"The witness's own shape words

What happened

Kirby photographed what he called a diamond-shaped object while driving through Amarillo. The photograph was turned over to the FBI. It was included in the Pentagon's first PURSUE release on May 8, 2026.

Witnesses

J.G. Kirby of Dallas, Texas

Explanation

Explanation proposed

Radiation vapor (the Air Force's later description). The source does not explain what was meant by the term.

Sources

  1. fox7austin.comfox7austin.com
  2. war.govwar.gov