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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
11. DATE + Vind GROUP 2. LOCATION

2 i¢-ust 49 03/0245Z Port O'Connor, Texas
Se. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
! Military Astro (VENUS)
4e NUMGER OF OBJECTS
One
/S. LENGTii OF OSSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

4 = 5 Minutes Object was-sphcrical and emitted a red glow. It was apparentcly
6 TYPE OF OSSERVATION stationary with occasional slight loss of altitude and movemeri

; Northward.
Ground-Visual . .

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1% PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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FORM
FTD scr 63 0-227 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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ADORESS REPLY TO:

COMMANDANT
U. S. COAST GUARD

HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON 25,0.C.

ANCL.

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD oor

RESTRICTED

8 August, 1949
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From: Commandant, U. 5. Coast Guard

Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, \/right-Patterson Air
Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attn: MCIAXO-3

Subj: Unconventional Aircraft; report of sighting

In accordance with the provisions of Air Intelligence Requirenents
Memorandum Nwaber 4 concerning the subject, there is forwarded herewith

copy of a report of the sighting of an unconventional aircraft near Port
O'Connor, Texas, on 2 August, 1949.

By direction of the Commandant.

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Report

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Chief, Peuiiiseaes and Law
Enforcement Division

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PHENOMEWA IN THE ATHOSPHERE’’ ( '
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Date of sighting 2 August, 1949 E Tine (2045) _

Location of sighting Fram Port O'Connor Lifebeat Station, Port O'Connor, Texas;

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lookout tower, object bearing 265 true from station. _

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Tartly cloudy, very light breeze, “Electric ‘squall had paesed
*__weetof—the-station abont.an hour. before.chjact signet. a
-nouell was still visible io Soutamesk,

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Size

OSJECT SIGHTED Apparently alnost stationery
Hunber___Onee Heading Sittin. and mowamest to-Mortimard...
Shape_, ppareatly Spherios} __ Altitude Estimated 3000 Ft. |

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CoLor__.pparentiy the object emitted Mo_aaund
a dull red ighte
Speed Fxnaust trail None sighted.
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U. Ss Coast Guard

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Ue Se ages Guard.

Doyle J. Srsen “sen (104-220) DMC fL) Port O'Conner. _Texae

kL, Stone (241-352) BRR, Port O'Conner, Texas

Robert D. Gordmer (264-132) EN3, Port O'Connor, Texas —

U. S- Coast Guard

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Object remeined visible for abont l, or 5 minutes; the intensity of the glow
Yaried at time disappearing for a second or troy then reappearing. Light finally

disappeared completly. A check was made with Matagorda Air Base amd no planes
ware known to haye been in the vicinity.

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Sienetire Doyle Je Green, Bil (71) JSCG
YNCLASSIFIED Officer in Charges