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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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li. DATE 2. LOCATION 12.
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Oct 59 Castorville, Texas oO
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0
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i pi y <) Grpund: Visyol O Ground-Radar q
on /00152. Z 0 Air Viwol 0 Air-Intercept Rador G
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0 Yes 2
® No Military & Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ie
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20 mins one downward

CONCLUSIONS

Woes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possioly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Wes Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other__Proh Cioud
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. COMMENTS

Orange fire colored, cigar shaped obj, size Probably an isolated cloud glowing in

of grapefruit w/featherx edges. Obj was
orientated vertically & moved verz slowly /

toward horizon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)

vertically /

the rays of the set

ing sun.

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DISAPPEARED SLOWLY INTO HORIZON; (6) 20 MINUTES. PARA C, €1) GROUND
VISUAL; €2) 7 X 35 BUSHNELL CENTER FOCUS BINOCULARS: (3) N/A.
PARA D, (1) 2815 ZULU 12 OCT 593 (2) DUSK. PARA E, 29 20N,

38 55 W, 4 MILES WSWY OF CASTROVILLE, TEX. PARA F, (1) @aiUzDaaine
Ties, Gm, Mey 2 ANDOLPH VILLAGE, RANDOLPH
AFB, TEX. MAINTENANCE CHIEF, ——— AFB, TEX.

OBSERVERS CONSIDERED RELIABLE$ (2) N/A. PARA G, (1) OBSERVERS
STATE THAT WEATHER WAS CLEAR$ (2) KELLY AFB AWS REPORTING SURFACE
WINDS SE’ 9 KNOTS, 6822 FT 232/203 10,922. FT 222/153 16,000 FT -<-
258/103; 20,000 FT 249/153 38,2390 FT 238/253 50,220 FT 2523/55;

33,200 FT NEGATIVE; (3) NEGATIVE CEILINGs (4) KELLY AFB AWS REPORTING

15 MILES VISIBILITY. AND (5) 3582 FT SCATILERED; (6) NEGATIVE

THUNDERSTORMS; (7) TEMP GRADIENT, ONE DEGREE/1092 FT TO 1000 FT,

6.2 DEGREES/1992 FT ABOVE 10900 FT. PARA H, NEGATIVE. PARA I,
NEGATIVE. PARA J, NEGATIVE. PARA K, STAFF OFFICER IN WING OPS
SECTION, 351 FLYTRAWG, RANDOLPH AFB IS PREPARING OFFICER.
COMMENTS. OBSERVERS ARE SINCERE, INTELLIGENT AND STABLE. LACAL AFB
TOWERS, AC&W GCI AT LACKLAND AFB, AND SAN ANTONIO CENTER RADAR
CONTACTED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS REVEALS NO
PROBABLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING. PARA L, NEGATIVE.

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