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USAF record 28988232

28988232

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COAST GUARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 17 Aug 60

2. LOCATION E of Corpus Christi, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 18/0312Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vision [REDACTED] Ground-Radar NOT known Air-Vision Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes No

6. SOURCE Coast Guard

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 13 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE E

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object, size of first magnitude star moving steadily eastward. Disappeared behind low cloud.

11. COMMENTS A check with the timetable for Echo I indicates that it was moving toward the NE at the time of this sighting. This is probably the cause for this sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Echo I Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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