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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Chase Field, Beeville, Texas  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 13/2318Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1st 2-3 seconds 2nd 3-4 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | two  |
|  9. COURSE | West | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Two objects described as shooting star or comets tail, size of dime, color brilliant white. Objects had exhaust 4 to 5 times as la…

Multi 13/2318Z 13 Dec 49
16 Dec 57 14:37 2) 4E4
3 4x20
ASTRO
(Meteorites)
SQH022M SQC028 YDD021 TYB077 TDC034NYA037
RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEHHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEPNY 23
R 161650Z
FM HQ 26TH AIR DIV DEF NY
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL HQ USAFWASH
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLASS/FROM OIN COC SUBJ: UFOB

1. DESCRIPTION:
A. SHOOTING STAR OR COMETS TAIL
B. DIMES
C. BRILLIANT WHITE
D. TWO
E. Nothing ATC was on heading 080 deg one object passed.
F. NONE
G. HAD EXHAUST (FOUR) TO (FIVE) TIMES AS LARGE AS OBJECT HAD
TAIL 12 TO 15 TIMES AS LONG AS DIAMETER.
H. NONE
I. SPEED AP…

B. OBSERVING A/C WAS AT 38000 FEET OBJECTS MANITAINED APPROX
SAME ALT IN FLT PATH.
C. 1ST PASSED AT 20 CLOCK OVERHEAD 2ND LOST 80 DEG TO RIGHT
OF NOSE 8000 FEET ABOVE A/C.
D. FLEW STRIGHT LINES
E. JUST DISAPPEARED OVER CONSTRUCTION OF A/C 2ND OBJECT
FADED AS THOUGH BLOCKED FROM REAR.
F. 1ST 2 TO 3 SECONDS 2ND 3 TO 4 SECONDS

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. AIR VISUAL
B. NONE
C. KTG2 NAVY ROU EIPPP FT HGAD 80 DEG
380 K TRUE NAVAL AUX AS CHASE FIELD BEAVVE TEXAS
Beeville

4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 13 DEC 57 2318Z 2318
B. NIGHT

740
740BEG&34" WEST 5. URP 00

5. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OB…

10 NONE PAINTED ON GROUND RADAR OR SPOTTED FROM AIR
11. NO COMMENT
12. NONE
BT
16/1716Z DEC RJEPNY

ATIC Conclusion:
Objects were without doubt
metacites. The Seminids
(yearly meteoric shower) was at
its peak during this sighting.
20 to 40 Seminids are generally
seen per hour for attached chart,
last page. Jos