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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  18 Sep 60 | San Antonio, Texas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 1910 CMT 19/0110Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 5. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION …

14 Sep 60

UPI A 33

BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS SIGHTED LAST NIGHT OVER THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, SANTA ANA, CALIF., AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE FIRST REPORTED SIGHTING WAS MADE BY MOONWATCHERS AT TRINITY UNIVERSITY IN SAN ANTONIO. [REDACTED] HEAD OF THE TEAM, SAID THERE WERE NO U.S. SATELLITES DUE OVER THE AREA WHEN THE OBJECT WAS SEEN. THE TEAM DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A METEOR. AT LEAST A DOZEN PERSONS REPORTED SEEING AN OBJECT IN THE SKY OVER CALIFORNIA AROUND 8:30 P.M.

AN ENGINEER, DESCRIBED IT AS "AN ENORMOUS GLOWING THING ARCHING ACROSS THE SKY FROM H…

MEMORANDUM:

Called Mr [redacted], San Antonio, Moonwatch team head, who also works in the TV control room of a loyal TV station. He did not see the object in question, and referred me to Mr [redacted], the only witness. Mr [redacted] stated, upon being contacted, that he has been on the moonwatch team since the first Sputnick went up. He is a physicist in the Trinity University. He stated that he was in his house and one of his children was outside. The child ran in and cried that there was a satellite going over. Mrs [redacted] looked at the clock and it showed 1910 hours. Mr [redacted] went…

(being) Trans Capt

1910
AZ 280 ALT 35'
DISC 5 TIMES SIZER VENUS W/NAKED EYE

True COD
INCLINING T
YELLOWISH-WHITE
about 5' seemed to curve to right

color of putnick I
larger than, but same speed as grut I carrier

3 MIN TO H.
350°-350° DISAPP

UPI
#73
(PE-5-25-1)
335-24-29
(PE-5-5-25-1)
335-24-29

Trinity Univ (PE 5-5-25-1) (ent60)

1910 18 Sep 60

7-50 Binocs
- 5 MAG, Yellow -wh
Saino Ang. Vel as other SPOTNICK
plow 35° at 9.70°

(LE 44380) (CA 749-9-1)
(TV CONTROL DEPT.)

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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location San Antonio

Date (Local) 18 Sep 60    Hour (Local) 1910
Hour (Z Time Group) 100110Z Sep 60

Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279) ---

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) ---

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1) N/A

Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc) ---

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. Probably aircraft

Other

Evaluation of Source Reliability Prob reliable

Analysis and Conclusions: There were nox satellites over the area at the time. The witnesses probably saw a high flying soft flying along one of the several air lanes leading from San Antonio,…