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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 August 1958 | 2. LOCATION Houston, Texas | 13. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/0220Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one …

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UNCLAS FROM OPS 5086. SUBJECT: UNIDETIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
GENERAL: THIS FORM OUTLINED BY AIR FORCE REGULATION 200-2

A.
1. WHITE LIGHT WITH YELLOW CAST
2. HEAD OF PIN ?! ← (?) ← Tiny! (circled) atic
3. YELLOW CAST
4. ONE
5. NO FORMATION
6. NONE. JUST A LIGHT
7. NONE

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8. NO SOUND
9. LAST RATE SPEED
10. ^"X" handwritten "X" and "K"

10. SUTTING ON FRONT STEPS AND HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SEES IT.
2. 65 DEGREES VERTICAL. 165 DEGREES AZIMUTH
3. 45 DEGREES VERTICAL. 210 DEGREES AZIMUTH
4. WENT IN STRAIGHT LINE ← not Straight line
5. GRADUALLY D…

D.
1. 0220Z 4 AUG 58
2. NIGHT
E.
1. SOUTH WEST PART OF HOUSTON ON SOUTH EDGE OF GULFGATE SHOPPING CENTER. 1942 LATITUDE 9331 LONGITUDE.
F.
Note location!

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1. AGE 47. HOUSTON 17, TEXAS OIL REFINERY SUPERINTEFDENT
G.
1. WX. HAD NO CEILING. 1210 FT. SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED 15 MILES VISIBILITY. DEW POINT 74, TEMPERATURE 88 DEGREES. WIND SURFACE SOUTH AT 13 KNOTS.
2. WINDS ALOFT
600-270-5 ← West
10000-040-5 ← NE
16000-330-10 ← NW
20000-290-10 ← W-NW
30000-320-10 ← NW
50000-120-20 ← SE
ESTIMATED 80000-070-30
3. 12000 SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED
4. 15
5. TWO TENTHS
6. 90 MILES NO…

1. ANONYMOUS PROPAGATION SOUTH AT 40 MILES. STRONG

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I.

1. NO INTERCEPT ACTION TAKEN

J. [Handwritten: "unreadable"]

1. NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT FLYING IN THAT AREA AT 0223Z

K. [Handwritten: "K"]

1. DUTY DIRECTOR, 747TH AC&W ELLINGTON AIR FORCE BASE TEXAS CAPT. USAF

2. ANONYMOUS PROPAGATION WAS HEAVY TO THE SOUTH AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING, POSSIBLE LIGHT REFRACTION.

3. NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT FLYING IN LOCAL AREA. THIS SIGHTING WAS OBSERVED FIVE MILES NORTH OF HOUSTON MUNICIPAL AIR PORT.

4. [Handwritten: "noted] STATED HE REPORTED UP OR LAST OCTOBER.

L.

1. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENC…