Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Corpus Christi, Texas, 24 October 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 report of three luminous objects in Texas was investigated by the Air Force and determined to be a meteor. No radar confirmation was found.
On 24 October 1957, at 0235Z, a sixteen-year-old witness in Corpus Christi, Texas, reported observing three round, yellow objects traveling in a 'V' formation. The objects, described as being the size of a car, were seen for a duration of three to five seconds and left a luminous trail while moving in a straight line. The report was received via telephone by the Coast Guard Air Detachment duty officer, Lieutenant Commander P. M. Hildebrandt. Although the witness was described as sincere, the military investigation found no corroborating evidence. Specifically, radar systems in the area did not detect any unusual activity, and officials noted that it was unlikely an object the size of a car would remain undetected by radar. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was a misinterpretation of a natural phenomenon, specifically a bolide (meteor) breaking up in the atmosphere. The case was subsequently closed as a meteor sighting.
The sighting is probably a misinterpretation of natural phenomena or an overly active imagination of a 16 year old boy.
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Official Assessment
Description conforms to bolide observation after breaking up. Case evaluated as meteor sighting.
The sighting was determined to be a meteor (bolide) based on the description of the objects breaking up.
Key Persons
- P. M. HILDEBRANDTCoast Guard Air Detachment Duty Officer