Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Teletype — Freeport, Texas, November 1957

On November 8, 1957, at approximately 20:25 local time, a United States Coast Guard (USCG) employee stationed in Freeport, Texas, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, an EM3, described the object as a 'red ball of fire' that exhibited no lateral movement. According to the report, the object appeared low in the sky, slowly gained altitude, disappeared, and then reappeared at a greater height. The total duration of the sighting was approximately two minutes. The observer, who was located in a watchtower two miles southwest of the tower at coordinates 28-56.5N 95-18.2W, utilized both the naked eye and glasses to track the object. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with a temperature of 59 degrees and 10 mph winds, with no unusual meteorological conditions noted. The report explicitly states that there was no audible sound, no physical evidence found, and no effect on operations. A teletype communication regarding the incident was transmitted on November 9, 1957, to various military commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB and the Air Defense Command. The official evaluation concluded that the observers were located directly under the 'Green 6' airway and that they had likely sighted an airliner. The reliability of the Coast Guard personnel involved was noted as 'excellent' by the reporting authorities.