Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Brownsville, Texas, 16 May 1964

This document contains a series of records regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Brownsville, Texas, on 16 May 1964. The witness, an inspector with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, reported observing a star-like object moving across the sky for 15 to 20 minutes at approximately 0500 hours. The witness and his wife observed the object from their backyard, noting that it moved from south to north and appeared to be at an extremely high altitude or in space. The report was initially filed with the Laredo Air Force Base Command Post and subsequently forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson AFB. The documentation includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, where the witness provides details about the sighting conditions, noting clear skies and no sound. The witness also mentions a subsequent conversation with a 'Mrs. Copenhaver,' who suggested the object was the U.S. weather satellite ECHO II. The witness later observed a similar 'moving star' on 18 May 1964, moving from southwest to northwest, and concluded that such sightings were common. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card identifies the object as the ECHO II satellite. The Foreign Technology Division noted that the initial report was insufficient for evaluation and recommended further follow-up with the witness.