Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report: USCGC Matagorda, 29 November 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A bright light was sighted by the USCGC Matagorda on 29 November 1964. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the incident after ruling out known satellites.
On 29 November 1964, at 0625Z, the Coast Guard Cutter USS Matagorda reported a sighting of a bright light in the sky at 320 degrees true. The object was observed at a high elevation of 25 degrees. No estimates regarding the speed or altitude of the object were provided by the observers. The military report indicates that the sighting was evaluated, and satellites ECHO I and II were explicitly ruled out as potential causes because they were positioned over the Southern Hemisphere at the time of the incident. The report further notes that it was considered unlikely that an astronomical body would be misreported by the ship's officials. However, because essential information regarding the duration and motion of the object was omitted from the report, the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation. The documentation consists of incoming military messages and a standard form (FTD SEP 63 0-329) summarizing the incident, which was subsequently retransmitted to the CIA.
Unlikely that an astronomical body would be misreported by officials from this ship.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The sighting of a bright light at 320 degrees true was reported by the USCGC Matagorda. Satellites ECHO I and II were ruled out as they were over the Southern Hemisphere at the time. The report notes that it is unlikely an astronomical body would be misreported by ship officials, but the lack of duration and motion data led to the conclusion of insufficient data.