Project 10073 Record - Corpus Christi, Texas Sighting

This document contains two separate UFO sighting reports filed under Project 10073, both occurring in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas, in September 1967. The first report, dated 10 September 1967, details an observation by a civilian witness at a drive-in theater. The witness, a former Airman with crash rescue experience, reported seeing an object at approximately 50,000 feet that appeared to explode, turning into a red object and leaving a smoke trail that extended almost to the ground to the southwest. The observation lasted 20 seconds. The second report, also dated 10 September 1967, was provided by an FAA watch supervisor at the Corpus Christi International Control Tower. This witness described a bright white flash of 1/2 second duration, followed by a smoke trail visible for about 5 seconds, moving from north to south at high altitude. Both reports were investigated by LT. A.J. Schloesser of the US Navy. The official conclusion for both incidents was that the phenomena were likely meteors. A supplemental memorandum for the record, dated 18 September 1967, notes that the Space Detection and Tracking System (SPADATS) confirmed there was no satellite re-entry occurring at or near the time of the sightings, further supporting the astronomical explanation.