Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Incident, Corpus Christi, Texas, 18 October 1967
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A 1967 UFO sighting in Corpus Christi, Texas, was investigated by Navy personnel who found no radiation. Vegetation damage reported by the witness was attributed to beetle infestation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This document details a UFO sighting report from 18 October 1967 in Corpus Christi, Texas. An observer reported seeing a ruby-red, wedding-ring-shaped object approximately 6 feet in diameter with rows of light bulbs around it. The object was observed to travel about 150 yards before disappearing. The observer claimed that vegetation in the area where the object was in close proximity was dying. Following the report, two Navy Lieutenants, including W. T. Long from RATCC #16, investigated the site. They utilized a Geiger counter, which yielded negative results for radiation. The investigation determined that the vegetation damage was not related to the object, but was instead caused by a specific type of beetle that destroys trees by cutting off limbs up to 2 inches in diameter, a finding confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division (FTD) deemed the information insufficient for a scientific investigation and attempted to send an AF Form 117 to the observer for further details, but the form was never returned. The file includes correspondence between the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi and the FTD at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, documenting the submission of the report under AFR 80-17.
The object looked like a wedding band with very little depth (3 ft). There were rows of lights, the size of light bulbs around the object.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA
The investigation concluded that the reported vegetation damage was caused by a beetle type insect that cuts off limbs up to 2 inches in diameter, as confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Geiger counter readings were negative for radiation.
Key Persons
- Lt. SelfInvestigator
- Donald F. HelmCommanding Officer representative