PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 6 Septenber 65 Al j61 Texas 10. CONCLUSION 3. SilUf~CE Satellite (ECHO II) 4. NUMBER Ofl OIJICn characteristic at a Satellite observation. FDiO II over e . 5. LENGTH Ofl OUIRYATION 11. lltllfl SUMMARY AND AMALYIII S -6 Minutes 6. TYPE Of OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (T 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI Rouni object l.1le a star/Planet comp&red to val US. Fast s In flight from South to North. Observed with TX N\i Je wateb.1l SA Tum. Smootil fijght. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 3640TH PILOT TRAINING WING (ATC) LAREDO AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS 78041 ATTN OF: DCO-OP SUBJECT: UFO : TO: AFSC (FTD) 'Ibe following UFO report ta submitted iD accordance with AFR 200-2: a. Deacription ~ (J)ject(a): ( 1) Shape: Round (2) Size: Star or planet (3) Color: light aame as Venus ( 4) Number: one (5) Formation: None ( 6) Any discemible features or details: fast rate of speed (7) Tail, ttail, or exhaust: None ( 8) Sound: no (9) Odler pertinent or unusual features: no b. Description of Course of Object( s): (1) What first ca~led the attention of observer(&) to the object(s)? \vatching Saturn through telescope (2) Angle or elevation and aximuth of object(s) when first observed: ~ North, due South to North course (3) Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappeannce: 30 north, due South to North course. (4) Description of flight path and m&~&fqvera of object(a): smooth (5) How did the object(a) disappear? (8) How 10111 (were) tbe object(a) vtaible? 5 to 6 minutes c. Manner of observation: (1) Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual, air-visual, ground-electronic, air-electro~p: Ground-visual (2) Statement as to optical aida, used and description thereof: telescope and binoculars '':\ (3) If the sighting occurred while air-borne, give type of aircraft, identification number, altitude, heading, speed and home station: d. Time and Date m: Sighting: (1) Zulu time-date group of sighting: 0305Z/07 Sep ( 2) Light condition: night time e. t.ocation of Observer: (Latitude and longitude, and/ or geographical position) FHGN 5047, Alice, Texa a . 1 on Observer( a) (1) Civilian -Name reliability Thought to be r eliable (2) Military-Name Organization Estimate of reliability g. Weather and Winds - Aloft Conditions ;.t Time and Place of Sighting&: (1) Observer(&) account of weather conditions: (2) Report from Deareat AWS or u. 8. Wealler Bureau Office of wind ell and veloclt\1 ill and lmot at: (3) Ceiling: 15,000 scattered; 3, 000 scattered, 5, 000 scattered ( 4) Visibility: 25 miles (5) Amount of cloud cover: (6) Thunderstorms in area and quadrant iD which 1~: (7) Vertical temperature gradient: h . Any other unusual activity or condition: i. Interception or identification action taken: j. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which might possibly account for the sighting: k. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, locluding preliminaey analysis of the possible cause of sighting(s): Infornation reported by Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and forwarded by 2 Lt Gary W. Pence, Officer of the Day, Laredo AFB. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs: FOR THE COMMANDER N F. BLUMER, Major, USAF Operations Plana Branch DEPARTME~T OF THE: AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 3G40TH ~ILOT T~AINING WING (ATC) LAREDO AIR FORCE SASE. TEXAS 78041 ATTN 0,: DCO-OP SUIJECT: UFO TO: AFSC (FTD) 1. In accordance with AFR 200-2 and our conversation of 7 September, the enclosed reports are for your information and action where appropriate 2. Our an~lysis here, of these and other similar reports so forwarded indicates that these are thought to be observations of natural or known phenomena such as celestial bodies, stars, planets, etc; satellites or aircraft 3. Reports which we receive which indicate observations of an unusual or otherwise unknown nature will be so treated and forwarded as per basic regulation by expeditious means 4. Our offices will continue to process each report as objectively as possible; and any information or further instructions from your office \Ve will be glad to entertain FOR THE COMMANDER OHN F. BLUMER, Major, USAF Chief, Operations Plans Branch UFO Reports