Freeport, TexasNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 8, 1957, a civilian near Freeport, Texas reported a red ball of fire. The sighting lasted about 2 minutes. The object showed no sideways movement and made no sound. It first appeared low, then slowly gained altitude. It disappeared and reappeared at a greater height.

The witness, a grocery store employee, first saw the object directly over his car. It was also watched with the naked eye and with glasses from a Coast Guard watchtower about two miles southwest. The sky was clear with a temperature of 59 degrees and light wind. The object was seen to the southwest.

The Air Force concluded the case was probably aircraft. Officers noted the witnesses were located directly under an airway and probably saw an airliner. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Freeport, Texas

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

TX / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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WN wo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Ho
I. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ODO Wes Balloon
8 November 1957 Freeport, Texas O Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I Twswwy Seen |
= DO Wes Aircraft
BO eB iiss X20 Ground- Visual O Ground-Redar IX Probably Aircroft
emt 09/01252 O Air Visuel O Air-Intercept Rader |O Possibly Aircraft |
S.. PHOTOS . 0 Was Astronomicel
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
B'No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE DIN is companions
| O Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
: 0 Unknown i ;
2 minutes one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Red ball of fire, no lateral movement, Observers located directly under
No audible sound. Object appeared low, | airway, They probably sighted an
slowly gained altitude, disanpeared andl airliner.
reappeared at greater height,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974261