Texas, July 1960July 1960

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On July 5, 1960, pilots of seven military aircraft saw an object in the Texas and Louisiana area. The planes were near Galveston, Texas, DeQuincy, Louisiana, and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The sighting happened at 11:36 p.m. and lasted about 6 seconds. The object was lime green with a whitish glowing tail that seemed to flame or spark. It was much brighter than the average star. It moved at a constant, slow speed in a slightly descending arc from northwest to southeast. It appeared to explode at the end. Visibility was unlimited in bright moonlight. The Air Force concluded the sighting was astronomical. The card said it had all the characteristics of a bolide.

Reported location

Texas, July 1960

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

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© MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i 5 Jul 60 Texas - louisiana a Brbehty Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i TORY. Seve
Local CIE iin O Ground-Visval O Ground-Radar 8 Bey Severely
GMT 06/ 03162 X Air Visa O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS : « SOURCE a te gt obey —
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: pbb Militery =] Possibly Astrenemied
3 9. COURSE BO isis
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS RE: Ei
6 sec one SE " ——— |
~ |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object observed from a/c at 9000 ft. Lime green Sighting had all characteristics of bolide.
leolor with tail of flame or sparks. Exploded on
f1ameout. Constant slow speed. Sighting 064°
from a/c. Appeared at 15-20° elev descending
Hn arc. Covered 25° azimuth.
LL AMS peasy (REV 26 SEP 52) :

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987661