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Castorville, Texas, October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Castorville, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Balloon Castorville, Texas 口 Probabiy Balloon 0ct59 口 Possidiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Grpund-Visual Ground-Radar Loca! 口 ProbablyAircraft Brnoeurars 口 Possibly Aircraft GM/0015Z AirVisuol Air-Intercopt Radar 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probabiy Astronomical OYos 口 Possibly Astronomical No Military & Civilian Other-- Prob Cloud 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one downward 20 mins 11.COMMENTS 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Probably an isolated cloud glowing in Orange fire colored, cigar shaped cbj, size of grapefruit w/feathery edges. Obj was the rays of the setting sun. orientated vertically & moved very slowly toward horizon. vertically ATIC FORM329(REV 263EP 52)

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