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El Campo, Texas, September 1960

Date of account
1960-09
Location
El Campo, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD TRANSTEXAS AIRLINES 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 1.DATE El Campo, Texas 口 ProboblyBolloon 16sep60 口 Possibly Bolioon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wos Aiicraft Ground-Rodar 口 ProbablyAircraf? 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Visual 口 PossiblyAircraft Locol Air-lntorcopRador 17/02182 Ai~Visuol Was Astronomicol 口 GMT. 6.SOURCE ProboblyAstronomicaleteor 口 PossiblyAstronomical 5.PHOTOS Civilian □Yes 口 Othar. 9.COURSE 口 InsufficiontData forEvgluation 8.NUMBEROF O3JECTS 口 Unknown 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION one not given 11.COMMENTS Description of this objeet fits that of 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING the classic meteor.There is no informatlon No shape; just bright light.Magnitude of a whieh indicates that object was not a bright star.Traveled at a tremendous speed. Bright ligat in the pilot's ten o'clock posi- neteor. tion.When sighted object was about 6ooo ft. Estimated az

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