Oracle Message ORA-00224 - control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)

ERRORcontrol file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)
CAUSEAn attempt was made to expand or shrink the control file by calling cfileResizeSection using an invalid value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter.
ACTIONUse a value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter that specifies a valid record type other than type 0 (valid range is 1-16).