Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD - 19 OCT 54
AI-Generated Summary
A sighting report from October 1954 regarding a blue-white, disc-shaped object observed off the coast of Okinawa. The official conclusion identifies the object as a possible meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting that occurred on October 19, 1954, off the coast of Okinawa. The observation lasted for ten seconds, during which a single, blue-white, disc-shaped object was seen moving from the southeast to the northwest. The witness reported that the object traveled at a tremendous rate of speed and exhibited a wavering motion, moving up and down during flight. Notably, the object produced no sound and left no trail. The sighting took place during sunrise. The report explicitly states that no aircraft or balloons were in the vicinity at the time of the observation. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the object was possibly an astronomical phenomenon, specifically a meteor. The document references a more detailed report, ATIC 207360 IR-7-54, dated October 25, 1954, which is held in the ATIC repository.
Blue-white. Disc shaped. Tremendous rate of speed. Seem to waver up and down during flt, no sound or trail
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Official Assessment
POSSIBLY ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR
The object was observed for ten seconds moving from southeast to northwest. It was described as a blue-white, disc-shaped object traveling at a tremendous rate of speed with a wavering motion. No sound or trail was reported. The sighting occurred while the sun was rising. Investigators noted the absence of aircraft or balloons in the vicinity.