Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Flathead Lake, Montana, 23 April 1955
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A civilian pilot reported a high-speed white object near Flathead Lake, Montana, on April 23, 1955. Project 10073 concluded the object was likely a meteor due to the short duration of the sighting.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on April 23, 1955, near Flathead Lake, Montana. The witness, identified as a civilian commercial pilot, reported observing a single white object while flying a Boeing Stratocruiser at an altitude of 23,000 feet. The object was described as being the size of a pinhead held at arm's length, with no other discernible features. It was observed traveling from west to east on a parallel course to the pilot's aircraft. The pilot estimated the object's speed to be five times that of a jet aircraft. The duration of the sighting was brief, lasting only five to seven seconds. Although the pilot had experience observing meteors and did not believe the object was astronomical in nature, the official conclusion reached by the project was that the object was likely a meteor. This determination was based on the brevity of the sighting and the lack of sufficient detail to warrant further investigation. The record card explicitly notes that no follow-up investigation was authorized and that there was no report on file regarding this incident.
Although the observer did not recognize the obj as astro, the description of this sighting, & the fact that observer did not view obj for any period of time led to opinion that sighting probably astro (Meteor).
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Official Assessment
Due to brevity of sighting, 5-7 seconds, & the improbability of further investigation producing significant results, no follow-up investigation authorized. Although the observer did not recognize the obj as astro, the description of this sighting, & the fact that observer did not view obj for any period of time led to opinion that sighting probably astro (Meteor).
The sighting was determined to be a probable meteor based on the short duration of the observation and the lack of discernible features, despite the observer's own skepticism regarding an astronomical origin.