Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Seoul, Korea, 26 November 1957
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A 1957 report from the 314th Air Division in Seoul, Korea, documents a sighting of an object identified as a meteor. The report explains the witness's observation of 'hovering' as an optical illusion.
On 26 November 1957, at 1320Z, SP-1 George H. Tarson reported an unidentified flying object over Seoul, Korea. The sighting was documented in an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-5-57) prepared by 2nd Lt Alfred D. D'Ambrosio of the 314th Air Division. The witness described a single object, approximately two feet in diameter and six feet long, which tapered off at the tail. The object was observed descending and appeared to hover for a total duration of two to three seconds. The witness noted that the object emitted enough light to illuminate nearby trees. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the object was a meteor. The report explicitly states that the perceived hovering was an optical illusion caused by the object moving away from the observer along the line of sight. The document was approved by Lt Col Henry K. Harper of the Intelligence Division.
Hovering considered as illusion created by object moving away fm observer along line of sight. All characteristics of meteor present.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The hovering was considered an illusion created by the object moving away from the observer along the line of sight. All characteristics of a meteor were present.
Witnesses
- George H. TarsonSP-1
Key Persons
- Henry K. HarperLt Col, USAF, Chief, Intelligence Division