Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Bremerton, Washington, 8 December 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Bremerton, Washington, reported a glowing round object in 1963. While initially recorded as a meteor, ATIC investigators concluded it was likely a balloon reflecting sunlight.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting in Bremerton, Washington, on December 8, 1963. A civilian witness reported observing a round object, approximately the size of a baseball with a yellow glow, moving from 45 degrees in the East to 80 degrees in the West. The observation lasted between 10 and 15 seconds and occurred at an altitude of approximately 800 feet above a hill near an observatory post. The initial record card categorized the event as a 'Probable meteor sighting.' However, subsequent internal military communications from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) provide a more detailed analysis. These notes indicate that weather records showed a balloon was released at 1800 hours, shortly before the 1811 sighting. The investigators noted the slow wind velocity of 5 knots and suggested that the sighting was likely a balloon, explaining that the sun's rays reflecting off the spherical surface of a balloon can produce a red, orange, or yellow glare effect, which may have been mistaken for a glowing object by the witness.
As has been proven many times - sun's rays off spherical surface of balloons give red, orange or yellow glare effect.
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Official Assessment
Probable meteor sighting.
The object was initially reported as a round, yellow-glowing object the size of a baseball. Subsequent analysis by ATIC concluded it was a probable meteor sighting. Internal notes also discuss the possibility of a balloon, noting that weather schedules showed a balloon release shortly before the sighting, and that sun rays reflecting off a balloon surface can create a yellow glare effect.
Key Persons
- RadcliffMentioned in communication header