Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, North Pacific, 8 June 1959
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A 1959 report of an unusual white glow observed by two US Navy ships in the North Pacific. The event was officially attributed to meteor shower activity by ATIC.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated operational immediate message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on June 8, 1959, in the North Pacific. The sighting involved an unusual white glow observed by personnel aboard the USS St. Clair Cty (LST 1096) and the USS Lincoln Cty (LST 893). The object was reported to have glowed dimly before brightening as if exploding and then disappearing. The duration of the event was approximately three seconds, and the object appeared to be heading toward the ships. The observation was made at coordinates 24 North, 162-50 West, while the ships were steaming on course 115. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the phenomenon was likely a meteor. This determination was supported by reports from other ships in the area describing similar objects at different times and dates, leading investigators to conclude that the witnesses had observed meteor shower activity.
Undoubtedly strong meteor shower activity occurred in this area as rpts fm other ships at different times & dates of obje w/same description have reached this Office.
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Official Assessment
Undoubtedly strong meteor shower activity occurred in this area as rpts fm other ships at different times & dates of obje w/same description have reached this Office. All evidence indicates that the witnesses probably saw a meteor.
The sighting was attributed to meteor shower activity based on similar reports from other ships.