Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting North of Hawaiian Islands, 7 Nov 59

This document details a sighting report from November 7, 1959, involving a bright object observed by the crew of the S.S. City of Almacc while en route from Yokohama to Los Angeles. The vessel was located at 37 08N, 169 52W when three reputable witnesses observed a bright object making a low arc that appeared to strike the water approximately four miles north of their position. The object was reported to have emitted at least three flashes. The incident was reported through the Hawaiian Air Defense Division to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Following the report, ATIC conducted an investigation in coordination with Vandenberg Air Force Base and the ATIC Missile Division to determine if the object could have been a known missile or satellite. These inquiries yielded negative results. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, as documented in the Project 10073 record card and subsequent correspondence, is that the witnesses observed a meteor that appeared to strike the water but in reality passed below the horizon.