Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting near Hawaiian Islands, April 1960

On April 4, 1960, at 1605Z, a pilot and copilot operating aircraft N43199 reported a sighting in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands at coordinates 32-40 North, 177-15 West. The crew observed a single object that appeared similar to a shooting star but was described as significantly brighter and larger than usual. The object emitted a bluish-white light and possessed a tail that was three times the diameter of the object itself. The sighting lasted approximately two seconds, during which the object traveled on a NNW-SSE course. The object was observed at an altitude of approximately 20 degrees above the horizon before it disintegrated into four or five fragments and became invisible. The pilots evaluated the object as a meteorite. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card categorized the event as a meteor of the bolide type. The documentation includes a military cable sent to various commands, including ATIC, CNO, and CINCPACFLT, detailing the observation. The classification of the document was later cancelled on January 3, 1968, by an official named Quintanilla.