Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting West of Hawaiian Islands, 7 April 1960

On April 7, 1960, at 080730Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial object was reported by CTU 32.2.4 in the Pacific Ocean, west of the Hawaiian Islands at coordinates 25-34.5N, 179-53E. The object was described as having a bright blue and red body with a blue tail, approximately 10 degrees long. The witness estimated the size of the object to be about the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object was observed traveling from the southeast to the northeast, disappearing over clouds at an altitude of 25 degrees. The report was processed as part of Project 10073. An operational immediate cable was sent to various naval commands, including CINC PACFLT and several regional sea frontier commands, as well as the Space Track Filter Center. The subsequent UFO Analysis Sheet evaluated the sighting, ruling out satellites (AFCIN-4F3), radar anomalies (AFCIN-4E1), natural phenomena like ball lightning, and conventional aircraft or balloons. The final conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the object was 'probably a meteor,' noting that many such objects had been observed in the area during that period. The document was originally classified as Confidential but was later declassified following administrative reviews in 1967 and 1968.