Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Crossett, Arkansas, 23 Jun 60
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A Ground Observer Corps member reported a sighting of a fast-moving object in Arkansas on June 23, 1960. The Air Tactical Intelligence Center officially classified the event as an astronomical meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting letter regarding a sighting that occurred on June 23, 1960, in Crossett, Arkansas. The witness, a member of the Ground Observer Corps, reported observing a strange object in the southern sky between 8:15 PM and 8:30 PM. The witness was at a baseball game and was using binoculars to scan the sky for a jet plane when they spotted an object that appeared to be a full moon behind a layer of haze. The object was moving from west to east at a high rate of speed. The observation lasted approximately five seconds before the object disappeared behind trees. The witness noted that the brightly lit baseball field may have affected their perception of the object's brilliance, as they compared it to the stars, which also appeared dim. The Air Tactical Intelligence Center evaluated the report and concluded that the object was an astronomical meteor, noting that the description was consistent with other meteor sightings reported in Louisiana at the time.
I could not see the jet plane, but instead saw what seemed to be a full moon behind a layer of haze.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The object was identified as a meteor, with the witness's description noted as similar to other meteor sightings in Louisiana.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Ground Observer Corps