Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 7 Sep 60
AI-Generated Summary
A 1960 military report documents a sighting of a brilliant yellow-green object over Hawaii. The event was officially classified as a meteor due to the limited data available.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on September 7, 1960, in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands. The report describes a single, brilliant yellow-green object observed for a duration of five seconds. The object was noted to be traveling in a south-to-north direction at a low altitude. The teletype, which was distributed to various military commands including CINCPAC, CINCNORAD, and ATIC at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, confirms that the observation occurred under conditions of calm seas and unlimited visibility. The official conclusion recorded on the card states that while the information provided was limited, the visual characteristics of the object were consistent with those of a meteor. No radar contact was reported, and no photographs were taken of the event.
Information reported is very limited; however description is characteristic of a meteor.
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Official Assessment
Information reported is very limited; however description is characteristic of a meteor.
The object was identified as a meteor based on the visual description provided.