Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, 19 September 1960
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AI-Generated Summary
A dim luminous object was sighted at Lincoln AFB on September 19, 1960, by military personnel. ATIC investigators concluded the object was likely a meteor, attributing the reported 30-second duration to an estimation error.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 19, 1960, at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. At 2340 local time, a weather observer and tower operators observed a 'very dim luminous object' traveling in an east-southeast direction. The object was described as moving at a 'very high rate of speed' with an estimated elevation of 35 degrees and an azimuth of 030 degrees. The observation lasted approximately 30 seconds. The official evaluation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the object was likely a meteor. The report acknowledges that while there was meteor activity reported across various parts of the United States at the time, the reported duration of 30 seconds was considered excessive for a typical meteor. Consequently, the investigators suggested that the duration was likely an estimation error by the observers, and that the object was, in fact, a meteor.
The duration reported is excessive for a meteor. but it was estimated and therefore is probably in error by several seconds. The object observed was probably a meteor.
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Official Assessment
The object observed was probably a meteor.
The report notes that information is limited and there was no satellite reentry at the time. While meteor activity was reported in several parts of the U.S., the duration reported was considered excessive for a meteor, leading to the conclusion that the duration was likely estimated in error by several seconds.