Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of UFO, 20 Sep 60
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A T-33 pilot reported a bright, tail-bearing object near Grand Junction, Colorado, on September 20, 1960. The Air Force investigated the incident and concluded the object was a fireball-type meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying analysis sheet and memorandum regarding a UFO sighting reported on September 20, 1960. The incident involved a T-33 pilot flying 40 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado. The pilot reported observing a bright object straight ahead at an elevation of 30 degrees. The object, described as having the light intensity of an arc light and a tail estimated to be nine inches long on the surface of the canopy, disappeared to the left at an elevation of 15 degrees. The aircraft was heading 075 degrees true at the time of the sighting. The report was relayed to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) by the Air Force Command Post via NORAD. The investigating officer, 2nd Lieutenant Robert H. George, noted that while the witness did not provide the specific time or duration of the event, the description was consistent with a fireball-type meteor. Consequently, the case was officially classified as a meteor. The documentation includes the standard record card, a UFO analysis sheet, and a formal memorandum from the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, confirming the conclusion.
Light intensity of object was similar to that of an arc light. Tail of object was estimated to be 9 inches long on the surface of the canopy.
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Official Assessment
Case listed as meteor.
The sighting was determined to be a fireball-type meteor. The witness did not report the duration or time of the event, but the description of the object's appearance and behavior was consistent with a meteor.
Witnesses
- T-33 pilotpilotMilitary