Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 10 Feb 61
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A round, white object was sighted by the SS LONE STAR STATE in the Pacific on February 10, 1961. ATIC concluded that the report lacked sufficient data to identify the object, suggesting it could have been a satellite or a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated military radio message (MERINT) regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 10, 1961. The sighting was reported by the crew of the SS LONE STAR STATE via radio telephone. The witness described a single, round, white object observed at an altitude of 50 degrees, moving slowly on a heading of 045 degrees. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with calm seas. The report was transmitted through various military channels, including HQ USAF and ATIC. The official evaluation concluded that the information provided was insufficient to reach a valid conclusion, noting that the object could potentially be a satellite or a meteor, contingent upon the duration of the sighting, which was not provided in the initial report.
Info reported is very limited precluding a valid conclusion.
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Official Assessment
Object possibly a satellite or a meteor, depending on duration of sighting which was not reported. Info reported is very limited precluding a valid conclusion.
The object was identified as a round, white object observed at 50 degrees altitude, moving slowly at 045 degrees. Due to the lack of reported duration, a definitive identification could not be made, though satellites or meteors were suggested as possibilities.