Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Webb AFB, Texas, 22 Feb 61
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A 1961 military sighting report from Webb AFB, Texas, describes a bright, meteor-like flash. The event was officially evaluated by ATIC as a meteor.
On February 22, 1961, at 04:03 local time, personnel at Webb Air Force Base in Texas observed a luminous streak in the sky. The event, which lasted approximately two seconds, was reported by the 8th Weather Group, Detachment 7. The witness described the phenomenon as a bright flash that resembled a shooting star, noting that the object traveled on a path that was more level than a typical downward trajectory. The elevation angle was estimated at 15 degrees, with an azimuth between 280 and 290 degrees. The report was transmitted via teletype to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and other Air Force commands, including those at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Hanscom Air Force Base, with information copies sent to the Air Weather Service at Scott Air Force Base. The official evaluation concluded that while the information provided was limited, the description was characteristic of a meteor entering the atmosphere. The document was originally classified but had its classification cancelled on May 2, 1969, under the authority of AFR 205-1.
LOOKED LIKE A SHOOTING STAR BUT WAS TRAVELING ON A MORE LEVEL THAN DOWNWARD PATH
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Official Assessment
Information reported is limited, but description is characteristic of a meteor entering the atmosphere.
The object was identified as an astronomical meteor based on the reported visual characteristics.