Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Sighting Report 2 Apr 61
AI-Generated Summary
A report of an unidentified elongated object sighted in the Pacific on April 2, 1961. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming military message (AF IN 8029) dated April 3, 1961. The report details a sighting that occurred on April 2, 1961, at 0302Z. The observer, located at coordinates 34-34N 132-15W in the Pacific, reported seeing an elongated object that was initially presumed to be a missile. The object was observed on a bearing of 259 degrees and was moving in a northeasterly direction at a high rate of speed. The report also notes the presence of a surface craft on a bearing of 252 degrees from the previous position, at a distance of 14 miles. The official evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the information provided was too limited to reach a definitive conclusion, and the case was subsequently classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.
Information reported is very limited in nature precluding a conclusion. Case listed as insufficient data.
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Official Assessment
Information reported is very limited in nature precluding a conclusion. Case listed as insufficient data.
The sighting of an elongated object, initially presumed to be a missile, could not be verified or identified due to the limited nature of the report.