Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Naval Message: Sighting of Unidentified Object, 13 May 1961
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A group of five military officers aboard the USS Saint Paul observed an unidentified, fast-moving white object on May 13, 1961. The incident was officially recorded under Project 10073, but investigators concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object.
On May 13, 1961, at 1850 local time, a group of reliable military personnel aboard the USS Saint Paul observed an unidentified aerial object in the East Indies region at coordinates 04-14.5N 106-18.5E. The witnesses included LCOL P.E. Dunlap (USAF), LCDR GA Murphy (USN), LT R. Karger (USNR), LT G E King (USN), and LT NHS Walczak (USN). The object was described as round, white, and approximately the size of a second-magnitude star. It was observed for one and a half minutes, traveling at a high rate of speed across the sky on a heading of 000 degrees, before being lost in clouds on the horizon. The observers noted that the object performed no maneuvers. The sighting was reported via naval message to Clark Air Force Base and subsequently processed under Project 10073. The official assessment noted that the object's speed was too fast for a satellite in orbit but too slow for a meteor. While it was suggested that the object might have been a light on an aircraft from one of the countries in the area, the final conclusion remained that there was insufficient information to make a valid determination.
Speed of objt was too fast for satellite in orbit and too slow for meteor. It is possible that objt was light on an a/c fm one of several countries in the area.
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Official Assessment
It is possible that objt was light on an a/c fm one of several countries in the area. However, due to lack of pertinent info a valid conclusion cannot be made.
The object was observed by multiple reliable military personnel but could not be identified. The speed was noted as being inconsistent with both satellites and meteors.
Witnesses
- P.E. DunlapLCOLUSAF
- GA MurphyLCDRUSN
- R. KargerLTUSNR
- G E KingLTUSN
- NHS WalczakLTUSN