Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Slick Airways Flight Observation, 19 July 1961
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AI-Generated Summary
A Slick Airways flight reported a bright object in the Pacific on July 19, 1961. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as a likely meteor and determined it posed no threat.
On July 19, 1961, at 1049Z, a Slick Airways flight reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial object at coordinates 147W 26N in the Pacific region. The witnesses described the object as being very bright, noting it was 'too bright to be a star,' and observed it traveling from south to north. The incident was reported via an incoming Air Force staff message to various military commands, including CINCPACAF and CINCNORAD. The report was subsequently processed as a Project 10073 record card. The initial assessment suggested the possibility of a satellite reentry. However, further analysis by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the object was most likely a meteor, noting that while the duration was not provided, the observation shared characteristics with bolide sightings, albeit with differences in duration. The military evaluated the event as posing no threat. Administrative notes indicate that an advance copy of the report was delivered to the relevant offices on the same day as the sighting.
BRIGHT OBJECT, TOO BRIGHT TO BE A STAR, TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH, POSSIBLE SATILITE RE-ENTRY.
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Official Assessment
Objt most probably meteor although duration not given. Bolide observations similar to reentries except for duration.
The object was evaluated as a potential satellite reentry or a meteor, and was determined to be no threat.
Witnesses
- Slick Airways flightSlick Airways