Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Little Saba, Caribbean Sea, 23 Feb 62
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A Caribair pilot reported a red, fast-moving object descending into the Caribbean Sea near Little Saba. The Air Force investigated the incident under Project 10073 and officially classified it as a meteor sighting.
On February 23, 1962, at approximately 0001Z, a Caribair ferry flight pilot reported observing an unidentified object while flying near Little Saba in the Caribbean Sea. The pilot described the object as descending toward the water at a high rate of speed, accompanied by a red haze effect. The object reportedly lit up the sky before disappearing at the water level. A subsequent check of the area by another Caribair flight resulted in the sighting of a ship in the vicinity. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and communicated via a Department of the Air Force staff message. The official evaluation noted that while the red color and the descent into the water were considered unusual for a standard meteor, there was no evidence of satellite decay or other phenomena. Consequently, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that there was no information to suggest the pilot observed anything other than a meteor, and the case was officially filed as a meteor sighting.
Color red might indicate possible reentry, however there was no breaking up and object descended to the water, which would be unusual for a reentry.
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Official Assessment
No information indicating that the pilot saw anything other than a meteor and the case is carried as a meteor sighting.
The object was observed by a Caribair pilot near Little Saba. While the red color and descent to the water were noted as unusual for a typical meteor, the lack of satellite decay data and the absence of evidence for other phenomena led to the classification as a meteor.
Witnesses
- civil airline pilotpilotCaribair