Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of Green Flare, 25 April 1962
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A DC-7 aircraft reported a green light in the Pacific on April 25, 1962. The incident was evaluated by the 326 Air Division and concluded to be a meteor.
On April 25, 1962, at 0300Z, an aircraft (identified as RIDDLE 19H DC-7) reported a sighting in the Pacific region. The crew observed a bright green object that lasted for a short duration. The initial position was recorded at 30 degrees North, 133 degrees 30 minutes West, followed by a second sighting at 29 degrees 12 minutes North, 144 degrees 16 minutes West at 0304Z. The object appeared at the aircraft's 10 o'clock position and was visible for approximately five seconds. The report was filed by WRATH 25. Following an evaluation, the phenomenon was officially classified as a meteor. The possibility of it being a flare was dismissed by investigators due to the significant distance between the two reported sighting locations.
Evaluated as meteor. Flare ruled out due to distance between observers. Sighting characteristics of meteor.
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Official Assessment
Evaluated as meteor. Flare ruled out due to distance between observers. Sighting characteristics of meteor.
The object was identified as a meteor rather than a flare due to the distance between the two sightings reported by the aircraft.