Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting Report 1 May 1962
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A 1962 military report documents a sighting of a white, tail-bearing object over the Pacific Ocean. The event was officially evaluated as a meteor.
On May 1, 1962, at 0420Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon was reported in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii at coordinates 28.31N 137.19W. The object was observed by two navigators and an assisting quartermaster. The witnesses described the object as white with a small white tail, exhibiting no noise and maintaining a straight flight path at a 20-degree elevation. The observation lasted for approximately one minute. The object was noted to have a brightness comparable to a first-magnitude star and was seen disappearing behind clouds. The report was transmitted via military message from the 326 Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii to various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCSAC. The official evaluation of the sighting concluded that the object was a small, slow-moving meteor, suggesting that the witnesses may have overestimated the duration of the event.
Small slow moving meteor would give this impression. Possible over-estimation of duration given. Case evaluated as meteor.
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Official Assessment
Small slow moving meteor would give this impression. Possible over-estimation of duration given. Case evaluated as meteor.
The object was evaluated as a meteor.