Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Danville, Kentucky, 7 May 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a bright red object with a white tail in Kentucky on 7 May 1962. The Air Force concluded the object was a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting memorandum from the Department of the Air Force regarding a sighting on 7 May 1962. A civilian witness, while driving along U.S. Highway 100 between London and Danville, Kentucky, at approximately 0400 hours, observed a bright red object with a long, white, untapered tail. The object was described as making no noise and descending into a valley. The witness attempted to report the sighting to the Bardstown, Kentucky Police Department, but was reportedly ignored. The incident was later relayed to the FBI and subsequently to the Air Force via OSI District 12. The official Air Force conclusion, as noted on the record card, is that the object exhibited the characteristics of a meteor, and despite the lack of duration data, the analysis was considered valid. The document also includes a list of unrelated astronomical observations from various locations, likely included as part of a larger report or data set.
Observer rptd flaming obj descending into valley to local police. Police were unconcerned.
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Official Assessment
Obj has characteristics of a meteor. Although no duration was given there is nothing to indicate that this analysis is not valid.
The object was identified as a meteor based on its visual characteristics.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- William T. TillerS/A, Chief, Security Branch, FBI Field Office, Indianapolis, Indiana