Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - 6 June 1962
AI-Generated Summary
A Pan Am Airlines flight reported a blue flash across the horizon on June 6, 1962. The Air Force evaluated the event as a possible meteor.
On June 6, 1962, at 1307Z, a report was filed via the CIRVIS reporting system by Pan Am Airlines regarding an aerial phenomenon. The witness observed a blue flash that extended clear across the horizon at coordinates 10.15N 163.47W. Shortly after the initial sighting, at 1315Z, the witness reported observing a surface vessel, followed by a second surface vessel at 1400Z. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and transmitted via a Department of the Air Force staff message. The official evaluation by the headquarters concluded that the event was likely a meteor, noting that the assessment was based on limited data.
Blue flash that extended clear across the horizon.
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Official Assessment
Possible meteor.
The sighting was evaluated by headquarters as a possible meteor due to limited data.
Key Persons
- C A M H M SMITHRecipient