Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 14 August 1962 Sighting, Kindley AFB, Bermuda
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A sighting of a fast-moving, meteor-like object was reported at Kindley AFB, Bermuda, on August 14, 1962. The Air Force concluded the object exhibited meteor characteristics.
On August 14, 1962, at 0043Z, a sighting of a potential UFO was reported at Kindley AFB, Bermuda. The incident was documented via a Project 10073 record card and an incoming Air Force staff message. The witness described a single object appearing as a streak of light, initially orange and then turning blue-white, with a tail similar to a meteor. The object was estimated to be 'pea size' and was observed at an altitude of approximately 30 degrees above the horizon. It traveled in a flat trajectory parallel to the horizon, exhibiting a noticeable dip and moving at a very high speed. The total duration of the sighting was between one and two seconds, after which the object abruptly disappeared. The observation was made under dark conditions with bright moonlight on the ground. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting possessed meteor characteristics.
Sighting possesses meteor characteristics.
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Official Assessment
Sighting possesses meteor characteristics.
The object was observed as a streak of light, orange turning to blue-white with a tail, moving in a flat trajectory. It was determined to have meteor characteristics.