Project 10073 Record Card — Buck Island, Caribbean, 2 October 1962

On October 2, 1962, at 2227Z, a civilian witness reported observing an unidentified object near Buck Island in the Caribbean. The witness described seeing a white streak entering the atmosphere at a 45-degree angle, approximately 10 degrees above the horizon. The observation lasted for approximately three seconds. The witness explicitly noted that the object was not a flare and that the color remained white throughout the duration of the sighting. The report was initially received by the FAA Flight Service Station in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and subsequently transmitted via a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) message to various military commands, including COMCARIBSEAFRON, CINCNORAD, and the 72nd Bomb Wing at Ramey Air Force Base. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report under Project 10073. Based on the short duration of the event, the white color, and the apparent speed of the object, the official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was a meteor.