Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 23 November 1962
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A military report detailing a 90-second sighting of a high-speed, round, white object by the USS TULARE on 23 November 1962. The case was closed due to insufficient data.
On 23 November 1962, at 2023Z, a military source reported a sighting of an unidentified object at coordinates 16.08N 131.58W. The object was described as a round, white, pea-sized body. It was initially observed at an elevation of 35 degrees and an azimuth of 260 degrees. The object moved at high speed for a duration of one minute and 30 seconds, disappearing at an elevation of 20 degrees and an azimuth of 190 degrees. The sighting was reported via a naval message from the USS TULARE to Clark AFB. Official analysis concluded that the object could potentially be a satellite or an aircraft, noting that the speed indicated by the duration of the sighting was consistent with the operational capabilities of jet or conventional aircraft, depending on the distance. Ultimately, the case was classified as having insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.
Case considered as insufficient data.
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Official Assessment
Case considered as insufficient data.
Possible satellite observation or aircraft sighting; speed indicated by duration is within normal operational area of both jet and conventional aircraft depending upon distance.