Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Ashland, Oregon, 12 December 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1962 sighting report from Ashland, Oregon, describing a falling object that split into three. The Air Force officially concluded the event was a meteor.
On 12 December 1962, at 0930Z, a civilian observer in Ashland, Oregon, reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, a 34-year-old housewife, described observing round objects resembling a bright star falling in the sky. The initial observation involved a main object that appeared to disappear, followed by the appearance of three smaller objects moving in different directions. The total duration of the event was approximately three seconds. The witness noted that the object possessed an exhaust or tail. The Air Force processed this report under Project 10073, assigning it the reference number 13-M-1. Official documentation indicates a discrepancy regarding local weather conditions; while the reporting individual claimed the sky was clear with unlimited visibility, the local weather station reported heavy fog and overcast conditions. The final official evaluation by the Air Force concluded that the event was a bolide observation, categorizing it as a meteor sighting.
Round objects like a bright star observed in the North falling. Main object disappeared then 3 smaller ones appeared going in different directions.
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Official Assessment
Bolide observation. Case evaluated as a meteor sighting.
The sighting was evaluated as a meteor (bolide) observation by the Air Force.
Witnesses
- MRS [illegible]Housewife