Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Tirol, Italy, 18 December 1962
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A Red Cross nurse in Italy reported a luminous falling object on 18 December 1962. The US Air Force investigated the report under Project 10073 and concluded it was a probable meteor.
On 18 December 1962, a Red Cross nurse stationed at the Silandro/Schlanders hospital in Tirol, Italy, observed a large, luminous mass falling from the sky between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM. The witness reported that she could not see the object impact the ground due to an obstruction caused by a balcony wall at her location. She subsequently contacted the local forest ranger to monitor the area during his patrols and provided newspaper clippings from the 'Dolomiten' regarding the event to the United States Department of Defense. The witness also noted that reports regarding the 'Transit 5a' satellite, which had gone 'dead electronically' around the same time, might be related, though she acknowledged this was speculative. The official Project 10073 record card categorized the event as a 'Probable meteor sighting.' The correspondence was processed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense and forwarded to the Director of Information, USAF, and subsequently to the Foreign Technology Division for review.
Large luminous mass fell from sky. Unable to see object hit ground because of obstruction.
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Official Assessment
Probable meteor sighting.
The object was identified as a probable meteor sighting by the project evaluators.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Red Cross nurseSilandro/Schlanders Krankenhaus
Key Persons
- C. R. HARTMajor, USAF, Public Information Div