Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Mayaguana, Bahamas, 5 January 1963
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A 1963 sighting report from Mayaguana, Bahamas, involving a high-speed object observed by PAA employees. The case was closed as 'insufficient data' after NORAD/ADC could not correlate it with known satellites or missiles.
On January 5, 1963, at 1124Z, two Pan American Airways (PAA) employees observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon near the airstrip at Mayaguana in the Bahama Islands. The object was described as a pinpoint of light, similar to a large star, and was estimated to be between 15 and 20 feet in size. It was observed at an estimated altitude of 50 miles, traveling at a speed of 2,550 mph on a heading of 5 degrees south of due east. The object remained in sight for approximately four minutes before disappearing over the horizon, maintaining an apparent straight flight path. No electronic interference was reported during the sighting. Following the incident, checks were conducted with NORAD and the Air Defense Command (ADC). Authorities determined that no known satellites were in the area at the time, and while the possibility of an ICBM or satellite could not be ruled out, the missile schedule was not available for correlation. Due to a lack of substantiating data, the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.
Possibility of satellite or missile not ruled out but substantiating data not available at this time. Case considered as insufficient data.
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Official Assessment
Case considered as insufficient data.
NORAD/ADC ruled out known satellites. Missile schedule not available to correlate possible ICBM. Possibility of satellite or missile not ruled out but substantiating data not available.