Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 21 April 1963
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A military aircraft reported a brief visual and radar contact with an unidentified bright light at high altitude over the Pacific on 21 April 1963. The case was officially closed as having insufficient information for analysis.
On 21 April 1963, a military aircraft reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Pacific region at coordinates 42.20N 173W. The object was described as a bright light at high altitude. The reporting aircraft maintained radar contact with the object at the same time as the visual contact, though the observation was limited to a brief glimpse. The incident was reported through the CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) system and forwarded to CINCNORAD as an unknown contact. Subsequent evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the case lacked sufficient information for a definitive analysis, noting that there was no description of flight characteristics or other pertinent data available to support further investigation.
No description of flight or other pertinent data. Case has insufficient information for analysis.
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Official Assessment
Case has insufficient information for analysis.
The sighting involved a bright light at high altitude observed by an aircraft. Radar contact was maintained simultaneously with the visual sighting, but the duration was limited to a glimpse, and no further data was available.