Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Staff Message — Gagnon, Maine, 3 August 1963
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A civilian in Gagnon, Maine, reported an elongated, red, flashing object that exploded and disintegrated in flight on August 3, 1963. The Air Force investigation concluded it was a possible meteorite.
On August 3, 1963, at 1245Z, a civilian witness in Gagnon, Maine, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, identified as a maintenance supervisor at a local sanatorium, described the object as an elongated, red, flashing entity measuring approximately two feet by ten inches. The object was observed in level flight, traveling from East to West at an altitude of 3,000 feet. During the two-minute observation, the object trailed smoke before it exploded and disintegrated, with the remaining stick-like debris falling to the ground. The report was processed by the Department of the Air Force under Project 10073. Official military evaluation, provided by a Major SD of the USAF, concluded that the object was a possible meteorite, citing its size as a primary factor. The record card explicitly notes that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Possible meteorite due to size
The object was observed by a civilian witness as an elongated, red, flashing object trailing smoke. It was seen in level flight from East to West at an altitude of 3,000 feet before it exploded and disintegrated. The official assessment by Major SD, USAF, suggests it was a possible meteorite.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Supervisor of MaintenanceSanatorium
Key Persons
- SDMajor USAF