Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Kabul, Afghanistan, August 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1963 sighting of a bright, large object over Kabul was investigated by ATIC. After checking with SPADATS, the event was officially classified as an astronomical meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated priority cable regarding an aerial sighting over Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 4, 1963. The report describes an extremely large object, characterized as either a meteorite or the reentry of a space vehicle, which was observed moving from West to East. The witness reported that the object was incandescent, possessed a magnitude three times greater than any previously observed meteor, and left an extremely long burning trail. The object was observed passing through 50 degrees of arc. The investigation, conducted by an officer named Quintanilla, included a check with the Space Detection and Tracking System (SPADATS). The SPADATS check confirmed that there were no space vehicle decays recorded for that date. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the event was an astronomical meteor observation. The document was originally classified but marked for regrading to unclassified upon receipt.
Extremely large meteorite or reentry of space vehicle observed to pass through 50 deg of arc from West to East. Incandescent. Magnitude 3X that of any previously observed meteor.
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Official Assessment
Case resolved as a meteor observation.
Contact with SPADATS revealed that there were no decays for this date. The object was identified as an astronomical meteor.
Key Persons
- QuintanillaInvestigating officer