Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting Report 21 Aug 63
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A military report from August 1963 details a yellow-green aerial object observed in the Pacific. The phenomenon was evaluated by the USN as a possible meteor.
On August 21, 1963, at 1251Z, a military unit reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Pacific region at coordinates 44.45N 170.20W. The sighting, documented as a CIRVIS report (N43188), involved a single object that appeared as a yellow-green flash followed by a yellow-green smoke trail. The phenomenon persisted for approximately six seconds and traveled vertically downward. The object was observed at an elevation of 45 degrees and an azimuth of 320 degrees from the observer. The speed was estimated to be one-third that of a typical meteor. The report was transmitted via military channels to various commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCPAC. The evaluation provided by the USN suggested the object was possibly a meteor.
Yellow green flash followed by yellow-green smoke trail which persisted for about 6 sec
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Official Assessment
Possible meteor sighting.
The object was observed as a yellow-green flash with a smoke trail, moving vertically downward. It was evaluated by the USN as possibly being a meteor.