PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 23 Sep 63

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an accompanying UFO report regarding an incident that occurred on September 23, 1963. The report was received via telephone at 0050 local time on September 24, 1963, from Sergeant Rummelt at the Air Force Command Post. The primary witness was Major Stanfell of the SAC Command Post, who relayed information from the pilot of a B-47 aircraft stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base (callsign DIAL 32). The pilot reported observing an unidentified object at coordinates 42.17N 117.43W in Southeast Oregon. The object was described as heading north, positioned approximately 20 degrees above the horizon, and estimated to be 500 to 600 miles distant. A notable feature of the object was a bright, trailing tail estimated to be 25 to 30 miles long. The official evaluation, conducted by ATIC, concluded that the object was likely an astronomical meteor. The investigators explicitly ruled out satellite decay, noting that an object at that latitude would have exhibited an easterly component if it were a decaying satellite. A remote possibility of an auroral streamer was also considered, but the final determination remained that of a possible meteor sighting. The report notes that no other details were provided by the witness.