Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Dagmar, Montana, 24 Sep 63
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian sighting of a bright, bluish-white object in Dagmar, Montana, on September 24, 1963, was officially classified as a probable meteor by the Air Force.
On September 24, 1963, three civilian witnesses in Dagmar, Montana, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witnesses, including a minister, reported seeing a roundish, bluish-white light that appeared overhead and moved in an east-southeast direction. The object was described as being bright enough to cast light on the ground despite being at an extreme altitude. The total duration of the observation was one minute, during which the object traveled through approximately 90 degrees of arc. The report notes that the aurora borealis was very active at the time of the sighting. Official military assessment, documented on an ATIC record card and via a staff message from the 780th Radar Squadron at Fortuna AFS, concluded that the object was likely a meteor. The investigators suggested that the short duration of the sighting made it unsuitable for an auroral display and noted that the witnesses' time estimate might have been subject to distortion.
Object bright enough to cast light on ground, while still at extreme altitude and moving very fast.
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Official Assessment
Probably a meteor sighting since object traveled through almost 90 deg of arc in one minute. Perhaps some distortion on the time estimate. Sighting too short for auroral display. Object bright enough to cast light on ground, while still at extreme altitude and moving very fast.
The object was likely a meteor, though the report notes the aurora borealis was very active at the time of the sighting.