Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 19 Oct 1963
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A military pilot reported seeing a fireball over Oregon on October 19, 1963. The incident was officially classified as a meteor sighting and not a UFO.
On October 19, 1963, at 0500 hours PDT, Captain Bretthauer, an ADC Liaison Officer, observed a fireball while flying over Cape Blanco near Reeds Port, Oregon. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and a DD Form 95 memo routing slip. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was an astronomical meteor. The report explicitly states that the event was not considered a UFO sighting and that there was nothing unusual or startling about the observation.
Nothing unusual or startling about it.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The sighting was determined to be a meteor and not a UFO.
Witnesses
- BretthauerCaptADC Liaison Officer
Key Persons
- BretthauerCapt, ADC Liaison Officer