Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Barbers Point, Hawaii, 19 October 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of an object resembling a missile contrail occurred over Barbers Point, Hawaii, on 19 October 1963. Military authorities officially categorized the object as a missile.
On 19 October 1963, at 192318Z, an unidentified object was observed in the vicinity of Barbers Point, Hawaii. The object was described as having the appearance of a missile contrail and was noted to be traveling at a high rate of speed at an extreme altitude. The object performed maneuvers, specifically turning to the left and then back to the right, while maintaining a general course to the South. The sighting was reported by the 326 Air Division Hunia Facility in Hawaii to various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and the DIA. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card categorized the object as a 'Missile', noting that the description of the sighting was consistent with missile observations.
OBJECT 150 DEGREES FROM NAX-HEADING SOUTH-HIGH RATE OF SPEED. EXTREME ALTITUDE. CONTRAIL COULD BE SEEN9 LOOKED LIKE MISSILE.
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Official Assessment
Missile
The sighting was evaluated as a missile based on the description of the object and its contrail.