Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 19 November 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A military report from 1963 documents a sighting of a yellow-orange object trailing a flame in the Pacific, which was officially identified as a meteor.
On 19 November 1963, at 20:06:25Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon was reported in the Pacific region at coordinates 37-00N 173-30W. The report, filed under Project 10073 and processed as a CIRVIS report (NAVY 43200), describes a single object that was yellow-orange in color and trailing a flame. The object was observed for a duration of three to four seconds at an extremely high altitude, traveling in a southwest direction. The sighting was reported by military personnel. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was a meteor. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record card and a staff message from the 326 Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii, which was distributed to various military commands including CINCPAC, CINCSAC, and the CIA.
Flaming, yellow orange object trailing flame to North of observer at high altitude. Object in flight to SW.
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Official Assessment
Meteor
The object was identified as a meteor based on its appearance as a flaming, yellow-orange object trailing a flame.