Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 22 January 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A military sighting report from 1964 describes a light purple object breaking into pieces. It was officially evaluated as a satellite decay (1964 42A).
On 22 January 1964, a military report was filed regarding a sighting of an unidentified object at coordinates 31.35N 175.50W. The witness described a light purple object, larger than a meteor, which entered the atmosphere at a 45-degree elevation. The object was observed to break into five pieces and disappeared at an altitude of 10,000 feet while on a southerly heading. The report was processed as a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report and circulated among various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCPAC. Subsequent evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) linked the sighting to the decay of satellite 1964 42A, which had occurred on 21 January. Although the reported date of the sighting was 22 January, the description was deemed consistent with satellite decay or meteor observation. The case was ultimately categorized as a satellite decay.
Light purple object larger than meteor entering atmosphere at 45 deg elevation from reportin a/c. Went out at 10,000 ft as object broke into 5 pieces. Object on southerly heading.
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Official Assessment
1964 42A decay on 21 Jan. No reported decays for 22 Jan. Duration not reported however description of the sighting is consistant with decay evaluation or meteor observation. Purge, while unusual is within known color reports. Meteor analysis not ruled out however there are more indicates of a satellite decay and the case is carried in that category.
The sighting was determined to be a satellite decay, specifically related to 1964 42A, despite the object being reported on 22 January while the decay occurred on 21 January.