Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Shark River, New Jersey, 24 Jan 64
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AI-Generated Summary
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and an associated military message regarding a 1964 sighting of an unidentified bright light in New Jersey. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object.
On January 24, 1964, at 2150 hours, a bright white light was observed moving at great speed over Shark River, New Jersey. The object, which was described as having an erratic course, was sighted from two different geographical locations, specifically the Manasquan Inlet Coast Guard Station and the Shark River Coast Guard Station. The observation lasted between 15 and 20 seconds. Witnesses reported that the object was seen through an overcast sky and clouds. No sound was reported, and the object did not appear to be burning. The incident was formally recorded on a Project 10073 record card and transmitted via an incoming Air Force message (AF IN: 50084). The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that there was insufficient data to determine the nature of the object. It was noted that the phenomenon could potentially have been an aircraft utilizing a landing light, but the lack of further information precluded a definitive identification.
Insufficient data for analysis. Object observed through overcast. Sound not reported and object appears to be a light and not burning. Possible a/c with landing light, however insufficient data for evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for analysis. Object observed through overcast. Sound not reported and object appears to be a light and not burning. Possible a/c with landing light, however insufficient data for evaluation.
The object was a bright white light moving at high speed with an erratic course. It was sighted by two Coast Guard stations in New Jersey. The official assessment is that there is insufficient data to identify the object, though it may have been an aircraft with a landing light.