Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Staff Messages
AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a falling object in the Pacific on January 28, 1964, was officially identified as a meteor. The report was processed through the CIRVIS system and Project 10073.
This document collection details a sighting reported on January 28, 1964, in the Pacific region at coordinates 29-50N 177-50W. The object was observed at 0935Z, appearing as a whitish-green light that turned white and then red before burning out just above the cloud deck at an altitude of approximately 4,500 feet. The trajectory was described as a straight, falling descent. The event was documented under Project 10073 and reported via the CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) system. Official evaluations concluded that the object was a meteor. The file includes multiple staff messages and a record card, noting that no space debris decay was reported for that date. Additionally, there is a handwritten note regarding a separate, unrelated investigation involving a contact at the Kankakee Daily Journal and an investigator named Nancy, who was tasked with looking into a case from Evanston.
Object whitish green turning to white and burning out after changing to red. Entered field of vision at 40 deg elevation descending to 4,500 ft where it burned out a just above the cloud deck. Appeared to bea flare or meteor.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical (Meteor)
The object was identified as a meteor based on its appearance and behavior.
Key Persons
- [illegible]Journalist/Contact
- NancyInvestigator