Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Corvallis, Oregon, 5 February 1964
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A highway patrolman reported a cigar-shaped, red, meteor-like object in Corvallis, Oregon, on February 5, 1964. The Air Force concluded the sighting was an astronomical meteor.
On February 5, 1964, at 0229 hours, a 36-year-old Oregon State Police highway patrolman stationed at the Corvallis sub-station observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon while driving east within the city limits of Corvallis, Oregon. The witness described the object as a long, cigar-shaped, red-colored entity that resembled a large star with a trail similar to a meteor. The observation lasted approximately four seconds. The object was initially sighted at 75 degrees azimuth and 45 degrees elevation, eventually disappearing below the horizon at zero degrees azimuth. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. The incident was formally reported to the Air Force under the provisions of AFR 200-2. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was an astronomical meteor, noting that no evidence was provided to contradict this assessment, despite the report being filed as a UFO sighting.
No information presented as to indicate that this was not a meteor sighting. Thought to be a meteor and still reported as a UFO.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The object was initially believed to be a meteor, and no information was presented to indicate otherwise.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Highway PatrolmanOregon State Police, Corvallis Sub Station