Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — North Platte, Nebraska, 25 April 1964
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A 1964 sighting report from a student in North Platte, Nebraska, describing a fast-moving red object with trailing lines. The Air Force officially classified the event as a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a handwritten letter from a twelve-year-old student in North Platte, Nebraska. On the night of April 25, 1964, the student and a friend were observing the sky with a telescope when they spotted an object moving at what they described as a 'tremendous speed.' The witness reported that the object was red with trailing lines and was moving in a northeasterly direction. They had difficulty tracking the object due to its speed but managed to get a few glimpses. Approximately fifteen minutes later, the object reappeared, this time heading in a southeasterly direction. The witness compared the appearance of the object to a meteor or a comet and included a small sketch of the object with trailing lines in their letter to the U.S. Air Force. The official record card for the incident classifies the sighting as a meteor observation.
Under the telescope it looked like a meteor or comet but about fifteen minutes later it came back across.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The sighting was evaluated as a meteor observation.