Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting of 11 May 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
Civilian airliners reported yellow lights over the Pacific on May 11, 1964. The Air Force determined the lights were illuminating flares dropped by Marine aircraft.
On May 11, 1964, two separate reports were filed regarding the observation of yellow lights in the Pacific region near Hawaii. The first report, involving United Airlines flight 197, noted two yellow lights observed over the Shark Intersection at 39,000 feet. The second report, involving BOAC flight 911, observed five yellow lights at approximately 0 degrees from the horizon. Both reports were processed through the Air Force Staff Message Branch and documented on Project 10073 record cards. Military investigation determined that the sightings were not unidentified aerial phenomena, but rather the result of Marine aircraft conducting exercises involving the dropping of illuminating flares and ordnance. The reports explicitly state that these flares were visible from as far away as 70 miles, providing a terrestrial explanation for the lights observed by the civilian airliners.
Marine a/c were dropping illuminating flares and ordnance at time of sighting. Drop visible as far away as 70 miles.
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Official Assessment
Marine a/c were dropping illuminating flares and ordnance at time of sighting. Drop visible as far away as 70 miles.
The observed yellow lights were identified as illuminating flares and ordnance dropped by Marine aircraft, which were visible from a significant distance.
Witnesses
- United 197United Airlines
- BOAC 911BOAC