Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A 14-year-old witness reported a high-speed, white aerial object with a tail of light over Fort Bragg in August 1964. The Air Force classified the case as 'insufficient data' due to the late submission of the report.
This document contains a sighting report from August 1964, involving a civilian witness at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The witness, a 14-year-old student with an interest in astronomy, reported observing a white object that appeared to be the size of a pin-head at arm's length. The object was described as moving at a very fast speed, appearing to have a tail of light, and traveling in a straight line before disappearing behind trees and reappearing at a 180-degree angle. The witness noted that the object never deviated from its flight path and that the tail of light might have been an effect of image retention due to the object's speed. The witness explicitly stated they did not believe the object was an airplane due to its altitude, nor a balloon or meteor. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation, noting that the report was submitted too late for an intensive investigation. The document includes a formal record form and a letter from the witness to Project Bluebook at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated October 24, 1966.
The late date of the report does not warrant an intensive investigation. The case is being carried as insufficient data because without more information an evaluation is not possible.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation. Possible reflection or actual observation of a bright spotlight shining upward and moving across the sky in a few seconds.
The report was submitted late, which precluded an intensive investigation. The witness, a 14-year-old student interested in astronomy, reported a white object moving at high speed with a tail of light. The witness suggested the tail was an image retention effect.