Declassified UFO / UAP Document
U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet - Sighting Report, August 8, 1964
AI-Generated Summary
A sighting report from August 8, 1964, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, describing a fast-moving white, elliptical object. The Air Force concluded the object was likely a meteor.
This document is a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon on August 8, 1964, at 9:45 P.M. in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The witness, a young male, was at a golf course when he observed a single, white, elliptical object traveling west at a tremendous speed. The witness noted that the object's tail faded out during the two-second observation. The witness described the object as looking solid and explicitly stated his belief that it was a UFO. The official conclusion provided on the form states that the description of the object and its motion are consistent with meteor analysis.
IT LOOKED SOLID, IT WAS A U.F.O.
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Official Assessment
Description of object and motion are consistent with meteor analysis.
The object was white in color and elliptical. It was traveling at tremendous speed that the tail faded out. The observer was at a golf course getting ready and watching a satellite crossing when he noticed the object.