Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incoming Message: Sighting Report 12 January 1965
AI-Generated Summary
A military report from January 1965 documents a sighting of a bright light in the Pacific, which was officially concluded to be a probable meteor.
On January 12, 1965, at 1443Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon was reported in the Pacific region at coordinates 36 degrees 50 minutes North, 152 degrees 50 minutes West. The report, filed by the 326th Air Division, described a bright light that appeared to be a rocket or a comet. The object was observed moving in an easterly direction before disappearing over the horizon. The speed of the object was characterized as fast, while its altitude remained unknown. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agencies, which included the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), was that the description indicated a probable meteor observation. The message was distributed to various military and intelligence entities, including the CIA, and was noted as having been retransmitted to the CIA under reference number 1392 # 192.
Bright light (described as a Rocket or Comet) disappearing over the horizon in the East.
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Official Assessment
Description indicates a probable meteor observation.
The object was described as a bright light, possibly a rocket or comet, which sank into the eastern horizon.