Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Unidentified Flying Object Sighting, 21 December 1965
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AI-Generated Summary
A military sighting report from 1965 details an unidentified fireball observed by CTF 33 personnel. The object was officially classified as a meteor.
On December 21, 1965, at 2024Z, personnel from CTF 33 observed an unidentified flying object at coordinates 55.37N 171.25E. The object was described as a fireball with a short tail, appearing to be the size of a pea from the observer's perspective. The sighting lasted between five and six seconds. The object was initially observed at an altitude of 15,000 feet, descending in a southeasterly direction. It appeared to level off and close in on the aircraft before continuing its descent and disintegrating upon entering cloud cover. The cloud tops were reported at 12,000 feet with unlimited visibility. The event was witnessed by three officers and two enlisted personnel. The official conclusion recorded in the Project 10073 file is that the object was an 'Astro (METEOR)'. An advance copy of the report was delivered to the Defense Intelligence Agency via the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A/C sighted an unknown object. It was the shape of fireball and appeared to be flame with a short tail when sighted.
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Official Assessment
Astro (METEOR)
The object was identified as a meteor based on its appearance as a fireball with a tail and its observed disintegration.