Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Superior, Wisconsin, 15 April 1966
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Superior, Wisconsin, reported a two-second sighting of a white, golf-ball-sized object on 15 April 1966. The military investigation concluded the object was a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting reported on 15 April 1966 in Superior, Wisconsin. A civilian observer reported seeing a single, round, white object, approximately the size of a golf ball, moving across the sky. The observation lasted for two seconds, during which the object traveled from 45 degrees above the horizon before disappearing behind a building. The observer was noted to be 23 years old and was working at a filling station at the time of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the object was an 'Astro (METEOR)'. The report includes technical details such as weather conditions, which were described as clear, and wind data. The document consists of a standard project record form and a teletype message sent from HQ 29th Air Division at Duluth International Airport to various military commands, including the 13th Air Force and the Air Defense Command.
Observer sighted a round object which was white in color and about the size of a golf ball.
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Official Assessment
Astro (METEOR)
The object was identified as a meteor based on the observer's description of a white, round object moving across the sky.