Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting of 10 July 1966
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A sighting of a tubular object in the Ryukyu Islands on 10 July 1966 was initially reported as a meteor but later identified as satellite decay.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting that occurred on 10 July 1966 in the Ryukyu Islands at coordinates 2445N-12445E. The observers, identified as highly reliable personnel from Detachment 1, 623ACRON, reported seeing a single round, tubular object similar to a missile. The object was described as bluish-green in color, rapidly changing to orange, and appeared to break off or separate at the tail. The duration of the observation was 12 to 15 seconds, and the object was traveling in a SSE direction at an estimated altitude of 10,000 to 20,000 feet. While the initial conclusion on the record form suggested the object was a meteor, subsequent information added to the record explicitly states that the event was caused by satellite decay. The report includes detailed weather conditions and confirms that no photographs were taken and no physical evidence was recovered.
Later info indicates that this is satellite decay.
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Official Assessment
Later info indicates that this is satellite decay.
The object was initially identified as a meteor, but later information concluded it was satellite decay.
Witnesses
- Cain, Jack O.MSGTDET 1 623ACRON
- Conroy, Robert J.DIT 1 623ACRONDET 1 623ACRON
- Goff, William L.DET 1 623ACRONDET 1 623ACRON
- King, William W.DET 1 623ACRONDET 1 623ACRON