Declassified UFO / UAP Document
CIRVIS Report: TWA 788 Sighting, 24 July 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A TWA flight reported an unidentified light over the Pacific on 24 July 1966. Military authorities concluded the sighting was likely a satellite reentry.
This document consists of a series of military staff messages and a field report regarding an aerial sighting by a TWA 788 flight on 24 July 1966. The observer, identified as a civilian, reported seeing a steady white to orange light approaching their aircraft off the right wing while en route from Honolulu to Okinawa. The object was described as being brighter than standard aircraft running lights and was observed for approximately 30 seconds. When the light extinguished, the observer reported seeing no outline of any kind. The military assessment, provided by the 326 Air Division, initially categorized the sighting as a possible missile reentry. Subsequent investigation and coordination with SPADATS (Space Detection and Tracking System) identified that a satellite decay (object 1455) occurred on the same date. A follow-up note dated 17 October 1966 clarifies that both objects 1455 and 1547 were fragments and their exact decay locations were not calculated by SPADATS. The report was eventually readdressed to the CIA.
SIGHTING APPEARED TO BE A MISSILE REENTRY
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Official Assessment
Sighting appeared to be a missile reentry.
The observer reported a bright white to orange light approaching their aircraft. The event was correlated with a satellite decay on 24 July 1966, specifically object 1455.