Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 26 March 1967
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A 16-year-old student reported a 2-second sighting of a bright red object in Allentown, PA, in 1967. The Air Force officially classified the event as a meteor.
This document contains a U.S. Air Force sighting report filed by a 16-year-old student from Allentown, Pennsylvania, regarding an event on 26 March 1967. The witness reported observing a single, stationary, bright, fire-engine-red object in the sky for approximately two seconds. The witness described the object as being brighter than a star with sharply outlined edges and noted that it made no sound. The witness later wrote a follow-up letter to the Department of the U.S.A.F. in Washington, D.C., expressing frustration at the lack of response to their initial report. The Air Force subsequently evaluated the report and concluded that the object was likely a meteor, citing the short duration of the observation and the description provided. The report was officially filed as a meteor observation.
Color: bright, fire engine red all over.
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Official Assessment
You described the object as being brighter than a star, bright, fire engine red all over. This plus the fact that you only observed the object for approximately two seconds indicates that you probably observed a meteor. Your report is being carried in Air Force files as a meteor observation.
The Air Force concluded the object was a meteor based on the description and short duration of the sighting.