Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — 19 April 68
AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a flaming object in the Atlantic on 19 April 1968 was investigated by the Air Force. The object was identified as debris from the Cosmos 213 rocket launch.
On 19 April 1968, at 1917Z, three witnesses aboard a ship reported a sighting of a yellow-orange flaming object traveling at high speed in a southerly direction. The observers noted that the object appeared to be breaking up. The incident occurred at coordinates 24.14N - 83.32W in the Atlantic. The report was processed under Project 10073. Following an analysis of the sighting, the object was officially identified as a rocket body originating from the launch of Cosmos 213.
Definately identified as a rocket body from Cosmos 213 launch.
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Official Assessment
Definately identified as a rocket body from Cosmos 213 launch.
The object sighted by three witnesses was determined to be debris from the Cosmos 213 launch.