Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report of Unidentified Flying Object — Lititz, Pennsylvania, August 22, 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A TWA pilot reported observing a burning, bright orange object falling through the lower atmosphere over Lititz, Pennsylvania, on August 22, 1964. The Air Force forwarded the report to the Foreign Technology Division for further analysis.
This document consists of a formal report from the Headquarters 26th Air Division (SAGE) to the Air Force Systems Command (Foreign Technology Division) at Wright-Patterson AFB, regarding an unidentified flying object sighting. The report includes a letter from a witness, identified as a captain for Trans World Airlines, who observed the object on August 22, 1964, at 12:38 PM EDT near Lititz, Pennsylvania. The witness described the object as a 'burning object' with a 'very bright-white center' and a 'bright orange fringe,' accompanied by a 'shower of trailing sparks.' The witness, who was flying at the time, noted that the object appeared to be in the lower atmosphere and was 'rather large.' The witness speculated that the object might have been a space vehicle re-entering the atmosphere. The report was processed in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.
It is my thought that it might be the re-entry of some object back into our atmosphere that got unusually low.
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Official Assessment
It is my thought that it might be the re-entry of some object back into our atmosphere that got unusually low.
The witness, a TWA captain, observed a burning object falling in the lower atmosphere near Lititz, Pennsylvania, which he believed to be a space vehicle.
Witnesses
- [illegible]CaptainTrans World Airlines