USAF record 28996315

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 23 Feb 62

2 LOCATION Little Saba, Caribbean Sea

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 24/00012

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE descending

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TWX stating that a civil airline pilot observed what he thought was a meteor fall into the sea at a location near Little Saba. Descended into later at great speed accompanied by a red haze effect. Lit up sky and then disappeared at water level. Additional flight in area observed a ship in the vicinity.

11. COMMENTS Duration not given. Color red might indicate possible reentry, however there was no breaking up and object descended to the water, which would be unusual for a reentry. Also there was no satellite decay for this date. No information indicating that the pilot saw anything other than a meteor and the case is carried as a meteor sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

12 CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown