USAF record 28996318

ST CROIX WX OBSR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 23 Feb 62

2. LOCATION St Croix Island (Caribbean)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 24/0030Z

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [REDACTED]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING WX stating that the weather observer on St. Croix Island witnessed object resembling large flare or rocket moving from E to W descending to the S of the island.

11. COMMENTS Duration not given. There are several possibilities existing as to the nature of the object, however no conclusion can be drawn as to what object was possibly a flare from a ship or a/c. More probable that object was a meteor; however color, duration, and other characteristics are omitted. Case carried as insufficient data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)