USAF record 29001323 (1963)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 17 June 1963

2. LOCATION Oahu, Hawaii

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT 18/0641Z

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]

6. SOURCE military and civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 to 3 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE NE in descent.

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Large fireball with long fiery tail, Yellow tint, Much larger than star, Initial observation at 60 deg elevation burning out at 15 deg elevation, Heading 051 deg, Speed very fast, total observation 2-3 seconds.

11. COMMENTS Duration and description conform with that expected of a fireball sighting, Case evaluated as a meteor observation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical METEOR[ILLEGIBLE]ional[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE]nal[ILLEGIBLE] Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown