Germany, March 1963March 1963

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Summary

On March 1, 1963, a military aircraft crew over Germany reported a sharp, long rectangular object in flight. The object was bright white with a bluish green tinge and was 2 to 3 times brighter than the planet Venus. Its middle looked dark, and it had no tail or trail. The sighting lasted about 2 to 3 seconds.

The object was first seen to the left of the aircraft's nose. It moved downward in a straight or arcing path and disappeared low near the horizon, as if impacting the earth. It started slowly but gained speed as it fell.

The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record, said the description and duration matched a meteor. The case was evaluated as astronomical, meteor.

Reported location

Germany, March 1963

Date of incident

March 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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Eo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
E Wer 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
[ x 0 Was Balloon
BN © le igs | Germany 15 B35 oles |
fF 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a: PeEsisty Dotaon
| YA TE El Re BS Sm ea DO Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador 8 lal
E GMT 01/18172 XIXAir Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE (XZWas Astronomical ME teOT
is . O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
| Rado Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ORS a SL
hr: D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
E . O Unknown
3 4s 2-3 seconds one 1 _ downward
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS \
E Sharp long rectangular object observe Description and duration con-
BB | in flight with color of bright white form to analysis as meteor, |
E with bluish green tinge, Brightness
4 | 2-3 times that of Venus, Middle of
E object dark, no tail, or trail, First
3 observed, 50 dgr to left of nose of
3 a/c on beading of 235dgr., Disappeared
BE or impacted Earth at 5 dgr elevation,
o azimuth unknown. Flight straight or
o arc downward. Slow speed initially
3 but gained speed as object flight
: . progressed. Total duraton 2-3 seconds
3 ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000348