Hallett Station, Antarctica, July 1962July 1962

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Summary

On July 7, 1962, personnel at Hallett Station in Antarctica reported an intense bright light at about 1115Z. The first observer, on the roof of a building, thought a flare had been fired in camp because the light was so intense.

The main light was described as about the size of a basketball. As it passed over the station, two smaller lights of lesser intensity appeared to the rear and on each side. A white vapor trail followed the objects. The three lights kept the same relative positions as they traveled from west-southwest to east-northeast. At about 7 to 12 degrees elevation there was a brilliant flash, after which the lights remained visible and then disappeared at the horizon. The scientific leader and other witnesses also saw the objects, and there was a plan to develop sky camera film.

This report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force noted the brilliance ruled out satellites except for a possible re-entry, and that the color, trajectory, and trail were consistent with a fireball. Officials tentatively concluded the object was a meteor of the fireball class, while listing several additional facts that would be needed for positive identification.

Reported location

Hallett Station, Antarctica, July 1962

Date of incident

July 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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