Little Saba, Caribbean Sea, February 1962February 1962

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Summary

On February 23, 1962, a civilian airline pilot near Little Saba in the Caribbean Sea reported one bright object. The pilot thought it was a meteor falling into the sea. The object descended into the water at great speed with a red haze around it. It lit up the sky and then disappeared at water level. Another flight in the area later spotted a ship nearby. The duration was not recorded. The Air Force noted that the red color might suggest a reentering object, but the object did not break up and there was no known satellite decay for that date. The record card concluded the sighting was a meteor.

Reported location

Little Saba, Caribbean Sea, February 1962

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Feb 62 Little Saba, Caribbean Sea DO Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION M., ESVE Suloan
0 Was Aircraft i
Goel wa ha oa Ground-Yisval [s] Ground-Radar no Probably Aircraft
GMT____ 24/0 2,0, to Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE X Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
B No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE AE EL RA £9 SAMOS
3 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
not given one descending O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
TWX stating that a civil airline pilot observed Duration not given. Color red might
what he thought was a meteor fall into the sea | indicate possible reentry, however there
at a location near Little Saba. Descended into | was no breaking up and object descended
«ater at great speed accompanied by a red haze | to the water, which would be unusual for
effect. Lit up sky and then disappeared at a reentry. Also there was no satellite
water level, Additional flight in area observed| decay for this date. No information indi-
a ship in the vicinity. rating that the pilot saw anything other
than a metecr and the case is carried as
i meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Ed

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