UFO sighted by pilots over Midway Island

Summary

In January 1961, a pilot and co-pilot reported a blue-white object with a bright tail during a landing maneuver at Midway Island. The object appeared about 20 degrees above the horizon, moving left to right and estimated to be extremely high. Although its description and trajectory resembled a meteor, there was not enough information to confirm this hypothesis. The official evaluation concluded that there were insufficient data to identify the object, and it was not considered a threat.

The report, classified under Project 10073, was reviewed by multiple military and aerospace authorities, but no definitive conclusion was reached. The pilots' testimony, combined with the lack of photographs or radar data, left open the possibility that it was a natural phenomenon or an unknown object.