UFO Sighting in the Pacific off California

Summary

A report from Project 10073 describes a UFO sighting in the Pacific near California on March 31, 1961. Three military aircraft—ETHAN 29, 46, and 31—reported seeing a bright object moving slowly before disintegrating in the air. Observers described the object as round, whitish-green to red, with a glow that faded until it disappeared. It was considered possibly the reentry of a satellite, likely the Discoverer XXII, which had been launched the previous day. Although not officially confirmed, the description and location of the sighting matched the characteristics of a satellite reentry.

The report includes testimonies from pilots and radar operators indicating the object did not move rapidly and behaved unusually. Despite detailed observations, no conclusive explanation was found, and the case was classified as "No Case (Information Only)."