UFO identified as meteor in Bremerton

Summary

In July 1962, several civilians and military personnel in Bremerton, Washington, reported seeing a luminous object in the sky. The calls mainly came from civilians, but a combat pilot and a Civil Air Patrol member also confirmed the sighting. Although initially thought it could be a UFO, the witnesses agreed it was a shooting star. Due to this consensus, no further investigation was deemed necessary, nor was an official report submitted for an unidentified object.

McChord Air Force Base and military authorities reviewed records and found no evidence of a Seattle Times article related to this event. The case was finally classified as a common meteor, resolving the uncertainty without further action. This case shows how collaboration between civilians and the military helped clarify a celestial phenomenon without resorting to more mysterious explanations.