UFO with horseshoe trail in 1964

Summary

In January 1964, an airborne observer reported an object with a bright horseshoe-shaped trail. The sighting lasted only two seconds and the object was moving southwest. Although no photos were taken, the military logged the event as unclassified due to insufficient data. The observer noted the object was at an unknown altitude, and the case was marked as inconclusive.

The exact location was 34°N, 175°W, a remote area of the Pacific. While a meteor was considered, other explanations were not ruled out. The case was shared with several agencies, including the CIA, as part of the era's investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena.