44N49W Atlantic radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 5, 1962

The object was tracked by both aircraft for 15 minutes at speeds estimated between 1,000 and 3,000 knots. At one time the object was observed to make a rapid change in course. 44N49W-ATLANTIC--8369- DATE 1962-05-06 HOUR 1720 GMT PROBABLE METEOR OR METEORITE SIGHTING 4400 MILES OFF COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT LATITUDE 44 NORTH LONGITUDE 49 WEST, A RED AND ORANGE LIGHT FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY AT 1720 GMT AND DISAPPEARED. AT THIS TIME THE OBJECT PASSED OUT OF RADAR RANGE. THE OBJECT WAS REPORTED TO BE TRAVELING AT HIGH VELOCITY. The central portion appears to show a bright, circular area that could represent a detected object or anomaly. Text output from OCR: 1962-05-6976966-44N49W-Atlantic--8369- ORIGIN OF INFORMATION REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 1. Actions: Object descended rapidly, made sharp turn and accelerated rapidly with tremendous acceleration. Departed towards: Northeast 6. TYPE OF OBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) 2. DATE-TIME OBSERVED: 6 May 1962 - 1330 EDT 3. RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION: Reliable, reported by experienced aircraft crew The image appears to show a black and white photograph of what looks like a radar or sonar display.