Brunswick, GeorgiaNovember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On November 7, 1954, at 7:23 p.m., a military source in Brunswick, Georgia reported seeing one object. The witness described it as basketball-sized, white, and brilliant, maintaining level flight. The object was first spotted at 10 degrees elevation and 250 degrees azimuth, then descended to 10 degrees elevation and disappeared after 10 seconds of observation. The sighting was conducted as air visual observation. The Air Force concluded the object was likely a meteor, though investigators noted that 10 seconds is an unusual length of time to observe a meteorite, and the duration falls within meteor speed limits.

Reported location

Brunswick, Georgia

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

GA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE / TIME GROUP
7 November 1954
07/2350Z

2. LOCATION
Brunswick, Georgia

3. SOURCE
Military

10. CONCLUSION
ASTRONOMICAL: Meteor

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Size of basketball. White, brilliant. Maintained level flt path. 10 deg elv at initial appearance; 10 deg az at disappearance

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 Seconds

The object could have been a meteor. 10 seconds is an unusual length of time to observe a meteorite. However, due to arc distance travelled, duration is within meteor speed limits.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air Visual

7. COURSE
- -

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
☒ No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
□ Yes
☒ No

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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