Columbia, South CarolinaApril 1957

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Summary

On April 9, 1957, military witnesses near Columbia, South Carolina, reported a single object. The case was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The object was a fiery ball with a tail, about the size of a basketball at arm's length.

The object was seen by four observers, some on the ground and some from an aircraft, with varying accounts. Two watched it for five to six seconds and two for 10 to 15 seconds. Its course ran from south to southeast.

The Air Force agreed with the reporting officer and concluded the sighting was probably caused by a meteor.

Reported location

Columbia, South Carolina

Date of incident

April 1957

State / country

SC / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
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] I. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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1 5. PHOTOS ) 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
) O Yes BX Probably Astronomical
o «0 No Military O Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BIEIOMRPLl i deta: cae
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4 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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