KARACHI, PAKISTAN, October 1954October 1954

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On October 1, 1954, a civilian in Karachi, Pakistan reported sighting a ball of fire. The report was based on an article that appeared in the Karachi Newspaper on October 29, 1954. One object was observed during a ground visual sighting. The length of observation and course of the object were not reported. No photos or physical evidence were provided. The Air Force concluded the sighting was astronomical in nature, specifically a meteor.

Reported location

KARACHI, PAKISTAN, October 1954

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
23 Oct 54
NOT REPORTED

2. LOCATION
KARACHI, PAKISTAN

3. SOURCE
CIVILIAN

10. CONCLUSION
WAS ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
NOT REPORTED

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Extract from ONI rept dtd 29 OCT 54, which contains a resume of a sighting of a ball of a fire sighted on 23 Oct Article appeared in Karachi Newspaper.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND VISUAL

Extract ATIC #207505.

7. COURSE
NOT REPORTED

COMMENTS:
Ball of fire indicates a probable Meteor sighting.

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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