Mobile Alabama, October 1959October 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the afternoon of October 26, 1959, a civilian mortician in Mobile, Alabama, saw a single object for about three seconds. He was looking over some trees near Government Street and Washington Avenue.

The object was large and round with a tail like a comet, about the size of a half dollar. It was silver with a whitish glow, and its trailing tail was about 10 times the length of the object. It first appeared at about a 60 degree elevation looking southwest. The object fell in an arc, moving from southwest to northeast, then took a sharp plunge toward the earth and disappeared almost instantly. The weather was good with clear skies.

No other witnesses could be located. The Air Force concluded the description and speed were typical of a meteor. The card lists the case as astronomical, a meteor. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Mobile Alabama, October 1959

Date of incident

October 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

View transcribed text

i PROJECT 30073 RECORD CARD
An RR ED ER Se en TRYST TY TTT]
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Hs CONCLUSIONS
10 Was Balloon
26 Oct 59 Mobile Alabvama GO Probably Balloon
3 DATC-TIME GROUP + TYPE OF GBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon
Local — 3 Ground-VYisudl 0 Ground-Radar =] Ret (IO
CMT 20/ 22127 i 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Raodor O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS % WT rks SOUREE jo Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2 No Ccivilien O Possibiy Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF CBJECTS | 9. COURSE Oh he RL SE
C Insufficient Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown
1 3 sacs : one SW tc NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
i large rnd obj w/tall like a comet on the Description & speed are typical of
3 end. About the size of a half dollar. Silver| a metecr.
1 w/ a whitish glow. Obj fell in an arc.
1 Disappeared almost instantly.
| ATIC FORM 329 (RXV 25 SEP 32)
4 3 -
: : ~

/ 4

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28985192