Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Columbia, South Carolina, 9 April 1957
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a 1957 sighting of a 'fiery ball' in Columbia, South Carolina. The event was officially attributed to a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on April 9, 1957, in Columbia, South Carolina. The report describes a single object observed by four individuals. The witnesses reported seeing a 'fiery ball with tail,' which they estimated to be the size of a basketball held at arm's length. The duration of the observation varied among the witnesses, with two reporting a duration of 5-6 seconds and two reporting 10-15 seconds. The object's flight path was recorded as moving from South to Southeast. The report notes that the observers provided 'variant stories' regarding the event. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authority is that the sighting was likely caused by a meteor, a determination that concurs with the reporting officer. The document also notes that there is no further report currently in the file.
One fiery ball with tail, the size of a basketball at arm's length.
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Official Assessment
Concur with rpting officer that this sighting was probably caused by a meteor.
The sighting was attributed to a meteor based on the description of a fiery ball with a tail.