Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Georgetown, South Carolina, 3 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a bullet-shaped, multi-colored object in the sky over Georgetown, South Carolina, on December 3, 1957. Military authorities investigated the report and concluded it was likely a meteor, despite ongoing naval operations in the area.
On December 3, 1957, a civilian observer near Georgetown, South Carolina, reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial object. The witness, who was duck hunting at the time, described the object as bullet-shaped, approximately the diameter of a pencil lead and 3/8 of an inch long. The object was described as fiery yellow with a tail ten to twelve times its length, displaying colors of orange, green, purple, and reddish pink. The object followed a smooth arc in an ENE direction before fading out of sight after approximately eight seconds. The observer was noted to be a mature, level-headed individual. Military intelligence investigated the report, noting that U.S. Navy operations were occurring in the vicinity of warning area W-177. While it was suggested that the observer might have been disoriented and looking south instead of north, the report concludes that the duration of the event was too short for a rocket firing, and it was likely a meteor sighting. The report was processed by the 354th Fighter Day Wing and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. ATIC subsequently advised that no further report was desired.
SIGHTING POSSIBLY METEOR CMM ALTHOUGH U.S. NAVY OPERATION IN PROGRESS IN VICINITY OF WARNING AREA W-177 DOES NOT PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY OF ROCKET FIRING.
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Official Assessment
Probably meteor sighting.
The duration of the sighting was too short for a rocket fired during naval operations in the area. While U.S. Navy operations were in progress in warning area W-177, this does not preclude the possibility of a rocket firing, but the sighting is likely a meteor.
Key Persons
- Operation Pig Iron Project OfficerRecipient of telephone report