Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 10 Jan 59
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A civilian sighting report from 1959 of a falling, glowing object in North Carolina, officially classified by ATIC as a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting that occurred on January 10, 1959, at 2303Z, four miles south of Eagle Springs, North Carolina. The observer, identified as a civilian, reported seeing a single round object that appeared white-hot. The object was observed for a duration of one minute, during which it was seen falling straight down while intermittently emitting yellow sparks from its tail, eventually disappearing below the tree line. The report indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the object was an astronomical meteor. The comments section notes that the object exhibited all the characteristics of a meteor and suggests that the witness likely overestimated the duration of the event.
The obj has all the characteristics of a meteor. with probable overestimation of duration.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Meteor
The object was identified as a meteor based on its visual characteristics and the likelihood that the duration of the sighting was overestimated by the observer.