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Project 10073 Record Card — Atlanta, Georgia, 23 March 1963

📅 23 March 1963 📍 Atlanta, Georgia 🏛 Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 📄 Record Card and Correspondence
meteorAtlantaDecaturProject 10073Foreign Technology DivisionU.S. Weather Bureau

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TL;DR

A civilian report of a blue and gold meteor-like object seen in Decatur, Georgia, on March 23, 1963. The U.S. Weather Bureau and Foreign Technology Division concluded the sighting was a meteor.

On March 23, 1963, at approximately 8:00 PM local time, a civilian witness in Decatur, Georgia, observed a luminous object in the sky. The witness described the object as blue with gold edges, roughly one-third the size of the sun, and shaped like a raindrop or tear-drop. The object appeared to float downward toward the northeast before disappearing behind rooftops. The witness reported the duration of the event as between one and three seconds, noting that it left a streamer of sparks and was the most spectacular thing they had ever seen. The witness contacted the U.S. Weather Bureau seeking an explanation. The Weather Bureau subsequently referred the report to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, noting that such phenomena were outside their area of study. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agencies was that the witness had observed a meteor entering the atmosphere, a determination supported by the description and duration of the event.

It was round, but was pulled downward toward a raindrop shape, especially the gold edge which made a streamer of sparks toward the earth.

Official Assessment

Observer probably saw a meteor entering the atmosphere to the NE which gave the impression of descending.

The sighting was evaluated by the Weather Bureau and the Foreign Technology Division as a meteor.

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