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PROJECT 10073 RECORD - 20 Nov 67

📅 20 Nov 67 📍 Mass. 🏛 Project 10073 📄 sighting_report
MassachusettsfireballTitan 3C-4Project 100731967

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TL;DR

A 1967 sighting of a fireball-like object in Massachusetts was investigated under Project 10073. The official conclusion was insufficient data, noting the potential for Titan 3C-4 rocket debris as a cause.

On November 20, 1967, at 2156Z, a civilian observer in Massachusetts reported sighting a fireball-like object traveling from east to west. The object was described as black and white. Multiple observers reported the object over various locations in Massachusetts, including Boston, Ayre, Dorchester, and Sharon. The report notes that the object was seen slowly sinking into the west. The investigation considered the possibility that the object was debris from a Titan 3C-4 rocket, which was scheduled to decay on that date within a 12-hour window. However, due to uncertainty regarding whether the object was retrograde and the lack of specific duration data for the sighting, the official conclusion was that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation. The investigating officer, Captain Edwin Schmidt, noted his personal belief that the object was a comet. The report also mentions that the witness described the object as having 'skidded' between houses.

She sail "IT skiddel between her house and her neighbor's house about 4out off the ground and stopped,"

Official Assessment

There was a Titan 3C-4 Debree that was to decay 20 Nov 67 plus or minus 12 hours but it is notknown if cbject was retrograde. This combined with the fact that duration of the sighting are not known, since the object may also, have been a fireball, forces an evaluation of insufficient data.

The sighting could not be definitively identified due to the potential decay of Titan 3C-4 debris and the lack of precise duration data for the observation.

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