Tumbling zig zag pattern of a shooting "star" observed in the Catskill Mountains, NY

EVENT DATE

Aug 13, 1959, 10:30 PM

LOCATION

Jewett, NY, USA

NUFORC FIELDS

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SHAPE

Light

DURATION (NUFORC)

20 minutes(00:20:00)

WITNESSES (NUFORC)

4.0

CHARACTERISTICS (NUFORC)

NaN

NARRATIVE

I remember star gazing with my brothers and friend in the evening laying out on our front lawn in Jewett New York 12444.  We saw what appeared to be a tumbling star traveling in a random zig zag patter. It wasn't until I came upon this site and read another observation in Troy, NY, with the exact description of what I saw.
They pinpointed the date and in retrospect, even though I was only 9 years old, this date is probably when it happened.
I suspect it may have been another Russian Satellite that was out of control and tumbling in a free fall.
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.  PD

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