Spherical UFO sighted in Jakarta in 1963

Summary

A spherical object was sighted in Jakarta, Indonesia, in September 1963. The witness, a young man who later studied engineering, described it as a bright ellipsoid with a very long tail. While observing it, a piece broke off and burned up. Initially thought to possibly be a satellite reentering the atmosphere, it could not be confirmed. A rumor mentioned that a Garuda Airlines crew also saw it, but no official confirmation was made. The object moved too fast to be an aircraft and too slow to be a meteor, creating confusion about its nature.