PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9669840

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONCartersville Ga

FRAMES13

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UNCLAS Incident #12l
PCOUDOA'D
APTCIO. DATE OF To
AP 110. - TONTION Cartersvil)
14. Pilot (EAL)
DATA OF OPORT 30 DATF IN TO ATIC -
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THOMIG2 2230 Light, Sky-blue
WAPY Circular with Flat Top 61D400 mph .
4 Hoti.t..
AIAITUDE2,000L w  e 1 asueal
COUN 175° M LENGTH OF PEP OBSPRVED
NO. 1110 1 TYME OF ORSEIVATION .._Acrial.
*.*
VOED an HAlivnis Crossed_path_of source,_then
turned earthward.

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to this Headquarters. A negative renort will be subuitted.
BY ORDER OF COLONEL POWEL:
1 Incl: n/c ALVIN IGRAEL
1st Lt., UGAF
Asst Adjutant

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TO: Commanding Officer
Flight Service
Washington 25, D. C.
Request that your headquarters furnish this Center any available
informntion relative to the inclosed RaR and attached paper in ordar that
this correspondence may be comolied with as soon as nossible.
1 Inel CLARK L. MILLER
R/R dtd 29 Jan L8 Lt Colonel, USAF
with I Incl. Commanding
UNCLASSIFIED

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Since the object was t traveling downwerd at a ten degree angle, it :ry be nocsible
that there are renorts available of explosion in the vicinity
indicated.
2. It is requested tnat information be obtained and furnished this office
relative to the preoence of jet eircraft in the vicinity at the time indiceted.
Also any information available regarding a cresh, fire or emlosion should be
forwarded.
1 Incl W. R. CLINGERMAN
cy 11 'Gummary of Info" Colonel, USAF
d/ 12 Jan 43 Chief, Analysis Division
Intdligence Depertment
EL/amb
2-1204
Bldg llA
Rn 258
UNCLASSIFIED

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R.
311,22,41
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163.
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,.
200, 201, 237, 239.
b. Rockets, flares or falling bodies:
4,5,6, 7,8, 9, 12, 13. 14, 15,
108, 109, 133,
Misosllansous (rafl leations, auroral streamers, ds,eto.)
b,
F1, 2, 10, 17, 21, 29, 37, 40, 51, 62, 58, 61, 32, 64, 68, 71,
76, 76, 77. 122, 135, 151, 152, 134, 162,
168, 172, 176, 183. 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.

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Atlanta Ocrice of 1Oe7r, the
he Aniral Industry Division, U.S.
culture, ad rises that this "inknow" disease has persisted for over a
Tere apparently rorains no basis for connection between the object lr.
DaBose roports and the death of seventy-five cattle at Newnan, Ceorgia.
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12. Speod 100 mph
13. Diroction of flight 175° M
14, Tactics None
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23. Befoct on clouds "/
2l. Skotohes or photographs Ione
25 Manner or disuppoaranoe balow 6:e 1or1ecn
26. Romarks:  then object crossed the pith of the witness all that could
be observed was an intense blue flane, in a shape circular except for

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unidemtiflable cbject groscing
of Carcersville Ri
2. Mr. %9S 02 heading of about from
A-lsnta altitude of about 3ooo Pset, flying
an EAL D-3, when his path on an aporoximate
heading of 1750 ame altitude. All he could obssrvevvas
the ground.
40 statas that the
buz looking at It down a
loug
further stated thst his conmeotions rith iAp
the wer leads hin ner to blieve this objeot looksd the same as the
"Buzz Bomhs" ghased by those RAF pilots at night. "
DOTNGRADCD ATA
DECLASSIFILD AFIIR 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED

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persiste
repeated elsewhere in the oountry for sone time bsck. Although thoy
adnit no oure has yot
diagnosed, thers
the obgeot Mr.  reperts and the death of the seventy or nore
caitio at Newnan, Georgia.
FOR THE OFFTOER:
STEVE LATHA
Major, USAF
Executive Ofrlcer

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The incident occurred North of Cartereville, Georgia, at approximately
4,Ooo ft. The object which was brightly lighted, slanted down at a
ten degree angle. No one had a good look t the object but Dubose felt
it was a rocket of some type inasmuch as it was moving parallel with the
plane and had bluish flame coming out of the rear.
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UNCLASSIFIED
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ware qisstioned but none reoalled any informa tion on inoidanta of
jet airoraft or reports ns in the Georgia area.
alap Cailad
any information on thi bjeet.
3. For further possible erolanation, it is suggasted that this
mattor be rererred to Hexdquarters, Field Orfioe of the Air Inspeetor,
Division.
RICHARD LOOMIS
Lt Colonel, VSAF
1 Inel: n/o Commanding
2. not be furmianed
this Center. Therelors it ras forrarded to deadguartars Flight Service
Meld, Alabama for any information available,
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS.
DECLASSIFIFD AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIB 5200.10

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