PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6382913

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONMarietta Georgia

FRAMES12

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PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD

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A BRIEF DESCTIPTION OF THE OBJECT ¢S)$ BELEIVED TO BE FLYING SAUCER —

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SIZE VERY LARGE
COLOR$ WHITE AND RED
‘UMBER$ ONE
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FORMATIONS UNKNOWN
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SOUND$ NONE

MANEUVERS: UP TO LEFT THEN TO RIGHT AND TOWARDS OBSERVER

MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE: TO THE RIGHT SUDDENLY
TIME OF SIGHTINGS 2232.”

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LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: ABOUT 15 MINS

.ANNER OF OBSERVATION (VISUAL OR ETC.)3 VISUAL
LOCATICN OF OBSERVERS MARIETTA

LOCATION OF OBJECT(S) IN RELATION TO OBSERVERS 1% DEGREES SOUTH WEST

DIRECTION OG OBJECT'S FLIGHTs UP DOWN RIGHT AND LEFT
(DENTIFYING-.INFORMATION -OF-OBSERVER OF THE SIGHTINGS OBSERVER WAS IN
FIELD ARTILLERY FOR 39 MONTHS

-XISTENCE OF ANY PHYSUCAL EVIDENCEC NONE
LOCATION OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE GENERAL AREA AT THE TINE OF SIGHTINGS

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MARIETTA, GA
ABOUT 25 PEOPLE SAW THIS OBJECT | ae

ADDITIONAL PERTINENT INFORMATION S$

T4IS CBJECT SEEMED TO BE SPINNING AND MOVING VERY FAST THE COLOR
CIANGED FROM RED TO WHITE THEN BLUISH GREEN, AND SEEMED TO BE SHOOTING

CFF SPARKS « THIS OBJECT WAS APPROX 4@ OR 52.MILES FROM OBSERVER,
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1. DATE OF OBSERVATION 2, © STATION OBSERVING
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ALTITUDE VELOCITY DIRECTION ALTITUDE VELOCITY | DIkiCTi0N

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Bb. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN ARBA?

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SOUND$ NONE

MANEUVERS$ FULL STOP IN NW PART OF sxy
MANNER OF DISSAPPEARANCES JUST FADED :
TIME OF SIGHTINGS 2259 EST

LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED? APPROX 5 MIN
MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS VISUAL OUTSIDE
LOCATION OF OSSERVER: QED: (<1 E PART OF

MARIETTA GA
LOCATION OF OBXJECTS IN RELATION TO OBSERVER on THE WESTERN

HORIZON
DIRECTION OF OBJECTS FLIGNTs WEST To EAST

{DENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER AND WITNESS ESTIMATE OF
RELIABILITY OF THE SIGHTINGS FORMER TAIL
apn nie een menos = GUNNER - LOTH- AP -—
B-25 EXPERIENCE
WINDS ALOFT AND GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS: De Ne Aw DUE TO

TERRIFIC SPEED
EXISTENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ¢ *

LOCATION OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE GENRAL AREA AT THE TIME
OF SIGHTING: NONE

NAWE AND PHONE NUMBER OF CBSERVER To SIciTING:
F | ERIE

SIX OTHR PEOTLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD sAW OBJECTS IN FLIGHT
TOTAL 19 OR 12 SAW IT STATIONARY

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COLOR$ WHITE :
NUMBERS 2 |
FORMATIONS IN TRAIL THEN OBJECTS MERGED ne

TRAILS GREENISH VAPOR TRAIL
FROPULSION SYSTEM’ NOT OBSERVED

SPEED$ VERY FAST IN EXCESS OF 1ag6 MPH ONE HORIZON TO THE OTHER
IN 4 OR 5 SECONDS

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LENGHT OF TIME OcSERVED? Apout 3u NING

ANNES OF OBSERVATION 8 ‘THROUGH FEILD GLAS“ES°

LOCATION OF CBSE

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LOCATION OF CDJECT(S) IN RELATION

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ANTUYV ERS& MOVED UP AND DOWN Ih A DIPPING MANNER

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LanGTi OF TIME GbisRvEpE SZE ASOVE
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LOCATION OF OBSERVER

ATION OF OBJECTS IN RELATION TO OBSERVER? BETWECN ATLANTA GA
AND MARIETTA GA
DIRECTION OF OBJECTS FLIGHT’ UP AND Dow! wey ae
IFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER AND WITNESS ESTINATE oF
RELIASLITY AND EXPERIENCE AND ANY FACTORS BEARING ON ESTIMATED
RELYADLITY OF THE SIGHTING: 44MM said Te prope
JERE WATCHING THIS OBJECT AT TIE OF CALI

INDS ALOFT AND GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONT! De Ne As
SMISTENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCES Not:

LOCATICHN OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE GENERA AREA AT THE TIME OF

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