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CASE REFERENCE9543704

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONWarner Robins AFB Georgia

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2. SIGHTING FROM g299Z TO 92952 7 JAN 53

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4, WARNER ROBINS, GA 32 DEGREE37° N $3 DEGREE 37° We. OBJECT FIRST
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5. OBSERVED BY TWO RESIDENTS OF WARNER ROBINS, GA. ONE OBSERVER
IS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYED AT ROBINS AF BASE AS AN ELECTRICIAN, THE

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OTHER OBSERVER HIS WIFE. BOTH APPEARED TO BE RELIABLE,

6. WEATHER AT ROBINS AF BASE WAS CLEAR, 15 MILES VISIBILITY, TEMP

59 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 39.16, SURFACE WINDS SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS, 399 FEET,
293 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS; 6499 FEET, 229 DEGREE AT 25 KNOTS inggd

FEET, 270 DEGRRE AT 49 KNOTS; 29999 FEET, 283 DEGREE AT 65 KNOTS;
25099 FEET, 28% DEGREES AT 75 KNOTS.

7. NO METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING

WAS OBSERVED

8, NO FRAGMENTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE

9, NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN

13. NO AIR TRAFFIS IN GENERAL AREA, REPORTED AT TIME OF SIGHTING
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Warner—RobLinsa AFB, Georgia

I. Description of Incident

At 0200 3 two civilian sources observed an orange glowing object traveling
west at a slow rate of speed north of Warner—Robbins AFB.

visible for 6 to 7 ninutes.

II. Discussion of Incident

There were no weather balloons reloased in the area, nor was there any
reported aircraft traffic, but it is felt that an aircraft did cause the sight-

ing because of the description,
III, Conclusion

Possibly aircraft,

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