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CASE REFERENCE6787866

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSmyrna Georgia

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1, DATE

31 July 1956

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Smyrna, Georgia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local =

ow@1/0415Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ©
2yGroun d- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
D Air Visual

O Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
0 Yes

XE¥ No

“6. SOURCE
Civilian & Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

approx 60 seconds
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

one N to §S

12, CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Alreraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

0 , Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown

11], COMMENTS

One object slightly larger than star, A/C

color bright white light - fast
B-47 in area mak+

moving bright light.
ing radar bomb plot,

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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT

FROM(AG J SCY ) REPORT NO. 20-UPOR-2~56 a FOUR.

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Conse of Preparing Officer:

fh In the opinion of the Preparing Officer, this sizhting was probably caused

by a low flying aircraft for the following reasons:
re ae The Investigator on two occasions on the night of 6 Aug 55, from his
baie in Smyrna, Georgia, witnessed similar sightings caused by low flying aircraft

"which traveled shits course in SET OPA PAS OY two minutes.

ar tua place of sighting by the Source was in a location whsre it was
tuposeible, en se¢..the true horison because of honses and trees. Therefore the 15
“degrees above the north horison as reported by the Source was actually closer to
4S degrees above the horizon. ape sape would be true of the objact dissappearing

over the south horizon.

te Ce ‘The fact that the pause did mot hear any noise from the object to
“ddentify it as an aircraft was probably because of the Sourcsa's nearness to the

Lockheed Aircraft. Corporation where: continuous testing of aircraft eogines is being

accomplished. °

d. The 60 second curation of the sighting as reported by the Source,
may have actually been longer as Source only estimated the time,

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THADDEUS W. XALLINI *
Captain, USAF
Officer in Charge

COMMENTS of Approving Officer:

Concur with opinion of Preparing Officer that sighting was probably caused
by an aircraft.

JOHN W. MEADOR —
Colonel, USAF
Commander

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1. mE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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* ; O Was Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possibly Balloon
7 O Was Aircraft
01 /OUWL5Z Aug 56 B Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
| 0 Yes Ce ae O Probobly Astronomical
4 Ne Civilian and Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
on : O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| approx. sixty (60) seconds One (1) North to south OG Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING a 11. COMMENTS : "i .
lCne (1) bright white light, slightly larger Investication of this sighting was
than a star. Fast moving, followed straicht assigned to Flt. 2-C, 1:602D AISS on
course north to south, Went out of sisht over 2 Aug 1956, AF Form 112 will follow.
horizon in approximately sixty (60) seconds.

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RIFEPONCES (Contrel number, directize, previous report, etr., cs applicable)

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I,. COMPEYTS:

PAR? OMB: . Description of sighting by eet ke SMYRNA,

GEORGIA (GJED 2953) at 01/0415Z Aug 56.

PAR? TO: Description of sighting ty Gs som, |

GEORGIA (GJFD 2953) at 01/0415Z2 ang 56.
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Pak? FOUR: Comments of Preparing Officer.

III. ISVESPTIGATCR: M/SCT WILLIS B. MINOR AF 6937008

THADDEUS W. KALLINI
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Officer in Charge

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is = check: with Base ideratiana Dobbins Air Force Base, in. ened t to
lights from Debbins that mignt accomt for the sighting, revealed that the
revolving beadon Light installed at Dobbins directs a light paraliel to the
ace and- it: would be unlikely for this beacon-.to throw 2 being as GaSe:

eribed by the;Source. Other. lights: throw a afer corgeas spots.’ ; “
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sightings Watgtonorted, during. the» period: 30:dul'56 to 2 Aug. 565 PONCE he Bane pee
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- sh, a-etigole with the saiies Sekeotitaet Dobbins. AFB, revedled that the.
= weather and. Minds. aloft reported,in-the“preliminary report were correct: with

the exeeption-that there was’ no Gleud coverage.:. A Slight haze prevailed at the -

~ time of sighting. which would have caused. the stars or # light to lock fussy. 3

56 Investigator was inabie: te . contact the Bradlay. Observatory, : Decatur,
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