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CASE REFERENCE6966101

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMarietta Georgia

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' . PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 DATE 2. LOCATION

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

1 December 1957 Marietta, Georgia
a - Possibly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~—~
Locel x8 Ground-Vi sual 0D Ground-Rador

GMT O1/72350Z D Air Vi suol D0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. J] e}.} ry Ts 1 .
A 0 Yes

Wos Aircroft
X Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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{30 to 40 seconds one | Sy.
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Cigar shaped object, 25 to 30 ft long.
Flame of light bright light on front
and back, Traveling very fast,

The observer probably saw an
a/c, but was influenced by report
of other stightings,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon

24 December 1957 Marietta, Georgia Probably Balloon

Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Pessibly Aircraft

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Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One round white object the size of a {| Concur with reporting officer that
baseball, Object moved straight down &/| this sighting was a meteor,
was in x sight for 3 seconds,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IN VERSION 9. N/A 12e N/A 14. DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE,

35TH AIR DIVISION: OBJECT WAS PROEAELY METORITE’ 12 NCNE

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