DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6968842
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONBetween Savannah&Albany Georgia
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
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6 December 1957 Savannah & Albany Georgia
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Cr Fe Ee ae ee i ee O Ground: Visuol O Ground-Radar
cut_27/0128 to 02282 — XH Air Visual 0 Air-intercept R Rador
5. PHOTOS | Mua sso le
» CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon —
Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical (Vertes)
Probably Astronomical
Po seibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unknown
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0 Yes
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
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one hour three = sali ices
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Round white light approx brilliance of Everything points to object being |
aircraft landing light, attended by 2 planet Venus, which is now so
small lights 1/10th size of main light. |bright that it: has resulted in UFO
Small lights seen only for a short time, jreports from otherwise qualified
Object appeared 10 times larger than observers,
isible stars, Object remained at con-
Stant distance from aircraft, Sight was
ost as if lights were extinguished as
object appeared to descend to beach,
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
AméA REPOWT ConciaMS Air route Charlesani, S. Ce. to Egon >
\PS, Flas, vit rie Albany, Ga.
RAINEY. OF Senne
: Air Proving Ground Center (ARDC) |
vlin Air Force Base, Florida ll December 195
SOURCE GP UMFOMELATION —«|sOATE OF BeORMATION
Ne SE Jack Garnett $4
“) | oapvain Carl Bo Hardy, Jey 6 December 195
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ef, Intelligence Divisio | . se in ont |
a oa « Airection, previous repent, att-, a0 apphanti WA ie wae RS ' “Ht,
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CRIGMATING AGENCY ALPORT MO.
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ghte attending bright-object abott 1/10th the size of obdect ins
line et 9:00 ofclotks Main object’ was ‘Light desorbed as inti A
noe of aircraft’ landing Jight, ihe extension gna psncupanying
op iPS Were viewed only for e short’ tins.
(b) Ossect ioaeared approximately ten tines larger. than viable aterse
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flying time, Sead tabialn eee Hardy is a senior pilot with 15 years service and
3000 hours flying time. Both officers are completely reliable observers,
Soth made statements to the effect that they had been skeptical of all
unidentified flying object incidents up to the present time, They were
beth convinced that the light was an airborne object with no apparent
explanation through natural phenomena, or knows rereft fardiiar te the.
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SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
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INCLOSURE #1
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STATEMENT OF T/SGT A. JOHNSON, GCA OPERATOR, 1920TH AACS
\t approximately 0702352 I was called from my pesition at the sion
rader cosition (PPN/146) at Eglin RAPCON to the pd eled controllers tion
7N/18) by A/2C John Deadmon, He directed ay attention to « euatibnary target
esented on his surveillance scope. It was a good strong target.poal
st about four apd oneshalt alles aouthwogt of Crestview Redic, near the bay of
ail | Crestview, Florida.» The target. rensinet seabecemey for absut: a mavens lof
© | tos_antenng.and then digeppeared, It reapp Gas “sweep @
* | SSTtion two miles sse from ite? “eriginal position, The cPn/is Giektmed to
=. | sccw the target in different positions in an area of aboyt foar square niles
2 DEES in the vicinity of Crestview for a period of four to five minutes, During this
we me the target gave a good clear return, there was no fading, At approximately
Be <i posibe the target took a southerly heading, speed about 100 knots fog epproxi~
| mately four miles, The target return grew progressively weaker end faded about
eicht niles Megth8f Hurlburt Field. Tine of last paint wes upprocinately
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