PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6973119

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONAtlanta Ga

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2 LOCATION Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
12 Jan 58 Ataanta, Ga. Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
Local Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT12/0508Z AinVisual A Was Astronomical Meteor
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Probably Astranomical
Yes D Possibly Astronomical
No Civilian Other.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
one down
2 secs 11. COMMENTS
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY 10. BRIEF SUMMA OF SIGHTING OF SIGHTING The description, flight path The description, flight path
Long, slender obj, like obj, like a telephone telephone u time duration is characteristid
Red, changing yellow bolide.
pole. Red, pole. w/sparks, of a fireball or bolide. of a fireball
bright and bright and greenish-yellow
burning & getting burning & getting smaller.
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ATIC FORM REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

Nitu C
Md1311 C
24E4
SQH014 SQF105 YDD089 VYD048 VDB055KBA032 3 4x2a
MM RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 53
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M 141310Z 71N
FM COMDR 980TH ACWRON DOBBINS AFB GA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC C
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT USAF :
L C C
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CEN
INFO RJEP INFO RJEPN WART WART C
BT BT
. FORWARDED FORWARDED .
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, 12 AUG 54: - !
UFOB 1: UFOB 1. A.LONG AND SLENDER A.LONG AND SLENDER 2. A. BRIGHT 2. A. BRIGHT LIGHT LIGHT
BLIKE A TELEPHONE POLE ? 9€ DEGREE DOWN
C.RED
D. ONE(1) DSOUTH
E. NONE E. RED ORANGE
YELLOW BRIGHT
GREEN YELLOW
$PARKS
F. NONE F.@SECONDS
VISUAL

FRAME 003 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

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B. DARK CLEAR SKY
5.1 1/2 T0 1/2 MILE ROM NORTH EAST CENTER .
BUFORD HIGHWAY.
6. ..
5,
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USEWIFE) EWIFE) . .
7. A. CLEAR 15 MILES V. 7. A. CLEAR 15 MILES VISIBILIY ISIBILIY WINDS CALM .
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B 6 6 12- 16 20 33 30 50 50
150/10 VAR/13 VAR/13 VAR/10 260/23 250/55 250/55 272/60 .
C. CLEAR C. CLEAR dn •
the description, flight path and
D. GOOD timeduration
E. NONE
F. NONE
8. NONE ....
9. NONE
ASTTO
13. NONE
11. UNKNOWN
12. NONE .
13. MABE, NOEL D. A/2C
14. YES 4 . .
RT
14/1443Z JAN RJESKB
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