Atlanta, GeorgiaApril 1954

Unidentified

Summary

In 1954, lights were reported over Atlanta, Georgia. The sighting was made from the ground and filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witness described two objects seen for about three minutes. They appeared as lights that made sudden flashes and moved in an erratic circle.

The Air Force concluded the sighting was searchlight activity, noting it was possibly a reflection from searchlights or ordinary ground lights on atmospheric layers.

Reported location

Atlanta, Georgia

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

GA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957971