Atlanta, GeorgiaAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 23, 1956, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a civilian observer in Atlanta, Georgia reported seeing a small jet-like object. The object moved straight up and down, then went out of sight and came back again. The first sighting lasted 3 to 4 minutes. The second sighting lasted 4 to 5 minutes. The observer said the object was bright and larger than a basketball. An F-84 jet aircraft from Dobbins Air Force Base was in the area at the time of the sighting. The preparing officer noted that the observer's description practically described a jet aircraft. The Air Force concluded the sighting was an aircraft.

Reported location

Atlanta, Georgia

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

GA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
23 August 1956

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
LargeL
0700BST
22/1200Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
X No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
total 9 minutes

2. LOCATION
Atlanta, Georgia

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS
Probably Aircraft
Probably Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Balloon
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Observer reported small jet like object shaped like a jet plane, moving s straight out of sight then back again. In sight first time 3-4 mins; 2nd time 4-5 mins.

11. COMMENTS
Obviously a/c. Preparing officer reports low flying a/c observed in area. Also F-84's fm Dobbin AFB known to be in area at time of sighting. Interview w/observer disclosed she was inconsistent. In view of above information and fact that observer practically describes a "jet aircraft" in her description of the object, conclude as a/c.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28967086