Atlanta, Ga., January 1958January 1958

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Summary

On January 12, 1958, at 12:05 a.m., a civilian in Atlanta, Georgia reported observing a long, slender object resembling a telephone pole. The object was red and changed to red-orange, yellow, and greenish-yellow with sparks. It was moving downward and getting smaller over approximately two seconds. The sighting occurred one-half to one-half mile from North East Shopping Center along Buford Highway. The object was observed from the ground in clear skies with calm winds. The Air Force evaluation was Unknown.

Reported location

Atlanta, Ga., January 1958

Date of incident

January 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
12 Jan 58

2. LOCATION
Atlanta, Ga.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 12/0508Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 secs

8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Long, slender obj, like a telephone pole. Red, changing red-orange, yellow, bright and greenish-yellow w/sparks, burning & getting smaller.

9. COURSE
down

10. [illegible]

11. COMMENTS
The description, flight path & time duration is characteristic of a fireball or bolide.

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

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976674