Atlanta, GeorgiaSeptember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On September 19, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia, a civilian observer reported seeing two objects during a one-hour sighting. The objects were described as round, green, and white with slight movement both vertical and horizontal. A smaller object rotated in circles around a larger object. The Air Force received the report at 8:33 p.m. on September 20. Witnesses reported the objects were similar to a brightly lit star or planet. No exhaust was visible. The objects moved upward and downward and then eastward to westward, with the smaller object rotating in a circular orbit around the larger object before disappearing. The investigation noted clear night conditions and checked with Agnes Scott College Observatory. The Air Force concluded the sighting was likely a weather balloon or astronomical phenomenon and found it unexplainable with the single source available.

Reported location

Atlanta, Georgia

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

GA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
19 September 1954

2. LOCATION
Atlanta, Georgia

12. CONCLUSIONS
[] Was Balloon
[] Probably Balloon
[] Possibly Balloon
[] Was Aircraft
[] Probably Aircraft
[] Possibly Aircraft
[] Was Astronomical Star/Planet
[] Probably Astronomical
[] Possibly Astronomical
[] Other
[] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT 20/0330Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual
[] Ground-Radar
[] Air-Visual
[] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 hour

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
2

9. COURSE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round, green, white. Slight movement, both vertical and horizontal. Small object rotating in circles. Object around larger object.

11. COMMENTS
Described as similar to brightly lit star or planet. Positional data not included. Case evaluated as star/planet.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959600