Attapulgus, GeorgiaOctober 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On October 23, 1957, near Attapulgus, Georgia, a civilian observer reported seeing a round orange or reddish orange object in the sky. The object was visible for one minute. It approached from the west, stopped momentarily, and returned to the west. The witness observed the object with binoculars. The Air Force determined the sighting was probably caused by reflection of the sun. The evaluation listed it as unidentified.

Reported location

Attapulgus, Georgia

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

GA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
23 October 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 20/2327Z

5. PHOTO
O Yes
O No

2. LOCATION
Attapulgus, Georgia

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XD-Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar
O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
one minute

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
see below

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round orange or reddish orange object was seen coming from the west, stopping and returning to the west. Object was in sight for one minute.

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

11. COMMENTS
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972556