Darien, GeorgiaJuly 1949

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On July 21, 1949, at about 1950 (7:50 p.m.), a reporter and five other people in a car saw an object near Darien, Georgia, while driving south on the Coastal Highway. The report came from a Savannah newspaper article and an Army summary of information. The Air Force conclusion was "astro (meteor)." The report became part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object first appeared as a strong white light with an afterglow, streaking across the southern sky from east to west. It then turned the color of flame and disappeared instantly, as though turned off with an electrical switch. It was in view for less than a minute.

The witnesses said the night was cloudy with no stars visible. They said the light looked about the size of a light on an airplane but traveled much faster than any aircraft they had seen in that area. Another couple driving on the highway at that hour also reported seeing the light.

Reported location

Darien, Georgia

Date of incident

July 1949

State / country

GA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 6

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

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FFD scp 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used. i wR A pt 4
PROJECT 10073 RECCRD
"1. DATE « Tia GRGUP '. LOCATION
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|? 2) 49 0050 Darien, Georgia |
+3 SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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LC _Qiwildn : Astro (METEOR)
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i : 50 LENGTH OF OJSSRVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS I
|! Less than 1 minute e object first appeared as a strong white light with an after- H
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6 TYPE OF OGSERVATION glow, streaking across the sky from East to West, I
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