Macon, GeorgiaJuly 1956

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On July 26, 1956, a civilian in Macon, Georgia, reported a single object in the sky. The sighting was recorded at 0230Z (in the early morning hours).

The witness described one round ball of fire with two long tails. It was about the size of a basketball held at arm's length. The color was bright orange with white in it and red toward the tail. The object moved very fast in a straight path from northeast to southwest. It was in view for three to five seconds before it disappeared behind trees.

The report came through the commander at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia. The Air Force concluded that all details pointed to a meteor. The evaluation was astronomical (meteor). This case was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Macon, Georgia

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

GA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
i 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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26 July 1956 Macon, Georgia a Riehably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SERA ALOR)
0 3 Was Aircraft !
Local RECT Ne a B3Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft |
GMT 27/0230Z 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE 0X Wes Astronomical MetLoOY
0 Yes 10 Probably Astronomical J :
“IT No Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION i 18. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CY) RR ai SU
| ) fm] pet ent Dato for Evaluation
< SN NT + cr OQ Unknown
| three to five seconds | onc | NE to SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS : |
| one round ball of fire with twe long | Initial report received from
| tails, Size -basketball at arms length, Commander, 25th ADD, Dobbins
| Color of bright orange with white in | AFB, Georgia on 7 Aug 56 via |
"1t and red toward its tail, Object AF Form 112. All details of
i moved very rapidly with a straignt | sightihg definitely indicate
| flight path from northeast to south- | the presence of a meteor. Evalual-
| west, Object observed visually for | tion of obj is astro (dieteor).
| three to five secowds and disappeared | ; |
vehind trees, aid - |
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| No Report In File |
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) :
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