Moody AFB, GeorgiaSeptember 1958

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Summary

On September 16, 1954, at 4:52 p.m., a civilian witness at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia reported seeing a red object the size of a pin with a white bottom and bluish-green light. The sighting lasted between 50 minutes and one hour. The object was observed from the ground and appeared to change from blue-green light to a bluish-green color. The witness believed the object to be a star, and Sirius was noted in the position report. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Moody AFB, Georgia

Date of incident

September 1958

State / country

GA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                                    5. LOCATION
   16 September 1954                      Moody AFB, Georgia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP                         4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
   Local                                    Ground-Visual
   GMT 16/0525Z                            Air-Visual
                                            Ground-Radar
5. PHOTOS                                  Air-Intercept Radar
   Yes
   [illegible]                             6. SOURCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION                   Civilian - Witness
   0-50 mins
                                            8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING              One
    Red obj, size of pin, white bottom
    blueish to green light.                11. COMMENTS
                                            Obj believed to be star,
                                            Sirius in position rptd.

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

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979882