SMYRNA, GEORGIAAugust 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On August 3, 1952, a civilian woman in Smyrna, Georgia reported seeing a bright white object moving slowly and erratically. The sighting lasted 18 minutes and was witnessed by two other people. The object was observed between 3:22 a.m. and 3:43 a.m. EST. Weather conditions included scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, 15 miles visibility, and 68 degrees temperature. The Air Force evaluation concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

SMYRNA, GEORGIA

Date of incident

August 1952

State / country

GA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 13

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT BLUE BOOK RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 3 Aug 52

2. LOCATION: SMYRNA, GEORGIA

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 03/0025 EST
GMT 03/0525Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Ground Radar, Air-Visual, Air Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE: CIVILIAN WOMAN

6. PHOTOS: Yes, No

7. LENGTH OF SIGHTING: 18 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1

9. EXTENT OF SIGHTING: [illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, 4as Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, 4as Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data in Evidence, Unknown

10. COMMENTS:

Bright white object moving slowly and erratically seen by woman.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28947380