ATLANTA radar-visual unidentified-object report — August 1952

On or during August 1952, at or near ATLANTA, Georgia, United States, the source reports the following sequence: 01/00/55 EST CAT: 3 "ROUND OBJECTS, RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW, WERE SEEN OVER ATLANTA." AS TWO 3TH 31 OBSERVATION PD SPEED ESTIMATED AT 132 MPH PD DIRECTION OF LIGHT SAW PD TIME OF OBSERVATION 2312 EST PD OBJECT REMAINED LEVEL FLIGHT PD MANY CALLS CAME IN GIVING SAME STORY PD AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER 2320 EST THAT HE OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL FLYING OBJECT IN THE VICINITY OF THE ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AP AS HE GAVE THE SAME STORY AS HIS HARTSHOON EXCEPT THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY SIZE PD CLAIMED THAT OBJECT WAS ABOUT TWO MILES FROM HIM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION PD ESTIMATED LIGHTS TO BE TEN TIMES LARGER APART PD THE WHITE LIGHT WAS VERY BRIGHT AND ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES LARGER THAN THE RED LIGHT PD OBJECT VERY LAW AND MAINTAINED LEVEL FLIGHT PD ESTIMATED SPEED PD DIRECTION ATLANTA TOWER ADVISED THAT AT THIS TIME SHORTLY AFTER 2222 EST HE DISTINCTLY HEARD THE RECIPROCATING ENGINES WHILE WATCHING SAID CONSISTENT AIRCRAFT - TOWER OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO SMALL AIRCRAFT FLYING AT LOOSE FORMATION AND GOING IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND ON THEIR RADAR THEY DISTINCTLY PICKED UP TWO OBJECTS WHICH APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 7250 FEET APART. MR GREER CMA ATLANTA CMA GA CMA PHONE NUMBER AM-7458 CMA SAW AT 01/0025Z EST ON OBJECT ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 FT Ø. DIAMETER CMA WAS RED THEN ORANGE CMA THEN YELLOW CMA MOVING SE CMA OBSERVED 2 OR 3 MINUTES NOT TOO HIGH CMA NOT FAST PD VISIBILITY CMA 7Ø DEGREES TEMP CMA 59 DEGREES DEW POINT CMA WIND SE AT 6 KNOTS WINDS ALOFT. ACTION RA 19G ORC 115 VMX 032 JEDKF 032 PP JEDEN JEDWP JEDE 333 DL JLDKF 02A P 216552 ZILA FM JESD/COC 35TH ADIV DOBBINS AFB GA TU JEPHO/DIR INTELLIGENCE WASHDC JEDWP/DIR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER OHIO JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO INF.O JEDKF/CG CADP KSC MO CAPT 1335 ATTN AT1AA-2C FLYPRRPT: FOLLOWING RECEI.VED FROM MR ___ CMA ___ CMA ATLANTA CMA GA PD PHONE: CMA AS FOLLOWS CLA OBJECT SIGHTED TRAVELING WEST AT 0225 EST ESTIMATED 15 FT IN DIAMETER CMA LONG POINTED TAIL CMA ROUND AS A BALL IN FRONT CMA BRIGHT ORANGE COLOR CMA NO SOUND CMA NOT VERY FAST CMA VIEWED FOR 5 MINUTES. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Rod-colored object which slowly turned blue was observed over Atlanta. Object moved slowly, faded out of sight. ATLANTA, GA. /PHONE DIXIE AREA/ SAW FROM SOUTHEAST EDGE OFATLANTA LARGEST AN OBJECT "DESCRIBED AS MORE LONG THAN ROUND", MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST, MADE NO SOUND, OBSERVED FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES. RAINBOW COLORED AT FIRST, SLOWLY FADED, THEN REAPPEARED AS RED COLOR AND GRADUALLY TURNED INTO A PECULIAR BLUISH COLOR. TYPE OF SIGHTING: MOVING LIGHTS (BRIGHT LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A WHITE LIGHT) DATE: 8/6/52 TIME: 9:10 PM EDT DURATION OF SIGHTING: 2 MINS DESCRIPTION: Red light followed by a white light at a distance of about 200-400' was observed by engineer for Lockheed Aircraft. Two L-19 a/c in area were flying loose formation. TEXT EXTRACTED FROM THE IMAGE: ACTION UNCLASSIFIED JEDKY 2: C23322 C23 35TH AIRDIV DEF DC WSPS/DFIO INTEL HQ USAF WASH D C ATTN TECH INTEL CENT WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN R A ZC FIYDEFF / CAFT 10% MR ATLANTA GA CALLED TO REPORT OF AN UNUSUAL FLYING OBJECT PD MR HARSHOME CM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AT LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CAN NOTICED TWO LIGHTS GNA A LEADING LIGHT AND A TRAILING WHITE LIGHT PD THE WHITE LIGHT WAS VERY BRIGHT AND WAS 300 TO 400 FEET BEHIND THE RED LIGHT PD ALTITUDE 1322 TO 2222 FEET PD OBSERVER CLAIMS THAT ENGINES WERE HARD DASH SOUNDED LIKE A SLIMP DASH BUT LENGTH VERY UNUSUAL PD OBJECT CUT BY THE TRAILING WHITE LIGHT DURING FIVE MINUTES PD THE RED LEADING LIGHT NEVER WAS LOST OF VIEW BY THE TRAILING WHITE LIGHT DURING FIVE MINUTES OF FLIGHT.