Atlanta radar-visual unidentified-object report — August 1956

On or during August 1956, at or near Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS Operator reported a small jet like object, making approximately 30 degrees per second turn straight out of sight then back again. PAGE TWO RJESKB 39 CAN 33,000 NONE (7) (A) CLEAR (B) 6,282 FT 42/12 CLN 12,000 36G/23 CLN 16,000 232/23 CLN 22,000 322/23 CLN 30,000 32/23 CLN 55,000 27 2/53 CLN 4,200 SCATTERED (D) 15 (E) NONE (F) NONE (G) NONE (9) NONE (12) OBSERVER SAW LOW FLYING AC IN AREA CMA F-84S FROM DOBBINS AFB IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING (1) OBSERVER WASAS TO SIZE OF OBJECT PD PROBABLE EXHAUST OR AFTERBURNER FROM AIRCRAFT IN AREA PD LT LVAL GENE MIXON CMA INTELLIGENCE OFFICER PD (12) NONE PD 23/2242Z AUG RJESKB