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UFO case file · UFO-29636

Atlanta radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 1957

CE1United States1957-11-01

ATLANTA, Georgia, United States

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Case description

On or during November 1957, at or near Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the source reports the following sequence: R.JEPHO,DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HGS USAF UAFO REFORS/COMDR EADE UNCLASSIFIED/COG 9933 UFOB REPORT 1. (A) (ROUND) (B) SIZE OF ( BASEBALL ) (C) DARK RED (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) BLINKING ON AND OFF (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) AFTER IT PASSED OUT OF SIGHT TWO STARS SEEMED TO-- There does not appear to be any photograph included in this image. ACCIDENTALLY SAW IT B. I.A.- (CGG) PENNY C. (GLOWED ON AND OFF). CAUSED STATIC ON RADIO AS GLOWED FILM OVER 6' LEFT STREAK BEHIND IT. I. (GLOWED ON AND OFF) COULD BARELY SEE IT WHEN OFF 2.A. WNT OUTSIDE AND SAW OBJECT. DISAPPEARED BEHIND CLOUDS 5'-4 MINUTES. CENTER ACRORN REPORTED 1.10RKAL AIR TRAFFIC ON RADAR-. FOR 2.5 NOVEMBER 1957 CARRIED A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE ON UFO'S REPORTED 11. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Should 033902Z Obj was observed circling over Atlantic. After it passed out of sight, two stars seemed to appear and then disappear. PAGE TWO RJESKS 3G BE FALLING 2. (A) IT WAS GOING AROUND IN A CIRCLE (B) NOT KNOWN ? eZe?vrr/ovd? (C) NOT KNOWN } /T2//n/r/7s? (D) IT WAS GOING AROUND IN A CIRCLE (E) IT WENT OUT SIGHT AROUND THE HOUSE (F) ABOUT (5X FIVE MIN.) 3. (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) NONE (C) N/A 4. (A) 12/28/327 9'*O2'— 5'=0007 (B) NIGHT GA TECH COLLEGE STADIUM ATLANTA, GA SCHOOL (A) CLEAR (B) 2210,3, 221/22, 220/40, 223/23, 220/72, 271/39, 271/43 (C) CLEAR (D) 15 (E) NONE PAGE THREE RJESKB 36 (F) NONE 8- NONE 9- NONE 10- NONE THAT HE SAW 11- SENIOR CONTROLLER UNABLE TO FIND ANY THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY IDENTIFY THIS OBJECT 12- NONE BT 12/29232 NOV RJESKB MM RJEDDN RJEBM RJEPNB DE RJESKB 36 M 13981Z FM COMDR 35TH ADIV TO RJDDDN/COMDR ADC RJEPNB/COMDR ATIC RJEPNB/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HAS USAF INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF BT UNCLASSIFIED/COC 0053 UFOP REPORT 1- (A) ROUND) (B) SIZE OF A BASEBALL (C) DARK RED (D) ONE

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