Project 10073 Record Card and Dobbins Air Force Base Sighting Report — 2 February 1951

On 2 February 1951, between 2200 and 2300 hours, personnel at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia, observed an unidentified light in the sky. The object was described as having red, green, and blue-white colors and was reported to be stationary or moving slowly at an estimated altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 feet. The sighting was reported by multiple individuals, including a control tower operator and members of the base weather detachment. An AFQ-13 radar operator attempted to track the object but was unsuccessful, citing low elevation and ground interference. Additionally, a Navy pilot from VS-22 NAS, Norfolk, reported observing a white light moving toward Atlanta at approximately 2115 hours while en route from Norfolk. The official evaluation of the incident, documented on a Project 10073 record card, concluded that the object was the star Sirius, located at 185 degrees azimuth and 45 degrees elevation. The report was forwarded through the Fourteenth Air Force to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in accordance with standard reporting procedures for unconventional aircraft.