Project 10073 Record Cards and Incident Reports — Atlanta, Georgia, August 1952

This document collection consists of Project 10073 record cards and military teletype reports detailing a series of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings over Atlanta, Georgia, between August 1 and August 4, 1952. The reports describe various objects, often characterized by bright red, orange, and yellow lights, observed by civilians and aircraft personnel. One specific incident on August 1 involved a round object seen over Atlanta, while another report from August 2 describes an object that changed from rainbow-colored to red and then to a peculiar bluish color. A significant report from August 4 involves a mechanical engineer from Lockheed Aircraft Corp who observed a red leading light and a trailing white light, noting that the engines sounded like a blimp. Military authorities at Dobbins AFB and the Atlanta Tower attempted to correlate these sightings with known air traffic. In one instance, radar at the Atlanta Tower picked up two objects flying in loose formation, which were later identified as L-19 aircraft arriving from Gainesville, Georgia, carrying large white lights. Despite these correlations, several sightings remained categorized as 'insufficient data' or 'unidentified.' The documents include technical weather data, such as wind speeds and cloud cover, provided to assist in the evaluation of these events. The reports are marked as unclassified and include instructions for downgrading and declassification, reflecting the standard administrative handling of UAP reports by the Air Technical Intelligence Center during this period.