Sighting Report — Goat Rock, Georgia, September 1953 – April 1954

This document consists of a series of military communications regarding an unidentified aerial object observed near Goat Rock, Georgia, between September 1953 and April 1954. The object was described by witnesses as a circular, deep orange light with smooth edges, measuring approximately three to four inches in diameter. It was observed on six or eight separate occasions, typically appearing in the north quadrant at an elevation of 15 to 30 degrees. The object exhibited a color-changing cycle, shifting from orange to pale blue and white over a period of approximately two seconds. Witnesses reported that the object moved in short, straight lines in indiscriminate directions and would eventually move westward until disappearing behind the horizon. The observations lasted between one and two hours. The witnesses, including a collection officer from the Internal Revenue Department, were described as honest and reliable. Military personnel from the 464th Troop Carrier Wing requested that a local astronomer, Earl Delta Sabin, observe the object through a telescope to obtain precise azimuth and elevation plots. While the investigating officer initially suggested the object might be a jet aircraft operating on local clearance from Maxwell Air Force Base, they explicitly stated that the available information did not conclusively prove this assumption. The final conclusion provided in the report categorizes the object as having characteristics of a star or planet.