Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Rome, Georgia, 30 April 1955

This document contains an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a UFO sighting in Rome, Georgia, on 30 April 1955. The primary witness, an employee of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Marietta, Georgia, reported that he and his nine-year-old son observed an aircraft of conventional design flying overhead at an altitude of 1500-2500 feet. According to the witness, as the aircraft flew away, two flaming objects appeared to separate from the wing tips, moving in opposite directions. The witness initially believed the aircraft was performing night maneuvers. The investigation, conducted by the 4602d AISS, included checks with various regional airports and military bases, including Dobbins AFB and the Naval Air Station in Chamblee, Georgia. The investigation concluded that the sighting was likely caused by a flight of four Navy F404 aircraft practicing tactical break-up maneuvers in the area at the time of the sighting. The report notes that the witness's description of the event changed when speaking to different investigators, and the official conclusion is that the observer likely witnessed the conventional aircraft performing these maneuvers, with the 'flaming objects' being the exhaust or lights of the aircraft during the tactical break-up. The report includes multiple record cards and teletype messages summarizing the incident and the subsequent investigation.