PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Atlanta, Ga - 15 Dec 55

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1955. The report, filed by the 35th Air Division at Dobbins Air Force Base, details a sighting by a civilian witness at 1925E. The witness described a very large, elliptical object that was slow-moving and produced a large motor sound. The object was characterized by five steady green lights and five steady white lights on its rear. The observation lasted approximately two and a half minutes. The report notes that the weather was clear at the time of the incident. Following the report, the intelligence officer, Lieutenant Mixon, provided an assessment suggesting that the object was likely a B-36 aircraft or a commercial aircraft with its cabin lights illuminated. This conclusion was supported by the observation that the area was heavily congested with air traffic throughout the night. The document includes technical data regarding wind speeds and directions at various altitudes, as well as the formal routing of the report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base.