Project 10073 Record Card - Atlanta, Georgia - 5 August 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 5, 1957. The witness, a 12-year-old student and amateur astronomer, reported observing a single, round, white object that appeared to be the size of a pinhead and resembled a star of the first or second magnitude. The object was described as bright and diffused, moving on a straight course toward the east-southeast. The observation lasted approximately 15 seconds before the object was blocked by trees. The report was processed by the 35th Air Division (DEF) Control Center and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The official conclusion reached by the Director of Intelligence was that the sighting was likely a meteor, although it was noted that the reported duration of 15 seconds was potentially an overestimate, as meteors typically have shorter durations. The report confirms that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event.