Project 10073 Record Card — Kennesaw, Georgia, 21 October 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on October 21, 1957, in Kennesaw, Georgia. The witness reported observing a round, bright light, described as being half the size of a dime, moving rapidly and shifting laterally for a duration of ten minutes. The report includes a brief summary of the sighting and the official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, Captain Edward Wootten of the 35th Air Division. Captain Wootten personally investigated the incident and concluded that the object was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather the reflection of a high-intensity searchlight on high scattered clouds. This conclusion was corroborated by a C-47 pilot who confirmed the presence of a searchlight in the city of Atlanta at the time of the sighting. The report notes that the observer was not aware of the searchlight, and his vision was restricted by trees in the northerly sector. The document includes technical details regarding the visibility and weather conditions at the time, noting that stars were visible in the vicinity of the object and that the clouds were scattered. The report concludes that the disappearance of the light was likely due to the movement of the clouds by winds aloft. The file also contains a handwritten note stating that it has been repeatedly proven that searchlight beams can be seen, even if the beams themselves are not visible.