Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 30 NOVEMBER 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A military report detailing a sighting of three stationary, pulsing red and white objects over Atlanta on November 30, 1957. The official conclusion attributed the sighting to high-altitude aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sighting that occurred south of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 30, 1957. The witness, identified as A/1C Willie E. Craddock, reported observing three objects between 0030Z and 0045Z. The objects were described as being two or three times the size of a large star, exhibiting a faint white glow with a pulsing red light. The witness noted that the objects were arranged in a straight line, were separated by a great distance, and appeared to be stationary at an extreme high altitude. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. The report indicates that the witness was a student and that the sighting lasted for approximately two to three minutes. The military report, originating from the 908th AC&W Squadron, was forwarded in accordance with AFR 200-2. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the objects were 'Probably a/c [aircraft] at high altitude.' The document notes that the observer did not know where the objects were when they disappeared or how they disappeared. The report also mentions that there was moderate traffic around Atlanta at the time of the sighting, and the possibility of aircraft in the area was considered.
Three objects, 2 or 3 times large star, faint white glow, pulsing red. In a straight line and great distance apart. Seemed to be stationary.
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Official Assessment
Probably a/c at high altitude.
The objects were observed in a straight line, stationary, and at an extreme high altitude. The observer could not determine how they disappeared.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- WILLIE E. CRADDOCKWitness