Project 10073 Record Cards and UFOB Reports — Atlanta, Georgia, November 1957

This document collection contains a series of Project 10073 record cards and associated military intelligence reports regarding three distinct Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sightings in the Atlanta, Georgia area during November 1957. The first incident, occurring on November 1, involved a civilian report of three 'three-prong' objects with reddish bottoms and bluish tops, observed for 45 minutes moving southwest. The second incident, on November 5, involved a report of an egg-shaped object, described as the size of a penny, which reportedly caused radio static and dimmed local house and street lights. The third incident, on November 10, involved a report of a round, dark red object, the size of a baseball, which was observed blinking on and off while circling. Military investigations, conducted by the 908th ACWRON and the 35th Air Division, consistently concluded that these sightings were misinterpretations of conventional aircraft. The reports note that local radar showed normal air traffic and that the observers were likely influenced by a 'rash of recent UFO reports' in the media, including front-page articles in the Atlanta Constitution regarding sightings in New Mexico. The investigators specifically suggested that the reported electromagnetic effects, such as radio static and power fluctuations, were likely coincidental, and that the observers were witnessing standard aircraft navigation lights, possibly while the aircraft were circling the local airport. The documentation reflects the standard Air Force procedure under AFR 200-2 for processing and evaluating such reports, ultimately dismissing the phenomena as conventional aircraft misidentified by observers.