Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence — Marietta, Georgia, December 1957

This document contains two Project 10073 record cards and associated teletype reports detailing UFO sightings near Marietta, Georgia, in December 1957. The first incident occurred on December 1, 1957, at 2350Z. The observer reported a cigar-shaped object, approximately 25 to 30 feet long, featuring bright lights on the front and back. The object was described as traveling very fast for a duration of 30 to 40 seconds. The official conclusion for this sighting was that the observer likely saw an aircraft, but their perception was influenced by contemporary reports of other sightings, specifically one in Levelland, Texas. The second incident occurred on December 24, 1957, at 0205Z. The witness, Captain B. Belton C. Evans of the 12th Weather Squadron, reported observing a round, white object the size of a baseball while traveling north in an automobile on US Highway 41, approximately four miles south of Dobbins Air Force Base. The object was observed for three seconds as it moved straight down and dropped below the horizon. The official conclusion for this second sighting was that the object was a meteor.