Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Atlanta, Georgia, 29 May 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 17-year-old student in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 29, 1966. The witness, a student at Druid Hills High School, submitted a formal report after observing a light in the northeastern sky for approximately five and a half minutes. She described the object as whitish with a yellow tint, brighter than a star, and noted that it moved in various directions and emitted flashes similar to flashbulbs. The witness observed the object through trees in a neighbor's backyard. The official Air Force conclusion, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., identified the object as the star Altair. The report suggests that the perceived movement and the intermittent disappearance of the light were caused by the observer viewing the star through tree branches. The file includes correspondence from the witness requesting the reporting form, the completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, and a follow-up letter from Major Quintanilla at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base confirming receipt of the report.