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Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, Union City, Georgia, 24 Nov 1966

📅 24 Nov 66 📍 Union City, Georgia 🏛 Foreign Technology Division 📄 sighting_report
UFOUnion CityGeorgiaProject 10073Project Blue Book1966Balloon

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A 1966 UFO sighting report from Union City, Georgia, involving two students who observed an oval object through a telescope. The Air Force concluded the object was possibly a balloon.

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by two 14-year-old students in Union City, Georgia, on November 24, 1966. The witnesses, who were students at Campbell High School, observed an oval-shaped object for approximately 20 minutes. The object was described as greenish-yellow with a sky-blue center, appearing to be solid and roughly the size of a BB held at arm's length. One witness observed the object through a 20-power telescope while playing basketball at a local playground. The object moved slowly toward the southern sky, stopping intermittently before disappearing in mid-air at 5:15 P.M. EST. The witnesses reported the sighting to the U.S. Air Force on November 27, 1966. The Air Force responded on February 1, 1967, via Colonel James C. Manatt, stating that the initial information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requesting the completion of FTD Form 164. The witnesses speculated that the object might have been a satellite or a temperature inversion. The official conclusion recorded by the Air Force was 'Balloon(possible).'

I have studied UFO's for almost 2 years and am an 'A' student in science. I do not support the idea that UFO's are from outer space. What I saw was probably a temperature inversion or something, but I thought you would like to know.

Official Assessment

Balloon(possible)

The object was observed by two students for 20 minutes before disappearing. The Air Force initially deemed the information insufficient for scientific evaluation.

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