Dr H'flfEK 'S E~TALUATIO. 5 EX':'RACTED FROH PROJECT G!tUuGE REPQr(T 1 . Aatroo~io-Al b . }air or low Jlrobnbil iLya 2-. !lon- .:test.onorJiotJ.l l:ut sugcr,utt;~ of' ot hfjr expliiultiDn O Bn.lloon.5 oA.-ordlz:ary ai.roraftl ?~i~<.Htllu1eoul (railect\on.s, auroral .Jt!'"~.-\n'lr-'1, blrd.J lllc:<: o f ev l.d anoe pro.:Jo 1 udQ a '3-Xplan.a t ion l ..!.G~lT R:ZPORT .8-'.!PC'a.r Or ~I'NDI:NG5: l b .\u.g 19Alg Gnarn'olcd G-eorgia ..,as i n terlie,~d. tated t~at ~a .,as on ,iu t:1 ..:.:1 tne o03er'l'ltio!1 to"'e r on 2~ July 191J.g. "~out 2120 hours ..,e ~l.~l~:-ld :t 1Ji.1e ;rit.a li6h: t:-,xreltrl#; soutneas:. !'rom nort:-::a.3t. Ee declined t') ');:;':.:.J:lB.~a ~-::a .:tl ti tuia WL"'lt:.:i:J.ed a uni f o!o altit'l4de and ~oeed. 7ae li~t l.):.:{ed .rer7 -:-uc: ... l i :-ce 3 s::oo ti~ ':5 !:ar exce:p"t :for the f act t.':-:at it tr.aintai.1ed a 1Lu.:o~n r.i t~u 1 '" s :a :a i t-.. e :.ra t ched the l i~h t ! or a fa,., ~ .. ')co !li s ..-md t~1~.:1 tulned t o ge ~ n :1 s olas~e -.~l 3Al8.i tio:tcJ.l jnfo~tion concern; ng t!te acri31 pheno!:!ena. He ..::-.ic. ::1at :::o!'tly 3 . .ftc r ..:t::hr:Pd the lisht, ::;aver:ll r ilcn:s of the ,_r~d. J'":ll-!d .:.r...~ 1-i .... t>r-tat:.c!l s con.:;idsred a <f..lali:'ie<l obsen~r. has perfor~ed teat Air J-.1::;e fJr J~vy ri:l.!"-:.!16 ttd l.y(ll' a'"'ld t he pa3t :0u~ ~nths. \tl.an~a ~1a-ral s tatewe:n:, i: to t11c .,:~.t;ten:ion ~::::r con:panion d. 'L~e 1i: t a::'7Jee::r.;;{i . Jcut "-:c .~ize of a f o"Jtball an'i \'!aS : ravel.ir.,s s outheas t 1n 3. ;;;teady cour::;9.. [~ ,.;as ?'=P,n a~d iaced i!lto a .:;ilv~r colored tail . 'I:'1e lignt a~pt=::c.rerl to ~ 1C.a 3..'J!S./ i n 11:.::;::-: a s if e xti:::u;u.i.shed. The lignt t~as a.bsolu't~ly silent. lnforrrJ3nL3 ..;)ttld :'u::1ish no a.cldi tionaL information"' Mr~ and Mr s . Chamblee, G~orgia. Cbamblee , ?F..OJ::CT R'L?O:.:\r OF Flt::DIJGS ( cor:t' d) re7~.l.ci ~hat visibility r s t:;)Od and tOG.: wJ..ncls '1e-:-e lir.:;tt ~d v:~rir .. ble frorr tvo (2, to !'iv~ (:;) :nil~s -per ~our until 2030 ho'\l.rs 26 July l/ ;:)-"l')~t. or ... ,e~tner cond.::.. ~ioD.s atta ed ~s :lxhibit I . -'-:::t:y .;.!._ . ..3c.'.:e, ~:ariet:a, t.~orgia. r eveal no schecl:ll~i flights 1n t v"-cir..it7 of C!!a:nble~, Gt:or.gi3 during 1910 r1ours tv 2200 hours on 26 J,.lly 1 51.!. (3-2) 5. !:1ve s tigc-tion i n ~.ne test~ cevi~es sent alo: t by C:e secrcn 0!",:'.;3ni zations '>!" :J.ny vicinity of c bl~e, Or dnanc e , Nav-J, Arcy, G~"'o r gia. r e7ea.l:: J. .CU> Ai:." ~o!'Cf'<S,. '~ea:rer .\~r~n~ion a.l..1o invited to tne fall o.llt'ing E:chibi:s "!tt.ac.1.e d : E.:-.b ib l t III -Art ic.::le, .\.tl:mta Con 9 ti tu t ion -26 ~Jll}J l JLid ".ATL.A~'\IT.1 P ILOTS Eri'PO::t~ 'vi JGLD.:3S ~ll :tOil..:l':!ii:rt'' }3-!lr eau,. Ar~icle, Atlant a Constitution -27 Jul~r 1948 ~1'f.jY:.!!HIOU::.l BAI J , OF FI:tE TRAILl)~C 7t\lL ')F ~1..~{] 0V~1 ATLAiJTA." U, Se .. L.\.,l~\1 Al3 ST.ATIO:N '2 CO?illl r:'IONS 0~1 C:s:E 26 JULY 1948 IDf2:'IL 2030 "SST 2 o!*'<dTHS OF CL.~S CLCtJDS AT 25, 000 ~T . 1ITE 1 to h IE:NTii;S OJ"' UYd1R S:P ... L'"'O-CClvVLUS .A1' 5CCO FT. VISI3ILITY 12 to 15 ill L7.S. 6tri.F . ..\.CB ,H:ws LIC2T A~D VARI.t.3Tr-:2 W 5 HIT.~S :?.~'1. EOUR OOWNGHADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS Dt:i'CLASSIFIED .\FTER 12. YSARS. ~ jClJ SSIFIED ;_ rcri l.a Ui :'!n.ine thf"+,hi!t~ ._-,r not '1!13" ;uhlicitr !"~lea~.:t1J f!:tr~ ~iTen J,o ... ~"le j;opor~,eri li~snr.i~ on tlo~1na ir e .\"ise. ,-;a ;te.iJt ~-,_"J.i.als .~1 "..ed ~ld ~ :10 pt~1UI : .. lR!\BeS oore :~J.?9n "U.t ('D Wa : n.i--:.WlJ!I\ -:.ion cut an ~i~l~ H!stination of th.i a ~ir,~ ~as ll:nst,od ~ :5~:f~' Jot.Z; ~il.ill .J J ~t'JUb~l.r the aironi"~ m --mi :.l tOG:i ... ~ "l.i~ni') :.a~ t o to-~.xi (!tl"t to 'Cake oft ""'.,oeition a.rd ... ....Ue nt,f :n 19 uU~\ 1948, 3~1 .1-pnt. CassiUJ' Bont.R.cted the: ue&ther . 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