1. DATI TIMI I. LOCATDI I Oft OIJICTI i. LINGTM OP n. Uti' A .. AMAL.YIII one the other, traftled back and torth irr~s- t111 1n u.lar~ 1n an arc ot lO des. Lights vere at no tinw extra n~CIM~ --. br1S)at and to be re~lecting aearehlight beu ot a cloud. Ro radar contact, WX clear. Stars visible beh1Dd obJa. groaaad v1aual 7. COUttll FTD liP 61 N2t (TDI) clue U.NClASSfi:IEQ :. I;~ T J.AFF I C. :-:l CJ 35Ta t.DIV (O~F) DAF3 !~Ani!::T7A GA .\i J:~?H1/JI~!:CTO~ OF I~!TELLIGZNC!: HEJ\!>1'JA:1T!:RS US.4F ::ASH:>C ._;_JEri/CO ::::rr AFB COLO SP!1I~:GS COLO .J_.PH~/~I!;ZCTOR OS OSI HEAD~lJAilT::RS ~SAF :oJASHDC .:~r~JI ATIAA2C AT URICHT PATTE:aSON. Il~T 2444. THIS HEAD~UA?.T!::RS ~;OTIFI!:D ( . / i OSI "..Zao HAD BEEN NOTIFIED B~ f3!. ~JHO HAD BEZN :JOTI!='IEJ BY ATI..~i!T.\ ~ :~.STITU!ION Nl:~ISPAP~ Tr.AT A ~;R lAD P.EPO::!TED A FLYiiiG ~A~CER AtJD LITTLE 1iE~. DET.~ILS ARZ 2El~lG C.~R~I:D 3Y ~J:::~IS SC::l'IIC!:S. ~J~JICT tilTH T~O COt1PANIONS ENCOUNTERED 03JCT ON HIGirJAY NEAll ATLANTA ;~) u::n, 'JAIST HIGH AND B~IGiCT RZD. 03JZCTS J 'J::?ZJ FO?. SA!.:CEI1 )!r!ZCTLY I~J FRONT OF CAR, TL-:l;~ED LIGHT BLUE A~ii) T:n::;J DISA??:::Aa~J ?:.'A~D "T A FORT'!-F !1/E !)~Gf!EE A r-SGLZ IT tiAS G o~J: EY TH::: TI r :E CArt .JAS ~.\GE T~JO :siJLTI~iG PU3LICITY. T!IZ DIRZCTC~ Ct' I~iT:LLZG::Jc: T;tZIS DI'/~3IC: l :JA~ :;.' ! .. LZD u Y OSI Af~D I~:l'Elt~OG.~TION OF I:~. c:~T T.:AT Oi E;:I~;G HAI:1L:::SS. TAIL H.\S !3E::N CUT OFF. ! ':J :::tJz~ :.o :n: ST.\T:;: OF GA. C:li::::: Lt.B. STATZD LlF OiUL~LLY T iL\ T &J v. _;:, ..L FCR~1.\~D COPY OF HIS OrFICI,\L REP );(T . E::To:~CLOG IST ~:AS JIDDI, JZDWP JZ?: 333 ~iAS:i D.C. AI FOIM 112-PIIT I APPMWU I JUM 1M AIR INIEIIIGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT HOA4 YUDIG lO JOLt 19S:J J'LTD'e 1" CDil Stwa WICS :ilCSIYSD W jQLlCII-f lJ3HI SA' J~..:s M .A !fMS SfOWra tq fl' )QIDf DJVOLnD IT MAY NOT. tNTILUfiiiiCL IIWDRMATIOII f&l IM& TMI MTIOruL. OITHI UIIITID STATIS WITHIN THE NlAHING 01 TH ESI'IONAGI N:r. !D U. 5 C.- ITS~ OR TNI .WUTIOII OIITS CCIIITUTS Ill MY MAIUU TO AN UNAUTHOttiZED PERSON IS rROHIIIU.D BY LAW. Ill 011111 MilT. IV 0TMU THAN UMITID STATD Alii I'ORCI .NaENCIU. ElCCEI'f IV PERMISS&Oft 01 THl DUtiCTOI 01 DEPAitTMINT OF THI Alit 'OitCI HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FOitCE WASHINf.!,~.0. UNC\)\Sj.r Tltl lll.letO GIIIIUL. UU~ tfll .IITitiCf O~PICI 0, II'ICIU lltYIIT .. UIOIII !aLL 0!3~:ltV I.T IOU OF UI~KNJ'JN FLYll11 vBJ:l:T N~ ATL."\liTA, G~JOIA SP .:J; I:U. IlJQUIRI Co'lli'Dr')Ddor ~ir Teobnloal Intolliience Cantor ~-lrie;bti-Pattar3on .U.r fe'orc~ B:1se AT'fba ATH .. !\-2C 1. Attached tor your infor:n:1ticn ~o tvo (2) copies of Clost.~ repurt of inve3t~atlon by .ipeclul .\gent J :,:.;::;; J. ~Di:.Q, 6th 0~1 Dls-. trict, Robina Air Force B~se, Oeorzlo., file ~161, datau 3! Jul 1953, o~bJect as aboYe. 2.. IDYestiiatlon Wa3 predicated upon information troll the ledera.l ~ ot IDYeatilation, AUant& Fi4itld uttice, Georgia, t.ll:l.t three (3) men bad seen an unkoown flying obJect neu.r Atlo.nt.:l, Geort;ia. on the night. 3. No further in'Yeast.ie:1tive action i3 contetl.i)~ted, Q.lld the fileJ ot tt. Ottloe ot 5.,ecial IDYe3tigat1ona are consid~red clu38\l in inst-ant. 4. !ttention ia invited to ~e proYisions of Af1l 124-1, Jul 1951, WhiCh prohibit di.Jcloaure O! classified in!~Orl AUtborized persons. l Inal (in dup) Rvi, D J i/6, dtd 31 Jul 53 AF llrPI I loP. U RIPORT OF INVImGAnOM AJtt4G'flil) O:SS~V~IO!l Ol!' UHKliOiU. LYI~D OB.Ji.:C~ liW ~I.AJIT.&, G.dltiGU. .l~'tt!l 11, S1TBP~ flt'roltr MMIII T On 8 July 19.5), infor.aatioa wa.a receiTed from Spec1Hl IL~nt .. -.u-.di\~1' s. Federal Dure~u of lnves t1go.t1o!l, ~uanta, Geor~i.a, tll:.a.t thrf9e aen, later 11\eutitied :d , had n aD \ok:oovn fly1n& obJect ueaT Atlanta., Gttor.~t.a. ~he thr men were 1n po3 .. s2ion ot a dead l'..n11Ml, re;Jemulintt a m~ber of tlw uooloa7 fat;aily, which tllq nlle~d t? hn.Ye be"n aiw1lar to t-10 o tr an1nJ which cnped 1n the un!cnoWD dead wara l4ter proftd to be a a.10n'my, &nd on- feaeoc1 to Co'bb Oou.nt7 Police Cilief JO.:ill Li,; that the entire story was a hoez. was tined :p4o.oo on the charge of ouatructin~ the ~n4 was released at t~t time. (2 copies tor ~IC) D1r, OSI ?. ACnGII COt &' I SRI!! I I Rtrla .l r~JI M ShU I * & a---1ali1c -ce 6D 2lf..J.6l UNCLA5SIF1ED 1. i'.a.lia inveatit;ation M\a predica.ted upon infor~tiou rftceived tele- pbonlcal.l7 troll Special Acnt AWL~Y s. lS .Mtla.nta liield Oif1ce, :i'ederlll :&Nre~ of Inveat1gat1on to the effect that. three cen bad seen nn unknown fly- in~ obJect ll&al' A.tlaata, Geo:t~1a, the night of 7-A Jul7 1953. 2. ~48 following pol'tloft of the 1nTet1:-::Lt1'>4 '.J:!\n C?l!~u d b. t Sp ec1t.U. ). At 08.55 !lours nn 8 July 19SJ, Spec1D.l .. \~nt J~oU :a.'t ~ ..r.:;~tr, Atlz-mt~ l'lold. Office, .led8r:ll ltu.rea u of InTes ti~tion, tolep'10.-lic~ly c o.1ta.cted thtt Atla:lt.:.s. Dtttacbnent, 6th Di~trict OS! (IG), and advis e d 3).1aC1al ~ant J.o"'L.-:3 ;.'. lt. of o. telephone call received by tU. l.ill ni{;bt a,'lt nt OJ4S hour at, 8 J uly 19.5J. In th1m c~l. la. ~!IO!w\S li~.A.li of the .!tlnnta 1on i,lforned the ~.il of the followi~ infot"Df\tion gi"Yen lc:l-.. by of u. ~ ..\tlanta. i d told :JcitAJ,; th:lt he und t tfO ( ? ) ICW&.~oOna were dr 1vln ~ on the ~ad W.:;hwa..v (TI. s. li:t~\fii.V ?8 ne3r .&:1.bleton, C)eor .~in, 'fhe n t~e;." a u.u three (J) anlw\l on the hi~va;r. oaid t hat t u o of ~ile 8D~I Wf':tt to an object, \lllich he deacribe c\ ll.9 a in~ objoct, r.l.nd to.,t ott 1n the obJect, .t:uch 1mued1Qtely 'l1Ba?!lefl.l'ad . furtiler sta t,ed th3t hie Ct\r hit t he third a:llJMl, k1ll1n~ it. Ucl\ 4.! tuld the .~:'.31 t hat b.:ou&klt tba doa4 an1zl&l t.., tha AtlWlta Uon tl tut1on (10 :i'oru:rth :-lu1ld1n.~ .-.tlM t a , G'l-ll"t;1a) t \there llel~U oxnn1ned. 1 t. ol!..~ de3cribect t~1e :..;..'li'Ja l n a roserablin:~ a me::~bel' or the aonke7 f'ag1J.7, npproxlma tel tve!l tyo-on3 ( ~l) in~he ia len&t ll, vi th lon, e'lra, 011d pink color ill.$ but ~'\vlng ne1 t!ler nair nor t ail. l.c:-..,..; c.d- v1Hd thlrf a local "Yeter1nar1~ (\\IUdentified) e.~!,ained t he a~i:.vtl and :Jt-".t.ed t :'lat he h."'d neYer seen such a n nn1Mal before. In hi "J call to u ;:il S!>ec i.ul -c;cn t :ul!;;,;T (:I'.JI) noted uc:,-'*' e.~tL .... lc a~'\teaent that n one of t !l8 . tlu.ntn G.Jnstitu- t1on aWt vere drw&k in galdn3 t~1e cluiu !10 iurtilc.r iuforJ AtioA h.J.d "olle.l .;1 ven to the :,'lll, o.c:cordillfe to .d~!.-.112. \ 4. .At 1000 hoUI'a on 8 Jul;r 19.5), S~clal .i'tidllt J.Al~ !f, il m briefly 1n- tl1rYie.f8d at .: .J., C\lllcernin_:! hi!J alle- .J. tio"l of aee1a~ tlw fly1n~ object. ad'Yiaed t~ t he r:.nd his t , . .,o co1.~ ..-!l1(Hla h:.1.u just dr 1 ve n ovJr u hill on th.e Hn.nkhea d :1i~t\l~' ~"f\er tla=~t oa w a ri;~t roJ. r-.lo".i u o,iug in fro:tt ot ihe c ar. etntt'd t h:\1. t huy &1\.~t t h reo \J) ~miual:a JU!l!> for the J.tovinc::: rod obj e c t a nd t tto ;ot o n t!u~ oh,joct :,.vl ~&~J>pea.reU. \:1 th 1 t. a.dv1acd tnat th~:~lr c u r hit the t ll1rd a.ni1Jal, how- r lr' killln~ the aniraa.l. ldent11'1et his corm l.nion3 ns '1 b ~;orks .. '.t t htt :lit.' Store , jjro\J!:h:Vlll Georr;i.J., :l.!ld a por t.on tit'ia d o nly n.o ~:Io furthel.' questio!l ''t"er e D.!4kE'<l becaune of i atruuion o! ro;ortera f rom t ho ~"tlx1t~ ,Tou!'n~ ut'> :ou!;ht t o int')rvlow concernin~ the :incident. .1JNCLA5SlF\EO S. .:~t t~Pl'r>xita~ely 1100 ho~ ,, 3 JUly 19)J, thl} follv !in~ l.;.'.l~ho . :i t.i.: u ::.t ::>obbins Air :t'orce lJaae, ~or~1a, vertt tclOJlbonical~ ~ . .'lvl!~)l of tiw l;:.cl,~j'\t~ C!\ptain J ~. W!&D~, .base Opert.tiiJt\9 l>:i:'ficor, l>obulns .ll.it iorc>.l :3::-.ut:;, ~n.l .:.,flG :r~.uu SUlta~L, Intal1isence Sacti:Ju, 15th .ur Divi:ll?n, Dobbi:1u ~\ir ,j'orce i> .. ~u~. <~'-/lC ~Ul'U took tha infort.ltl1.ioa f<.r C:.t.;Jtt..\n :L~iiaY 1. :3.;\,o;n..:a.~, Director ot In ... te111.-;ttnce, JSt!l Air Division, \:~1.o '"~u tC&.1j>Oral'i1y out of th~ of!1cc:l.) 6. J~t. 1615 hOlU'B, 8 July 19jJ , ~li~l.i.A 3 . ..:UIJ.~,;J \IU~ i.'lt~)I~Oaic,\.lly eon- ~\C tefl vt t lte lntellli~nce ~ect1on. th Air JJi viuio a ....kJ1) o>ins A....-'.J. ~ ..-}J ... .S EHlV1Aed that hu bud interviewed ~ud had. seen thtl o.niL6Kl ln l uu:st it>-'1. th,,t~i~L 3-.Q~..S ~dviu~l that thtt anlr.vU hnd been t~ ..... :en to the ~.:.')"::y Uni.,er;i! t y Ho a.>ital, ,.,~1ere un J~uory aut rit;,r (n.uae or ~o9it\~.Ju not .~ivttn) i1~nti" <l it a~ .. L 11~iloer of th.e oonke7 ft:.:.uly rJ.nd not UA Wl1r~nl iro.:a fl,i)"l.Ca." v. -~>tc.U.tl