I. LOCATIOII II. CONCLUSIOMI l0l5:''JZ II p,.~ , Alraralt ====-+..-a AI,. Vl~w~.e!._ ~a~A~Ir-~l~n~ta~rc~a~pt~R~a !....J D Paa .. Wr Alraraft a Waa A"""alc.e a Yea a Pra.aWr Aat .. netc.e 'b Ma Ci vil illll a . Paaan.a, ,.., ........ .. II .. P OP Obj'Jct was round, est 20' di.D..meto:r- cont,er, tnpori.ng to thinner edecs. Shiny a pnea ance . No "tapor or tro11. Sp,.od estimt.ed at sco-6oOltlllt. No oound. Trav,!l in straieht fli:h , ~ing in horiraontal position i n ~1l~tion to earth. J.ltitude approx 1+ :1eu.the r was bright, clear day& 9mall wind . Objects W3re flyi ng a ~ V torm~tion. Probable a/C' Gtn District OSI Robina AFB 2401 Subject a Report. of Uni d oniiii' i cd lo'lyin& TO& Diroctor ot Intelli&ence, H~adquarter3 U3f._F, ~7ash1ngt;on 25, D. c. FOrwarded tD accordance vnth Air Force ~ogulation 200-2, 26 A.Ll;uot, 195a FOR THE CQ J.!AliDER a It E. HOff' DE~ANTMENT DP' THE AIR P'DNCI: HIEADCJUAa.TI: ... UNITIED TATES AlA WA8HINIITON Unidentified Fl11D6 aoject THE INSPECTOR GINDtAL USAF 11'11 DIITitiCT OPFU OP SPECIAL INVESTICATIONS aOBINI AIR FOIItCI IASL C!OitCIA DOtJ lill~ u:.!til).l'' .Jobbins Air iorce :Base 1-kuietta, Georgia 1. ~hie 1s in conf1mation of a conversation bet.ieen the Base Co:.mandcr, ilobbiua i-n and 1~r. ~. D. \,AL"K/Ji, Detacl'.aent Couma.nder, Atlanta Detachment, Oi'!ice of Special lnTest1gation1 concernlzl6 a report ot an un1deut1f1~d fl.Ying obJect: 2. On 10 l~ 19SL~ i1r. :BRA.~, A~IO, Atl~nta .lield Offico, l'edera.l :aureau of Invest ion tel ly o.dTiaed S/A ~-=s T .il ~iAl.XER, tba t ~ucl:o r, Georgia, bad reported to l:r. the aightil'lb ot three objacta t~Lt, in biB estimation, were not conventio~l type aircraft. Mr . \ms interviewed on the locution 1'rou1 .-.hich Tiewed the obJect~ aet forth in the ae~uence &"aYe tlte tollowiDE; infurmation .thich is outlined in.~ 2oo-s: ~: Round; flyi~ 1D horisont&l position in relation iiZE: E3t t'!\1. 20' diaceter; thick in center, tu:par~ to thinner e<J&ea. COLOil: Shirq appearance :luli-iiLTIW: Thrae objects, fl)'iD& in a V for~tion. A ~ao.uYN Ai.flO .lit '., ~1JRZ::i: !lone rec0e:;n1 zod. VAPOd TH4IL oa l!'.:iliA.U~:..' m;.IL: None. PRO?ULSIOll ~;iT'..:ll: Unlcnown SP"{'i!lJ: ~stiuated 500 -600 HPH. J.Wf.J:."U'/EilS: Hone; stral~ht flit:ht. u t,~ CLASSlflED lJNLASSIFlED 21~-01, Ltr to Co . adr, .Jobbina Ai~, Ga. ~ubJ: <t:_:iort oi Unld~nt~fied 'ly i.oc:; ub J ec t Tl4t.b 0..:' !;lGh'.l': lOJO hours. Vi l - 1ded eye L~A~l~ t.JJJ' Ui;,:}RCR J..i.1 ::L:.'.i.'IW; 'J.u ~J3C'l.'.j: OJ.jects vitnred. overhead at aJ_ .. no:d:l.:!tely 45 nn._;l' frv:J !,JCr!Jcr:.:iicultu extended nbove -..ri~\ler. & l)v~i ti on t o ri..;l!t ~nd rert..r ot viewer. LOCAJ.'IOli ul CwJ".JC'i"~: Latitude JJ'-51 ; Lon.;itude oS :illR::CTl01I 0~' TR.t~T.JL C.-1' WJ::Cf: Viewer obaervet! object3 tru.vel1~ from a.:..)prox i c ... '\t,&l7 Ji:J to s;. in a otrai~ht line of flic;ht, at ap.)ro:-:1:.-:r ely 4,000 ft. altitudo. seeil1(; thinc;s , ~1idv~.le Hond, 1' r, ~L., acJ.vis~o for 13 ya11ro anl, to tLe b t of 1 .. 1u 1~ ver:J relio.ble o..li not c;iven to tla'rn:.:a: :.Ori~ht, clenr do.y; soa.ll \dnd. ! ..'::,"..'~O.lv.LOOIC...L: l!o kno-..:11 c ond i t1o.l3 exi stin5 tLa t zJic;ht C.'lWle si&Lting. ;.I;{ ~:R1.l1IC: Ca.r6 o tS!''3 aircraft ta.~illo' vi I" in a 1 ... diroctivn pas~-:ed Wlder objects n~ tioy }JO.s~ed ov'3r J. tlo.n ta hlmic t r .. "\1 4. advised th3.t h"t had sufficient ti'-le to C:1.ll tl~e ol>J~cts t v tue attention o '.i'ucker, Ga., beforo rl.e~ p:.' os c d uu t vi..' il.e; r ....... ,. ut' vicion. fwthf!)I' advl~)d th:.t J_e .,..""~ f,jr.v~rly:.. sU.'l! l on P. h -J6 t l!ld nlso n \\'eo.thc r vb~e d tb.~ t l.o l~'ld nevl'}r neon ~,~tLin.: 11~:~ tLi:J in ldn n111ts.ry sf9rvice. l' a d .1ltted J eelr:"'; tLe t..~o obJects <.Hld tl..e;r t ,o ct.'l.ted t !!eJ' hn.d never s~en u.;.;; c.ircr.;.:ft tl.~t 24-0l, Ltr to Co.:Hu, DooiJ1no ~-~'lt, Gn. SuoJ: ita.:ort of Uni =uti:fiJd l!'lyin_ ObJ~!cts s. .All efforts to develo.lJ other oourcor. tl...rt 1. Hi;;;nt ho.:~ vo received re_por ts of taid obj~ctn, :fc.iled JU' r.:..dnr in~ t-:.lla tiono in ti.c~ ~tlanta ... \rea L:.!d. n u record o:t' oo;;c~ct'" c.. . l~td ~1o inf~lTL..~ti;a por~.1inl~ to t1:e ubJ~cts. o . ~!liB .i.nforua Lion .ir. flu-ni l.ed yuw: Uo.~..ancl :..u.r \"tction dee.ned. n:,~ ru:t=Jrla te uncir--r A..'L 200-5. cc: D1: U. I ; :aJ vr, UO)d:J' ;.a~ tr let c~a l!;lllder ' 2589th .liiC1'0, Dobb1D us, Marietta' aa. C~-, PourteeDth Air Poroe, Rob!Da AFB, Georpa ~-tttr '7fNr w~tioa aD&! --r;r actioD 1D vitll An 200 2.