PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was BaiiOOft Fitzgerald I Georgi a D Probably BGIIoon DATETIME GROUP _.Vi I D GroundRadar D Was Aircraft roun-aua D Probably Aircraft x Ai,.VI aual D Alrlntercept Radar Poulbly Aircraft D Probably Astronomical . Civilian & Military D Poulbly AstrorrC)mlcal I, NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE D , Othar--------- LENGTH 0 .. OBI!RVATION 7. 2 hours, 45 minutes 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY OP SIGHTING One object, size of basketball was larger than B-47 color of silver yellowish, Glint-faded from sight ATJC FORM S29 (R&V 21 B&P 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evoluotlon D Unlcno-. Astro Venus (see case file) Pd~0.S YDA222 VDA221KBA040 PP RJEDEN RJEDtJP RJEPHQ RJEPNB DE RJESKu 5 7 FM C0~1DR j5TH ADIV .. D_OoolNS AF d GA TO RJEDEN;COf1DR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO .:tJED\lP/COMDR ATIC HRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHI O ~JEPHQ/ DIR OF !NT HQ USAF HASH INGTON ~5 D C RJEPNB/CO~JDR EADF STEWART AF ~ N Y /UNCLASSIFIED/IN! 2511 UFOB /1/A. ROUND LIKE A BASKET BALL B. LARGER THAN A s - 47 c. SILVER YELLOtllSH GLINT D ONE E. N/A F LARGER THAN B-47 G. N/A H. NONE I. NONE /2/A. REPAIRING ~TIRES ON A TELEPHONE POLE J. UNK c. UNK D HOVERING E. FADED F 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES /:5/A. GRD VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL B. BINOCULARS t1-17 ARMY TYPE c. B45 NO <>THER INFO AVAILABLE /4/ A. lcS/20002 a. DAY/51 A. JH GB 4546 151 A POST 0FFICE BOX FIT 2GER.Il, LD GA FOREST RANGE:R d . C~10 211 D J Ii'l I10RRIS CO 19e. TNK aN 48 TH At-10R DIV GA NG ADi1INSTRATOR BOX 322 FITZGERALD GA 11/A 15 NILES SURFACE ~liNDS UP TO 25 MPH B. CLEAR c. UNLINITED D. CLEAR E. NONE F NONE /8/ NONE 1 91 Nl A /1 :.t.'/ ONE d4 7 IN AREA /11/ ~!A'{ AV.:.. Jr..N A '""ALLON Oi{ dLI :1P DI2.~CTOR OF INTELLIGS:~CS I 1 2 1 t 7/221 gz APR RJESKB DOK(AG.:;NCY) Flight 2-c, 4602d AISS . I. SOURCE: GENERAl DlTiLLIGOCE BiPalT Address: Poat Office Box Fitzgerald, Georgi9 Occupetion: County Forest RAnger ?ualifieetiona: GOC Observer II. REI.IABIUTI: Bec~uae or l~ck. of' conflict with reports Source mey be considered faJrly reliably. of' other 1ntormsnt, ~ III. SOURCE'S DESC'RI PTION OF SIGHTING: ~t , pproxim,tely 16/lgooz Apr 56, Source's CWO Jill Morris (See P~rt II) asked Source to CODie to rletionPl Gu"rd Armory at Flt7.~er~ld, Ga. (GJGB 4543) to observe an object which ~ppeAred to be. hovering P.prroximately overhead. It wee located about r.P.lf way between the 81Jn a~ the moon at 16/181 ;z. It a ppe-.red motionless ,nd when observed through bino- culars (Army M-1 Type), 1. t. geve off a glare which mP.de sh!pe determi~tioa diffi- cult. It could h8ve rourrl or oblong. It w~s visible with the n1-4ked. e.re, e.m shined like a star" Objtt<:t wa3 observed periodically .throughout the afternoon ~rrl appeAred to be moving in a westwardly direction. At suaio"n..it we.s at elevlltion 45 de,rees due weet. Af'ter dark it appettred fl8 A bright stF~r. Sources observed two aircraft at high elti tude (one higher than the other) (Confirmed see Pert II). Object sppeered to be much higher than either aircraft. (CUSSIJ'ICATION) GE!mU.L INTELLIGENCE REPORT ROM{AG~UCY) ~T NO. 2C-UFOB-l-56 4 . PJ.GES SUPPLDIENTARX INVFSTIGA 'l'IVE EFFO~rs: 1. A check with D/1 35th AIRDIV disclosed th"'t Source reported sighting to filter center at Maxwell AFB "hich, in turn, rorwBrded the report to GOC 35th . 2. 35th AIRDIV Westh~r furnished the following. d11ta for time of si~ht.1ng: i!ird \ .. e~oeitr b. Other c orxU ti one : C~ VU Wind Dtrection 3. Flight Service Center, M&XWell AFB, reported no unusu9l reports f'rorm aircr~ttto 4. The 702d ACIRON reported the f ollowing plots in the ere~t rluring period of sighting: . NO, .ACF'r 320 knots South 320 knots North 350 knots South 3000 knots East 5. A visit with Dr. Calder of the B dley Observatory, Dec8tur, Georgia disclosed that tbe route tP. ken by tro, object s tron~ly imic" tea that it w~s Venus which is visible during de1light hours during this time o!' the. year. Imecision ot ~curces as to the share' or the object ~,..n M sttriwted to the fact thAt Vetms now appears ea a btlfmoon. Venus WP.S per8onal11 observed by the inveatigRtor through a 1A5X tel esc ope. I 6. CWO Jim Morria, administrator for N~tio~l Cu~rd Armor1, Fitzgerald, Georgia, .. ,ae contec.ted by phone. His report concurred in all respects'''"! th that submitted by Sourceo