aR RJ:::::Di!:N. 'RJ~DS RJEPHQ RJEPNB CJ'Z ODJob CON 35CADD TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC RJEDSQICO~iDR ATIC I RJEPHQ/INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJEPNB/COMDR EADF /UNCLASSIFIED/IN! AT!N: EADF CIC. 1 CA) ROUN ( B> ARGE~r."''HAN STAR ~ BLUEISH HAL .RUBY RED_/ D> ONt'.(E) NONE (f) BRIGHT (G) NONE (H) (I> N j:.s-~2. CA) LOOKED UP (B) 45 DEGREES LATER 25 DEGREES NORTH-'S!~ - ~E~f)cc> STI(L. I T CDi DOWNWARD (E) NONE C F ~--t1I tniTEs) . 3. <A> GROUND VISUAL (B) LIONE CC> NONE 4. (A) 02/0~30Z DEC. 57 CB) DARK 5. 6. CA) NONE ( B ) CIVIL AIR PATROL, ASSISTANT ~Jll';G THAINING Ol-FIC~R UNKNOWN 7. <A> CLEAR PAGE TWO RJESKB 80 KC) NONE CD) NONE CE> NONE CFl NONE s . NONE 9. NONE 10 . NONE 11. DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE 35TH AIR DIVISION COt:riENT: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, SENIOR CONTROLLER, AND i~G::~ROUS OT:IE:P.S FP.OM DIVVSION C0~1TROL CZiIT:!::I SCf,t.:riZ~ s :<'! ::ilTr~ AiE) iJJ! THOUT AID OF BINOCULARS. THE ONLY OBJECT SIGHTED HHCH FIT THZ LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF REPORTED OBJECT \JAS A STAR . ,~HlCH RAPIDLY AND INTER:l~TTEt-~TLY CHANGED COLOR. THEREFORE, ~3/19082 DEC RJESKB PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Wos Bolloon Atlanta, Georgia .mx:Probobly Balloon 1 D e cemb e r 3. DATeTIMI OROUII .,..,,.._ .JVI I D Groun_jRoclor (j' Woa Aircraft .., .. VTVUftv-aua a a Probably Alrcroft D Waa Aatronomlcal 0 Probably Aatronomlcal Civilian C Poulbly Astronomical 0 In auffl ci ent Doto for E~oluotlon 2-3 minutes one 3 times stationary 10. BRI., SUMMARY OP IIOHTIMO Three round objects, two bo thre e times as b i g a s a star. Pnlsing r ed. Three i n n line , great d i.stance a part. S tationar y . 11. COMMI!HTS Probably balloon with lights. December 1957 3. OAT!TIM! GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Atlanta. Geor ia o Proltobly Balloon ~ TYP! OP OIHRY.TIO~M=-=:. -------1 0 Possibly Balloon laCGrouncl-Vi sual 0 GrounciRadar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Ai r-Vl suol D Air-Intercept Raclor 0 Possibly Aircraft 1. IXXWas Astronomical GMT 23l013DZ 0 P rababl y A stronomi col Civilian 0 Possibly Astronontical 7. LENGTH OP OISERVt.TION NUMBER oP OBJECTs 1 ' couRse 0 Insufficient Delta for Evoluotlon 10 minutes 10. IRI!P SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 10 minut e duration of one object, oblong, oval, color brilliant white, no sound, low on horizon. ATIC PORM 329 (JtKV :6 S'P U) I 1, COMM!NTS Concur with reporting officer tbis was planet Venus. UN t.!i J~;i[fltl) CLASS" lt:AT IOH AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Oft AUA lltF.POitT COHCPHS ACT IV lTV SliAMITT INO AEPc:.tT DATF. Of COLL.F.(;T ION PP ll cable) 2589th Air Hes Fly Cen, Dobbins AFB, CANCEL.EDICOMPLT PIItEP'AR lNG INO IV IDU4 l DATl OF REP'Of!T nArU...'\1\ E ~il!J..Sm: Captain, USAF CANCELEOIINCO~PLE TE NA~ ~ OESCRIPTI~ OF SOURCE VALUATIOH NE, Atlanta, Geor5ia ADDITIONAL I HfOR~T I OH ON UFOd Sighting SUt.fttARY (Oive u t-ry "hich ltl4111llltt the lint l11cto,. o/ nerrtiv r~port, Belin narratlve teat on AT l'orlft JU unl rport cn II. fully tted on All'or 112. Lit lnclohrea, inc:ludlt~4 nuber of copiea) (l) (a) Oblo~g~ ~al (b) Area enclosed by tips of fingers joined at arms length. (c) . Bril.liant whit:: (d) one (e) N/A (f) Negative (g) Very faint traces of smoke at n e time (h) no:-.; (i) ~sative (2) Brilliance in sky (b) "Low on ho~zion 1lest" (c) Sane .~s (b) \d) Too slight to be noticeable (e) Touched ground (f) Approx (10) minutes. (3)(a ) Grou."1d.-vi !\one 4 Ol30Z23 Dec 57 (b) NE, Atlanta, Ga., ail roa d worker ~: ioJ.se:ri fe (b) i;f A ( 7 Clear, bright night (b) Unknown (c) Unlir.dted (d).l5 !!'.:.les (e) !!one (f) i:or.e (8) None (9) None (10) Unkno\m (11) Asst Base Op atio~s Officer. Planet Venus at!246 degr ees, 2 -5 degr~es elev. urln~ tine of si g:-."ti::3. Area o:'f nom.al. fli~!"lt patter n s of local traffic. 'l'otal bsenc e of sound ::. iso::.a. ted rural area rules against A/C l anding lights. Position ~ li ~ht and dura -:.i :):': .Jf sightinz point to setting planet Venus. Planet vtould nave ;on~ ~elo\i horiz.:.~:. ;.t E.;>prox tirr.a of disau~euance of UFOS. Ob3ervers statgd Ul-'03 Supern3.'tt.:.:-:.2. :J~illia.nca", hovrever, visibility at t:i.rnt) of siehting and (12 ) r one. Itr Are:-. Se!'i:-~:1ed area during daylig.'1t :10:.1r s on 23 Dec 57 :r.i.thout findin nd observing any eYi1.;nce, .. .. - 0 IHR I RUT ION IY ORI GINATOR (Eacpt usg 11ttd IJie, lndiuh Du~l ftt/ol nd copiea wf o inc/oaurf, i I ppl icble) Li'our (4) c.=opies to :dr Defer:fe Command. Gopy to ';or. li, AT:,::; Cor;~-l o r;o~ l!." AD~ \IAR:CING: Thlt docu ent cont11ins mlortrt tion allectinA tit netional delen.'l~ o f tlte Unitd Stat within the me~tninl o/ Ht ~pion~t-e LA~. 1itle 1. V .S .C . Section 793 nd 794 . tl tr~tn~ilon n r the r~velation o f it content in nt ~nner t o UN cr..;. 1 r" .Lill CLASS If ICAT 10 ..