PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 28 Sep-9 Oct 6o Douglasville, Georgia Wos Balloon Probably Boli-n Possibly Balloon OATETIME GROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION different times fl) Ground-Visual 0 GroundRodor Wos Ahcro h Probabl y Aircraft 0 AI,. VI suo! r-Intercept Radar Possibly Alrcrolt 5. f"MOTC55 Wos Aslto noml col Probobl y Astronomical Military {ret) & Civilian Possibly Astronomical LENGTH Oil O!SERVATION HUMBER OP' OBJECTS different for lnsuffl c:lent OGto for Evaluat ion each objc~t l10. BRIEP' SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 3 objects were observed at different tjmes . De script i ons, cotions and other cbarac - Object nrs 1 end 3 injtially observed at same terist ics of the obje ct s reported by the Object nr 2 ob served apro x 3 to 4 hrs witnesses fit s uch astr onomj cal objects and 1 e.nd 9 Oct a s planets and stars . An example i 5 the Objects r.ruch brighter than any star, # 3 object f i t s in every way the plenet 10 tiDes brighter than evening ::;tar. Path of Jupiter. From the available inforz:ation all obj~cts wa s away f r om ob server in general it i s impossible to determine if there str~Jght line, with occasional dance-like -.- sffer16hi-~r<f. i1. t~ita%t%Jt1t1d~ae. movements. %hat ~ e objects viewed were probabl y astr onomical objects AT1C J'OR\4 JliJ (RP!V 1 6 !II'P 51) CZCSQG47aZCVYA349 RR RJEDSC - DE RJES KB 50 - FM 32 AIR DIV DOBBINS AFB GA r TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB R~EDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHO/HO USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ;OSAF WASH DC U~CLASSIFIED. 320IN 104~9. ATTN: SAFIS. ATT~: AFCIN. UFO. PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 230- 2 . A. {1) ROUND <2> PEA <2 S~ALLER OBJECTS) NICKEL C1 LARGER OBJECT> {3) WHILTE {4) THREE <5 > NO APPARENT FOR~ATION {6) NONE C7> NONE ( 8 ) NONE ( 9 ) NONE. B. (1) BRIGHTN33 OF LIGHTS (2) OBJECTS 1 & 2 : 45 DEG ABOVE ~3T HORIZON; OBJECT 3: DEG ABOVE SOUTH HORIZON (3) OBJECT 1: OVER HCRI:CN TO wEST; OBJECT 2 : OVER HORIZON TO NORTHWEST; OBJECT 3: OV~R HORIZON TO SOUTHWEST. (4) ALL OBJECTS SEE~ED TO MOVE AWAY FRO~ OE3ERVERS. OCCASIONALLY DANCE-LIKE ~OVEMENTS APPARENT ~HICH 3EE~0 LIKE VARIATIO~S I N ALTITUDE. <5> OBJECT 1 OVER PAGE TOW RJES KB 50 HORIZON TO WEST; OBJECT 2 OVER HORIZON TO NORTHWEST; OBJECT 3 OVER HORIZON TO SOUTHWEST. <6> 3 TO 4 HOURS. C. ( 1 ) GROUND VISUAL (2) NONE {3) N/ A. D. <1 > ALL OBJECTS I~ THE FOLLOWING NIGHT. E. 33 DEG 47 ~IN NORTH, 8 4 DEG 41 ~IN WEST; AP?ROX 8 STATUTE MILES EAST OF DOUGLASVILLE GA. F. < 1 ) MR & MRS ...-a. , DOUGLASVILLE, GA, PHONE MALE AGE 59, WIFE AGE 42. OCCUPATION -~SG, USAF, RET. RELIABILITY OF OBSERVER U~lKNC~N, POSSIBLY TRUE REPORT. G. ( 1 ) CLEAR; ITEMS (2) THRU <7> N/A. H. NON I . NON J . NONE i\t:CWN K. DinC::CTO~ INTELLIGE:NCE, 32 AIRDIV <SAGE> DOBBINS AFB GA. NO COM~NT5. L. NON 10/21332 OCT RJE3KB SECURITY CL.ASSIFI~ ) N J OINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASS:ITIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNIC ATION CENTER ORiu. OR REFERS TO PRECEDENCE "'-TYP"E MIIG (Cheek) ACCOUN ' .. ,c. ROUTINE / DOOK MUI..TI .IHQI..I CLASSIFICATION SPECIAL INSTRUCliONS J\TIC W-P A.FB DOBBINS AFB, GA ~ Y~S l) l3 )2ND ADIV. YOUR MSG )20llH0409, DTD 1 0 OCT 6 0 , RPTG THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO NEAR DOUGLASVTI.LE, GA. REQ YOU RE-C<liTACT THE WITNESSES AND FTND THE FQLI,(J,offiiG INFO, IN ADDITION TO A!'fY ai'RER PERTINEt-11' DATA, TO ATIC: WERE ALL THREE CBJECTS OBSERVED AT THE SAI."!E TL\fE? N'dAT WERE THEIR POSITIONS IN RELATION TO EACH ar1R? HC1..1 BRIGHT ilERE THE UGHTS IN REI.ATI~ TO THE STAR POLARIS? RE~ t CONFIR.\fATION OF THE ELEVATION AND AZDruTH CF THE OBJECTS WHEN f FIRST AND LAST SEEN, AND THEIR FLIGHT PATH. REQ ALL AVAILABLE WEATHER DATA, ~CLUDING THE VERI'ICAL LAPS RATE, BE INCLUDED IN AFCIN- 4E2x ~rr::rcus PJST J .cz.i.1g Deput7 Science and Components miCLASSIFI.EJ> _, R EPLACES OD FORM 173, 1 OCT .0:51, WHICH WILL BE USED U NTIL EXHAUSTED HEADQUARTERS 320 AIR DIVISION (SAGE) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE DOBBINS AI" FORCE BASE, GEORGIA ATTN OFI 320IN suaJEcT : Additional Information -UFO Signting TOI ATIC (AFCIN-4E2X) ./right -Patterson AFB, Ohio 1 . Reference is made to message AFCL~-4~2X 11-3209- E, 31 Octo ber 1960, Request for Additional Information on UFO Sighting near Douglasville, 2 . The three reported objects were not observed at the same time. Ob- jects number one and t hree initially observed at the same time . Ob- ject number two initially observed approx imately three to four hours 3 . U01d they all been observe d at t he sam~ ti1:1e, t .leir positions in r elation to each other would be an 01ppro:dmata "L". See attachme n t 1 for di01gr01m. 4 . Source stated th01t objects were much brignter t han s!<y, possibly ten t imes as bri.;ht 01s t he avenin~ star. no comparison to the star Polaris. star i n t he could make 5 . Elevation and azitruth o f object:; when fir s t and las t seen Her:a: a . Object number one: Appeare d fourty degrees above the \lestern horizon beari ng two s even zero de g rees. Disappeare d ove r horizon uearing two seve n zero deg rees. b . Object number thre~: Appeared t hirty degrees a bove sout hern nori zon bearing two hundred degrees. Disappear e d over horizo n bear- ing two o ne zero degrees. c . Object number two: Appeare d fifty or fifty-five degrees a bove west.arn horizo n beari nz two seven zero degrees . Disappeare d over hori- zon bearing t hree one five degr ees. 6 . Path o f all o bjects was a~1ay f rom o bserver in general straignt line, ~o~ith occasional dance-like movecents. 7 . .lcai:ncr Data: a . 2~ Septecber 1960 (3 ) Visibility: 10 r.rl.les Amount cloud cover: 3/10 ThlL'I'l.derstorms: None Temperaure gradient: 70 deg (7) Vertical lapse rate : . 09 30 Seuternber 1960 (1) Hinds: Surface (2 ) Ceiling : Clear (3 ) Vi:Jibility: 10 niles (4) Anount cloud c oV9r: Hone (6 ) Temperature g:-adient: 78 deg Vertical lause rate: c . 1 Octocer 1960 Ceiling : Cleor Visibility: Alr.ount cloud cover : :rene Thunderstorrr..s: Temperature gradient: Vertical lapse d . 2 October 1960 330 deg 10 kts der; 20 kts do~ 30 kts Vi::;ibill ty: 15 i:".iles Amount cloud cover : Thunder::J terms : (6) Temperature craaient: Vertical lapse 10 October 1960 ~Ti~ds: Surface ~!ot available Visibility: A-'"nount cloud ( 5 ) Thunderntorws: tJone { 6 ) Temperature gradient: 78 deg {7) Vertical lapse rate: Not available FOR THE COHEA:IDER JOliN E . BARR, JR Sketch, Location of UF0 2d Lt., USAF Administrative Office~