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Columbus, Georgia, August 1954

Date of account
1954-08
Location
Columbus, Georgia
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 12 August 1954 Columbus, Georgia 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 13/01152 GMT. RAirVisual Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE DC Was Astronomical MARS OYes 口 ProbablyAstronomical No Civilien and Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Other. in West 6minutes 口 InsufficientData forEvaluatiori 1 Stationary 口 Unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round brilliant orange and red, fading Mars in West. towhite.Nomovenent. Eastern Airlines flight could not see object. ATICFORM329(REV 263EP52)

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