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Smyrna, Georgia, July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
Smyrna, 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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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 31 Ju1y 1956 Smyrna, Georgia 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local RGround-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Alrcraft PCKProbably Aireraft GM91/0415Z DAirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical X&No Civilian & Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口. Other- 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Nto S 口 Unknown approx 60 seconds one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object slightly larger than star, A/C color bright white light - fast moving bright light. B-47 in area mak ing radar bomb plot. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SRP 52)

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