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November 3, 2008
Cartersville, 17May05, night, an adult male resident was sitting on his back porch talking
on his phone and generally looking out onto another subdivision. About 80 feet away over the
roof of a house, 20 feet above, was a bright light first considered to be a distant aircraft. Witness
becomes rather unclear in his account at this point, stating something like it "zoomed by" and
"ball of white flame". SSD/FI Joe A. of Marietta will be looking into this a bit more closely.
Rockledge, 3Oct08 about 10:15PM. An adult female resident was returning from Athens and
just entering Dublin (east central Georgia). It had been raining a bit, and when looking
to the right, she observed something moving through
the air very fast and low, thinking it was an aircraft coming down. She lowered her window to
see more clearly as it crossed to the left, and noticed no apparent noise. She saw a row of
6-8 green lights that appeared to be about the size of mayo jar lids, and they were flashing
rapidly. Witness came almost to a stop as these lights just vanished. This event took about
6-8 seconds. Later, her husband got information that an unknown resident in the vicinity of
Hwy 199 had also observed a similar event. ASD Dave M. of our Coastal Region investigated
this matter and classified it as an Unknown.
Lawrenceville, 25July78, daytime. An adult male resident of Winder stated that he was
at his grandmother's Lawrenceville rental house on business in 1978. He walked around back
and had an urge to look up. In the clear sky he observed 2 oval-like discs appearing as shiny
aluminum, very high up, perhaps at 20,000 feet, hovering side by side. These objects had an
apparent size of a golf ball. As he watched, one object turned on it's axis and seemed to
disappear "at the speed of light". The other continued to hover, then turned several different
colors and vanished. Witness described blue-green, and red-orange, adding that he had an
unusual feeling during the event he cannot properly describe. SSD/FI Steve B. will be
giving this one further scrutiny.
Senoia (Coweta County), 17Nov93, night. An adult female resident of Villa Rica was
visiting someone on Hwy 16 just outside of town. While standing outside talking, she and her
friend noticed a large silent craft just above some treetops about 100 feet to the north. She
stated it was horse-shoe shaped and glowing with such intensity that it appeared as
if "white-hot". The craft was passing over the treetops S to SE and illuminated the
branches which seemed to be moving with the passage. The craft size was substantial,
and from the description, perhaps as large as a medium sized jet aircraft. The object
passed on to the SE in the direction of Griffin. SSD/FI Joe A. will be contacting this witness.
Vicinity of Blue Ridge (north Georgia highlands), 30Oct08, 8:15PM. An adult male
resident of Hayesville N.C. (just above the Georgia state-line in N.C.) was driving along
Hwy 515 about 5 miles beyond Blue Ridge. He pulled off to check the load on his truck, and
upon getting back in noticed a low oscillating sound he felt might be from the truck, but
was apparently not. Looking out through the windshield, the witness observed a triangular
object moving to the south perpendicular to Hwy 515 at about 300-400 feet in altitude and
moving 40-50mph. The object seemed to be moving with 2 points forward, a dim white light
on each forward point, with a white and a red light on the rear point. Witness considered
the lights connected (by fuselage) as the background sky was lighter than the craft. The
witness did not give an estimate as to distance, but it was close enough to offer the
oscillating sound and for him to estimate the lights were about 200-300 feet apart. This
witness has agreed to meet with FIs Mark and Leslie M. of Blairsville. He is currently
working on a sketch and diagram.
Cataula (Harris County), a few miles north of Columbus/Fort Benning. An adult male
Cataula resident stated that on 31Oct08 at about 8:30PM he was on an errand to a nearby
store. Noticed from the parking lot was what appeared to be a flare in the distance. As
he drove home, he continued to watch it, saying it was just sitting in the sky about
300-400 feet up, but this was really hard to estimate. The light suddenly went down in
altitude and proceeded to move through the trees and disappeared from sight. This witness
provided no other info but said it appeared "Saturn-like". There are no investigators in
this event area, thus witness will be contacted and a mail-out kit sent to him until
further arrangements can be made.
Skywatch on Brasstown Bald, 25Oct08--It was cold and windy..........no, not cold,
BRUTAL (thank you Georgia gas shortage). Five of us hung on until about 3:00AM. The sky
was MAGNIFICENT (best I've seen up there) and we observed numerous spectacular meteors,
but no unknowns. Hopefully our next outing there will be in the moderate spring weather
with some burgers and wieners sizzling on a grill to start us off to a night of observation
and discussion. Was even hard to talk up there........having to almost shout with numb
lips through a wrap around parka hood! Hard Corps Skywatchers one and all!
Atlanta Area Study Group
Next Meeting: To Be Announced
Last Meeting: Saturday October 25th, 2008 Location: Brasstown Bald
Agenda: Sky watch
Coastal Region-Savannah
Next Meeting: To Be Announced
Last Meeting: Saturday September 13, 2008. Location-Fellowship Hall, 5704 Jasmine Ave. Savannah
Agenda - NASA anomaly DVD, discussion.
The complete set of training DVDs (6 presentations) have been ordered. Subsequent FI/FIT meetings will be attempted through the autumn/winter for these lectures and demonstration. These are EXCELLENT presentations. The classroom in San Jose was overflowing with SDs and FI/FITs.
Previous Updates
Please note that some of these events HAVE NOT yet been vetted through investigation.
1- 5Sept08 at about 9:45PM An alleged 'UFO event' was recently posted to You Tube and a CMS report was also filed. The witness is believed to be an adult Atlanta area resident who refused to reveal his identity, saying only that he works in the media. He alleged that on 5Sept08 at about 9:45PM he and his son were at the Six Flags Park (off I-20 a few miles west of Atlanta) and noticed 3 to 5 pulsating lights in the western sky making unusual and violent maneuvers beyond that of a normal aircraft. He began taking video of these lights which he estimated were one or more miles away. The video was then posted to You Tube. FI Joe A. of Marietta determined the park was closed on 5 September, but that a concert was held on that date. Initially, the video did not look very impressive to some of us, but does need closer scrutiny in the original if the witness will cooperate. Joe has been trying to get the photographer to come forward and provide us with the original. Initial contact was made, but the results of that is unknown at this time.
2- 14Sept08, 3:00AM, an adult male resident of Tucker, Georgia reported that he'd awakened with a full bladder, got up and then returned to bed. Then began a dream as if he was in a 'waiting room'. Later, an 'alien' inserted a probe into his mouth which acted like an X-ray device, illuminating his innards as if they were transparent. Later another procedure was performed which allowed him to see his diseased lungs on a display screen. At that time one of the entities told him via telepathy that if he would stop smoking, he would be OK. (Witness confirmed he was in fact a smoker). He awakened alert at about 6:00AM. Witness went on to describe living in Dahlonega (Georgia highlands) in 2001 when one night a UFO appeared over the property. It began shooting 'laser beams' indiscriminately around the forest, eventually setting a tree ablaze. FI Betsy B. of Lawrenceville was assigned to contact this witness and evaluate his case.
3- 17Sept08, at about 8:43PM, a male resident of Leesburg (SW Georgia just north of Albany) stated that he and his family were outside when his wife noticed an unusual steady star-like light moving in the sky. The light quickly moved toward an evening planet, then performed a U-turn and flew back toward the original direction. He got his binoculars trained on it which revealed a cigar-like object with lighting that illuminated enough for him to tell there was some substantial mass i.e. solidity, actual size unknown. As this object flew back toward it's original path, it seemed to go upward, giving an ember-like reddish tint, getting smaller and smaller. During this process, the witness also tried to get his camera on a tripod, but realized there would probably not be enough time, so took a snapshot as steady as possible. The family dog reacted by getting in front of the family and growled as if protecting. Later indoors, their cat seemed agitated, running around the home. Being nighttime, size and distance was hard to judge. The witness forwarded two actual photos to CMS, only one of which came up..........a dark sky-scape with a slim, tiny, elongated glow. Impossible to determine anything by cursory viewing. SSD/FI Jay Jordan of Tifton was assigned to contact this witness.
4- 30Sept08, at about 8:05PM, an adult female resident of Norcross was taking her morning walk. She was in the vicinity of Holcomb Bridge Rd. toward Jimmy Carter Blvd. (NE greater metro Atlanta quadrant) when she observed a dull gray massive blimp-like object slowly moving generally NE over Peachtree Industrial Blvd. @ the Jimmy Carter Blvd. overpass toward Duluth. Object was at low level, described as over the treetops. An aircraft flew over the object giving a contrast to it's large size (300 ft. on CMS). Witness pointed it out to another passing pedestrian who was also surprised. As she reached the Peachtree IHOP/Chic-Filet, it was moving closer toward Duluth and seemed to be to the lower right of the sun's disc. She lost sight of it behind the area trees. Witness was contacted and asked to begin a sketch with the small aircraft included to show contrast in size. FI Betsy Buettner of Lawrenceville has been assigned for further investigation and will check possible blimp flights and so forth via PDK Airport.
On or about 1Aug08, an adult male witness living in Marietta reported that about 7:00PM there was a severe storm brewing up and that he felt compelled to go out and snap some photographs. This struck him as unusual, as he was normally afraid of violent weather. Witness snapped several exposures using an older Kodak camera. Later, upon examining the shots, he noticed several smaller objects in the sky that, to him, did not appear to be storm debris carried on the wind. Marietta FI Joe A. and Coastal FI Joe McE., a photo specialist, conducted a joint investigation into this matter. Joe A. met with the witness and conducted an on-site investigation, while Joe McE. analyzed the photos. The resolution of the exposures from the camera could not be brought to fine detail due to the age of the camera and small size of the capture, thus Joe A. stated the findings were inconclusive, further stating that only small elongated objects could be seen, perhaps suspended by the strong wind (gusts of about 70 mph with possible tornado formation). Probable storm debris.
15Sept04, 7:30PM, an adult Canton resident was visiting the Woodstock IHOP with his now ex-wife and stepson. Upon exiting, his stepson pointed out an object in the sky. Observed was a low and slow moving black triangle with a light in each corner. The object was moving silently through the clouds. FI Joe A. conducted an investigation, meeting on-site with the witness. This case was classified as an 'Unknown-UAV'.
9Aug08, about 3:00PM, an adult resident of Dunwoody was in Norcross and from the vicinity of City Hall observed a black sphere floating slowly under the clouds. Noticed was that the sphere was moving generally west, and the clouds were moving east. When the sun hit the sphere at the proper angle, there was a gleam as if of a metallic nature. The object then hovered, reversed direction and then moved along with the clouds, stopped again and moved back and forth, then seemed to go higher in altitude, getting smaller until vanishing. ASD Ralph H. has been in contact with the witness and is conducting an inquiry.
12Aug08, about 10:30PM, a young adult witness in Adel was leaving home on an errand with friends, including mom. Noticed en-route was what appeared to be an aerial object of exact unknown shape, but displaying a circular configuration of 6-10 yellow-orange lights flashing sequentially. Object appeared to be under the cloud cover, hovered, then took a straight line path and at one point moved so swiftly, the lights left a streaking blur. Aircraft were observed in the area, as well as some other witnesses hearing jet aircraft, suspected to be from the AFB a few miles south near Valdosta. SSD Jay Jordan of Tifton is conducting an investigation into this matter.
1Aug08, former ASD John B. of Wray was contacted by a law enforcement officer working in the general vicinity of Albany Georgia. This officer indicated that a few months earlier on night patrol he had encountered, on more than one occasion, a low and slow unknown object, to wit; The first night he'd observed a light over a treeline adjacent the roadway. Closer scrutiny revealed an oblong dark mass that 'curved' down at the rear end. A light appeared to be on the bottom shining downward as the object moved along about 45mph. The officer followed it until it stopped to hover nearby. He put his patrol unit's spotlight on it for a better look and was further convinced there was absolutely no noise that he could hear. After about 10 seconds, the object turned and flew away very quickly. The next night one of his associate officers that lived in the area called him and stated he had followed what was apparently the same object described earlier by the primary witness. He had followed it several miles into the adjacent county until he lost sight of it. The primary witness then described his second encounter with the object when it was observed to fly over a state highway and adjacent field. His view was better on that occasion and he observed a 'cylinder-type' of ring on the bottom, and noticed the back end seemed to consist of two sections. SSD Jay Jordan was assigned to investigate this matter and has since interviewed the witness and taken a more detailed statement, obtained an object sketch and diagrams of the flight path. This investigation continues.
15Jan04, about 1:00AM, an adult resident of Snellville Georgia (appx. 20 miles east of Atlanta) stated he was outside his home taking a break from his late night graphic artist work. He observed a bright yellow-white glowing, clean edged, silent sphere overfly his home on a straight-line path, W to E. It was at 90 degrees overhead when first noticed due to the house partially blocking his view in one direction. It was observed to continue on toward the eastern horizon in just a few seconds. He described it as appearing to be about the size of 1/2 a penny. The witness is an artist and illustrator by profession and stated he would provide us with a professional rendering of what he observed. Sketch HAS NOT been forwarded as of 31July08. FI J. Clifford of Lawrenceville will visit this witness in the near future.
8Jan08, night, an adult resident of Fort Valley (central Georgia) described seeing a large glowing, light pulsating, cloud-like formation that he considered to be in outer space. He contacted the newsroom at WMAZ TV-13 and found that the staff was also outside watching this same occurrence. The next night, Ben Jones, the station meteorologist, announced that it was a "rocket dumping fuel" according the the witness. FI Jay Jordan of Tifton has been assigned to double check the meteorologist's pronouncement.
18May08, 11:20PM, an adult witness in Lawrenceville Georgia (few miles NE of Atlanta) reported to NUFORC that he was trying to take some moon photos and upon later examining the results, found a saucer shaped object with a dome in one of his shots. Peter Davenport provided us with the witness contact information, thus FI Betsy B. of Lawrenceville will handle any local chores with the witness, and FI J. McElveen of the Coastal Region will scrutinize the photo. If this case develops, it will also be added to CMS as well as a supplemental report to the NUFORC data base. There is no update from FI Buettner or FI McElveen at this time.
Best,
Tom Sheets, SD MUFONGA
| Great | Great night to be out looking |
| Good | A descent night for sky watching (at least most of the night |
| Fair | A good night to stay home |
| Bad | No way I'm leaving the house |
| Oct 11-12 | Bad - moon visible all night |
| Oct 18-19 | Bad - moon visible all night |
| Oct 25-26 | Great - no moon visible |
| Nov 1-2 | Great - no moon visible |
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