October 31, 1952 — Fayetteville, GA
7:40 p.m. USAF Lieut. James E. Allen sees an orange, blimp-shaped object as he is driving 4 miles south of Fayetteville, Georgia. It appears in the north at treetop level about 600 feet away and is traveling toward him at 60–70 mph. He estimates it is about 80 feet long and 20 feet wide. As it passes over his car at an altitude of 500 feet, his radio fades out. He gets out of the car and watches it linger overhead about 20 seconds, tilt at a 45° angle, then shoot away to the east at high speed. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 858, p. 177;
J Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, pp. 191–192;
NICAP, “Close Encounter with Maneuvering ‘Blimp,’”;
