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Marietta spinning tops

September 1, 1952, 10:30 p.m.
Marietta, Georgia, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Cones and bells page, not this specific sighting.
"spinning tops"The witness's own shape words

What happened

Two large objects shaped like spinning tops, showing red, blue and green, flew side by side and left a sparkling trail for 30 minutes. Several other Marietta reports that night are also Blue Book unknowns.

Witnesses

One person using binoculars (unnamed)

Explanation

Unresolved

Filed by Project Blue Book as unknown.

Sources

  1. The Black Vaulttheblackvault.com

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