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GEORGIA SILVER SPHERE INVESTIGATION
CAMPBELLTON -- Mark M. Kravitz, FIT and Tome Sheets State Director
conducted the investigation of a "silver sphere," seen at 2:20 PM on May
18th, 2002, by a retired Eastern Airlines Commercial Pilot with 20/20
vision. The witness took them out in his yard and explained he was
looking at the NW sky above the treeline and saw a silver sphere (like a
ball-bearing), move from NW to SE at a high rate of speed before
disappearing in seven seconds. The object reflected light but too far
away to discern any sound coming from object, nor any specific features.
The witness drew a diagram of the sighting and were taken to the area
where the sighting took place. He lives in the flight path of
Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta. Based on his knowledge and
many years of experience as an airline pilot (retired), he's certain
this object was nothing that was recognizable to him.
During the formal interview the witness went back over the facts he had
written in his personal account and a Form #1 was completed. His facts
remained consistent, concise and to the point. He seemed truthful in his
story of what occurred, and we found no motives for him to fabricate
such an account. He did indicate past encounters with unknown objects
while in the cockpit. The witness was found to have had a desire to fly
since his early life, and all of his younger years were devoted to
achieving this goal. He is also interested in the various activities of
the ISS and shuttle missions, and sometimes monitors their orbital
passes. He seemed pretty well versed regarding the UFO phenomena in
general, having studied it since his first encounter from the cockpit.
These investigators are of the impression that he was describing exactly
what had occurred in a forthright and truthful manner. No other
witnesses have come forward. I contacted the Dobbins AFB PIO office and
inquired if they had any similar sightings, but I never heard anything
back from the office. We contacted local law enforcement agencies, but
there was no record of any UFO reports on that date. These
investigators doubt that this was a hoax, due to background of witness,
his age, demeanor and previously known reputation. There were three
other sightings that this witness has been involved in and he gave us
some details of these previous sightings, as well as how he panned for
gold near his property.
SIGHTING EVALUATION -- Although this case was easy to investigate, due
to witness experience and detailed knowledge of event, it was
unfortunately not possible to corroborate thru other credible witness
reports, photos, videos, etc. However, we both believe he definitely
saw a solid type object that was unknown to him, traveling at a high
rate of speed across the horizon and definitely was not any type of
aircraft that he was familiar with. Due to these limited facts, I
determined this event to be classified as an ORDINARY UNKNOWN. Based on
his 20+ plus years in the airline industry and his description of the
incident, it's our belief that what he saw was NOT any known aircraft.
During the interview conducted by MUFONGA's Mark Kravitz, this writer
closely observed the witness, adding occasional questions or comments.
The witness was observed in the manner of a kinesic or forensic
interview, and was found to be totally calm, collected, with all of his
facts remaining the same throughout. No signs of stress, nervousness,
or negative factors were noticed. This writer's opinion reflects that
of Mark Kravitz, that the witness was relating exactly what he observed
in the manner of a highly trained professional aviator. He is known to
this SD via his interest in astronomy and the monitoring of the orbiting
ISS and shuttle missions. Thanks to Tom Sheets, State Director Georgia
MUFON mufonga@webtv.net and Mark Kravitz mkravitz@bellsouth.net
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