Jimmy Carter, United States president from 1977 until 1981, reported seeing an unidentified flying object while at Leary, Georgia, in 1969.While serving as governor of Georgia, Carter was asked to file a report of the sighting by the International UFO Bureau in Oklahoma City, which he did on September 14, 1973. Since its writing, the report has been discussed several times by both ufologists and by members of the mainstream media.