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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7-8 May 1957 | Macon, Georgia  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION  |
|  Local | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  GMT 07/20-5Z |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☑ Yes still & motion picture  |
|  6. SOURCE | Civilians  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1-2 hours (intermittently) three  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  SW |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Observers (10) observed three white objects SW of Macon on two (2) successive nights. Observed fm 1 to 3 hrs, with n…

MACON GEORGIA
INCIDENT
7 - 8 May 1957

During the nights of the 7th and 8th of May 1957, an individual and his family observed from a location near Macon, Georgia, a number of unidentified aerial objects that appeared to move in a strange and unorderly fashion. Mystified at what they saw, the family secured a motion picture and a flash camera and proceeded to take pictures of the strange white objects. The film and prints were submitted to the Air Force for examination.

A large number of enlargements were made from the black and white prints. These showed emulsion flaws, that appeared to be f…

MACON, GEORGIA
INCIDENT
7 - 8 May 1957

From the testimony of the observers, and general landmarks in the photographs, the direction, bearings and elevations of the objects were determined. It was established that the sightings were observed in the direction of a U.S. Army Proving Ground area a few miles away. Further investigations definitely confirmed that between the 6th and 12th of the month, large scale rehearsals and operations were taking place in the proving-ground area, as part of a joint-defense problem.

A considerable amount of artillery, mortar and anti-aircraft, rocket fire, trac…

JUNE 1957 SIGHTINGS

|  DATE | LOCATION | OBSERVER | EVALUATION  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  Jun | Uruguay |  | Insufficient Data  |
|  1 | Iran | Civil Airlines | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  2 | Chicago, Illinois |  | Insufficient Data  |
|  2 | Waterloo, Iowa |  | Astro (MOON)  |
|  3 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Civil Airlines |   |
|   |  | Ground Vis & RADAR | Aircraft  |
|  9 | Kerrville, Texas |  | Insufficient Data  |
|  11 | Portsmouth, Virginia |  | Aircraft  |
|  11 | Amarillo, Odessa, Texas |  | Balloon  |
|  12 | Milan, Italy |  | UNIDENTIFIED  |
|  12 | Houston, Texas (CASE MISSING) | C…