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CASE REFERENCE6958412

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMacon Georgia

FRAMES4

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servers (10) observed three white | Laboratory analysis of the photo
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_ve nights. Observed fm 1 to 3 hrs, screen size projections) indicate
ch no flight pattern or unusual some faint white odjs in sky, among
neuvers reported. One observer (John other conventional things (what i
272) obtained both still photos and hppears to be firetlies, leaves, |
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MACON GEORGIA
INCIDENT

7 - 8 May 1957

During the nights of the 7th and Sth of May 1957, an individual and his

family observed from a location near Macon, Georgia, a number oi
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. j The film and prints were submitted to the

Air Force for examination,

A large number of enlargements were made from the black and white
. : other ebvechs : ;
prints. These showed emulsion flaws,that appeared to be fireflies,
out-of-focus shots of leaves and other objects, and small white, oddly-
shaped objects near the horizon that were definitely airborne,
The 8mm motion picture was incolor, This, then, would

apparently indicate with eave finality the nature and existence of the

UFOs, The film was projected on the screen and the objects appeared

to be similar in shape and movement to those of the ''Tremonton Incident",

Micro-photographs were made of the best frames and the general appearance

still prevailed,

The individual frames where then subjected to certain light densities

and other laboratory techniques. These immediately revealed the wings and

jet exhausts of aircraft, The object slightly below appeared to be a "'spent'"’

flare or some similar object,

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MACON, GEORGIA
INCIDENT
7-8 May 1957
From the testimony of the observers, and general landmarks in the
photograpis, 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
65th 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-aircrait,
rocket fire, tracers, and flares, including dropping of parachute types,

filled the sky during this period. Aircraft participated. A crowd,

reported as 4090 people, witnessed the exercises from within the Army

grounds,

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LOCATION

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Chicago, Illinois
waterloo, Iowa
Shreveport, Louisiana

Kerrville, Texas
Portsmouth, Virginia
Amarillo, Odessa, Texas
Milan, Italy

Houston, Texas (CASS MISSING)

South Cotulla, Texas

Wake Island

Columbus, New Mexico

la Aurora, Guatemala
ifeCord AFB, Washington
Canton, Ohio (CASS MISSING)
Benton, Pennsyviania
Gerdena, California

Layton, Ohio

Salt Lake City, Utah
Clinton, Tennesses

Floyd Bennett NAS, New York
Vandalia, Ohio

Peppereli AFB, NF
Harlingen AFB, Texas
Carmichael, California

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Villa Grove, Coloraco
Ecwards ANB, California
MeXeesport, Pennsylvania

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Saston, Maryland

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Toronto, Canada
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Beaucette, Minnesota
San Francisco, Califoraia

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EVALUATION

Insufficient Lata
Astro (MgT2ZOR)
insufficient Data

Astro (00N)

Aircraft

Insufficient Data

Aircraft

Palloon

UNIDENTIFIEL

Aircraft

Astro (METZOR)
ther (CONTRAILS)

Ealloon

insufficient Lata

Balloon

Astro (MSTZOR)

Astro (METEOR)

Ealloon
insufficient Tate

Aircraft

Aircraft

Balloon

Balloon
Insufficient Data
Insufficient Data
l. Aircraft

2. Other (MTRAGE/I
Aircraft

Balloon

Balloon

Sircraft

Aircraft

Aircraft
Aireraft

SVALUAT ION