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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
16 Ang 59 Macon & Forsyth, Ga. Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 16/23202 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
Unknown
al mins 1 NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rocket-like obj w/fins traveling at jet Probably a balloon. The direction
speed & at times would bob up & down. Obj coincides w/the wind direction.
emitted a roar & also fire. Obj appeared Limeted visibility and low clouds
size of male human head, round in shape probably responsible for disappearance
w/tip at bottom. Bottom orange in color, in color, of obj.
top portion silver.
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ANCN IT FOR TWIRTY
YEARS APAD WEWER SEEL ALVPIO LIKT TE ODJRCT. HE DESCRIACD
CRJECT AF ROOKET VITE ELE TRAUTLIISAT JET SPEED AND AT TIKES VOWLD
JUMP UR AD DOLE. OBJECT TEAVELED HORIZOTAL ANDTIE: PERPEDICULAP.
QDJECT BVITTED A ROAR AND ASC FIITTED EIRE. O ODJECT MAS FAIRLY HICH
AND IN A NORTIWEST DINECTION. THIRD ANONYIOUS PERTON WAS
VALE WHO CAVE MACON, AS ADDRERS. THIS PERSON STATED
DRITCT SLSPED LIKE ROCKET VITH FINS AND APPEARED TO BE FALLIG AT H4
TIMES. OEJECT ACTED CRAZILY. SIGHTING AT FOREYTN, GA., MADE AT (
APPROYIMATELY 1S24DOZ AUG 59 BY NIGHT J
AND OVIDED
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME INFORMATION. OBJECT APPEARED _TO BE SIZE OE_ (
C9Y3559
MALE HUMAN HEAD ROUND IN SHAPE WITH TIP AT BOTTOM. BOTTOM PORTION (
APPEARED OTANGE IN COLOR. TOP PORTION APPEARED SILVER IN COLOR.
CNLY ONE ORATCT SIGHTED, THERE GNLY ONE OR ATOT SIGHTED, THERE WERE NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR WERE FEA TURES OR
DETAILS. CEJEOT HADE NO COULD. FORSYTH POLICE ALERTED TO POSSIBLE DETAILS. COJECT HADE NO COULD. FORSYTH POLICE TO POSSIBLE
LFO BY NACON POLICE. QLJECT APPEARED FIFTEZL TO TNENTY MILES WEST
OF FORSYTL AT APPROXINATELY THIRTY OF FORSYT AT APPROXIMATELY T THIRTY DEGREES MEICWT ANGLE FROM DEGREES MEIGWT ANGLE FROM OBSERVA-
( OTNVIE
, (
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TION POINT. OSJECT TRALLED STRAIGNT PATHL DIRECTLY AWAY EPOL OBSER-
VERS AND DITAPPEARED BEHIID CLOUD FOEATIOUE. ODJECT WAS RVED J
CENTY FOUR MINNTES OBSERVATION WAS GROUED VITIAL. NO OPTICAL AIDT
E, ST MRAW PROHE BATT TO NEST AND ETAT IELTO
FIFTEENMPL SUNL MAS STILL SHIMING AND JLET EETTING. 'PRELAIIIARY 55
INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO KHOWN AIRCRAFT MERE IN THE HACON AND FORSYTH HUNY
AREA AT'tIiE'OF ( AFB HAD NOT RELEATED ANY TYPE

MATE PAIIGOMO DATEOH STOITIC. 1OUDITIOM47 A6242
AUG 5S As FOLLOWS: WIND AT S:S5 FT FoSE
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FT 1ST DEGAEES AT 1S KNOTS, AT 1G CO FT 145 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS,
AT FI LIGHT AND VANIABLE IN ANY DIRNCTION AT S KNOT', AT
S42' DEGREES AT MN:i NiE
39,205 FT 650 DEGREES AT 15
.... OHYA
VISIBILITY. THENDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AT ROBINS ATB AND
PREDOMINATE NORTHEAST OUADRANT. SLMSET AT 122LEST. NO KNOWN
METEOROLOCICAL, ASTHONO:ICAL OR ADVERSE URATHER C CONDITIONS WISTED.
BT BT
03/16362 CEP RJESEN 03/16367 TEP RJESBN
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C MANNER OF OBSERMATION
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D TIME AND DATE OF SIOHTING D TIME AND DATE OF SIOHTING
1 162320Z 170040Z 1 162320Z 170040Z
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AND OR GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION MACON GA 1 AND OR GEOGRAPHICAL MACON GA 13 GA 170040Z (
F IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
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REMARKS FOUR CIVILIANS SIGHTED THE OBJECT AROUND 162320 OBJECT WAS
FALLING END OVER END MAKING A SCREAMING SOSND THE PEOPLE THAT
SIGHT THE OBJECT WERE IN THE HILLCREST SECTION OF MACON GA AND CALL
THE INFO TO MR THE INFO TO FRADIO STATION MACON GA THE POLICE OFFICE ATION MACON GA THE POLICE OFFICE
AT FORSYTH GA REPORTED TO AT FORSYTH GA REPORTED TO OF SIGHTING THE OBJECT AT
175040Z GIVING THE SAME GENI ER DISCRIPT OF THE OBJECT AS THE OF
THE EARLIER SIGHTING THE EARLIER SIGHTING
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17/0124Z AUG 17/01242 AUG RJESSW RJESSW
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (CbeCk) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL OF REFERENCE CLASBIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO 2 AF 1701242 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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ATIC. W-P AFB
TO: 2047TH AACS $ MAXWELL
B. ALA. RIJESS W
FORSYTH, GA. THE INFO IS VERY LIMITED IN NATURE, PRECLUDING THE
FORMATION OF A VALID CONCLUSION. REQUEST YOUR ORGANIZATION INITIATE
A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. DTD 5 FEB
58. A CHECK SHOULD BE MADE IN CTHER LOCALITIES ALSO TO DETEFMINE 58. A CHECK SHOULD BE MADE IN OTHER LOCALITIES ALSO TO DETEFMINE
IF THERE WERE OTHER WITNESSES, ESPECIALLY IF THERE WERE OTHER WITNESSES, ESPEC THWEST OF
ORIGINAL ORIGINAL OBSERVER'S LOCATION. CATION.
COORDI NATION:
AFCIN-4E4
228 DATE 1
AFCIN-4E
DATE TIME
13 0755
MONTH YEAR
AUG 1959
SYMBOL Laynead
AFCIN-4E48 Haell
TYPED NAM TYPED (or stampa) NAME AND TITLE
r Major Robert J. Frend LOUIS J. HARRELL
≥0-1-10 69216 PADK NH.O r1 CAPTAIN. UNAF
PHONE NR. PAGES ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
FMOAY3 REPLACES DO FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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FM COMDR 2:47AACSRON
TO AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PAT AFB 1959 AUG 21 12 58
BT Qut Mog wuittexlup Ma Frind
WITHIN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILE RADIUS OF MACON GEORGIA
QUERIED. NO REPORTED UFO OTHER THAN MACON ATCS. UNABLE TO GET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. 14TH AIR FORCE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS I INCIDENT. 14TH AIR FORCE
RESCUE WAS O ORIGINATOR OF ORIGINAL UFO REPORT. FLIGHT SERVICE
WAS RELAYING AGENCY FOR REPORT. S SUGGEST ANY FURTHER SUGGEST ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION
BE DIRECTED TO ROBINS AFB.
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG. OR REFERS yo OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO X AF ORIG
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC W-P AFB
TO:
Robins AFB, Ga
REQ A FRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF AN UFO SIG IGHTING AT MACON AND
FORSYTH, GA APPROX 162320Z AUG 59. MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE REPORTED FORSYTH, GA APPROX 162320Z AUG 59. MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE REPORTED
THAT 14TH AF BESCUE ORIGINATED ORIGINAL REPORT, AND MAXNELL F.S. THAT 14TH AF BESCUE ORIGINATED ORIGINAL REPORT, AND MAXWELL F.S.
WAS ONLY RELAYING AGENCY. THE RPT STATED THAT FOUR CIVTLIANS IN WAS ONLY RELAYING AGENCY. THE RPT STATED THAT FOUR CIVILIANS IN
THE HILICREST SECTION F MACON, AND ALSO A POLICEMAN AT FORSYTH MACON, AND ALSO A POLICEMAN AT FORSYTH
CALLED CALLED M TATION, MACON' SUGGEST MR.
BE CONTACTED ORDER THAT I ALL WITNESSES S MAY BE LOCATED,
AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE I INCIDENT BE ACCURATELY
REPORTED AS POSSIBLE.
COORDINATION:
"KRShoop DATE28ang57 !
AFCIN-424 DATE TIME
0 828 27 1035
AFCIN-LE DATE MONTH YEAR
AUG 1959
SYMBOL BIGNATURE
ABCIN-4E48 P. 2 Hancld
TYPED NA TYPED (or Stamped NAME AND TITLE
3α--W0 fi Major Robert J. Friend
PHONE 69216 NR. PAGE 1 PAGES NR. OF 1 LOUIS J. HARRELL,
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CAPTAIN, USAF
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIEER
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNOLASS FUOM URDB-9-1-E WNCLATSIFIED UFO. REFERENCE YOUR MES- 2 2
SAGE AFCIN-4E4G 8-17S2-T. PRRLIMIHARY REVEALED THE (
FOLLOUING AT APPRONIATELY FOLLOVING AT APPRONIMATELY 1S2BI2Z AUG 59 THREE 152312Z ZAUG 59 THREE ANONYMOUS PEPSOM ANONYMOUR PEPROM
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TELEPVONICALLY REPORTED SICHTIIG A UFO TELEPVONICALLY REPORTED SICHTING A LFO RADIO RADIO
ENTIFY ANONVIOUS' PERSONS NEGATIVE. -
LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILASLE. LIMITED INFORMATION ADVISED FIRST ANOTGOUS
WAS EEMALE WHO GAVE TLAT LZ ADDRESE AS HACOL. THIS PERSON A cot THIS
"TATED OEJECT I SHAPED LIKE ROCKET MITH FLHS, FLUTTERED LIKE A FALLING
LEAT AND FLYING IN A MONTH BY IONTIVEST DIPECTIONAT A HIGH RATE OE
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SPEED LIKE A JET BUT DID NOT ACT LIKE / AND AIRCRAFT THAT T OBJECT
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PACE TYO nJESEN 1010
APPEARED TO DE INTROUELE AND EITTED SPURTS CE EIRE. SECOND ANON-
YOUS PERSON WA'S MALE WHO GAVE MAcOl, KS