PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8665443

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONMoultrie Georgia

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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (MOON)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Two witnesses sighted a big red circular object while driving in
Not Reported a car from Sale City to Moultrie, Georgia. Observer stated the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION object was on the west side of his car, also stated that it was object was on the west side of his car, also stated that it was
over the front right of the car. A c eck of the local map
Ground-Visual reveled that in order for the object to be in front of reveled that in order for the object to be in front of the car it the car it
7. COURSE must be in the east. When first sighted it was stationary must be in the east. When first sigh ted it was stationary and and
seered to be a great distance away. It seemed to move over the
Stationary rcad and come down toward them. When the witness stopped the road and come down toward them. When the witness stopped the Icar car
8. PHOTOS the object stopped also. the object stopped also He then said that it seemed to be 5q He then said that it seemed to be 50
yards in front of him and shaped lieka big tilted cup. yards in front of him and shaped lieka big tilted cup. When He When He
Yes started moving the object started moving agian started moving the object started moving agian also. Witness
XXNo evidently had sone thought on the object being evidently had sone thought on the the moon since he
object being the moon
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE stated that he asked the passanger if she had ever stated that he asked the passanger if she had ever seen bhe mdon seen bhe moon
7 Yes Yes when it was red. The moon is approaching the last when it was'red. The moon is approaching the last quarter and
XXNo rises at approximately·the same time as the sighting.
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form be ussd.
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Murphy and Co. Personnel at the store were but they disclaimed
any know
b. The Moultrie Police Department and the Colquitt County Sheriff's
Office were contacted, but neither agency had any similar
sightings on t date nor in the recent past.
C. also
contacted, but they had no information to add Their weather records for
the night in questic on are as follows:
"12 March, 2050 LCL (closing "12 March, 2050 ICL (closing time of the station), 5000 time of the station), 5000 scattered, scattered,
undetermined overcast, l0 miles visibility, temperature 84, dewpoint 53,
surface winds s 060 degrees at 4 knots.
"13 March, 0645 (opening time).
Undetermined overcast, 8
planned.
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