Project 10073 Record Card — Macon, GA, 18 October 1952

On October 18, 1952, at approximately 2145 EST, a civilian witness, identified as Mr. Herbert [illegible] of radio station WMAZ, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Macon, Georgia. The witness, located on the 11th floor of the Bankers Health Insurance Building, reported seeing a single, star-shaped yellow light that remained stationary for 45 minutes. The object did not exhibit any movement, nor did it produce a trail, exhaust, or sound. The weather conditions at the time were clear with unlimited visibility, a temperature of 66 degrees, and winds from the NNE at 6 mph. Official reports from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) indicate that no meteorological activity could explain the sighting. Furthermore, there was no air traffic in the general area at the time of the observation, and no interception or identification of the object was conducted. A supplementary note on the record card indicates that a balloon release occurred from Robins AFB at 0300Z, though the report does not explicitly link this to the sighting. The documentation consists of a Project 10073 record card and a teletype message sent to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF and the Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB.