Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Laurinburg-Maxton AFB, 22 October 1952

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report concerning an Unidentified Flying Object sighting at Laurinburg-Maxton Air Force Base, North Carolina, on the night of 22 October 1952. The report, dated 18 December 1952, was submitted by the 507th Tactical Control Group to the Ninth Air Force and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. According to the report, at approximately 2210 hours, four airmen observed a large, oval-shaped object flying low over the base. The primary witness, A/2C Bernard F. DeMonte, reported that the object had two steady red lights in the front and eight to ten steady green lights in the rear. The object was estimated to be between 100 and 200 feet wide. Witnesses described the object as emitting a loud, droning sound that reached an 'ear-splitting pitch' as it passed overhead. The object reportedly circled the base, performed 180-degree turns, and appeared over the base twice before disappearing toward the southwest. The weather conditions were noted as clear with unlimited ceiling. The report includes witness statements, a memory sketch of the object, and an overlay of its flight path. Despite the detailed descriptions provided by the witnesses, the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is simply that the 'data is sketchy.' The report was processed in accordance with Air Force Letter 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, and was later downgraded from its original restricted classification.