Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Savannah Beach, Georgia, 22 August 1954

On the night of 22 August 1954, at approximately 2223 hours, a witness observed an unidentified object while at Fort Screven on Tybee Island, Savannah Beach, Georgia. The object was described as a point of light with no apparent shape, approximately the size of a silver dollar, and pale yellowish-white in color. The sighting lasted for fifteen minutes. The object was initially observed at 45 degrees elevation and 360 degrees azimuth, moving rapidly. It initially traveled toward the north-northwest, then turned west, and finally headed south before fading from sight due to distance. The witness, a 20-year-old student at the University of Georgia, was accompanied by a 17-year-old student, though the latter was not interrogated. The investigating officer, 2d Lt. John C. Keggan of the 308th Bomb Wing, conducted an investigation into the incident. He contacted the 117th AC&W unit at Travis Field, the Savannah Filter Center, the Weather Bureau at Travis Field, the Weather Officer at Hunter Air Force Base, and the Air Operations Officer of the Air National Guard at Travis Field. None of these entities had observed the object or could provide an explanation for the sighting. Weather conditions at the time were reported as a very clear night with very bright stars. The report concludes that the preparing officer was unable to determine the nature of the object. The incident was formally documented via an Air Intelligence Information Report (SAC IR 15-54) and a Project 10073 Record Card, with the case being forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for retention.