Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Robins AFB, Georgia, 26 November 1957

On 26 November 1957, at 1507Z, personnel stationed at the Robins Air Force Base control tower in Georgia observed an unidentified aerial object. The primary report, filed by Major John W. Porter, describes the object as a silver, cigar-shaped craft that remained stationary for approximately eight minutes before vanishing without any apparent maneuver. The observers utilized 7x50 binoculars to track the object, which was initially spotted while watching an F-100 aircraft on GCA (Ground Controlled Approach). The weather conditions at the time were clear, with a strong subsidence inversion noted between 4,000 and 5,000 feet and extremely dry air below. The report includes testimony from several military personnel, including A/3C Edgar V. Cox, A/2C Norman C. Boling, A/2C Forest G. Zeal, and A/3C William R. Poole. While the military observers generally concurred on the sighting, there were notable discrepancies in the accounts provided by civilian witnesses and A/2C Zeal, who described the object as having the shape of an H-19 helicopter. Other civilian witnesses described the object as round and varying in size from a dime to a half-dollar. A/3C Cox noted that the object maintained a straight and level flight path, moving a short distance south and returning north three times without erratic maneuvers or excessive speed. Despite the detailed observations, the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is 'Unknown'. The document serves as a formal record of the incident, documenting the observations of both military and civilian witnesses and providing meteorological context for the sighting.