Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Robins AFB, Georgia, 13 December 1962

On 13 December 1962, at approximately 0712 hours, a civilian radar repairman at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, who was sitting in his parked automobile near Building 645, reported seeing a bright green, football-shaped object with a one-foot-long lighted tail. The object was described as traveling west-southwest, descending at an angle of 45 to 60 degrees, and moving from north to south. The observation lasted approximately two seconds before the object disappeared behind trees. The witness reported the incident to Captain John T. Taylor, a Flying Safety Officer, at approximately 0915 hours that same day. An investigation was subsequently conducted by William D. Barker of the Security and Law Enforcement Division at WRAMA. The investigation determined that the area where the object was sighted, the Jefferson Hills subdivision, was equipped with mercury vapor street lights. Mr. Grady L. Cox of the Flint Electric Membership Corporation advised investigators that these specific street lights are designed to turn on at dusk and off at dawn, and that they frequently flash or flicker during the switching process. Based on this information, the investigating officer concluded that the reported UFO was likely the result of these street lights.