Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting near Macon, Georgia, 6 August 1965
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A 1965 sighting of a bell-shaped object in Macon, Georgia, was officially attributed by the Air Force to aircraft lights or reflections off cloud formations, corroborated by radar data.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on 6 August 1965 near Macon, Georgia. Multiple observers, including the Torres, Meacham, and Crawley families, reported seeing a stationary, bell-shaped, amber-colored object at approximately 0610Z. The object was estimated to be 20-30 feet in diameter and remained visible for five minutes at an altitude of 1,000 feet. The witnesses reported no sound, exhaust, or unusual maneuvers. The Air Force investigation, led by Mr. Howard O. Bowen, determined that the sighting was likely caused by landing lights from aircraft operating in the area or light reflecting off cloud formations. This conclusion was supported by reports from the Federal Aviation Agency (RAPCON) indicating that a cloud cell was present on radar in the general area of the sighting, and that two aircraft, a KC-135 and a B-52, were operating locally at the time.
The preliminary analysis of this alleged UFO is that observers saw landing lights from one of the two aircraft in the area or lights reflecting off cloud bulk from one of the aircraft flying in the area.
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Official Assessment
The preliminary analysis of this alleged UFO is that observers saw landing lights from one of the two aircraft in the area or lights reflecting off cloud bulk from one of the aircraft flying in the area.
The sighting was attributed to aircraft lights or reflections off cloud formations, supported by radar data showing a cloud cell in the area.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Howard O BowenChief Operations Branch Security and Law Enforcement Division