Project 10073 Record — Moultrie, Georgia, 12 March 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian on 12 March 1966. The witness, driving from Sale City to Moultrie, Georgia, reported observing a bright red, circular object that appeared to follow his vehicle. He described the object as being stationary initially, then moving over the road and descending to approximately 50 feet above the ground. He stated that when he stopped his car, the object also stopped, and when he resumed driving, the object moved with him. He estimated the object to be the size of a large car and shaped like a tilted cup. The witness noted that the object was silent and eventually moved to the right over tree tops. The witness also mentioned in his letter that he had considered the possibility that the object was the moon, noting he had asked his passenger if she had ever seen the moon when it was red. The Air Force investigation, conducted by Major Clyde H. Welker of the 484th Bomb Wing, involved an attempt to interview the witness at his home, but the witness was not present. Local police, the sheriff's office, and Southern Airways at the Moultrie Municipal Airport reported no similar sightings. Weather records for the night indicated scattered clouds and an undetermined overcast. The official conclusion for the sighting was 'Astro (MOON)', noting that the moon was approaching its last quarter and rose at approximately the same time as the reported event.