Project 10073 Record — LaGrange, Georgia, 1 April 1966

This report details an investigation into a sighting of three unidentified aerial objects by college students at LaGrange College, Georgia, on 1 April 1966. The primary witness, a student, reported observing three round objects in the northwestern sky for approximately 50 minutes. The objects reportedly changed colors from gold to white to red and back to white, exhibiting erratic movement up, down, and sideways while remaining in the same general area. The witness used 5x40 binoculars, which slightly increased the size of the lights but provided no further detail. The investigation was initiated by the Base Commander at Robins Air Force Base under AFR 200-2. Investigators interviewed the primary witness, local law enforcement, and airport personnel. A secondary group of students who initially believed they had observed a UFO were later determined to have been looking at a T.V. antenna on Country Club Road. The investigation found no radar records of air traffic in the area at the time. Weather conditions were reported as a clear spring night with good visibility. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the objects were likely the stars Capella and Betelgeuse and the planet Jupiter. The reporting investigator noted that while the sighting could not be definitively explained by the witnesses, it fell under the purview of regulations regarding blinking or steady lights observed at night near airports.