Project 10073 Record — Milledgeville, Georgia, 22 October 1967

This document details a UFO sighting report from Milledgeville, Georgia, occurring on 22 October 1967. A 13-year-old boy reported observing and photographing a metallic, saucer-shaped object with a cupola on top while in the Oconee River bottom area. The observer, who was alone at the time, claimed the object hovered above trees, exhibited heat waves, and eventually rose and moved away. The report includes a transcript of an interview conducted by Dr. Roy Craig of the University of Colorado and Paul Wellborn of the USAF. During the interview, the witness maintained his account, though he admitted to being a member of a 'flying saucer club' and having gone to the area specifically to 'UFO hunt' with his camera and a BB gun. The Air Force investigation, coordinated through the Aerial Phenomena Office, concluded that the incident was a 'probable hoax' due to the lack of corroborating witnesses, the witness's stated intent to find a UFO, and the suspicion that the photographs depicted a small object suspended from a tree. The Milledgeville Police Department also provided correspondence noting other sightings in the area by police personnel, though these were not linked to the boy's specific incident. The file includes copies of the photographs, interview transcripts, and internal memos regarding the evaluation of the evidence.