Project 10073 Record — Winston Salem, North Carolina, March 1968

This document comprises a series of military records and a cable report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting in Winston Salem, North Carolina, in March 1968. The primary witness, an eighth-grade student at Griffith Junior High School, reported observing a disc-shaped object approximately 20 by 30 feet in size. The object was described as glowing and changing colors between red, white, and green, with no visible windows. The witness claimed the object exhibited erratic flight patterns, including zig-zagging, rising, descending, and hovering, at one point appearing to swing in the sky like a light dangling from a cord. The report was submitted by the 810th Radar Squadron at Winston Salem AFS in accordance with Air Force Regulation 80-17. Military investigators, including MSgt Harold L. Breyer, interviewed the student in the presence of the school principal. The investigation revealed that the student's class had been studying UFOs and space-related topics for several months, leading the military to categorize the report as 'unreliable' due to the potential for stimulated imagination. The report also notes that local media, specifically the Twin City Sentinel, had interviewed the student and published articles on the sightings. The case was subsequently forwarded to the University of Colorado for further review.