Project 10073 Record — Germantown, Tennessee, 12 December 1968

On December 12, 1968, at 1925 hours, a civilian observer in Germantown, Tennessee, reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, who claimed to have six years of Air Force experience, described observing a single object that appeared as a pulsating light with fuzzy edges. The object was estimated to be at an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet and traveled from the east-northeast to the south-southwest over a duration of 7 to 8 minutes. The witness, who was driving an MGA 1960 1600 series vehicle at the time, reported that they ran into their house to retrieve a camera and reportedly took 6-8 photographs of the object. The Air Force, under Project 10073, initiated a follow-up investigation, requesting that the observer submit the photographs, negatives, or slides for scientific analysis. A letter dated December 19, 1968, signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Branch, informed the witness that the initial information provided was insufficient for a scientific investigation. As of January 12, 1969, the observer had failed to provide the requested photographic evidence. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the phenomenon was a 'Probable AIRCRAFT,' noting that there was no evidence to suggest the observer could not have seen an aircraft.