I PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIMI GROUP . 2. LOCATION . . . : . .. . 8 April 66 09/0l05Z Eastman, Georgia (l Witness) I. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ._ NUMBER OF OBJECTS ~rroox .t)[ One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 -10 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSE~VATION Grou.l'ld-Yisual (MErEOR) V ~;-/1 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS First sighted object as it appeared. to pass through the littl ~ dipper. Object appeared to be as high as the stars and .foll(. a st~aight path to the south. Object traveled the distance j n I 5-10 secorns. The object was the same color as a bright stat I Witness did riot# think it was a meteor because of its apparen1 b: level flight;. 9. PHYSICAL EYJD~HCE p,.loae o41UOftl of Ulle toa UNCLASSI FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAff MISSAGI I RANCH . INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX~2, St1B C007HQC212ZCVJC367 FM WRAMA ROINS AFB GA TO RU\tlt1J'V A/ADC RUCQSL/822AIRDIV TURNER AFB GA RU(l)SQ/FrD WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/CSAF RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC INFO RUCDSQ/AFLC IJJCLAS WRBB a'3018 APR 1966 FOR CSAF AFNIN OSAF .. ~;~p AFLC MCIS.SLBJ: UFO.IAW PARA 14, At~ 200-2 THE FOLLOWit-12 IS SlBM ITTED ON AN All.EXlED SIGHTING OF ON"E UNIDENTIFIED FLY!~ OBJECT AT EASIMAl~ GA. A. DESION OF THE OBJECT: Cl> ROU~ <2> ABOUI" SN'IE SIZE AS BRIGHTER SfAAS IN THE LirrLE DIPPER --SIZE OF TWO PINHEADS CXJt1B !NED <3 > VERY BRIGHT --SAME CDLOR AS BRIGHT STAR C4 > 0 NE AFHQ JANU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Page 1 of 4 ADV CY DIA/VIA JCS UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINT OF THI All FOICE nAIF MESSAGE IIANOI INCOMING MESSAGE Page 2 of 4 (5) N/A <6>NONE <7> OONE <8> OONE <9> KlNE B. DE~IPTION OF CXll.RSE OF OBJECI' CS>: <1> SITif\G OUtSIDE OF HIS HOUSE ON PATIO LOOKINl AT THE SfARS AN:l HAPPENID to LOOK AT LITTLE DIPPER PAGE 2 RUCQBN 107 WC..AS COJNSfFlJ.ATION URSA MIOOR> (2) 7eDEDREES ABOVE THE HORIZON; 30 DEGREES AZIMtirH (3) 45 DEBREES ABOE THE HORIZON; 180 DEGREES AZIMurH (4) srRAIGHr At-1> PARALLEl. PATH; 00 MANElNERS; <5> 5-10 SECD ~DS TO THE SO liTH; C6 > FIVE TO TEN SECONDS --EXTREMEl.. Y FAS! FROM HRIZON TO HORIZON: C.MANNffi OF OBS!:RVATION: C1> GROUl'I>-VISUAL <2> N:>NE (3) N/A D. TIME A~ DATE OF SIGHTIOO: <1> 2005HOl.RS FASfffiN stANDARD TIME; 0105 HOURS, 9 APRIL 1966 ZULU TIME-DATE; (2) NIGH!; E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERCS> :t-ITER <200 OAKS Sf) OF DOWNrOWN EASiN AN EORGIA. F .IDENTIFY!~ INFORMATION OF CBSERVER CS) : t'tR EASIMAN GA, P?.ESIDNT OF OIL DISfRIBU!OR FIRM. ESfiMATE OF REl.IABD..ITY: GOOD. G. WEATHER AND WIIDS -ALOFT roiDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTI~S: Cl> VERY OEAR SPRING NIGHT. <2> WIID DIRECTION AT TIME OK UIVKrl~: 220 DEGREES &URFE WI IDS: AFHQ JANtl 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE I RANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 3 of 4 4 KOOrS. 6,000 Fi: 260 DEX3REES AT 25 Kt{)TS; 10,000 IT: 250 DEXlREES DIDREES AT 100 JM>TS; 50,000 FT: 280 DEDREES AT 70 KtlTS; 80,000 FT: UNKt-l)WN. C3> OONE (4) TWELVER MILES (5) NONE C6> OONE C7) VERTICAL TD1PERATURE GRPDIENT: 5,000 Fl': PLUS 14C; 10,000 Ff: PA3E 3 RUOOBN 107 UNCl.AS MINUS C; 50,C?JOO FT: MUNUS 6ec. H. OONE; I. NJ ACTION; J. AIR TRAFFIC OR BAJJ.OON RFJ,EASt"'.._5 IN THE AIREA WHICH MIGHT PO$IBLY ACOOUNT FOR THE SIGHT!~: ~NE; K. POSITION TITLE OF THE ffiEPARIOO OFFia:R: Jli'tES R GRIFFITH,GS-9, GENERAL INVESfiGATOR, ~crnrrY MD LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, ROBit\S AFB, GA. COl'l'iENfS: OBSERVER WAS POSITIVE THAT OBJECf OBSERVED TRAVELED FAR FASfER AID WAS MUCH HIGHrn THAN AIRCRAFTS. HE EXPLAINFD THAT HE FIRSf CBSERv-w TnE OBJECf AS IT APPEARED TO PASS THROOOH THE LITTLE DIPPER. 03JCf APPEARED AS HIGH AS THE SfARS IN THE LIT'ILE DIPPER A~ FOU.OWFD A SI'RAIGHT At-D PAREJJ,El. CDURSEDISAPPEARIOO AFHO JAN" 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FOIQ STAFF MUSAGE IIANOI INCOMING MESSAGE to THE &HJI'H. OBJECf TRAVFl.ID THIS DISfANCE BETWEEN 5-10 SEOOIDS. CBSFJNm DID OOT BR.IEVE OBJECf TO HAVE BEEN A METEORITE DUE TO IrS PARAtl.EJ, OOURSE ABOVE THE EIRTH. OBJEcr DID NOT APPEAR TO BURN OUI' ,Bur FADED Otrr DUE TO GREAT DISI"ANCE. LOCAL WEATHEHttAN REPORI'ED THAT HE BELIEVED A SATFll.ITE PASSES OVER EASI'MAN, GA., TRAVELIN3 NORTH TO OOUI'H, AT A?PROXIi~lATFl.Y 2000 HOURS, EASfffiN Sf AIDARD TIME; HOWEVER, HE BELIEVED THE SATfll.ITE WOlD.D PROBABLY BE IN VIE\tl FOC APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINliTES FROM }{)RIZON TO HORIZON. CBSERVffi HAS NO TEOiNICALISCIEMTIFIC BAC}(lROU~. L. EXISTENCE OF ?HYSICAL EVIDENC: OONE. AFHQ JAIUS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED