Robins AFB, GeorgiaDecember 1962

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Summary

On December 13, 1962, an observer at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, reported an object traveling toward the west-southwest. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports.

The object appeared as a bright green light with a lighted tail about a foot long, descending at about 45 to 60 degrees. It moved very fast and was in sight only a short time.

The Air Force evaluated the case as probably a meteor sighting.

Reported location

Robins AFB, Georgia

Date of incident

December 1962

State / country

GA / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i
£ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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3 13 December 1962 Robins AFB, Georgia os Ahi Ralioon
E 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION mei dea bat
- Ee a Ee ee HXGround- Visual O Ground-Raodar 2 a id (EN
E GM 13/7 12127 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireroft !
i 5. FROTEE . SOURCE KX XWas Astronomical Meteor
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= y PERE OD Possibly Astronomica
- “No Civilian
4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BONE ee
Ee: . O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation |
> O Unknown |
4 2 seconds ; one South
 |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Object traveling WSW observed at Probably a meteor sighting.
i 45 dgr to 60 descent, Obj appeared as
FE a bright green light with a lighted tajil
P about 1 ft. long, Speed very fast, In
PE sight for 2 seconds.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999977