DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6781260
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONMyrtle Beach South Carolina
FRAMES2

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11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Green, surrounded by white haze - tail double length of object.

45 seconds for meteor, however possible meteor sighting,
possible jet a/c afterburner. no positional date included.
Canno® evaluate on limited date presented.

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used.

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INFO COMDR 9 AF POPE AFB NC ¥ 2

COMDR 5@7 TAC CON GP POPE AFB KC

CITE ACW29-4-264
UFOB, FOLG REPT IS KEREBY SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITKE AFR 22@-2, PAR

68. ENTRIES ARE MADE IAW CORRESPONDING SUB PARA NUMBERSe 1: DESCRIPTION
OF OBJECT, As ELONGATED. Bs BASKETPALL. Cs GREENISH, SURROUND BY

WHITE HAZE. Ds 1. Es N® Aw Fs TIERED, DOME ON TOP. os WKITISH

GREEN TRAIL APPROX TWICE THE LENGTH OF OBJECT. Hs NONE. Is NEG.

2; DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. As BRILLIANCY. Bs EST 12 TO 15000 FT ALT
AXIMUTH UNK. Cs APPROX 345 DEG. Ds STRAIGHT. Es DISAPPEARED BEHIND
TREES, Fs APPROX 45 SECONDS. SSMANNER OF OBSVNe As GRND VISUAO.

Bs NEG. Cs N/A 48 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING, A& 2421282, APR S54.

Bs NIGHT. 53 LOCATIONS OF OBSERS. As GEOREF MD 2640, SOUTH OF

MTL.

OLINA. 63 IDENTIF
AGE UNK,

SUMTER S$
SUMTER SC.
727 AC AND W SQDN © SC
: CRP NR 1, 727 AC AND.W SQDN, MYRL » TSWEATEHER
CONDITIONS, A’ NO CLOUD COVERAGE, NO WINDS, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.
os 6000, 190/810900, @92/. 16009, 2880/8. 20002, 2902/8. 30000, 300/22.
58980, 280/50 (EST). 88098, UNT C USLN CEILING 250, SCATTERED.
Ds VISIBILITY, 15 MILES. E’ AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVERAGE. 6/12 TO
&/1@ OF THIN BROKEN CIRRUS, Fs NONE, 8: SOUTH CAROLINA METEROGICAL
MER PREDICTED A SHOWER OF METEORITES AT APPROX THE SAME TIME AS THE
ASOVE SIGHTING, 93 NEG. 103 NEG. 418 NEG. 128 IT IS THE OPINION OF
THE PREPARING OFF THAT A VISUAL SIGHING WAS OBSERVED BUT TEAT THE
SIZE OF THE OBJECT AS REPTD WAS PROB DUE TO AN OPTICAL PHENOMENA
MAKING THE LIGHT ENLARGED AND DIFFUSED AND POSSIEILITY THE SIGHTING
JAS AN IMAGE OF A DISTANT LIGHT SOURCE
30/1431Z APR JEDUP

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UNCLASSIFIED

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR
AFTER INTERVALS;

= 12 YEARS.
VR DIB 6200.10

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