PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781277

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston South Carolina

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
24 Apr 54/25/0105 (n) Charleston, South Carolina
. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
military military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4 NUMBER OF PROBABLY PROBABI MMICAL: METEOR
OBJECTS
one
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
6 - 8 seconds 6 - 8 seconds Plat, oblong - white turning Plat, oblong - white turning greenish blue - trail 20 to
30 ft behind object. Reliable ight and
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION level flight. .
ground visual BX 1
possible seteor.
7. COURSE
. PHOTOS
D Yes
No
.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious odoms of thie form may bo uood.
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FM COMDR FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFE ALA FM COMDR FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFE ALA
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JEDWP/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGENCE H2 USAF WASHDC
JEPFF/COMDR MATS WASHDC
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UF O B/PRIORITY/
(1) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S)
(A) FLAT OBLONG E  002 1
(D) APPROX 25FT LONG
(C) UNITE AT NING GREENISH BLUE THEN BACK TO WHITE
(D) ONE
(E) NONE 500 N04
(R) NONE
(C) NO TRAIL AT FIRST BECOMING UNITE TRAIL 2° T0 37 FT BEHIND AS OBJECT

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PASS TO CAST
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PAGE TWO JESYI G13
(S) FLT PATH NOT AFFECTED MAINTAINED CONSTANT ALTITUDE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OEJECT(S)
(A) WHITE LIGHT SE OF C) OK LIKE
LANDING ON RNVY 15 LANDING ON RNWY 15 919 -19
HORIZON
(C) 35 DEGREES 19 DEGREES ABO) (C) 35 DEGREES 19 DEGREES ABOV ORIZON
(D) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ALIGHT (D) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ALIGHT
(E) WENT OUT OF SIGHT OVER HORIZON
(F) APPROX 6 TO 8 SEC (F) APPROX TO 8 SEC
(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) BINOCULARS
(C) C46 4574V, 9099FT TRAVELING IW 66AKTS MIANI FLA
(4) TI E AND DA TING
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(B) NIGHT sOTAXE
(5) LOCATION OF OBSER TOWER AND FROM 03
RANP CHARLESTON AFB SC
RESERONEEVOVEY ANL
(S) IDENTIFYING
(A) CIVILIAN
(1 AIR OPNS SPEC. AGE 52 8.09 804
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PAGE THREE JESYQ GIB
(3) TOWER OPERATOR AGE 36 DRAWER
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(4) DAGE UNK
(B) MII TCS ARLESTON AFB
(7) WEATHER (7) WEATHER AND WINDS AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
(A). C
(B) SURFACE CALM DEGREES/CALM KNOTS (B) SURFACE CALM DEGREES/CALN KNOTS
10,0E REES/ KNOTS
16,4M FEET E90 DEGREES/ 10 KNOTS
20,900 FEET 180 DEGREES/ 05 KNOTS −
30, 909 FEET 270 DEGREES/ 28 KNOTS
50,009 FEET 259 DEGREES/ 45 KNOTS ESTINATED
80,900 FEET DEGREES/ K KNOTS NOT AVAILABLE
(C) CEILING - 25OM9 OVERCAST, BREAKS IN OVERCAST
(D) VISIBILITY - 15 PLUS
(E) CLOUD COVER - OVERCAST
(F) THUNDERSTORNS - NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
(19) NONE
(11) ONE

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