PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340144

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston South Carolina

FRAMES3

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A teen ae PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION
rieston, South Carolina

& TYPE OF OBSERVATION
& Ground- Vi sual
0 Ale Visual

1. DATE ~

31 Dec 55
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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Locol

om _31/22302

O Ground-Redor

O Air-Intercept Rodor

5. PHOTOS Se ee

12. CONCLUSIONS

Woes Bolloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Alcroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Wos Astronomicol
Probobly Kattonenieal
Possibly Astronomical

Other.
BX Insufficient Dota for ‘Evaloniien
0D Unknown

o ooq goo 000

O Yes

bo.) ne civ oe oe
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
ite Sa el a ae | N-Vert-S _
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

1 Yellow, red flaming obj, elongated in
shape, no sound, appeared to be exhaust

astro sighting.
trail, obj appeared high & slow.

EVAIWATION.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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H Venus not visibfe » possible balloon or

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR

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WVB991 Ynaaod VYCOAB VMA@6SHAAGAS yi
RR RJESKB RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEDWR RJEDEN TS 77

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FM COMDR 792ND AC&W SQN NO CHAS AFS SC a 3

TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO

RJESKB/COMDR SSTH ADIV DEF DOBBINS AF8 GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OuTO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELL HDGTS USAF WASH 25 DC

INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY

BT

UNCLASSIFIED 792-0PS -81 PPPQ PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR
298-2 CM THE FOL UFOB IS SUR PD 1 PD YELLOW RED FLAMING OBJECT PD

ELONGATED PD B PD VARIABLE CM GRAPEFRUIT TO BASKETBALL PD C PD

Oa. ow

YELLOW CM RED PD D PD ONE PD E PD N/A-PD F PD N/A PD G PD APPEARED

TO BE EXHAUST TRAIL PD H PD NONE PD I PD NONE PD 2 PD A PD DIRECTLY

IN FRON WHEN CROSSING ASHLEY RIVER BRIDGE GOING WEST PD B PD 15° — &
DEGREES DASH 24@ DEGREES PD C PD 15 DEGREES DASH 20@ DEGREES PD |
D PD NORTH DIRECTION CM THEN VERTICAL CM TO SOUTH PD OBJECT ~_
APPEARED HIGH AND SLOW PD E PD FADED PD F PD 20-25 MINUTES PD 5 ie

eel

3 PD A PD GRND VISUAL PD B PD N/A PD C PD N/A PD 4SP°D A PD

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31/22302 PD B PD DUSK PD 5 PD EST KING CHARLEY 4545 Pp 6 PD CIV

CM CEAROCORITEEMNeR JR CM AGE UNK CM THE CRESCENT CM 13

YEAMANS ROAD CM CHARLESTON SC PD DOCTOR AND HOUSE WIFE PD B PD

N/A PD 7 PD A PD CLEAR PD B PD WNW 7 CM 500% FT 36@ DEGREES CM

28 KTS CM 10@@@ FT 278 DEGREES CM 28 KTS CM 15002 FT 31% DEGREES
CM 25 KTS CM 20@@0 FT 319 DEGREES CM 34 KTS CM 39000 FT 32% DEGREES
CM 5@ KTS CM 45008 FT 326 DEGREES CM 6% KTS PD C PD UNLIMITED PD
D PD 415 PLUS PD E PD NONE PD F PDNONE PD 8 PD AFTER OBJECT

DISAPPEARED CMM STAR APPEARED IN SAME VICINITY PD 9 PD NONE PD

12 PD VAPOR TRAIL OF AC PASSED BETWEEN OBSERVER AND OBJECT AT
LOWER ANGLE BENEATH OBJECT AND CLOSER TO OBSERVER PD 12 PD ©
ASSIST OPS OFF CM HERSCHEL B SMITH CM CAPT USAF CM POSSIBLILITY OF
JET AIRCRAFT OR FIRST SIGNS OF EVENING STAR PD 12 Pp N/A PD

BT

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