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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7818020

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston West Virginia

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.1
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. 20 or 21 Jul 60 Charleston, West Virginia o Was Balloon
0 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 0 Possibly Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Alicraft
00 Probably Aircraft
0200Z 2 2 C CCct AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably AstronomicalMeteor ProbablyAstronomicalMeteor
No No Civilian Civilian 0 0 PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LEN OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJ 9. COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation
sec Unknown
10-15 .. ., one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINC |11. |11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Round object with Round object with swall srall teardrop teardrop tail, size slow meteor
of basketball, of basketball, bright bright like like white heat. The observation.
small tail arterglow. arterglow. Object was Object was
low over trees low over tr raveling a velinz straight flight
path, disappeared behind trees. Ground fog path, disappeared
present. Airport 2-3 miles from sighting in
same direction.

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NMMNZCZCSQP925C2CS2H734ZCVY95#8 4E26
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RR RJEDSO
DE RUESKBP 2 77 4X2 -
R 121348Z 3 8
FM 783 ACWRON GUTHRIA AFS WVA 1960 AUG
TO RUWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESKB/32 AIR DIV SAGE DOBBINS AFB GA ADMIN. SERVICES WOAFB
RUEEE1/WRIGHT PATT I AFE OHIO 2
RUZZHT/HA USAF RJEZHT/HA USAF R
RJEZHZSEC RJEZH/SEO OF THE AIR THE AIR FORCE
BT
UNCLA3 08-836. UNCLA3 08-833. ATTN: ATIC WPAFE, AFCIN HR USAF, ATIC WPAFE, AFCIN HY USAF,
SAFIS SECRETARY OF SAFIS SECRETARY 'OF THE AIR FORCE. UFO, SUBJE CT: SIGHTING OVER OVER
CHLALESTON VUATHE
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SUBNITTED IAW AFR 2 59. FORMAT IS IAW PARA
15, AF1 230-2.
A. D DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) ROUND WITH SMALL TAIL DROP)
(2) BASKETBALL
(3) BRIGHT, LIKE WHITE HEAT
(4) 0E (1)

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PAGE TWO R RJETKSP 2 /
(5)XZA
(G) NONE
(7) SHALL TAIL (LIKE AFTER GLOW)
(E) NONE
(G) NONE
-. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) JUST LOOKING AROUND
(2) LOU
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(3) LOW (3) LOW OVER W OVER R TRAES TREES
(4) STRAIGHT - -
(5) LIKE TURN OF LIGHT {
(5) 18-15 SXCONDS (5) 18-15 SACONDS
c. c. : MANNER OF OBSERVATION MAMNER OF ERVATION -
(T) GROUND - VISUAL
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS
(3) N/A
L. TIME & DATE OF CIGNTING:
(1)(200Z/210UL JULS
(3) NIGT
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CHARLERTON, W.VA.
F. I IDENTIFYINIG INFORMATION ON OSSERVERS:
PHONE
OCCUPATION: EYECUTIVE AT PONT.
12/14487 AUS RETXOP

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1960 SEP 9 1960 SEP 9 23 03
1 C
i/C
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NNNN Uv
RC167 : A6.1
HDEQUEZCVYE526
RR RJEDSQ 03
DE RJESKEP 5
R 0919402
FM 7E3D ACWRON GUTHRIE AFS CHARLESTON W VA
TO AIR T PATTERSON AFB OHIO
BT
UNA " As FDOM C1! UTO
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OVER CHARLESTON W.VA. -MR&MDS ERENCE PARAGRAQH
G.1 CLEAR WITH PATCHES OF GROUND FOG
2 UNKNOWN
4 CLEAR
5 NONE
6 NONE
7 UNKNOWN
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H.NONE
I.NONE
J.KANAWHA COUNTY AIRPORT IS LOCATED 2 TO 3 MILES FROM THE
OBSERVERS AND A AIRCRAFT OBSERVERS AND A AIRCRAFT T LANDING COULD COULD D HAVE SHINED HIS HAVE SHINED HIS LANDING LANDING
LIGHTS ON A PATCH OF GROUND
K.SAME AS "J" ABOVE K.SAME AS "J" AEOVE
L. NONE - **
BT .
29/19452 SEP RJESKBP
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