PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8230439

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATION10mi Nof Fort Mill South Carolina

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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