PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9735498

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston AFB S C

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
8 Oct 63 Charleston AFB. S.C. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bailoon 6ssrbiy Daioon
Local Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT 09/0030Z 09/0030Z AirVisual AiVisual Air-Intercspt Rudor Air-Intercop! Rudor D 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomicdl Meteor Was Astronomicd Meteor
Yes 000 D Probably Astronomical
No No Military 0 Possibly Astronomicol Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS DBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
0 00 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
30 Seconds One NW NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
ebject (Meteor)with Although object gave impression of initial
tail or exhaust l5x length of object. Appeared climb, Duration,description and all other
to be breaking up. Observed as moving light data indicates bolide observation. Case
in SE Horizon (145 deg az) and gave impression carried as meteor
of climbing then assumed flat trajectory and
disappeared in NW.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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C: RUCDSQ
E RUCOHA 68 09/2020Z PRIORITY
R 052000Z
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.. 1S36 AIRTRNSPWC CHARLESTON AFE
RUNGALE/ADC RUNGALE/ADC
VEACN/24 AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD EACN/24 AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD
RUCDSQ/FTD UPAFB OHIO RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO YX 4Xv
RUEANC/CSAF RUEANC/CSAF
RUEAHQ/CSAF F WASH DC
RUEAAM/WAADS FT LEE AFS VA
INFO RUCDAA/MATS
RUEAFW/EASTAF MOGUIRE AFB NJ
ET
UNCLAS 1638 OPL gS-K-g9.
LFO. CSAF FOR
EASTAF FOR ETXPI. A. (1) AS A COMET. (2) HALF THE SIZE OF
HORNING (S) NONE.
(7) TRAIL OR EXHAUST OR EXHAUST 15 TIMES THE LENGTH OF (8) NEGATIVE. (8) NEGATIVE.
UP. B. (1) MOVING LIGHT. (2) SOUTH- UP. B. (1) MCVING
ZAST HONIZON AT AZINUTH 145 DEGREES (3) NORTHWEST HORIZON AT DEGREES (3) NORTHWEST HORL7
AZINUTH 325 DEGREES. (4) ESTIMATED 145 DEGREES T0 325 DEGREES.
APPEARED TO BE CLINBING WHEN FIRST OBSERVED, THEN ASSUMED FLAT
MAJLOTONY. (5) SEENED TO CHRED AS IT DISAPPEARED IN THE HOFTH-
ISZ S ELOCKA CE UNCLAS
ET. (O) 31 SEOCNDC. C. (D) GNOUND-VISUAL. (2) NEGATIVE.
M/A. D. (1) ODOOSOZ. (A) HIGHT. E. CHARLESTON AFE,
EAN 2gOSW, E, (D)N/A

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AGE 2 RUCOHA 6E UNCLAS 1
D.(6) 39 SECONDS. C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NEGATIVE.
(3) N/A. D. (1) OSOBSOZ. (2) NIGHT. E. CHARLESTON AFB,
C54N 8D02W. F. (1) N/A (2) ) SHANNON N W. CALVERT, TECT
L6C LGC COMM CQ, GCA CPIRATOR, RELIABLE. G. (I) CAVU. COMN CQ, GCA CPIRATOR, RELIABLE. G. (1) CAVU.
(2) SURFACE: 160/05. 680D FT:33 SURFACE: 160/05. 608D FT: 330/19. 10,020FT: 360/10. 10,020FT1 360/10.
16000 FT 320/0S. 23,900 FT: 320/17. 30,909 FT: 295/27.
58,300 FT: 262/34. 80,30OFT: UNKNOWN. (5) UNLINITED.
(4) UNLIMITED. (5) CLEAR. (S) NEGATIVE. (7) NOT GIVEN.
ALTITUDE OF OBJECT NOT ESTIMATED. M. NEGATIVE. I. NEGATIVE.
J. BASE WEATHER RELEASED
1CO. CHECK WITH COAST GUARD, UEN, AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES
VIELDS NO EXPLANATORY INFORMATION. SERGEANT CALVERT BELIEVES
THIS WAS NOT FALLING STAR BECAUSE OF ITS APPEARANCE AND TRAJECTORY.
DASED ON WINDS ALOFT REPORTS, IT PROBABLY WAS NOT A WEATHER
BALGOON. NO UFO REPORTS RECEIVED BY OTHER BALGCON. NO UFO REPORTS RECEIVED BY OTHER AGENCIES. L. AGENCIES, L.
AEGATIVE. EGATIVE.
ET ET
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