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DaTE- TiME GROUP 2. LOCATION

Charleston, South Czrolina

3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Satellite (ZGHO I)

Civi Lian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 ifinutes
TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Groum=Visual
COURSE

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Round object no tail or trail. Passed West to East at about
85 deg elevation. Passed over head and changed direction to
SE. Silver color. Zig-Zag as course changed. WX hizh thin
clouds. Thunderstorms had just sassed.

COLTS: Wk in area conducive to distortion in appearance of
object. Change in direction and zig-zag attributed to these
conditions or illusion. Flight regarded as straisht. Duration
consistant with Satellite snd aprearance of object in acco
with this analysis. ECHO I was over Charleston at 1016, 55 deg
elevation moving SE. Possible error in time. Observation
regarded as EGHHO I. If not ECHO I, thm one of the other
Visibla Satellites,

PHOTOS

O Yes
Le Ne

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes

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AF IN : 20810 (17 Jul 65) R/jrh © pg 1 of 3

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AF IN : 20810 (17 Jul 65) |.’ pg 2 of 3
COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 28@-2 THE FOLLOWING UFO INFORMATION IS
SUBMITTED: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTs ROUND, SIZE OF PIN HEAD, SILER,
ONE, NO TAIL OR TRAIL, NO SOUND, NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE FEATURES.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: OBSERVERS WERE SITTING OUTDOORS
WATCHING THE STARS WHEN THEY OBSERVED THE OBJECT PASSING WEST
TO EAST AT ABOUT 85 DEGREES ALTITUDE, THEN IT PASSED OVERHEAD AND
AT ABOUT 7@ DEGREES ALTITUDE CHANGED COURSE TO THE SOUTHEAST. AND ‘

DISAPPEARED A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER. A ZIG: ZAN MOTION WAS NOTED
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JUST PRIOR TO AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHANGE OF COURSE. THE OBJECT
WAS OBSERVED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. ALL OBSERVATION WAS BY NAKED :
EYE ONLY. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING WAS 0335 ZULU 15 JUL 65. NIGHT )
TIME. OBSERVERS WERE LOCATED AT 79 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST :

LONGITUDE AND 32 DEGREES 52 MINUTES NORTH ALTITUDE, THIS BEING THE
CAMPUS OF THE CITADEL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. VERBAL REPORT

WAS GIVEN BY TWO STUDENTS (CIVILIANS) MR. JQ, acc !
<n 21, re Seampeamemm Sc. BOTH ARE

PRESENTLY STUDENTS AT THE CITADEL. ALTHOUGH MADE AN IMPRESS=
SION OF BEING SINCERE DURING REPORT, RELIABILITY CAN NOT BE DETERMINED.

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AF IN : 20810 (17 Jul 65) pg 3 of 3 :

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OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER WAS THAT SKY WAS CLEAR, THE MOON WAS

QUT ANO THE STARS WERE CLEARLY VISIBLE. REPORT FROM AWS HERE AT
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE WASs 9808 SCATTERED HIGH THIN BROKEN,
VISIBILITY 12 NM SURFACE WINDS 210 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. WINDS AT
THE FOLLOWING ALTITUDES: 62@ 258 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS; 12088 239

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DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS$ 16@@@ 268 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS; 20000 FT 270
DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS; 329000 FT 272 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS. CEILING

UNKNOWN: VISIBLITY 12NMz CLOUD COVER 9€@@ SCATTERED HIGH THIN
BROKEN; THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEEN IN AREA EARLIER BUT HAD OISIPATED BY : |
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TIME OF OBSERVATION. VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WAS 3 DEGREES
PER 1000 FEET. HREPARING OFFICER'S COMMENTS: DUE TO THE REPORTED
BEHAVIOR OF THE OBJECT AND THE ABSENSE OF ANY CORROBORATING .
INFORMATION, THE REPORTING OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANY LOGICAL
CONCLUSION AS TO EITHER THE NATURE OF THE OBJECT OR A REASON FOR
IT APPEARANCE. /
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