PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIMCOGROUP LOCATION
0800Z
23 Mar 661100z Fort Jackson, South Carolina
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
. AIRCRAFT
Military 2. Astro(STAR/PLANET)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3. Astro(VENUS)
Three
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not reported SEE CASE FILE
TYPE OF OBSERVATION The first sighting seems to correlate with the presence of
Ground-Visual two RF4C aircraft in the ares.
7. COURSE Verus was at 1100z
its RA. 21.12 and
Hovering
8. PHOTOS . PHOTOS
Yes
XX No XX No
PHYSICAL 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yo Y Several witnesses Several witnesses
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prerlone oditloms of thie form may be used. FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prorlone aditilons of thie form may be used.
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INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) B/1gg of 4
- ACTION : NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX X-2, SAFOS-3 DIA-1,
SMB-1 :(16
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UNCLAS DM 00022 MAR 66. CSAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF FOR SAFOI, 9AF-TAC
AFR 200-2.
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AF IN 11659 125 Mar 66) page 3 of 4
FEET, 20DEG, 15 KNOTS -
TIMES: (3) CEILING TRANSPARENT CIRRUS AT 2803D FEET: () VISIBILITY
UNL IMITED; (5) 100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER, CIRRUS; (6) NO STORMS; (7)VER-
T ICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT : NORMAL AT D03 Z, LIGHT INVERSION AT 2500
FEET AT 0830Z, STRONG FEET AT 0930Z, STRO INVERSION 1500 1500 FEET FEF T AT 113Z. 1100Z.
HNONE.
E. NONE.
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J. 2 RF4C IN AREA LOW PHOTOFLASH CARTR IDGE DROP AT 00302 PHOTOFLASH CARTR IDGE DROP AT 0030
OT HER T IMES, NONE OTHER TIMES, NONE
K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, CHIEF, OPERAT IONAL L INTELL IGENCEAT
1400 3 5, 23 MAR 66, CAPTAIN RUSSEL, FORT JACKSON, SC CALLED SHAW
AFB TO REPORT A UFO SIGhT ING THAT OCCURED DUR ING THE NIGHT BEFORE.
HE REPORTED THE DETAILS G IVEN ABOVE. HE Al SO ST ATED THAT ONE oF THE
TRA INEES WHO SAW THE OBJECT BECAME RAT HER EXCITED. HE DESCRIBED THE 1
SERGEANT OF THE GUARD AS A RESPONSIBLE PER SON. THE FIRST SIGHT ING
AT D03OZ APPEARS TO CORRELATE WITH THE PRESENCE OF 2 RF4C A IRCRAFT IN
THE AREA, BUT THE TWO LATER SIGHT INGS ARE ST ILL UNEXPLAINED AT THIS
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AF IN 11659 (25 Mar 66) page 2 of 4
UFO.
A.(1) OVAL; (2) APPROXIMATELY THREE METERS IN DIAMETER; (3) 00302
)NOT APPLICABLE; (6) 0030Z,RED LIGHT FRONT CENTER, 0800Z AND ,
1100Z,NONE;(7)NONE;(8) NONE;(9) NONE
B.(1) LIGHT S DREW ATTENT ION TO OBJECTS; (2) APPEARED AT TREETOP
HIGHT; (3) SAME; (4) HOVER, SOME MOVEMENT STRIGHT AHEAD AND
HOR IZONT ALL Y; APPEARED TO FOLLOW TRUCK IN AREA. (5)D ISAPPEARED BY
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FADING OUT; (5) UNKNOWN.
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E. FORT JACKSON, SOUTH C. GUNNER RANGE NE AR
WILDCAT ROAD.
F. MIL ITARY. OBJECTS SIGHTED BY SEVERAL TRAINEES AND BY THE
SERGEANT OF THE GUARD ON THE LATER SIGHT INGS. REPORTED TO SHAW AFB
BY CAPTAIN RUSSEL, ASSISTANT G-2,1 -,$ 3:74856 !!8:34,
FORT JACKSON, SOUT H CAROLINA.
G.(1) SHAW AFB
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AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) pa ge 4 of
T IME. BE ST INFO AVA ILABLE IND ICATES, NO A IR CRAFT WERE IN FORT
JACKSON AREA IN OR ADJACENT -6001.
I NO PHYSICAL EV IDENCE.
OT HER SIGHT ING S: DUR ING MORNING HOURS, 24 MAR 66, LOCAL TV STAT ION
WIST (CHARLOTTE, NC) CALLED SHAW AFB AND REPORTED THAT THEY HAD
RECE IVED FIFTEEN CALLS RECE IVED FIFTEE LOTTE,NC NVILLE, NVILLE,
SC AREA.
BT
NOTE: ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NOT IDENTIFIED IN SME FILES. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NOT IDENTIFIED IN SMB FILES.
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