DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9678324
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONFort Mill South Carolina
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
19/1941
19/221.1z South Carolina
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Both observer reguestei to complete AF Form 117. Neisher
Oce has baen returnei ss ot 10 January 1969
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
stes See Case Files
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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19168
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 43433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT UFO Observation
19 October 1968
TO:
Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self- you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to addressed envelope. Thank you reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
nECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT PATTERSON FORCE 9ASE. OHI0 43433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF: 30.0071966
SUBJECT: vation, 19 cober 1968
TO:
Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. you reported to the Air Force. T The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeri enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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REPORT ON AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJEOT STPHTED 10/19/66
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Rine/2lece- About 7:45 to 8:00 Pil EDST at Fort Mill, South
Cerolina.
Duration- About fifteen ninutes
high school boys
Name/Address of Observers-
also of Fort Mill also of Fort Mill
Shave- Shave g shaped shaped Pear shaped
his eye defect is not severe. He reads well without glasses. glasses.
Both agroe I lerger at one
than the other.
Dinensions- About three times larger and brightor than Venus.
Color- Pure white, changing to red when it t moved
Sound- None
Altitude- Estimated to be a few hundred feet high at a distance
of about one half to one mile.
Speed- Quick, but not too fast
Details of Sighting- We turned off Dobys Bridge road onto
Fairwey Drive, The object was sighted above the trees and was
below an overcast sky. I thought it wes a helicopter and Mc-
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Fadden thought it wes a planet. After traveling a quarter of
- clearly as we passed the pond beside his hone. It wes t cleerly as we passed the pond beside his home. It wes then then
the Brioiyerd Road to see it better.
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turned left ot the iuterscetion of Teiivey Drive ind
Bonis Gtrest And prooroded towerd the Drtolgrad Poad, Te tirnod
right after treveling r nile and a qurrten. Junt a Eter arlini the
turn, ve stopped at rrilrotd trroke to cheot for e coming trrin.
clecrly visible es an ese or peer shrped object. Ne then moved
quiclly along the Brickyard Rond to the old Sprett Panily Tavo-
jeot seemed not to have noved and seomed to be over the Sutton
Rosd erea. Less than a nimite after we stopped the o Roed erea. Less than a nimte after we stopped the object turned object turned
red and dropped to on altitude of less than two hundrod feet.
As soon as it stopped dropoing it resumed a white color. We then As soon es it stopped dropping it remumed a whito color. We then
were
on Sutton Road that the object wes now over Rock Hill, S.d. and
we
could turn cround, ond when we could I soin the sky once more it
was gone.
We don't low what the object is, but we think that
the Air Force might like to check into this case. He have heard
stories about strange lights in this area but this is the first
and
ver ; this report
for wyself and My telephone .. I would would
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Yours truly, Yours truly,
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