PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6973245

DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded

REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]

FRAMES5

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o. TYPE OF ON asked for radar conrirmation. Radar did not paint c-jeot.
Radar cperators want outside and observed what they feit te
Ground-Vis.i the planet Venus. The object was described as whate, star ii'
7. COURSE and made no noise.
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FRAME 002 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

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6,000 FEET 170_DEGRERS 3 KNOTS
10,000 FEET. 330 DEGREES 4 KNOTS
16,000 FENT 330 DEGREES 21 KNOTS
20,000 FEET 310 DEGREES 26 KNOTS
30,000 FEET 310 DEGREES 40 KNOT3
50,000 FEET 270 DEGREES 24 KNOTS
80,O00 FEET 260LDEGRDES 20 KNOTS
(3) CEILING-NONE. (4) VISIBILITY-1O MILES. (5) NO CLOUD COVER. (6) NO
THUNDERSTORMS. (7) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE RADIENT-UNK (HDASTRONOMICAL
ACTIVITY: SOME SHOOTING STARS, TWINKLING STARS IN GENERAL AREA.
(I) NO INTERCEPT OR ID MADE. (JD NO AIR
TRAFIC IN, THAT QUADRANT OF SPACE. (K) UFO OFFICER, JAMES V. SNOWDEN,
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MSGT; 861: RADAR SQUADRON, AIKEN S.0. 648-1341 EXT-247. 648-1L02.HOME MSGT, 861:RADAR SQUADRON, AIKEN S.0. 548-1341 EXT-247. 648-1L02.HOME C
PHONE. COMMENTS: THISREPORT MADE BY AN UNQUALIFIED, NAME UNKNOWN OBSERVIR UNKNOWN OBSERVIR
THIS AND THIS AND
CUBSFQUENT
-MED SIGHTINGSA
AND THE WIDE SPREAD PUBLICITY MADE BY THE PAPERS AND RADIO. THIS IS NOT
A CONFIRMED UFO OR A CONVENTIONAL AIRBORNE OBJECT. BUT A NATURAL PHEN-
OMONON SUCH AS VENUS A STAR. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION JJI
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FRAME 003 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

FM B6I RADAR SQUADRON AIKEN AFS SC
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB
RUEDHQA/CSAF
RUEDHQA/OSAF
INFO RUCLEDA/I4AF GUNTER AFB ALABAMA
RUCLEDA/32 ODC
BT
UNCLAS:SSI ODC NOVS7. FOR: TDETR: FOR: AFRDC; FOR: SAF-OI. SUBJ:
UFO SIGHTING. AT APPROXIMATELY 22OO LOCAL A REPCRT WAS MADE TO IHE
AIKEN AFS, SC OF A UFO HIGH IN THE SY, THE REPORT VAS CALLED IN G
BY WLOW, A RADIO STATION AND WAS UNCONFIRMED. EXPERIENCED RADAR OPERATORS
WENT OUTSIDE AND VERIFIED THAT WHERE THE OBJECT WAS SUIPOSED TO BE
WAS THE POSITION VENUS. AN OIHER REPORT WAS RECEIVED OF THE SAME
ENR 30-17 TH
INFORMATPN IS SUBMITTED. (ID SHAPE- LIKE A STAR. (2) SI INFORMATPN IS SUBMITTED. (I SHAPE- LIKE A STAR. (2) SI C
(3) WHITE. (4) 1 OBJECT. (5) NONE. (5) NONE7) NO DETAILS OR (3) WHITE. (4) 1 OBJECT. (5) NONE. (5) NONE (7) NO DETAILS OR
EXHAUST. (8) O SOUND. (9) ABOUT 035 DEGREES. 528,(8,&. (3) COURSE-
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NONE. (2) O35 DEGREES. (3) REMAINED IN SIGHT. (4) NO FLIGHT PATH.
()REMAINED IN SIGHT. (S) INDEFINITELY. (C) MANNER OF OBSE
GROUND BISUAL (D) TIME AND DATE:O3OOZ OR 22O0 LOCAL.
4 DEC 67 (2) LIGHT CONDITION: NIGHT. (E) LOCATION OF OBSERVER: IN RADIO
STATION. THAN OUTSIDE. (F) INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: UNKNOWN.
(G) WEATHER: CLEAR, COLD, VISIBILITY- UNLINITED. (1) WINDS ALOFT220
DEGREES-2 K KNOTS SURFACE TEMP: 35 DEGREES DEW POINT: 28 (2) REPORT FROM
32 AD AWS: 3

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