Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 23 April 1954
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A 1954 report of an elongated, greenish aerial object over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The military concluded the sighting was likely an optical phenomenon or a distant light source, noting a concurrent meteor shower prediction.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a sighting reported on April 23, 1954, near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The witness reported observing a single, elongated, greenish object surrounded by a white haze, featuring a dome on top and a trail approximately twice the length of the object. The object was estimated to be at an altitude between 12,000 and 15,000 feet and traveled in a straight path for approximately 45 seconds before disappearing behind trees. The report, submitted in compliance with AFR 200-2, notes that weather conditions were clear with unlimited visibility, though some thin broken cirrus clouds were present. The investigating officer concluded that while a visual sighting occurred, the reported size of the object was likely due to an optical phenomenon, potentially an image of a distant light source. The report also mentions that the South Carolina meteorological center had predicted a meteor shower at the time of the sighting, suggesting a possible connection to the observed event. The final conclusion recorded on the form is that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.
It is the opinion of the preparing off that a visual sighting was observed but that the size of the object as reptd was prob due to an optical phenomena
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Official Assessment
It is the opinion of the preparing off that a visual sighting was observed but that the size of the object as reptd was prob due to an optical phenomena making the light enlarged and diffused and possieility the sighting was an image of a distant light source
The report notes that the South Carolina meteorological center predicted a shower of meteorites at approximately the same time as the sighting.