Project 10073 Record Card and Supplement to AF Form 112 — Myrtle Beach and Tabor City, N.C. Sightings

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-1-58) issued by the 354th Fighter-Day Wing (TAC) at Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina, concerning a series of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported by civilians in Tabor City, North Carolina, and the surrounding area between January 9 and January 12, 1958. Eight civilians reported observing an object that appeared as a half-moon or frame-like shape, glowing reddish-yellow with white streaks, hovering over the horizon with pendular motion. The reports describe the object as being significantly larger than a star. The intelligence report includes detailed supplements to AF Form 112, documenting individual witness accounts, including descriptions of the object's appearance, behavior, and the conditions of the sightings. The investigation, conducted by Captain Allan P. Charak and First Lieutenants Joseph E. Clarkson and Philip E. Griggs, concluded that the sightings were attributable to the planet Venus. This conclusion was supported by astronomical data, which indicated that the elevation and azimuth of the reported objects matched the position of Venus at the time of the observations. The document also notes that the 727th AC&W Squadron at Myrtle Beach AFB reported no unusual radar activity, noting only standard ground clutter. Additionally, the report includes a press compilation from the Charleston News and Courier, which detailed widespread reports of a bright light in the sky across South Carolina, with some witnesses speculating it was a meteor or a meteorite. The report serves as a formal record of the military's investigation into these civilian reports, ultimately dismissing them as astronomical phenomena.