Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Beaufort, South Carolina, 15 May 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported an elliptical, glowing object in Beaufort, South Carolina, on 15 May 1963. The Air Force investigation, led by Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend, concluded the case was 'indeterminate' due to insufficient evidence and the lack of corroborating witnesses.
This document contains the records for a UFO sighting reported on 15 May 1963 in Beaufort, South Carolina. The primary witness, a civilian, observed an elliptical, glowing object with a cloudlike trail and 2-4 lights for approximately 12 to 15 minutes. The object was sighted at a 30-degree elevation in the west-southwest direction. The witness, who was on a boat at the time, reported that the object eventually faded and appeared to recede to the southwest. The witness explicitly ruled out the 'Faith Seven' spacecraft. The investigation was conducted by Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend of the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Air Force provided the witness with schedules for the Echo satellite to assist in identifying the object, though the witness noted that weather conditions in the Beaufort area were often poor. The final evaluation of the case, designated as Case No. 10, concluded that while the object might have been an aircraft, the evidence was insufficient for a definitive identification. The investigators noted that the youth of the witness and the lack of other observers made the report unreliable for a 'first-class' unidentified classification, opting instead to label it as 'indeterminate' or 'insufficient corroboration.'
Although it may have been an aircraft we feel this is a bad case of insufficient follow-up.
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Official Assessment
Although it may have been an aircraft we feel this is a bad case of insufficient follow-up. We evaluate it, therefore, IF. The youth of the witness and the fact that there was only one witness makes some of us feel that this should not be ranked as a first-class unidentified, but rather as 'indeterminate' or 'insufficient corroboration.'
The sighting was likely an aircraft, but the lack of corroborating witnesses and the youth of the primary witness led to an indeterminate classification.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Robert J. FriendLt Col, USAF, FTD