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Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, Charleston, South Carolina, 16 January 1967

📅 16 January 1967 📍 Charleston, South Carolina 🏛 Foreign Technology Division 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A 1967 UFO sighting in Charleston, South Carolina, was initially dismissed as radar interference but later recommended for classification as a 'definite UFO' by investigators due to the testimony of a skilled radar operator.

This document details a UFO sighting report from 16 January 1967, involving two objects observed near Charleston, South Carolina. The initial report, filed under Project 10073, describes two round, silver and blue objects with a red ring and a beam of light from the tail end. The objects were observed for 50 minutes and were tracked by a height finder radar (MPS-14). The initial official conclusion was that there was insufficient data for evaluation. Subsequent investigation by Lt. Paul Jones Jr. at Ft Lee AFS revealed that the radar returns were initially attributed to ground clutter and later to radar interference caused by high gain settings on the height finder. However, the final message in the series notes that the observations of Airman Sears, described as a skilled height operator, indicated the presence of actual objects in the area, as there were no weather balloons or aircraft present. Consequently, it was recommended that the incident be logged as a definite UFO.

I RECOMMEND THIS BE LOGGED AS A DEFINITE UFO.

Official Assessment

Insufficient data for evaluation.

Initial reports of UFOs were attributed to radar interference caused by high gain settings on the height finder. However, subsequent internal correspondence suggests that the sightings by Airman Sears, a skilled operator, indicated the presence of objects in the area, leading to a recommendation to log the event as a definite UFO.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • Paul JonesLieutenant, UFO Investigation Officer, Ft Lee AFS, Virginia
  • SearsAirman, Height Operator

Organizations

Military Units