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Project 10073 Record: UFO Sighting in Aiken, S.C., November 1967

📅 14 November 1967 📍 Aiken, S.C. 🏛 Aerospace Technologies Division, Production Directorate 📄 Incoming Message / Project Record
AikenSouth CarolinaShaw AFBUFOCondon Committee1967

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TL;DR

A 1967 UFO sighting in Aiken, SC, was investigated by the 861 Radar Squadron and the Air Force. The event was officially dismissed as a misidentification of conventional jet aircraft from Shaw AFB.

This document details a UFO sighting report filed by the 861 Radar Squadron in Aiken, South Carolina, concerning an event on November 14, 1967. A high school student reported observing three red, oval-shaped objects for approximately 29 minutes. The observer, who used binoculars at times, claimed the objects moved in no planned direction and eventually disappeared behind trees. The report was forwarded to the University of Colorado for the Condon Committee's review. Following an investigation, the Air Force concluded that the sighting was not a valid UFO event. The analysis determined that the observer was unreliable and reluctant to provide necessary details, such as contact information or experience. Furthermore, the 861 Radar Squadron confirmed that three jet fighters from Shaw AFB were conducting night missions in the area at the time of the sighting. The Air Force concluded that the objects were conventional aircraft and that no further investigation was required.

I conclude that this is not a valid UFO sighting but a conventional aircraft and that no further investigation is required.

Official Assessment

I conclude that this is not a valid UFO sighting but a conventional aircraft and that no further investigation is required.

The observer was deemed unreliable and reluctant to provide information. The sighting was attributed to conventional jet aircraft from Shaw AFB performing night missions in the vicinity.

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Key Persons

  • Dr. CondonRecipient of report for University of Colorado study

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