Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Columbia, South Carolina, May 1968
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The Air Force investigated a UFO report from Columbia, South Carolina, in 1968. Analysis of the submitted photographs concluded that the alleged objects were merely water spots on the film.
This document contains the official Air Force record for a UFO sighting reported in Columbia, South Carolina, in May 1968. The case, filed under Project 10073, originated from a submission by the Columbia UFO Research Association (CUFORA). The association forwarded a set of photographs and a negative to the Air Force for analysis, claiming they depicted an unusual object. The Air Force investigation, conducted by personnel identified as Benson and Tuttle, concluded that the images did not show an unidentified aerial phenomenon. Instead, the analysis determined that the film contained one large and one small water spot, which were likely caused during the processing of the negative. The official response, signed by Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Office, informed the submitter of these findings and returned the original negative to them. The file includes correspondence from July 1968, the official record form, and the final analysis report dated August 21, 1968.
The film submitted exhibits one large and one small water spot which were undoubtedly incurred during processing of the negative.
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Official Assessment
The film submitted exhibits one large and one small water spot which were undoubtedly incurred during processing of the negative.
The objects reported in the photographs were determined to be water spots on the film rather than unidentified aerial phenomena.
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Aerial Phenomena Office