PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ( 2. LOCATION Greenville, z. Carolina 12. CONCLt:.SIONS Was Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION IX Grovnd Vt suol 0 GrounciRoclar 0 Air-Vi 6'-'al' 0 Airlntercept Roclor ' souAcf DATETIME CROUP ,S. PHOTOS 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomical a &w.tcur o.stronoroers Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical LE,..GTH Of OBSERVATION I 1. NUMBER Of OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _!Y.SS -- 10. IRIEII SUMMARY Of SIGHTING OlovillG brcnm1sb oron;C color. Oval shape Stro.icht nnd level. llo definite conclUDiona Simil.a,l-s1ehtin~ ban been geese or ducks ATI~ FORM I (R&V 26 I&P 12) 0 lnsuffici ent Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown l I. COMMENTS ObJects \lerc in ticht dia.":lond for..-otion. Seemed to oscillate olichtly. One Gource seemd to 1ndicQ.te' he tho~bt they -were t~eae. Size ot halt-dollnr at nrm'c length . 00\VNGRADED AT 3 YP. .. t\n fNTERvA1.SJ: DECLASSlFIEt> .At-'>l'ER 12 YEARS. l>OD DlR 620i>.l0 UNCLASSIFIED ataht ot 13 lla7 1952 at. 2233 ES!, tour amateur astronomers observed a tonaatJ.on of tour oval-shaped objects:. The objects were observed natt,-\he p-OW!. '!be objects were sighted nearq oYerhead and disap- pearecl at. an angle of a~t. 12 in t-hree aeconda. They were described as being J'edd1ab Jello-or reddish-in color. The7 were relative in size to a halt dollar, quarter turned, at arm's length. 1'he objects appeared to wobble in \heir tlicht and being oval-shaped appeared to be flying sideways !be ni&ht was extremely clear. 'l'he sources stated that thero was haze and pouDCI illmrrlnation near tJle city, but that t.hey were on the Furman University o.apaa ancl there were no srouod li&hts near nor haze. was inclined to believe these were geese the description ot this incident is Yer;y s1m1liar to others from clriYe-in theat.era and one Fargo, Borth on 25 April 1952 that were ducks. Ia \hie cue, however,. there were DO ground lights in the area to reflect trom a bird. this 1a borne out by the tact that these people had set. up their tele- Hopea ln a dark area, which is essential tor good astronomical observ1111 It. 1a DOt known how auch light a bird rill renect, but it seems lo&ical. a relatiYeq bright ~wnd source or light would be needed. As wu stated, one source ns sure they were geese but the other three ""' aa aure thq were not.. !be poeaib1lit7 or alrcratt is nil since they passed direct.l7 overhead with DOWNGRADED AT 3 YBAR tN'1 ERfA'L DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA'RS. UNCLASSIFIED MA~ 1.3_. l!lll5~.-rGR!:qA'J1JI I Ee. SQ\:l.Tti_C~B.OL..I~ _l~EYHQE-195~-~-j~) 4 WJTNESSESO_O_ ,.OUA ASTAOMERS REPORTED SEE'I NG FOOR ~ UCEA-SHAPED OB-JECTS FLY J NG IN A 0 1 ~IAMOND-~A ~npM&TinN. ~nwrN~ 4 o w Y~IIOWe THE OAJECTS PASSED OZ .. SIL.r.NT~Y OVERHEADt. WOUBLING SE/ERAL TI S BEFORE THE~ WENT OUT OF SIGHTe' A~L p3 FOUR ODJECTSt'TH~. ASTROMERS AG~EED, HAD AN' OVAL. SHAPE, LIKE THAT OF A DISC 04 DE .. AfiTMENT OP' THE AU' P'OACE HEADQUARTER UNITED STATES AlA WA8HINOTON ;rlt:o THE INSPECTOR CENERAL us,., \J 1'-1() :J ITH DlSTIUCT OFFICE Of SPECIAL JNVES11CATIONS ROaiNS AIR FORCE BASE, ROBINS FIELD, GEORGIA SPO'r nrr 3LLI ~ ~c:: ru;p OR'l' FlU: lTOt 24 0 StT.!JJSCT t tlliCC~ICNAL AIRCRAFt' SIGi:rl'~ 1~ GP33NVILLl S~t'T!I CAROLINA A'?.~A -13 !1AY 1952 SPr:CIAL I~:QUIRT I. S~WP31St lat Lt A:lT!IUR s . PAD.t . 375th Troop Crr1sr Win' Intell1Lonoe Oti'icer. Donald3on J\FB, South C!'rolima, rooei"rsd i:1t(H'Ma- t1on tram the Officer of th<~ D37, 13 ':.'ay 1S52 that u nidntlfied obJ')O'te ha...l ~O'D - -teQ by tr.e'T'Iibers ot IL. ~;roup of SMteur Astronomers at U."proxi- II. t":TAILSr (1) t!r. Ore en-ville,. ~>O\Ith C'lrollna, was inte-~e~ tolloW'lng written statemnrt a by Lt. rAI:..!~.R nnd lr.liJ.d the "Cn the ni~ht or !'ay 13. 1952. ut t.~)f~roxbstely 2a33 ciS1', a &roup or emateur a3tronomer of whoa 1 "3a o~ &th~red on the Ca~p~t ot F11r.:-.an Uniwra1ty, Green-vllle, So~th C'lrol\~a i"or an evening or ob- .:enrln~. As we """ pre.p"i'"rfnglo ya-;;.,;;.;' rnr:~i'oeTfour (~".) object~. Jro41tie~ oyliuder or obloid in shape~ tlying at an unmolrJl ~ltlt\Jde on a head1J1 or about 3CO dep;.., T:-~ .. obj.tot were brownish onn tn oo1or and rather ~ull-r.lOl'in~in appe6raDce. . '!'h'ae obj~ots \~'-'r8 ln a Jlamond rorrt ion, aL"'llst direotly oyerhead, r,oin~ on a atr~tch~ eai,ree~ o~cillatln~ olieht\7 t1rst one aide wo,Jld tip uj) then t~e o~hr. The;.r ..,sre in :riz~t for about t1ve (5) seocnd" Gr,enrlll~, So"tJth Cdrollna. w!ls lnt"rvi...,&d b:,r Lt. F:1 t~Wde th" follow1n~ written sta~err.e~ a Jlle 14-o. 11'113 t Uaoontentlonal Airoratt S1r;hted in Greenvill~, 3. c. oD the nlcht or !lay 13, 1952, t\t a~proxlllllltel;r 2233 ~:s.r. a p-oup ot aatev aat c.t wh1oh I WI\S one, were preparlns to ~\lrft horae after &D e-venln$ of ob .. rrlnzr; f'rom th8 f\arzran e looaterl lD Oreen~lle, 8oath Carolina. At thl~ t1~, ono of tl& sroup oallacl our attention to .mat I wnultl aaywere tour ch,jeott. eaoh the ahape ot the &oo" without neok or tall. The~ were a 1\X:"linous \~own or oran~ oolor, poalbly tranluoent end tly1n~ in a dla~nd torma- tioD. u1at botwn oaeh obj..,ot rra cb.-ut r1ve (6) taee the wl\lth ot eaoh objttot tbe~ ._.,re fl7lng about ten (10) to flttetUl (15) do~ree3 trcm d.ireotly o~rh"!'a1, on 11 l='Yftl a~nr h.1adinr. about 330 de~rell.!e Al- t1t~$ I rn~Jl;:t Aey Y'&~ b~low ltt(JO f'1J~ 1r. they flclre rtbout .. h., eiz~ tH pe .. Thtty w~r vial'-' l ' for . 9bc;ut t~n (r) sacC'nd " "Their tli;h.t 'JP~:; o.;oi11 1r.c in natl're, f'1r at f1v~ (~) deer up on ~ne aldP nnd &t th8 ~me t1~e down on th~ oth~r." Iouth Carolina, wae wrl ~en etat!tw.tnt t 1n1:erTiowe~ by-Lt. l'Al~.-~R ~r-.d mn.tle Creenrllle the followin~ "Cn th(t ni1;ht ot !'ay l.S l!J!ii~. ~t s.r ... pro.drwto ly 22;j;> E.;~, uoup or n::\14tour astl'.Jfa)ll.:)l"S, of which I v;a.a or.o, t.':t~'r.artll on t;lo CtU11pU Ot ;'ur~ll T;'ni ... .,.'9r:sltj lClC~tod in ~r~cl'rt'lll\1 riCHt~h C~rC\ l l!l8 \'10 \r&r& S~t1nt rq:JJy to Ctlll it O!t ~VOillll(, :::~o;a 4J~::J3J 7:lc:,:A. eolld c\.:r nttont1c,n to rcu: (4) obloid, &olf-1llu':.lln.ted, i.ro.,nlsh ~ll0j,tf CJl'Jjects tra'Vt'liD{; in ft. diC.!~!d rc..J~tlc.:l. \'h.>se objoct W.trfl '\i1 ai~ht fo1 alio..1t t!u-oe (3} seco~d trtr.velinl or. a level o~Jrs alirotly aroe" to th..., lett on a haCldlni or a1.:o.:t ~00 d._.creaa. "I r.o:J unable. to flat!.r.:~to th;) :1lti".;ud~ or speed ot thaso C)bjoote. They tr.~lecl dirotly ovetrhsad, ma~;ing DO a vund, and ratt-sr wobbl1n in tllrnt. l!otion ~raa aicilar to he!i.vy win:;~ bird a iu tli ht. Jt waa ~ oluar. ~1et nitht, excellr.t r aatrono~. 1hur ~aa a sli~bt tround ba over i. , olt,y ho11ever, tl.is d4t1 not ~xt.:-.t~d to th"' ur:.,.n enmpu ~!'!.\lre it w~s I-:Grtectly clet1r. By way of !'urtlflr dosorlptioo. I wouLi aJ.y t~1a ~i;j:)ota w-:.r& 11lr.U.lBr to th 'Lubuoo' Lit;ht.:~' :.~ rll~oltod in LU'e aLAJloo, Ap- pro,tnet~. ala"' \IC'.Jll to thst of 4 h!..H" Gollllr !1sl~ ~,t. arl.:\~ lon.);~ r_;,.l ell:;htly tarned. Plle 24.0, aubjt tJiaoozneutlonal Alrorert Slt;bte4 in GreenY1lle, s. c. III. ~CTIC!t Ro aotlon ls ooatemplated at presflnt by Gth Dlatrld OSI (IG) In reterenoe to this mt.t:ter. Lt. PAL~rm h'ls ndvis~d thf\t Air lntel11genoe lr~or~tlon Report, ForM 112. Part I. oonoern\ng thi~ tcoi4eDt wa forward~ n~adq~artors U~AP en la 1~52. ~o or., AlJC !lr1ch t -Patte.-on A Fl.l, Oial o A't"r.r t Jl~IS AF fORM 11%-PAIIT I A~ovrn I JU,.[ M41 11:1! tor! Stflt~s AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT !::.~htillg ar ~ .. ~.kr;~ltiull :'1yiT;i .:J:;.i:~ts r.refln~ill6 Soutl, C!lrclina. .~itith T. c. oir.:.t.; lrttcl.1~L::r.c DAfC 01 ltiPORT DATI OIIIIPDftMATK* I' YALUA loOM ccrtHlc~ ~c by OhoTIU""'tOII l't OIIIC".IN.\TCM N~fi; THIS OOt;UME:",.T CO~TAINS INFOflMATION AFFECTING THI:. NATIONAL Di'FC.N"f Of TttE UNI lEO STATr.S WITIUN TilE MfANING 01' Tti f'~F'IONAC":r. ACT. !'ll U S C- 31 Af!tU lZ. AS -MENDED. lf5 TR4N~ .. IS510ft OATH Rt:V(lATION OF 11'-i COmCNr:; IN ANY MANNEW TO A~ U~AUTHOifiZH) tl f ')fw , .. , PIIJHIBilfO llV LAo'J IT M4Y NOt Of. Pr.PRODUCD IN WHOLI OR IN PANT. 8Y OTHER THAN UNirC.U Sl ATt!i AIH tOitCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY P~w.u.,:.tuN OF THE: OIRLC. TOR OF lllnLLIGENC.E. USAf. ...IIM!I ~II! ---(W\SIIICAfiO!Ij t-- """'!lOG l.lffl" lf)O 0 I II