PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Vlos Balloon 1:) :\!av 1061 Beaufort, South C~rol ina o Probably Balloon ssi bl Y Boll Local :...;.."_1_0_0_. ---------:a<Ground Vi suol 0 Ground Radar '{i ~;:b j~'ti'rcralt GMT ) G/0200 Z 0 Ai .. Visual 0 Airlntercept Radar Possibly Aircraft S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomi col 0 P robably Astronomical 0 P'ossibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 lnsuffi cient Dot a far Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ATlC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS P:l:tcL~al RittllSS con ~ :l ~ted 39. Do you think you c:an estimc~te the speed of the object? (Clrd One) Y ) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estlmc~te? _ 40. Do you tlrink you c:an estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circ:l On) v IF you onawwed YES, then how far away would you say It waa? Firat Rome MiCldl. Home Indicate ony adc:Utlonol information about your,.lf, includ ing any ducation, which migh t be pertinent Dear Mrs L/C R. J. Friend W-PAPB, Ohio I aa sorry that you were unable to benefit from the previous Bcho schedule. Following is the Echo schedule for Beaufort, South Carolina for the dates indicated: Horizon Moving p~ Nor~h o f ;',lovintt Your sigh ting of 15 May is under study. Sincerely, ROBERT J. FRIEND Lt Col, USAl' BEAUFORT. SOUTH C A R OLINA zt=:ro sibility. C'ur really thick Dea r Mrs. Following (is the Echo schedule or the dates indicated: L/C R. J . Friend W-P.AFB, Oh i o for Beau fort , South Carolina 04.05 iUi- South 10.48 PM~North ?\1-::iorth 10.47 ~M-North Sincere l y , BOBIRT J. FRIEND Lt Col, USAF above horizon- o oving City-08 above horizon-moving above h orizon-mo ving above hori~on-moving a bove hor izon-nmvi ng above horizon -.1o v :tn~ above hor iZOLl-'i\OV i rl:;i .1orizon-r,1ov .tag City-38 above nor1.zon-mov:tng above h o rizo n-moving BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA Dire or of Operations, R~ad~uarters U. s . A. F., Pentagon, W.:tshinftcn, 25, D. C. At the request of your representativ ~e ~narles- tcn Ai~ Force Base, relayed to me by :.ir. f tne ~narlaston Evening Post, I s~ould li report t1~e sighting of an object, unidentifiable to ;.:r. a.11d myself'. ~le a=e L"'lterested in the heavens a11d a reasonably good k:nc:-1lecge of the stars a.11d planets; read !ratural liict:>ry me.[!azL'"le vri th its star reporter; ~'1d ere ;1ell acquainted vii th Echo. 1.!ost evenings we spend so:ne tirr.e aboard our boat, tied in on the east shore of Batte~J Creek just south of Beaufort, So.1th Carolina, gazine at the heavens. Cll t~e night of i.:ay, fi::'tscnth, at v ery nearly nine, I observec ~"'1 area of gloui.'"'!g li;ht, el2..iptical i.Il !::>hape, one third ~ove the westel" . .l horiz:!/::1 in a west- so:lt!'l-we:::.t. direction. That area of the sk7' a.ppearzc cloudless but v.'e searc:1cd tr .. ~ horizon for a source of lig SU?posing it to be a sear:~ight reflaction. rro grou...11<1 so.l!'ce '.:as observable. -::e then used bin~c:D..~s 2z1d sa\'/ severa.J. ?Oi!'lt.3 of light ,-r:... t!':in the ar.3a., as well as a cloudlike t~c:-: 1 \'!2-lich vc::-:_ed fr~ side to bct.ta::l. Durin3 a period of "fr~-:1 t\';elve to fi f~een mi:1utes it re'Tia::ned ance cf a meteor befo~e it faced, Gee~ing to rec8de to t~a sout:r;rest. In our jucg:nent it :1as in th~ atmosphere. ... 'l e ':!OulC. very much like to ?:now ,:'tat v1e sa.-::1. 3y its dir- ection .a""ld the nu."'!lber of lig:1.ts a t firs t observed :1e rtlled out I:Il'. in Faith Seven. '.'.'e v:ill ap~reciate your opinio!"l. Case No . 10 -Although it may have been an aircraf't we feel this is a bad case of ir~ufficient follow-up. We evaluate it, therefore, IF. The you.th of the witness and the fact that there .m.s only one t-Tit.ness r.akes some of us feel that this should no~ be ranked as a first-class unidentified, but rather as "indeterminate" or "insufficient corroboration. ' ' ~. u. aig:,tin~ of 28 )lay 1a a!ail~u te 12any Tb.t IN>V1i> , i;CQ T:l. a ar .. .D-lkw..,. ~.r~.u~ti:n baa1S on tAe j~J~ t~ll\te wa ntc 1. O'il ;~vc~n Colofl~.i; ~u h~ b~n a~&lu~ted U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared s o t hat you con give the U.S. Air Force as muc h intormotion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. T he informatio n that yo u give w ill be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as c onfidential material. Yo ur name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permis s ion. We request this personal inforn'lation so that, if it 1s deemed necessary, we may contac t you for further details. When did you see the object? T 4me of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Where were you when you s o w the object? C it y o r Town S t ate o r Country Neareat Postal Addreu 5. How long was object in s ight? 5.1 How was time In s ight determined? a. Certain b. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Just o g uess 6. What was the condition of the .sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a s y ou looked at t h e o b ject? (Circle One): a . In front of you b. In boc k of you d. To your left e. Overhea d c. To y our right f. Don't remember fT 0 JU l 61 16 4 Thla r o"" auper~r<lee ATl C 164 , F'f'b 6 0 , whi c h le obotolte 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON ( Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch doric Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. The obj.ct appeared: (Circle One): a. As a light b. Shiny c. Dark 10. If it appeared aa a light, was it brlghtet than the brightest stars? (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any t ime? Don't Know SU<tdenly ap .. d up oncl rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Break up Into ports or explode? d. Give off tmo~e? i I \ f'; .._: No Don't Know Change brightneu? No Don't Know Change thaoe? Don'r Know Flath or flicker? Don't KnoY h. Oltappeor end reappear? Don't Know 12. Old the object move b.hlnd aomethlng at any time, portlculorly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you ontwered YES, then tell what 13. Old the object move In front of aomethlrtg at any time, portlcularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you antwerecl YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yea ~o _, 14. Old the object appear: (Circle One): ~ So b. T rantpar'tnt Vapor d. Don't Know Old you obaerve the object through ony of the following? Btnoculara b. Sun ;lou .. f. Teletcope Wlndahleld Theodolite Window gloss 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture that will show.the shape of the object or objects. Lob~l.ond include in your sketch.any details of the object.that y .sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiolly.exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Place an arrow beslde.the drawing:toshow the direction.the object.was. moving. The edges of. the object. wer~J: (Circle One): a. /Fuzzy or .blurred b. L ilce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF th.,e was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ..._.!::C;,_:.i.-~--~ .--=----------- Draw a p icture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to 'Show the d irection that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will shaw the motion that the object or objects. made. Place an 'A" at .the beginning of a .. B .. at the end of the path, and .show any changes in direction during the course. How large didthe object.appear.to you as compared to on object.wlth which you.ore familiar? 22. We wish to know theangulor:alze. Hold:o match stick at arm's length In line with a known object.and note how.much of .the object:iscOYerecf by. the head of the match. If you had performedthia experlment.ot the time of the alghting, how ITIUCh of the obi~ would htjve been covered by the match head? 23. Old the object dlaapl)ear while you w.re watching It? If ao, how? 24. In order that you con give aa cleo;:a picture oa poulble of what you aaw, deacrlbe In your awn worda a common object or object which, when ploced up In the sky, would give the aame appearance oa the object which you aow. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circ:le One) (Circle One}: In t he business section of.a city? Ins ide a bui I ding In the residential sect.ion of a city? In open countryside? Near an airfield? d. In an airplane (type) Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? What were you doing at the ti~ you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? I~ you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? ( C ircle One) d. Southeast h. Northwest How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Did yov stop at any time while yov were looking at the object? (Circle One) 29. Wha t d irection f'lere yov oking when you f irst saw the object? (Circle One) c. East e. h. Northwest d. Southeast f. Southwest b. Northeast What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) North c:. East h. Northw~st b. Northeast d. Southeast If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction}, try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). degrHI. ------degrees. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky e. Sc:attered douds d. Thlek or heavy douds WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog: mist, or light rain c:. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report th"at.yo u had seen the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) (!e;; No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they s .. the object too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Waa this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what clreumstancea did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thlnlc the object was and what might have c:au .. d It?