P ROJECT 10J73 RECORD 2. LOCATION ( 2 witn~u;.) Chnrl~:;ton, South C.i t'ol.ina 10 . CONCLUSION Ii:::JUFFICJZ~iT DATA FCa i-:;!ALUJ\TION 1. Nlll' l'.f.R Or 0 0JECTS I'>. LENGTH OF O:.SSERVATION It .. 1 'I'Pc OF On~?:RVATION ;;(Ot';iD VISu!tL (llJ\DAH) -f'IIC)TOS I?. rHYSICAL EVi.)::Nce 11. ORlEF SUMMARY AND MIALYSI: . SEE CASE FILE r-TO S [ P 6 3 0-3'29 (TDE} Prflvlouo ~l 'l>nJ o f thlo Corm rnay b o uood, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE f'o C-,};FJ TlJf'.IT-J~ HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY D IVISION I AFSC) (.;o Te WRIGHT-PATTEnSON A I R FORC~ BASE. OHIO 4!:143:3 30 Januar y 1967 UFO Cbservation !~lund, South Ca..""'Clina P.ef.:::-ence yo.)Ur unidentified observation. The information which ~e ~ave received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. ?.e::;..:~st you complete t:r!e attachef1 FTD Form 164 nnd r eturn it in t!:~ envelope provi.jec . '.:"lank you for reporting your observation t~ e Air Force Z.!.:-:;:3 C. MANATr, ColO!'!'=lJ US.I.\F 5:.:..::-~::tor of Technolc y ::.n~ 'Subsystems F~D ?orm 164 w/envelope !::;: C fo1 tho :l~cord: ::-::wci.. \:as L['dC \:i.th Lt. ruul Jon;:;, ft Lee; i~FC., Vil"ginia i.n l'11"~?.J'tS :.:. t~.c subn;il,tPd UFO rer.ort. Tih) objectn Here only }:'ickcd ll!J on one :.-:-:.r:;:1t :incter, alt,hou~h t,her~ ,J.::tc no oth<)l'S \:orkin ~ at tne tin.e. ::-.:. o~j ct did not anpec>r on ::;'1nrc;h rEdar; ho.:-:ver, only o:-1e hei ~!it :'i:--der could h~we seen Uw object since tl-)c other search r:'..dms in the :-.:-:-:.~ .:e:::--:: no"":. set, :.o nick up the o:,ject. :'he ground clut~1 aro1Jnrl Uw a: l rreVF.nted pic~:ing \11) the object. Lt. Jones Nr.ts asked if a UFO ,;:s palrr rl on radar clid they order e:~ircraft into the air . He said -..:-... .1.. the~r had no ~ ol icy to intcl'cept UF0~;. 1\ C-J 23 aircraft .nw in the :::-,':l ht the t:Lr:,'l o' :-.he sighting ho:~e.,rer the pilot reported nothing of the ordina . :: -. Paul Jones :::.s.l:::: lo provide aidjtione.l infor1:1ation in regards :.:i t.he radar si t:..-..;. Lt. Jo'1e s .-:Cls inforned by the Charleston . ?3, Ch'lrlesto:1, 3 . : . t'-lat the radar paints ... ,ere not of UFOs. A c:.eck of the equir::-;;r.t H:] s : <~cln nnd it wc:.s learned th.:~t the indiv- i:::.lal monitorin:; :::e :-=-.~iar set had the G:lin on the hei;sht finder turnP.cl -:..::::. -c.o the high po.:::.:.." ... i.:-n. 'r his Cca.uHed the apnearance of a lot of :..: :.erference on t~s :~1.d.:1r s cope. Personnel at Charleston AFS detern,ined t!".~; paints on the r:da.r to b e tl1is int0.rfcrence. Th e p(~rsonnel t.u~r.ed the Gain o:--. :-:i>;h again and picked u p more UFOs. ',-Jh en the UNCWSif~ED OiP.UlWJn Cf r.if Ailt fOia ST:lff f.llSSAGI DU)i(Jt I~COMlHG fUSSAGl Pg l o f 5 ACTION : P.:-.}0- 4 INFO: XOP-1~ XOPX-2~ SAFOS-3~ NIN-7~ DI A-1 (19 ) PTTU J t.'.' t P 'iED AR A 1758 018144 7-UUUU--RUEDHQA. F'~ 3340 I V ?T LEE AFS VA TO R t,"".'r V ;./AD C Jr-OFIA/'f'PAFB 'P'R IGHT AFB OHIO RU~Crl~A/CS-~ HQ USAF UNCLAS/330CJ 2 1032 JAN 67 . fOR TDETR, AFRDC, SAF- 0 I. l A:'; AFR S~-17 THE FOLLOWUL; UFO REPORT IS Sllr HTTED FRO:~ THE 792 RADAR SOUAiJRO~J, C HARLEST0f~ .!.rS, N.C. THRU HI) 33AOIV-C'CO. ITD1 A. DESCR l?T ION OF THE CBJECT CS>: (3) SILV::? .::D BLIJE, V 11H RED RHt ( 5) SIQE BY SlOE A~O Q~E ABOVE ANOTHER, ALTERNATE BEAt~ CF L IGHT FR0~1 TAIL ENO. UNCLASSIFID DlPARUmtT Of 00 All FO~ STAff t.IUSAGI BIWiOt l~OMING MES~Gf (7) Nm~E SEE F. PAGE 2 RIJC:::!RA1758 UNCLAS IT1.1 ~. OES:R IPT ION OF COURS~ OF OBJECT CS): ( 1) WAL <::O OUT OF THE HOusr A D SAW IT . C2) THI?.TY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON CESTI'IATEO VISUAU. (3) THl y DEGREES. (4) THREE OBJECTS SIGHTED ON HEIGHT F l 1\DER MPS-14 . AT 2330Z, HREE OB~E~7S SIGHTED. FIRST 03JECT SIGHTED AT 180 DEGREES AT 14 MILES <STATIJNARY) FRO~I CHARLESTON. SECOND OBJECT SIGHTED 189 DEGR- EES AT N!~::: ~.IlLES TRACKI~G 360 DEGREES T ILL DISAPPEARII\Y; 360 DEGREES AT 35 v ILES FRm~ CHARLESTON. THIRD OBJECT SIGHTED 35 \ttiLES f\URTH OF CHARLESTO ! T~AC!<n.G 180 OEGR~C:S DISAPPER lt-.G 189 DEGREES AT 10 MILES. CBJECTS ~i~li S?::EO ESTI'IATED 720 KTS, ALTITUDE OF 29,000. Ot\tY SEARCH RET'..?\S ~o SIF RETu.i';S. STATIONARY 0BJECT AT 6 ,00e fT AT 0334Z ON 17 ~.;" ,::.7. OBJECT FRJY. SOUTH AT 30 HILES APPEARED, J OINED STATIONARY Q3J::Ci 180 DEGREES AT 14 MILES. BOTH OBJECTS CLH5EO TO 30,000 FT MD VAtJISHEO I N PLACE FOUR SECONDS LATER (5) VANISHED IN PLACE. AFHO .lA" u 0-309C UHCLASS!FitD UNCLASSIF2ED ~U.UlMOff Cf 1~ A21 rota STilff tUSSAGl IVJKH IHCOMIHG tJESSAGl (6) FIFTY MINUTES. ITEM C. ~-\AY'lER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROIJW-VISUAL, GROUND ELECTRONI C MPS-1Lf. PAGE o R UEC !.KA 1758 UNCL AS ITD1 D. T I'IE AND DATE OF SIGHT I ~.r;: ITEM E. Nl\:: I.I ILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON. ITEM F. !OC:NTIFYit\'G INFORMA11CN ON OBSERVERCS): HIGH SCHOOL. WORKS FOR CONST?. JC T ION COt1PANY, RELIABLE. REPORTED WHAT It S 1.". t\ORTH CH~L~:-:-.:''4 AFS, CHAKLESTON, SC. RELIABLE. lTD~ G. WEA-:-r-::~ :!.'D WINDS-ALOfT CONDITIONS AT TIME ANO PLACE Of SIGHT I N;S: (1) CLEAR A~ CQO. UMCLASSit!ED D!?.UT:.tfMT Of THf Al i roME STAff OfSSAGl DlKH IN<O,.lNG ~lSUGf (3) H!G~ SCATTERED 25 TO 30 ,000 FT. (5) LESS THAN FOUR EIGHTS (4/8). PAGE 4 RUEJ .l.~A 1758 UNQ AS (7) SEA L::VEL PLUS 49 DEGREES F. , 5 ,000 FT PLUS THREE DEGREES G. 10,000 FT PLUS ONE DEGREE C. 2~,000 FT MINUS E IGHTEEN DEGREES C. 3f.l, 000 FT '.q';US FORTY DEGREES C. 50,000 IMNUS SIXTY FOUR DEGREES C. INVERSIONS AT ALTITUDE TEMP MD MOISTURE. TEVIP INVERSIONS AT 45 ,000 FT WAS HIN!.J~ 1. 5 DEGREES TO PLUS 3 . 2 DEGREES TOOK PLACE IN 400FT. MOISTURE P'.'::~SIONS AT 45, FT WAS MINUS FIVE TO MINUS TWENTY ONE, OOK PLACE I 5~H} FT. ITEM H. HIG:-lLTiiUOE PRCoE L:..U~!CHED AT EGLIN AFB, AT 2334Z. WOLt.D PRODUC:: ::_C:.DS AT 1~6,Zn FT. BURST POINT V:AS OVER 350 MILES WEST 0 F S I G :-:T ITEM I. NO~. ITEM J. NONE. ITEM K. LT PAUL JO~'ES JR. UFO INVESTIGATION OFFICER FT LEE AFS AFHO J.Utn 0-309C GHClASSifliED ~I:PDT.Man Cf M A1t rota STNf "-USAGE ~ VA SIGHT l "bS OF AI RMAN SEARS, A SKILLED HIGHT OPERATOR, WOULD lt\OICATE T~RE WAS A UfO OR SEVERAL IN THE AREA OF VISUAL SIGHTHli. f\XJ WEATHER aALLOONS OR AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. I REC0 .~MEMJ THI S BE LCGGEO AS;. DEFINITE UFO. FC'R ADQITIONAL INFORI.IATION CR INQUIRIES CONTACT LT J0tiS AT JQ 33ADIV EXT 705 OR 741. AFHO Jl1U5 0-309C U~ClASSifiED