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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  5 November 1957 | Aiken, South Carolina | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1830 EST GMT 05/2330Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-VISUAL ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Venus ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 min & 57 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE …

2. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT: DURING FIRST SIGHTING: CLEAR. DURING SECOND SIGHTING: HIGH BROKEN CLOUDS.

B. REPORT FROM AWS.

|  5,000 | 330 DEG 13  |
| --- | --- |
|  10,000 | 290 DEF 25  |
|  15,000 | 280 DEG 40  |
|  20,000 | 290 DEG 50  |
|  30,000 | 290 DEG 80  |
|  50,000 | 290 DEG 50  |

1. A check with Aero Chart #409 CAA flight path Red 16 to and from Augusta, Ga.
2. The tail was probably the exhaust of a jet acft. ~~and seen between the broken clouds.~~ The radical movements were probably due to reflecting off of the clouds. prob. combination reflection and A/C

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4. AUGUSTA, CA. - SEVERAL PERSONS REPORTED SEEING A RED BALLY HOVERING OVER THE AEC'S SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT NEAR HERE LAST NIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT THAT AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AT NEARBY AIKEN, S.C., SPETTED THE OBJECT ON RADAR AND ISSUED AN ALEPT. THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A "CONSTANT RED LIGHT," ACCORDING TO AUGUSTA CHRONICLE EXECUTIVE EDITOR LOUIS HARRIS, WHO SAW THE OBJECT FROM THE DOWNTOWN NEWSPAPER BUILDI…

AGE TWO OF RJESKE 1E
G. TAIL LONG TAIL. APPEARANCE OF 3 BLUE STREAMS, THOUGHT TO
BLUE FLAMES. SIZE APPROXIMATELY SAME AS OBJECT ITSELF.
H. SOUND NONE
I. OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. NONE
J. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.
A. ATTENTION OF OBSERVER WAS CAUSED BY MERELY LOOKING AT SKY.
B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 45 DEG AND AZIMUTH 213 DEG WHEN FIRST OBSERVED.
C. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 33 DEG AND AZIMUTH 213 DEG UPON DISAPPEAR-
ANCE OF OBJECT.
D. OBJECT APPEARED TO MAKE RADICAL MOVEMENTS- STAYING STATIONARY
FOR THE MOST PART. WHEN MOVING IT MADE DARTING MOVEMENTS. HOW-
EVER, OBJECT DID NOT TRACK.
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57 Reflections of Aiken, S.C. A/C
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MPBC99 YBC862 VYAS81 VDE357KBAG27
P RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
P RJESKB 1E
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11 COMDR 861ST ACWRON
3 RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
JEPHG/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF
MESKB/COMDR 35TH ADD AFB
TO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STAWART AFB
2/4E4
UNCLASSIFIED // SM-159, UFOB ATTN: EADF CIC.
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
A. SHAPE CIGAR SHAPED
B. SIZE SIZE OF PEA AT ARMS LENGTH
C. COLOR BRIGHT WHITE AS NEON LIGHT, CHANGED TO RED, THEN AMBER
WHEN DISSAPPEARING.
D. NUMBER 1
E. FORMATION NONE
F. FEATU…