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|  PROJECT 10073 RECORD  |   |
| --- | --- |
|  1. DATE - TIME OF DISP | 2. LOCATION  |
|  0800Z 23 Mar 661100Z | Fort Jackson, South Carolina  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | 1. AIRCRAFT 2. Astro(STAR/PLANET) 3. Astro(VENUS)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Three  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not reported | SEE CASE FILE  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | The first sighting seems to correlate with the presence of two RF4C aircraft in the area.  |
|  Ground-Visual | Venus was at 128 Degrees Az. and 20 degrees elevation at 1100Z its RA. 21.12 and…

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INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) B/lgg page 1 of 4
ACTION : NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1, SMB-1 (16) ADV CY DIA
SM8 B075CHQ8223ZCTJC433
PP RUEAHQ
ZNR UUUUU ZFD RUMTPSA
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUMTPSA4309 0832230
ZNR UUUUU
PR 242031Z
FM 363 TAC R WG SHAW AFB SC
TO RUMMFVA/ADC
RUMTRAA/73D AD TYNDALL AFB FLA
RUEBBAA/AFSC
RUCIFGA?FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON DC
INFO ZEN/9AF SHW AFB SC
RUEBFKA/833AD SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB NC
RUEBBRA/TAC
BT
UNCLAS DCO 00022 MAR 66. CSAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF FOR SAF…

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AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) page 3 of 4

WEATHER: 0030Z, WINDS: SURFACE, 5 KNOTS, LIGHT AND VARIABLE; 10000 FEET, 200 DEG, 15 KNOTS 20000 FEET, 250 DEG, 25 KNOTS; 30000 FEET, 260 DEG 35 KNOTS; 500 FEET, 270 DEG, 50 KNOTS: WINDS WERE SAME AT OTHER TIMES: (3) CEILING TRANSPARENT CIRRUS AT 28000 FEET: (4) VISIBILITY UNLIMITED; (5) 100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER, CIRRUS; (6) NO STORMS; (7) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT: NORMAL AT 0030Z, LIGHT INVERSION AT 2500 FEET AT 0800Z, STRONG INVERSION AT 1500 FEET AT 1100Z.

H. NONE.

E. …

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AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) page 2 of 4

UFO.

A. (1) OVAL; (2) APPROXIMATELY THREE METERS IN DIAMETER; (3) 0030Z WHITE, 0800Z AND 1100Z, GLOWING YELLOW; (4) ONE EACH SIGHTING; (5) NOT APPLICABLE; (6) 0030Z, RED LIGHT FRONT CENTER, 0800Z AND 1100Z, NONE; (7) NONE; (8) NONE; (9) NONE.

B. (1) LIGHTS DREW ATTENTION TO OBJECTS; (2) APPEARED AT TREETOP HIGHT; (3) SAME; (4) HOVER, SOME MOVEMENT STRICT AHEAD AND HORIZONTALLY; APPEARED TO FOLLOW TRUCK IN AREA. (5) DISAPPEARED BY PAGE 2 RUMTPSA4309 UNCLAS FADING OUT; (6) UNKN…

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AF IN : 11659 (25 Mar 66) page 4 of 4

TIME. BEST INFO AVAILABLE INDICATES, NO AIRCRAFT WERE IN FORT JACKSON AREA IN OR ADJACENT TO RESTRICTED AREA R-6001.

I. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

OTHER SIGHTINGS: DURING MORNING HOURS, 24 MAR 66, LOCAL TV STATION WIST (CHARLOTTE, NC) CALLED SHAW AFB AND REPORTED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED FIFTEEN CALLS ON UFOS IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC AND GREENVILLE, SC AREA.

BT
NNNN NOTE: ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NOT IDENTIFIED IN SMB FILES.

AFHQ FORM JAN 65 O-309C
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