302540247.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  14 July 65 15/0335Z | Charleston, South Carolina  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Satellite (ECHO I)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5 Minutes | Round object no tail or trail. Passed West to East at about 85 deg elevation. Passed over head and changed direction to SE. Silver color. Zig-Zag as course changed. WX high thin clouds. Thunderstorms had just passed.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE | COMMENTS:…

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 20810 (17 Jul 65) R/jrh pg 1 of 3
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1, SMB-1 (22)

SMB C124 PTTU JBW RUWTREA0300 1980900-UUUU--
RUEBHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
BT
UNCLAS SVC ZUI RUCDAA 14910 1980537 VOL ZDK TO ALL OTHERS X
ZDK RUWTREA0279 1972350
PTTU JAW RUWTREA0279 1972350-UUUU--RUCDAA RUWMFVA RUWTRAA RUEBBAA
RUEBQHA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 162330Z
FM 1608 ATW CHASN AFB SC
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUWTRAA/73AIRDIV TYNDAL AFB FLA
RUEBBAA/AFSC
RUEBHQA/HQ USAF
RUEBHQA/OSAF WASH DC
RUCDAA/MATS
BT
UNCLAS 1608 OPL 12739 JUL 65. AF…

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 20810 (17 Jul 65) pg 2 of 3

COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING UFO INFORMATION IS
SUBMITTED: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: ROUND, SIZE OF PIN HEAD, SILER,
ONE, NO TAIL OR TRAIL, NO SOUND, NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE FEATURES.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: OBSERVERS WERE SITTING OUTDOORS
WATCHING THE STARS WHEN THEY OBSERVED THE OBJECT PASSING WEST
TO EAST AT ABOUT 85 DEGREES ALTITUDE, THEN IT PASSED OVERHEAD AND
AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES ALTITUDE CHANGED COURSE TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
DISAPPEARED A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER. …

INCOMING MESSAGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN: 20810 (17 Jul 65) pg 3 of 3

OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER WAS THAT SKY WAS CLEAR, THE MOON WAS
OUT AND THE STARS WERE CLEARLY VISIBLE. REPORT FROM AWS HERE AT
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE WAS: 9000 SCATTERED HIGH THIN BROKEN,
VISIBILITY 12 NM SURFACE WINDS 210 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. WINDS AT
THE FOLLOWING ALTITUDES: 600 250 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS; 10000 230
DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS; 16000 260 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS; 20000 FT 270
DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS; 30000 FT 270 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. CEILING
UNKNOWN: VISIBILITY 12NM: CLOUD C…