USAF record 28953865
28953865
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5 March 53 2/00:53
2. LOCATION [REDACTED] Congaree AFB & Shaw AFB, South Carolina
3. SOURCE [HW:] NLL library
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Minutes as to 1 Hour.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Visual Ground & Radar Observation
7. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
8. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. CONCLUSION BALLOON
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Silver, crescent shaped object was observed visually from the surface hovering over a river. Object was picked up on one radar scope at an altitude of [ILLEGIBLE] in a level flight. Radar scope scrambled to help with identification. Object observed on radar scope 65 miles distance at an estimated altitude of 7,000 heading W. A new object appeared on scope 40 minutes later at 365-375 miles distance.
CONCL: HIGH Radar return similar to High Altitude Balloon track description consistent with this analysis. Visual description description in accord with balloon observation in daylight.
FORM FTD SEP as 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5 March 53 2/00:53 2. LOCATION [REDACTED] Congaree AFB & Shaw AFB, South Carolina 3. SOURCE [HW:] NLL library 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Minutes as to 1…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED DISPOSITION FORM [REDACTED] FILE NO. | SUBJECT | COMMENT NO.1 TO: ATIAE-2 FROM: ATIAE-5 DATE: 29 Apr 53, a/ A/10 Castellaw/vs 65365/B263/P A-30 ATTN: Mr. James ATTN: Mr. James 1.…
- Page 3 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Howard L. Evans, President COLUMBUS 10 EMERSON MACMILLIN OBSERVATORY April 9, 1953 1st Lieutenant Robt. Glisson Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Dear First…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED South Carolina Area 5 March 1953 I. DESCRIPTION At 1945 EST, the Assistant Director of Security at the Savannah River Project observed a silver crescent-shaped object visually from the…
- Page 5 E JESDD 19 P 616807 TN CO 353D TAC RECONNG SHAD AFB SC TO JEPHNS/DIR OF INTEL HR USAF WASHDE JEDUP AIR TECH INTEL GEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO INFO JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COCO SPRINGS COCO JEPLG/CG TAC…
- Page 6 7. UNKNOWN PD 8. UNKNOWN PD 9. F-86 TYPE ASCFT SCRAMBLED FR SHAW AFB GHA 175% EST 5 MAR 53 GMA DIRECTED ON 3 SCL'S BY 727TH AC&W PD NEGATIVE VIS CONTACT PD POLIT COMPLETELY COVERED AIR SPACE BETWEEN…
- Page 7 1. UNKNOWN PD 2. UNKNOWN PD 3. F-59 TYPE ACFT SCRAMBLED FR SHAW AFB CMA 1750 EST 5 MAR 53 CMA DIRECTED ON 3 GCI'S BY 727TH AC&W PD NEGATIVE VIS CONTACT PD POLIT COMPLETELY COVERED AIR SPACE BETWEEN…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED ACTION [HW:] [STAMP:] MER 4326 C-1 PRIORITY ROUTINE FM SNSD-TAC RECON WG AT SAAF AFS SCAR TC CG AEC ENT AF COLD TO ATCG AETN AF AND SAPS OHIO LIF OF 05 MAR 92, DATED 23 DEC CG TAC…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED HQ 301st NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE WING Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina RICK 319.1 7 March 1953 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Report TO: Chief Air Technical Intelligence Center…
- Page 10 UNCLASSIFIED COUNTRY United States of America REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) NAME Unidentified Flying Object AREA REPORTED ON [REDACTED] 727th ABW Sq., Shaw AFB, S.C. DATE OF REPORT 6 March 1953 DATE OF…