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Air visual sighting from Charleston W Va To Shaw AFB= S Carolina, December 1955

Date of account
1955-12
Location
Air visual sighting from Charleston W Va To Shaw AFB= S Carolina
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Air visual sighting from Charleston 口 Was Bolloon 14 Dec 55 W Va to Shaw AFB = S Carolina 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D GroundVisual 口 Was Aiicroft Local D Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT15/2343Z - 16/0025Z RAi~Viwal D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probobiy Astronomical military (pilot and observer) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. Insufficient Data for Evaluation 43 mins 1 口 Unknowm BRIEF SUMMARYOF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS obj size of pea held at arms INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVAIUATION. length,first appeared to be white in color. Color changed to bright red,followed by intermftten changes to blue-green. Steady glow - no blinking effect was noted. Bright red was predominant color

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