5 Mi N Of Columbia, S. C., July 1958July 1958

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Summary

On July 2, 1958, a ground observer near Columbia, South Carolina, reported an unidentified flying object at 2015 (8:15 p.m.) local time. The witness, an Army section officer, described one round, white object that looked like a meteor. It flew from east to west on a straight path. The light flickered three or four times, then the object faded out. The sighting lasted 5 to 8 seconds.

The report came from Fort Jackson and was forwarded to Shaw Air Force Base. Weather was partly cloudy with 10 to 15 mile visibility. Six RB-66 jet aircraft from Shaw were flying in the area near the time. The Air Force conclusion on the record card was astronomical, listed as probably a meteor. This card is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

5 Mi N Of Columbia, S. C., July 1958

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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debt PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Ha
i 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i : 0 Was Balloon
2 Jul 58 8 Mi N of Columbia, S.C o Ltr ¢ 4 te oa
3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION " TRUWY Swen
Local 2015 hrs RX Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar 8 robots River
GMT 03/01 157 0 Air Visvel O Air-Intercept .Radar O Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS JOURCE BX Was Astronomical oc teor
O Yes : O Probably Astronomical
No ; Militar O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE J T—
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-8 secs one E to W N=
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING : 11. COMMENTS
; Rnd, white obj w/appearance of meteor | Probably meteor,
Had straight flight path & light fli-
ckered 3 or 4 times. Obj faded out,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978785