Charleston, S.C., December 1950December 1950

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Summary

On December 1, 1950, civilians in Charleston, South Carolina, reported an unusual object in the sky. The object was described as white and red in color and resembled a big star. Witnesses observed it for about 10 minutes. The object moved in a dipping up and down pattern and flashed back and forth across the sky before flying out of sight. The sighting occurred around 10:45 p.m. The object was observed from the ground. The Air Force evaluation is not clearly stated in the available pages.

Reported location

Charleston, S.C., December 1950

Date of incident

December 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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ATIC NO. [illegible]
AF NO. [illegible]
UFO/UFO NO. [illegible]
DATE OF UFO [illegible]
TIME OF FIRST UFO 2245
SHAPE Big star
SIZE Big star
COLOR SW
NO. IN GROUP 1
SOUND [illegible]
PHOTOS [illegible] SKETCHES [illegible]

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 53)

DATE OF UFO 4 Dec 1950
LOCATION Charleston, S.C.
SOURCE Civilians
DATE IN TO ATIC [illegible]
COLOR white and red
SPEED [illegible]
ALTITUDE [illegible]
LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED 10 min
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS Dipped up & down

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28938753