Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaApril 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 23, 1954, at about 9:08 p.m. local time near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a ground witness reported one object for about 45 seconds. It was greenish and surrounded by a white haze. The object had a whitish-green trail about twice its length and a dome on top. It moved on a straight path and disappeared behind trees. A state weather official had predicted a meteor shower at about the same time. The reporting officer thought a real sighting occurred but said the object's size was probably due to an optical effect or a distant light source. Because no positional data was included, the official conclusion was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

SC / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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pitta MAS Rd PROJECT 10073 RECORD g |
Pirro org LB
23 Apr 54/24/0108Z(N) | Mrytle Beach, South Carolina 4
| INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |[11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4s ‘seconds Green, surrounded by white haze - tail double length of object.
¢. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 45 seconds - for meteor, however possible meteor sighting,
ground visual possible jet a/c afterburner. no positional data included.
Canno$ evaluate on limited data presented.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |
O Yes ;
O Ne
FORM .
FTD ser 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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