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Case FileNARA NAID 28978706 · T1206 Roll 33

Project Blue Book Case File

S Of Charleston, W. Va., June 1958June 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from S Of Charleston, W. Va., June 1958 in June 1958. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 33.

Reported location

S Of Charleston, W. Va., June 1958

Date of incident

June 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 28 Jun 58

2. LOCATION: S of Charleston, W.Va., [illegible]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: 2800/0751Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, [illegible]-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, 22%

6. SOURCE: Eastern Airline Pilot

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Rnd, white ball w/firey tail. Ball exploded. Obj was flashing across the horizon.

11. COMMENTS: The description is typical of a fireball.

12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978706

Connected across the archive

People

Eastern Airline PilotJOSEPH F PODVOJSKI CAPT USAF

Organizations

Eastern Airlines

Places

13 NM SW CHW 38DEG 10 N 81 DEG 48WS of Charleston, W.Va.

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19581958-06-0128/075128 Jun 58

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