AIKEN
7/19/52
(McDonald)
John A. Anderson, now at Sandia Base, New Mexico, but in 1952 working as a
young engineer in the Savannah River AEC facility near Aiken, S.C. After a
considerable amount of cross-checking on the part of both Anderson and
myself, the date was inferred to be late July, 1952, probably 7/19/52. The
circumstance giving a clue to the date was that, at about 10:00 a.m. on
the day in question, Anderson, along with what he estimated at perhaps a
hundred other engineers, scientists and technicians from his group were
outside watching a "required attendance" skit presented from a
truck-trailer and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of
the DuPont company, July 18, 1802. Anderson indicated that someone less
than absorbed in the skit first spotted the unidentified object in the
clear skies overhead, and soon most eyes had left the skit to watch more
technically intriguing events overhead. A greenish glowing object of no
discernible shape, and of angular size estimated by Anderson to be not
over a fifth of full-moon diameter, was darting back and forth erratically
at very high speed. Anderson had the impression it was at great altitude,
but conceded that perhaps nothing but the complete lack of sound yielded
that impression. It was in view for about two minutes, moving at all
times. He stressed its "phenomenal maneuverability"; it repeatedly changed
direction abruptly in sharp angle manner, he stressed. The observation was
terminated when the object disappeared over the horizon "at apparently
tremendous velocity."
AIKEN
January 10, 2003
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CHARLESTON
June 13, 2002
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CHARLESTON AFB
11/30/56
(Bluebook)
12:48 p.m. Witness: USAF aerial navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One
unspecified object flew at an estimated 100' altitude over water for 10
minutes. No further details.
CHESNEE
November 8, 2002
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COLUMBIA
8/52
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Radar officers at the Air Defense command post at Congaree AFB sighted on
radar a UFO travelling at some 4,000 mph. No jets were scrambled because
they could not possibly have caught it. Investigation concluded that the
radar had not been malfunctioning and Air Technical Intelligence Command
admitted that it had no explanation.
COLUMBIA
September 30, 1992
CE I. Night Light. Personal report. See Reader's Sightings, page 15
CONWAY
1/29/53
(Magonia)
Hearing a commotion in his barn, a farmer observed an object about 7
meters long and 4 meters wide at treetop level. It was light gray in color
and lit up inside. It resembled a half egg. The witness fired his gun at
the object. Numerous livestock died "mysteriously" in the area after the
sighting.
ELLENTON
5/10/52
(Bluebook)
10:45 p.m. Witnesses: 4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear
plant. Up to four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions
between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
FOLLY BEACH
June 18, 2001
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GAFFNEY
11/17/66
(Magonia)
Patrolmen A. G. Huskey and C. Hutchins saw a dark, spherical machine witha
a flat rim land near them. Estimated diameter: 7 meters. An opening and a
short ladder became visible, and a small man dressed in a shiny gold suit
emerged, came within 6 meters of them, and spoke in perfect English before
taking off.
ISLE OF PALMS
January 17, 2003
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IRMO
February 6, 2002
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ORANGEBURG
3/10/50
(NICAP)
A disc hovered over the city and then sped away.
PAGELAND
January 9, 2003
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SHAW AFB
10/1/52
(Bluebook)
6:57 p.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O
reconnaissance jet. One bright white light flew straight, then vertical,
then hovered, and then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted
intercept.
TRAVELERS REST
June 30, 2002
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