Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (the Condon Report, complete, three volumes)

[The officer] ca ded [8 Much 1967] to provi de
adJitionnl information in regard to thc ruu'lr sighting.
[The officer] wns informed bv the Clwrlcstoll i\FB thnt
the radar paints were not of UFOs. A check of tho
equipme:lt was made anti it was learned that tile i ndi vi dual
moni taring t.he radar set had the "gain" [control] on the
heirht finder turned up to the "high" position. This
caused the appearance of a lot of interference on the
radar scope. Personnel at Charleston AfB determined
th,~ paints on t;he radar to be this interference. The
?crsonnel turned the gain on high again and picked up
more "UFOs". When the gain wns turned down the UFOs
disnppcared.
There apparent ly were no radar UFOs in th is case. '[1H~ res idlle
is a visual sighting hy a singlc observer with insufficient data
for l~vaillation. \'Ihat th~' observer saw could conccivalJly have been
(a) a mirape wi th di reet and l'cflcct~~d imagcs of a planet (,JlIpi ter
was at 68 0 a::',~uth, 50 elevation) or a hright star, (li) an air-
craft, or (c) a genuine unkno 1vl1 (i.e., a possLlJ1e ETI ohject).
111ercis no real evidence either for or Cl14' a IJng-runge AN/FPS-~)() Iwightfindcr loIi th
azimuth, r:lI1f~e, and altit\HIC' "avd labll· 011 request." Since thi~
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[The officC'r] caded [8 Much J%7] to provide
adJitionnl information in regard to the radar sighting.
[The officer) wa~ inrol'lllt'u ily the Cl1ilrlc~tOIl /I.FB tlint
the radar paints were not of UFOs. A deck of the
equipme:lt was made ant! .it wa~ learned that the individual
moni taring the radar set had the "gain" [control) on the
height findel' turned up to the "high" position. This
caused the appearance of a lot of interference on the
radar scope. Personnel at Charleston AFB determined
tl],~ paints on Lhe radar to be this interference. The
personnel turned the gain on high again and picked up
more "UfOs". When the gain \,a5 tllTncd down the [)FOs
Jisilppeilred.
There apparent ly were no radar UFOs in th is case. '[11e res ldue
i~ a visual sighting by a single ohserver with insufficient data
for t'valuat ion. I'Ilwt th'~' observer saw COil It! coned vall ly have heen
(a) a miraVe with direct and !·cflect~~d images of a planet (.J'1piteJ'
was at 68° a:'muth, 5° eleViltion) or a hright star, (11) an clir-
craft, ,)r (c) a genuine unknoNl1 U .e., a possihle E'1'1 011 jcct).
Hlerc Is no real evidence oi ther for or il~ail1st any of these pos-
sihilities.
I-P: Primarily visual, meteor-like cases.
1323-13. Saillt Saint tlarie Mil, ~llc.ll., III Scptcllllwr 1%6, (lIDO LST.
;~l·~'·.11('l': clear, calm. '111erc is a veT)' bri.ef illlle Book fi Ie on this
i J1c.i dent. l\~o sergt1nnts of the 7551'0 Radar Squadron sm" II briRht 1 igh ,.,
elliptical in shape and apparently l1lulticolored of tln:;nturated hues,
which appeared low ovcr tlH' treetops to the Sf: andll("'t'ti in a gtraight
lint' to"'lrd the \'lest, dIsappearing "instantaneousl;'" ill tIl(' I'iSIV.
ltur!l~ t,n l,f this sightin~. wa~ 2-:> sec. The report states that thl'
l)bjl'd was dso traded b>' a lJ:lg-rungC' AN!l'l'~;-:)() hdghtfindcr "'ith
azimuth, r:1nflc, and altitlll\C' " avdlahll· 011 requC'st." Since thi~
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