U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

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Yitneaaea were attracted by sound of fighter aircraft 1n vieinity.
~1' atarted aearchicg the sky f or the airera:ft and sighted the
objects.
ahen first sighted, the witnesses thought t~bjects might
be weather balloons.
However, lllhen they- accelerated eo rapidly 1n
a northerly heading, they determined the objects could not be balloons.
'fruq were in a trail formation on a lorth-South line. and moved so
rapidl7 tb.e;r vereout of eight w1thin a f ev seconds.
From ori.81.nal
s~ting in the stationary position to their dieappearence, a period
of JIPProximatel)" two (2) miDutea elapsed, orr which the objects wre
in a 1tatio~ position for approximately one (l)minute.
NOTE:
Wind at 20,000 ft from 3lfo0 at 10 kDote per hour (1230 EST Rr,t)
Wind at 20,000 ft 320 at 13 knota per hour as (1830 EST Rpt)
JIIOTE:
learest weather station releaeil:lg balloon& is Spartanburg, S. C.
One black: balloon vas releaaed at 1230 EST.