Aiken reported egg oval observation — November 1967

Observation of the flight path as it passed, left and the return leg. Observer sight 3 flashing, red, oval shaped objects moving in path of the objects seen earlier moved in no particular pattern. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 80-17, CHANGE 1, OBSERVED 8-9 NOV 67, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: A. COURSE OF OBJECT: (1)WHAT CALLED OBSERVER'S ATTENTION TO OBJECTS: LEAVING HIS HOUSE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, HE NOTICED FLASHING LIGHTS. (2)ANGLE OF ELEVATION FROM 2 FULL MINUTES AND AZIMUTH WHEN FIRST SIGHTED:UNABLE TO MEASURE(3) ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE:UNABLE TO MEASURE. (4)FLIGHT RATE SEEMINGLY MOVED IN NO PLANNED DIRECTION. (5)HOW DID THE OBJECTS DISAPPEAR? HE WAS ABOUT 10 GET IN T HOME WHEN HE NOTICED THE FLASHING LIGHTS. NO INTERCEPT TR ID MADE, THERE WERE THREE(3) JET FIGHTERS OUT OF SHAW AFB FLYING NIGHT MISSIONS IN THE VICINITY. THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES WERE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY FLYING FOUND AGENCIES, COLUMIA AIRPORT/DIVINE, SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT-NONE, AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-NO FLYING, 2ND SENIOR DIRECTOR NO FLYING, SHAW AFB SO. OPERATIONS STATED THEY WERE FLYING FROM 1023 LOCAL LAST NIGHT ALL NIGHT, THAT SOME FLIGHTS OVERFLEW THE AIKEN AND COLUMBIA AREA. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS FURTHER OBSERVED IS NOT A RELIABLE WITNESS, THAT NO UFO'S WERE SIGHTED, THAT INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE FROM OBSERVER, THAT OBSERVER WAS RELUCTANT TO GIVE NEEDED INFO SUCH AS HOME PHONE, PARENTS NAME, DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, AND EXPERIENCE IN OBSERVING AERIAL PHENOMENON. THAT THE SIGHTED OBJECTS WAS CONVENTIONAL JET AIRCRAFT, THAT THE REASON FOR NO SOUND WAS BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE JETS.