FBIUnresolved
Approximately 12 flying discs — Darlington, South Carolina, July 5, 1947
Jul 5, 1947Darlington, South Carolina
⟳ Deeper read pending. This record is from the FBI 62-HQ-83894 flying-disc file, whose cursive, clippings and faint scans are under-read by automated OCR. It is flagged for a vision-transcription pass and likely undercounts what the source contains — see the documents collection note.
Analysis — our summary
A report filed with the FBI documented approximately 12 flying discs observed over Darlington, South Carolina at 5:30 PM on July 5, 1947. Minimal details were available in the filing; no official explanation was recorded.
As reported — verbatim from the document
“Report of approximately 12 'flying discs' at 5:30 PM, July 5, 1947, Darlington, SC.”
Analyst notes — caveats & confidence
Minimal data available; this appears to be a brief routing summary rather than a detailed investigation report. Confidence very low due to lack of detail and OCR quality.
Provenance
Source document65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1.pdf
Document typecase file compilation
Reporting agencyFBI
Source pages185
DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)
Held classified~79 years (≥, to this release)
Extraction confidence LowHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.