As you know, officially the United States government closed their UFO investigations in late 1969, when they ended Project Blue Book.

But anyone who monitors UFO reports closely will know that quite often US military jets and/or helicopters are seen during or immediately after UFOs are seen.

Here is a prime example. In late September, 2011, a man and his wife saw 10-12 UFOs over South Carolina, and soon two US fighter jets were seen following them. Check out the details of this sighting at Jets Monitor UFOs over South Carolina, and be sure to comment as you wish.

Governments Still Monitor UFO Reports

The following report is a fine example of US jet fighters being dispatched to monitor UFO activity, even though our government states they have do not investigate UFO reports. I have personally seen in the last 5 years or so, no less than 100 reports of eyewitness accounts of UFO activity with military jets and/or helicopters arriving during, or soon after the UFOs were seen.

A small number of eyewitnesses to these sightings have also reported being visited by strange individuals, sometimes known as the "Men in Black," urging the witnesses to not follow up on their report.

The official stance of the American government is that the United States Air Force ended their Project Blue Book research on December 17, 1969, although officially, it closed on January 30, 1970.

Even though reports may not have been officially investigated, various governmental documents have referred to UFOs after the closure date. The United States is one of the last hold-outs on making UFO information available to their populace. The UK Ministry of Defence, though releasing much of their UFO information, has taken a similar attitude toward current UFO research, although they claim to investigate any unknown object that may prove to be a threat to the country's defence.

Unknown Lights Appear over South Carolina

The events of this report occurred in St. Stephen, Berkeley County, South Carolina, on September 29, 2011. The eyewitnesses to this sighting were just south of St. Stephen, which is about 30 miles northeast of Charleston. The night was clear with no moon, as a man and his wife were standing in their driveway at about 9:20 PM.

They glanced up into the sky, admiring the beauty of the night, and at first saw nothing unusual. But as they walked toward the house, the husband took one more look, and saw something quite compelling; 10-12 blinking lights. They were located in a north-northeast direction, and about 45 degrees above the horizon.

The man was startled by the lights because they were much brighter than the many stars he normally admired each night. He immediately told his wife about the lights, and they both ran to a position where nearby traffic would not block their view of the objects.

A Falling Star?

In a moment or two, they also saw what appeared to be a falling star, but this did not seem to be what a falling star normally looked like, it was much larger and brighter, and had no tail. The object seemed to travel right through the lights they were observing.

Then something highly unusual occurred; the lights broke their formation, with 8 of them moving to the east, and 4 toward the west. Those that headed west would have been above and north of Lake Moultrie. The 8 that traveled east were not visible to them anymore being hidden by a nearby forest.

Air Force Jets Appear

They continued to monitor the 4 lights to their west, and after a minute or so, they saw two Air Force jets flying at full speed toward the four unknown objects. The man and wife were certain that the jets were nowhere to be seen until the falling object split the original formation.

It was almost a given that the jets were from Charleston Air Force Base, because of the direction they were coming from. In just a few moments, the jets had flown out of sight. The two witnesses looked back to the spot of the original sighting, and were surprised to see a falling star almost exactly like the first one.

They both were watching the skies for more activity, and were not disappointed. In the direction of Lake Moultrie, a third falling star was clearly seen. This one was only about 20 degrees above the horizon, coming from the north. The entire event was about 15 minutes in length.

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