Hello . This was a sighting just out of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. This Happened around 1978. This was a different siteing that you normally do not hear of.

Just let me tell you what I saw and who I was with.  I was with my Grand father .  Big Ufo beleiver . A WarWar 2 Radar speacalist as well as a b24 bomber pilot.  He knew the sky .  He has studied radar . Air traffic control and weather .  He has studied a lot of things .  I just want to send a siteing that I saw with him . 
Around 1978 , during the summer I saw a UFO .  It flew right above me,my uncleand Grandad's head . It looked like a large ribbon .  Tied from end to end . Lights of every color reflected down on us .  My Grand dad said ,"do not be afraid , it's not maned".  Then we just stood there and watched it cross the ocean .
Thats about it .If it is any use of information .  There was South Carolina Sea Turtles laying eggs that night .  I was just a child and well , that was a scarey night for me .
Source indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate.  PD