c' t r II' t .ltJ.:l Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT G!UJUGE REPORT. 1. .AatronOl:lioal liir,h probab111 ty' b . ra.ir or loVI probability I 2. tion-&etronOJ'lioe.l l:ut sugr;~st11e of oth~r xpla..natioa.s B&lloons or ord1r.ary airora1tt b . kooket , flLr~a or f alling bodies; Uiaollneous ( rerleotion--. .... :luroral atretll"lors, birds, ~. Bon-astrono~io&l, with no ex~lanation evident &. L&ok of evidence preoludea explanationl ~, ~vidence offe~d ~u &bedta 30 axpl~tion' ln~iC.o:1t ;rl~b - -rlcl<!in;~ Lul:e --J ThrJ lu.c~ of !\~1~ c:JX!'(Ul:it trail u.n! lu. .... inosi:-~ P li:r.'..~u.tos ) tJS -c -rS . 72~JD 0C :i 3C)JAJRCN {VL1) ?SC~GR :\~BJO Cc~rnendi;)g 1:1 t'= ::'ie1.di:"lg Laks !nd .1umb~rin~ O">U -r; 20. ~h reid or di3~ haned. r, group f1~:1on, emo! .. d l vonp l)f lo"':a, yt ll ;; ~c-<: :.n ~olor '!'bey -er~ ")la~:1l:r -risibl IL'd ~e!"~ )l ~her hi ~7~ ~ne ov~r1ll i res~l)n ot ~ o~gun i~. 1be o o ject e -:Y'IItre s";i:tl&~ed to he a~ j.ooo .. e~ r "'ior~ abov~ th~ rra~. and sa ~bo~t to be ~ing ~t a 3 ed i ees~ of 5 H. ( -3 t!gur$ was ~ c i n vizw or ~h :ae~ th t ob~ecta ~1e .. ~ out ot si~!l~ :!!l f1'7~ 3eeonds ox ldas. Th grot 3eer:ed -:o ')t'9 .... i1l:~.!ilatl7 ~el.:>Y "he olOllds. DirCJc";ion o! -lign~ ~s .:-~ m .. 0 . . 'SSIFIEO - t:tdi ng ..ieneral, .lr ..Ia t.arl.el. Col!hland, .\i.!" 1oroe !3a.:la, .c&;rt.on, ~hio uO rn G R :\ D ~ r J yr.; . R ::~lo~ ~d numberi:ns .'b1ut :o . They ,;ere :;l~inly visible anQ either spner~id. or d.i sc s~cpt?d. They a:ppee:red to be jockeJ i ng bee-i.e and forth in :he groJ:p formo.ti'Jn ,.vhich b~.ve tbe o7 erall L'!Ipre~ s i on of .. s'r..otcun ol.: ;3t :pattP.rn. The 'Jbjects were tho~t to be -:oving in excess of 5CO ~:?.EI ~t ap~roximately 5 ,COO :t ( i ::'lmedic.tel y bel o w the clouds) from trN to ~.5~ ~n.~ ":Jer-e defini tel~r fl?ir!g tr. straight c~urse. J 11;t be:t'')re the:r were si5nted a lcud roarir16 sound was hec.rd ,,.,.oich "'-s attributed to a st:rocg .~rind blowing through t'~p S1l.rr~uncing wooc-s. H'J,-Yeve-r , Ll.S tr.e 0bject~ ::..~'J:!'')Z.c:t~d. and -rJa~scC:.., tc:e s ound. sharoene,l. :.nto a buzz ::ucn lik?, that :-c.ci.e by a sr'JU.p of jet .:U!"cr:::.ft. No ey~u~t trails were n ~ible. The!"e .-er~ no u~oto::rraDhe avai l&ble CHZCK-LIST -UEID3H7I?IED FL:Il!G OBJECTS Inc id ;r..t =if 1-.-5 3 . Location Field.ing L.a.l{e l4.. :ramo of observers 1st L 5. Occup~tion of ob~orvor s (v-.ua) ?hoto .n.ddr-Jss of obsrrvorS cf~ Post tcr Seattle P1uco of obso rvt: t i on P . Hunbor of obj':'cts 72nd RCJ Sq (TLR) Photog:-~:g':ll.c; if:; st 1n::, tn n J . Distance of o bjoct f rom obse r ve r 5, GOO + <!boYe 10 . TimEJ in sight 5 sec~:1J.s or le::s 11. A1titud~ 5 ,0CQ + L-rned ic.taly bel-Jw t h e cl~"~l.is 12. Speed over 500 ).LOS 13. Direction of flight Toc"ti.cs J ') '=e:re~ b-ck cn :')rtn in the 6=":::ll~ f":"""!e.tic,:-1 giy: g the SouDd Loud roo .... ing s:n.L"'ld 'll"'i~h shn..'r"OeneC. ::1to a 'bu2z Siz e DJt-si~ed Color grayish black Shap o ~heroid o~ 1isc-s~sped 15. Odor dotocta d TI/3 ~pFnrent construction L;js 21. Exhaust t r v.i1s :; ;ne visi':le Vioa tr:or co;:d it ions Effoct o!'l clouds Skotch c!s or photo~rophs Hanne r of d isappoar :1nco The obj ects rese"'Jled ::~lo-r :::nd numbering c:.b; u t :o. They ,;ere rl.::inl;r visible and. either sp'h.er:)id. o r disc s=:c-peci . They appee:red t o be j0cke;ir~ b2.c!c and f orth i:1 :he grru~ formati'Jn ,~ich .ve the o7 e r.3ll L'!Ipre:. s i 0n of ~ sr.ntgun "ol.:-s t p attern. The ')bjects wer e tho1J6ht t o be "roving in excess of 5CO ~2H 3.t ~J~roxima.tely 5 , CCO :t (i::lmcdic.tely bel:Jw the clou ds) fr~m ,.r:r,~ t~ 1:.52 ~n.~ :J~"!re ~.efini tel~r :fl~ri.r:.g u straight c~ur~e. J u;t b~:t''"'re they were si~nted a lrud roariJ16 sound was hec..r d ,,,nich "'-s attribut e d t o a st:ror~ .~ri!ld blowing tr~o~;gh t'~e s'l.rrr::nmd.ing wao.:.s. E~,Never, L--.s tr.e 0bject~ ::..~'J~)z.c c and ,.XlScC, t ee s ound s haroene,l :.nto a buz z ::ucn likr.! tr~t xa.e by ~ ~r~p of jet ~r~=~ft. ~o eY~u:t tra ils were vi~ible. T.~ere ~.er~ no u:;oto:rranb~ available Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRU!)GE REPORT. 1. Aatronor:lioal Cif:,h prob&bili t y I b . rair or low probnbilitya 2. ~on-.. s t rononloa l tut sug{;esti, e of othsr explul.Atiorut .... 8&lloona o r ordir.ary alrorai~t b, kQok et. . fl&r e e or fallin~ bodies: u. lli.soell ne oua ("r1eotions, aurora l s t rea.nora , blrda , eta.) .:; lon-e.atronotJioa.l, with n o ex? la.na.t ion eTideat &. L&ok of evideaoe preoludee explanatioDJ b . ~vidence offsred ~u~r,eata oo ~xplAnA~ionl UNCU\SSif tt.u Lack oi' e~a.us~ trllils oli..--;.:inai;cs a:1y iJOS!iiOle astra- r.oGicn.l ex;>la:1at ion l'or t; is i :,cic!ent. seous :'lore iJ!'Ot.;a.,lo t .. at. t:1e OliJcc .,!i c,b~orvcd ,, ere a.) balloo.os ut a :~uo~ les~er <:!iste.r.ce t~lU..."'l t nut csti:~'1.tod, b) aircr~l~ ln fo ation, or c) blrdsw