!t-rxll ":J t of !l Ve :i.\1t~ N i4mcr~, ~p.o 11 ef t..~ 1.41 d&.lli sh.O'Dliil. )G ~1~-d tW-cd ~i th a -Jtl&i.eJ:.ont; o'f crul \ f){ tlle ucmee llald ai ou. of n_.~.mb ~ 9tb .l t.n 'Jf,\. "elvil\ 1!for-.. \he an u tha rr~zed n~m:tu.l :net)~ ,htt~"'r aet1Vt! a.t ~sl'. Jl that the 11srre4l !>A lOIO<WP. G-1l\Gti~1S .. f.S . G c}()tlllt."'.r\.e-d 'Wi "~ ~ht; .:.. d 2~" 'btl\ Q'W f?Vtuen,ly atJen 1n ~nirl. il ~ 1)1 ;:n;.\i~bG? ~ e ~r-l :r att t~t~ tG QOlUil~ n~.., i1-' .r; ~ of th.a eho-nn ,rotl::to.t~ ~o~n &t tJx'l~tel1 it~llth ~ i'1l'.....- ~Jill-;-r~t ale ~"l lehe:r i!~taota, :n~!:'!'~ .1l!. ?:. !.!~ .ialt'lfa:td Jooka on i'J. ..,.:-19 o.tlli :!in.U a1 'thoo~ blui ~ :Jl'ld h!U..r.,a ~m.1 te ~in!d h4t\ ... ~J...;,n ~sl~ -::o all. :a n both c-~1Jrl.d and nl)n-u\l~intd. l. h.Lt e"H :-M. ~cl'ieu oi Ocntlll cl :&a~"'fi_. ;inca ~*,. l, 1915.. ta~Uei ae .t o:;l~ft Gl8 p..-itb.. :tt'ib. ibe p t . t. ~ to! ~. 1ne1dmt ~ ! ~ s ~iell'C ttle ~.J' ae I had )eea ce t:!QlkT&etta !ell aad ...,-a".,nii-321 .UNCLASS/FJEO ~"S:~ oJtYs~n o7 J:"M"V ~mco .J.U~JNl13 inci di-e;'f the .or~ xeponMl ._, ~l' 6~Btior'Vtrt:. on D04 u 5 (\ tn'sd ~n C3n i4"~P Soalet:T, lilli"t'm t7 o~ Or~)c-3 ginnin on nec l#elt 5 ~"~ ....,a~ _,. '~ auibnni o't &Rcll3leu 1-:msinoua &'!i'P._l'f)J'l.C.ti., ~ . ta:it~ ~iv~ ~!!U,w .l.J .. s\e (!at~ :lu\lr of c~Q&Y.uti()n. r.tama q f ,);s~rl"r~ ~n 1)~ p~l,,;J;w :..'1.-.a~. it of oaM~lioD. for '!Jf the-o<:~u~rttnc~ r:AJ !',;.J: \';:!looT~rufl "l'? l::tTsltii.IJl ~:orl.sd '-U"QQIar-thft ge1-a ::.l iU1Hlrrl ,;t)n etl" ';{v"'.li'~:f.f1,~<7- and -;.he hzU1tits o~ ~tflt . 9~'1 p.,JL, Co&!>~ a:ul ~jD7 Ct!.:w-~er (~ee.l" .Ulmqn4~ue(p ?Uet. and ~?1lot. :. _. UNCLASSJFIEG -; 5-r; / 'lh: Coleael ~71 h-. See z1 v ~lioa, Sandi& :43& se.ndi J . c.r lllcpc:cto F l Co\tu:m. (tos Alart7) ba))~.M .,. Capt .. J. u.J. S~.U. ~Jl.i C~llt .. Mol~ln. z. !h;Cll.\ .IJ.a.i.o~ Officu" JCi.r~.,_d. F-l~'t.~; I'" .lll&%) C'al?k, I~utllJ. Oi'fioor. :I" ' 'Ji"~ ~tP; 111. LJncal spcWh J.Un and M~ipa., A.:IC Sc..srl \;r 36!-"Ylo StJO...q.J~a\e Statio~-... ~. obscu~"&tiona to f a r m.~d4's tbeX"CJ 1& l)JU7 011e Jai., of eorrearpo1uUnc obsr,a1done 1.., tbC)tl' rs.1d s lr;J.ll t&rt~u~l;r 'tq diff \ g:raup o~ o.'h"" a~ vidllll7 :re.~d. stat1ont-, ~. eBl;r :.melt o n-.\1o.D. arc thes~ o1t ned J:Jn ~Q u1~\ ~f -.J$:.Jemb~Y l..~ 'bj~ c,ZlCi~ g.oU!) of o beert's:rs nr s \iGJl ?k ( , Iiav ~Xi. co -se l'~ r'\ on inoidea" of 1948, DecGmbe!"' 12, Sh 22t !)l'tlt or mill1'. 5 30~), and a ~o~u.d ~1~ ot o'b~srs ;>tationed lf'i ttUl\ ~o Lo AlB110!l o.rva ti on~ 'J;y g:~:ehi6 rt3dnct'iC'tl ot th& :lialll taneous1.;r made absena\ians, the ~ollo1rl)")g fae\~ haVf :).,'-.1\ de\~neds The g7a fir~bflll r:;t j)ece-;..~sr 12, 9h 2:a !>l~.a o r :rinua DECLASSIF~ED .\ l'TETI 12 YEdTIS~ L)n~ ;mde lO]O ; traTutlD~ 1l. rl:r or es4U7 horl zoo tal th JUrl3.ee of Ul ot =lpyn:d.lWltelj J 'riO 10 111la .. d~onai~ on th e 1 \41 o! ~. ar al. '1 tilde eca!'lo7ed i:.:s tlle rednot.i on; !h ~ 7!\.l.o city ~ -tb -....... ~peot. to tb. -rth wottcs ou' a \ be t" 5 and 12 :;."lilea a 9 cood. d .. o.mQ. in~ o A t.:\ duration U ;w. te uaed. I "' . hem: d .lo rr d ; ,. ..- r 14ll t .re o ~ :u~d t der a'Wnn i Ola ~ tb. ~ in ttl i '"' c e n d 1iiaapp of the ;t1raoll wn simul taneou.l11.7 b7 tn ~ J~J"D.Al aaai !.o ll.U101 groups. I:t ca tb.ia a,CUJtption 1 x.;, \ !111-a~ '1 rl pa$A could YeJ7 117 no !:lor than 10 to 12 ~ila lon~ the ~, loci V" Yi tb napecs\ ~ the oarth th.n llO'rid:l~ oue r1t !l4~vee 1 db '"'='ilaa uaond. hil tner.s is ;1m ~n i d 1'6 :U. e "1ilc<.Jrt i:l ~Y ~ ~ ~ ~"c o ~ ' ita ~ ~ Oi C>nf1:rJLd:n~ .ai:IQ.tll oaGel''l"3t.io.n i.rC>JU. . ni '~ , t.ltio%1 ~il ""n- utll dAd J:udl ,,.. :-ban. 10 .:aU ! t i i.ntero~ ';in~ .. tl '~IUll"'VEs t.hat ~e j.l ~ h.ort.,a-.J. :o-ture o the patbt of ,;ta' of ihe :1~r,:e~.1be:z .f1r~tba.l1 1 1ll1Utrnal.. Oenivne me\eon :ll'e ra:rftl.:.r ?burved t o moY9 1:1 j.) v.U...t \7 de\eNm.d fo~ the !1. re.Mll 1\f Decftlloar 12 13 1:TJ.~ l* th "hlt~ c1 U ~\eai rroa t,:rpi. c:;c.l m" tSI) n {and. '7 t 1 s .JUA91 ~.n~ll7 ~ \b.aJI ~. s-p_.. ot the 7-~ Eo ek~t .,r jet : l.ann or f conY~lo :tlane). ') .l+ 'ill 'ihe .... of ceori- Lha\ pce\nt.e ~a" lov laTel .a ~h~' 4e~el'!d.a.a. to.,. \he f1 rebraU o 1 Dec~bR 12, the o b1uarv ed lumin.ou.a ~e- .. o=..,. are &17 d. b7 T8r7 l'iolen~ noi1ee. 1!o :1oises ).'i1aievu :?..&, ., .... t>lts~M ill ettDJtec"-o vi\h the. Tarl.aua Deoember nHWla ., f~ inu~ud. 3.5 Gaill"a ato-r .. 'DOrs1all7 ahow reasa:rkaole ~ariations la 1 :-t.l;hb-. ,.l(i.nxd~ aa f1:ia 'thill ha:l7 line"~ ttni dl lrct ~ea~et~tl:, rl ai ~l& ) h a l)OSa~'f-1' aJld. lb )'ri~"ieniJtg U9 ~0 fl.A.-'Jll 0\l\ !1.-r ~h. .. ~d Of "')lej :a 3.6 !:1 ~h ca of ~sniuDe :t1ett10?"~ ... ~a the r d i ... "~cteti to ' J rod ;.UJ. 'PQ 1 n ~ 1 o t .. he eoJI!>& ~1 th aqual :' :req_ u anc=r. en t h cont. rtt rv i .:t the ;.:1 ~f &t.n fi:-eball , ? ltJ te of a dmi ltti ~l ~'ml roa~ 1 'li " ov h ~"'Jere i e a 7:7 pronounced t6ndanc7 f~r a t h s ~u eome :n. i ~:-t~ . M $T;n. halt ot th alq. 3. 7 '!ha tbree g.ou-p of anomalev.1 g:reciah l-:leL"10u~ phenomena ....t'lOW a curiou.. aocdaiioa vi th ~sll bown C!leuor shovn, a l t.\lQtll~)1 nnn i th ae\eo.,. onow41ra no~all7 ';')roduee uxtrem.Uy rl ~ t ... ~ <T"'-;.1 . . J 1 3 .. '" :lW'7J', r. ob~ot'f&\ion or An .t. n r th. ~ l .. r i shower :u d e lleotm!be~ o'flctfl<r'latl~>:.ls l .. , 1 i.:1 th~ 4 t-I , w.J. e r i "'~:t -!1rba!l4 lee con.-picu.oua ay ttlll~ t h d ~I) 73n a7 6nl7 nGD t.'l.,u l a ~.addel'abl .,..-teori:: ac\1Y1 t7. ).~ uo\ed. in au Garlier ~Mzltlni~tion, th r!!narlca"ol.T YiTicl ~:;:."'len 13dlo:r rwpone for_,., of tbe c:Jscemoer fl :-~laallt 1 :O.l't'l7 obe~r"''ed in. '.:.he ua ot geo1une 114\.,n. ?;y labo1'1it.ory t.Gtt. t.h! peculiar 06lo:~t BEJfWIII to \a 1d.ntoal viU. tb\ g1Tttl1 off :,7 co"9b7 '38l t 1!1 ~ ~lo-wp.i~t& .:'!3.11\. I t \b.l 1daU11oa'i1on 1 a oott'aCi, ~ vaT1Ue r~ o f tho 4"'2.d1a.;ion .\JClOaaaJ :for tn oridneJ7 rllUal ;ne-;eon, ~; !JMrler t ns.n th., dnrs.tion ~tt\1 iaYar!.abl:r r.-por'ed in \.ne ca~ of 3 geittne met.orl !ul J.lO ~.,r ne of the gre1m fi J-e'll nas a tnitl of spa'lks or '~fl't ~'114 MID r\414. Thia COD \Nata ahal"?l7 wi ~ th b$haTioJ' !10 W t.:t t ri o f 1 l pa.rt1Sll&rlr tho \bat penet-rate \o-tha 4. ml ~ bade t ~ ftZ!aus clitt&rce to Vhicb a~;a>.tion is ~lled ta -.eet:tu 3. the writer ln. of the o-pinion 'that the fi r&b.all of D4Glr 12 w de1'1D1 \el7 !24D-eteorlc and tha\ in all -pm Oi.ll\7 raieh asi ha4 uad.er in ... u~tio.n U ICLASSlF\ED .:o , t~. C()l.ntlat. lh1'1 :1ees, Com!~n~ o.me tt 0 :n ce~t f ~ci&l. !nYs s t1 tiona :~=~ !J.;1ccln !..ai>aa, Director n tJ. "21 te ot ~-: teo rl t1 ae l.'enr) r .1 s fr.i.lrl,7 :s.a 1948, Ja.u.ary 1. {~ee t'li)P7 of .a le\tar, tusde%' .. ~ ~ Qi J a.nuar;r 'I ..., ~tr ... ~l ,dlrader), the ~Cf)nd 1ilh 1Jtoid$\ !Uld on8 _;'):&'ttl\' ling ~ ilH).f11 $\rilrl:1~ re.m))J .. ,aoe to the Decl!fnb"-r 5 .. -~ cet~JI 13 !:~uid.ea\., oemlrtct o a AVma ~, 191 . (se-. let~e:r ot ~1cto~4tr 22. "..:rl tten D7 to Dr. J . :iugtl Pru1\. :i~iol'IJ!Il Dt net~:r fo7 the Amm- .:t~ll ~e\fiC)~ S.,tda"Q". iJNYni t7 ot 0~CDil). 3e~llnil'A l n :;~eb4!r 5 ~el"ot !H~111r Of . t) ~nation, ~.-.,~ f "'ls~M~; nrit> ill '"\cjlJ ~ cl:t~d tb.e l.nali .,,e r'tf 'l4J1W,)rl tic~. 9: v; ~.m. eo ~l)w~ ?ilo t. nnd ~{a~Jo:r DOQ DU ~llO Col ael ~71 Be.. U CLASSfFlED 9fll5 lf..l'., l.x:: C-'k-F. l. Co te~a~ ASC tl r1 t ;t' SarYJ r-:~v l.!)f