Hollywood California — September 1951

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Keywords: thoae, ttlcol, looke4, planeta, ahcreft, flrat, planet, apace, objeota, ahcreh, prekltly, astrotte, proatowy, astuo, lnsufftcleftt, unlntewft, uchtino, oiiuf, itjdgination, itnass, olrcu, glodal, iogreaa, aotlo, tlllda
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3. DATITIMI CltOU~ Locel 1920 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l. LOCATION I Holl ood, California OCG""~ Vi wei CONCLUSIONS Preate'-11 Bellun We Ahcreh Prekltly Ahcreft 0 Pe .. 1 W y Ahcreft S. PHOTOS 6. 0 We Astrotte~ttlcol I. NUMIIA 0' OIJ!CTS 0 ProatoWy Astrorte~ttlcol 0 Po .. latly Astuo""'lc.C ~ Other PSYCHOLOGICAL 0 lnsufftcleftt o ... fer Evttluotion 0 UnlnteWft 10. IAII' SUMMAIIY 0' UCHTINO Round Glo~ng, deep red objects appeared. Headed t-.._ca~ s moon. One object ahd a nash of brj 115 ant \mite light. Other object was behind moon. Ship was three X as lone a s moon's di3!I:.eter. Disappeared by going up. '"IC P'OIIUf l2t (R~Y J6 IEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Observation attributed to over active iTJDgination. :.'itnAss probably saw so:nethi.ng ouch as nn [:./c meteor or balloon, triggering her report. ~ooa alae an4 olrcu , or gloDal. The aeotioD 1D the ~lddle of ~bite tlaah of 11gb,, mu\ haYe uae tor iogreaa ana esre the ip which rafl~ote4 tho beu/door, or ~ha\ever the7 Ano'Ulr aotlo le tlllDa wort)V ot mentioD waa the eu7 ' acoeler.at1ora a.:tter tl'lo tum around waa oxaoll\N nacl tbe. terri:t1o Yelocl \7 ,.., 1 tll vthioh tl1ey zo 4 up, westward aDcl ot1U go_iD& ott o.od up!-u.,P: --~laduwlly d1;~1il1sh1D~ lD size until thy -ware t:1o dot~, une followlns the other, noel theo t1~7 were mere p1npolota; thea uirat. one an~ lnataDt~ the otber bee 1nv1a1ble ~wallo~au u~ by ~ 1mm~nGit7 of .. spao.-.' hocketsY I \J~uld never beli~ve t:--at. ,\ l>rincipl~ :"ar, far buyond the o ativa o~aolo&cance of rockcta. coul(l a roo~et. a.bip, aucll aa wa now haya, rem .. iD 1>erfeotl,z otlll, immobile 1n 'the nir, rea1at1Zl;J Lro.w1tation? l'heae I aaw a ah1~ of the same 1nd once bu~ore, al t!:.ouB]l not uDder aucb rteot oouditlon ae tna l3at time. It wa.. during :ttlle j)all of 1941, ei t~er in -:.a.vter.s:htr, or October. I wau otandlag on t.i1e terraca 111 f1ont of ~\ hill side a.,artmen' I thea ocoupiod. It u a.s early ovenini; Md had. !A.lld fo.-th uoroaa t t.e a!q. It :1aa tso oluu~ l dun t t.i~l4c 1 :J<~o'il a. ningla a the fuaq, baJI7 cl there \1U no reel a\ of ligllt. le.din~ up to the :;lowlD blur. It .jtlat. otoocl tne:re, like :Jo tniat~ awful. ancl llinJat.el', Y1a\on1ng Wld stu<!yiog ua t;il(;n\ly :uaci turtlvoq. It waa no\ ma~ng a ~o~Dd.. .ihea cud~anl7 1\ mo~e4 1\eel~ an4 flnahed ot~ 1n a red streak, 1\ made no aouncl a\ all. Tri e one "l'aa not outeiJe of o~ o.t:noap!.ere 11 tlt of the ~ua, wh:loh was already far oelow the wsatom .~trtmge~ er.ouL,dl, t r.e or.thJ I 3aw io .-eyta:::sber 1 J51 U.1c1 not r:w.!;e me shudder v11 th =~o cerle dzud !".i.liJ dla t.hf: cae in ";till, sneak;y loc;k1na be1D6 ~!l:oucled in the ,;~12\. I a~ at~ohing herewith an exaot o1 t~e b~aveca for tl".a 'l.a::/ date, hour and plaoe w}'!..en I ~"'.., t~:oae at:range o ceme, bt there la 3 logical conolua1QD ta be drawft rr~ t.be po~'li tl one ot the plL"1eta of our :.:y:~tes ~ :lhow:l 1D tile o.ian n~rcwltll , ::e7 t\~!,.arcad fro. a.':lay up 1 n !.l1e ~x::J far to t::e \l~s\, oo, it i ~ oo"11ou t :.ay. d1 ~ not c ocne from J\lpi ter. .~.a you ::'J.l.y o~ ::..oy coul~ not .3-..,e couae f rom lJr!Ulu~, for tnnua 'Jaa at t.ile llacllr aw~ dowa UDQer. TheJ dic1 not oo11e fro the aireot.ioo ot ei t.her an, or ~lu\o 1or botb wel"e voai ted. ill the ~1p or feo, iD the fi~tb d1~1aion ot tho c~Ar\, a~out halrw~ best the naclir nacl th attem l'~orizon. lt'or o"'oYiou reaaou tllo.y d.id ao'\ ooiH t'roa e 1 ther _.erour1 or Vea~a, beeaMae thoae t~o r~ve orb1t3 within the or~lt ~t , \#hila the ahipe in quetioD carue tro ta.'l be~oacl ' o~olt, or, l oulu s~, 9 i~e oi t~e ~arth' ancl !.l2rcur;r were posi tecl iD "iirgo, cl below tl"A horizon ( weat.eru). ~L.lror poaa1b1l1 t7 t }.u.n H}t.urn 1' ur t.i .e llOJ'lina t i .Jn. (o) ~ A o ~ U--in L~bra uuout lu ue ea, &attios. ot cour oD17 thoae of yo~ ..,,Ao ila .. e rt:ad \:&:f uook will rauognise ti-l_. n3.&3~ o:i.' ~...Ua :;>lanet, not yet lmowa to o~&z mig.llty aatronomar:J. 'l ha first ctdi ;ion of tbe ~ook waa puolia~d in l 9l9; anothe~ ln 1921 an~ c.notu.r edi tioD in 1922. .1'~ _:e .. to:rJc ~iool ;lio .libra4y :u:~ey still ha'Ye soZM oo~iaa. I t.&1eo tc~ntioned til:~t there w~re ,t .... , 0 other planeta to 0\11" .Jola w:f:Jteza .a.nci nalaetl tte one beyonQ. ~3Pt'Uae "~Sl.J\.U ... l'b.ly l;)c~tcJ. tr~t, ons in 1930 and ~luto nhioh they have not y~t _plai::nes t\l ha:ve ..ii.acov~red, 1e ra~fU; alo a very li~l poua1oil1ty. The Kooa, la Soorplo 23:10, waa the onl7 planet eleate4 aboYe the horlaoa an4 Yialble. It waa posited in the ~in~ divialoa, abo' haltw~ between the tieYenth angle (weatern borlaoD) and the ~eridlaa (~enth angle). I t t h e ayaoe voyasera wen obeniag thi planet we 11 va on, they were c ly atfor4e4 a perfect view. If the~ launch~4 smaller oraf' aiDoe the7 were too enormoua to land on the Uoon, at uuah a d1ataaoe I 'ftould not be a.ble to/anything as 1 as one of our aeroplanes, :for exam!)la. It 12 a. rationa..l eu~poal tion that. thoee ,.1are two tlother .. e l:i:pe, l"uad(.}d n i th ~ller landing crafta. ~by ohopld they not ex~lore the ~arth satellite! Surely. tbe Larthi~na arc doing nothiDg ahout t he Uooa. liere we havB b3~n O.ra ~in!) our sa.telli te around da:f in a.nd day out, ytJ-)..r in n nd year out, for a ce o.nd we have not oven tai<en ti:e t.ro*bl~ to find out \7hat. we haYe been dragg1D6 around It ie my theor7 tba t the 1'~rther away t!'la planet 1a fr the sun, the greater is the burden ot neceaa1t7 under ~hioh the~ex1a\--no prolific vegetation--no warmth from the ~un nnd but little ligh~; cnoue}l naceaa1ty to make them very akilltul, deliberate, inveat1ve an~ vary r.1uch on the ball all the ti~e to continua to exis~. One tl1ina ia oertain; tllara o.re thoue on e i tber ~atlU'n lieptune, or Taaau who are vary curious :J.bout us aHd our 11 ttle ..loon. In closing I!laY ~ Gay, I bopa ~Uld ):Jray, \.tt will not some da7, awa~ to find our Moon ta~en ay. I~ could ~oone are val ble reflectors o! light to be done, you know. planata t~ flo the Sun. . . to.c it.aeaa a o\:o\lDtt ot tu tlJ.:.;b'- of two obi~ t o ot olJG, \'lb.ioA rl to t\1'\A'a tellJte, tl'.e oota. 2,761 words 1tneuaocl: -e.tJt.bea-OUl 1~61 :=1aoe1 dOU.J'IOo4 ood :::.a, Calif. uoll.Jwood. 28, Cal$ t ~ltb ~ \we e7ea wide opaa, 1D full poaaeaaion of m7 aeaaea aDd .. aobar I ea what., \o the baa\ of ray kDowleqe aacl belief, ao oDe elae eYer eea ou\a14a of the of a aolence-!lo- I will ~ tbia mMoh, fro wbere 1 wlineeaed the aatounQ- 1 .. phenoaeaoa, I looke4 aroun4 to aee 1! there were otbera lookiag aqwu4--no\ a alnsl aoul: I waa a sld .. alk aloaaa14a the king-lot on hllcox A'Yenue. hollJWoo4 BoulaY ~, a QUarter of a blook a~, looking outh, l could aee people walking ~aat an4 ~eat. The7 walkecl ta' The7 walked elowly. l 'hey look8\1 a\ eaoh other. ; lD the ahop wlndowa; but, no one looked up: Do oae looke4 to another pair of e7ea1 A oouple aed golna ia the oppoaite cllreotioD on ~lloox. The7 were looking a\ eaoh other. Dlreo\17 acroaa the etree' a loae stood oefore the ahow-window of a bookators (einoe reaoYecl). 1aa e1 were gl~ed to the gaudy bookJaolce\8 on diapl~q. ADcl througbou\ all this laaaaa inciitterenoa to anythlna outaide of t heir oircumaoribecl nmolenoe, \he o' \lonal actual o"Yent in all hia\ory ooulcl ha'Ye beea w1 tneaaacl by 11ft lag t1le1r eyaa to !.!,arth' s conetan\ compaaloD ana tellow-tra~eler--the ~o~. I atoo4 there looking skyward, opeecnleaa: ~truok mu\e b7 the add ... I\ OOOUZ'reG ~ell~aole apeo,aole. (true looal t } ... nu%sday notq, to the eeoonc:l, the amount of tlme in'Yolve4. I cJ.Ol&b' if' the \'lhole thlll8 la.sted. over :fl'Ye. m1nut.ea and ~efinitely no\ loDg &8 tea miau\ea. It tile fifth day oi t h e ~.oon, ~.z:en oomewr.at leoa balf of \he orb ia vla1ble. Ihe .... un W\ilt -Alrend7 below t.he hol'i&OD and the J.~OOD r.acl Juat, be~Wl to retloot the oolar nGlanoe. 1 \'Va& tJalldng oo\lth on ._, iloox venue. between Yucaa ~tree\ nnd : .. ollywood ..... ~oulovard. '..he -!oon waa ln uou\h decl1nat1oa and l~log loi~h io the uou\h we at em e 'q. It ~aa n.looe in all ita illor:t for there waa no\hlog alae 1D 81gb\ ia tJl8 hea'Yeaa-no et.ara--no planeta-DO\blDg DU\ the ~OOft, as f~r ~8 V1310illt7 W~U penal', all alone !a tl'.e oloudleea, .,LlUre een.al I wond.arecl idl_y V~heD the t1rs\ star t'lould b"~ln t.o t-.1nkle and woul-.1 I be able to ueea which one 1 t oaa. I pauaed ro~ a moaea\ in rront of the 1~rking plac~ c~Q otatlOD to oca11 the h:/al1ne emv.1rean i'or 3 c;l pae r..ave been choaen, no bet."ter oet.ting celoctea ... or . .iJa~ wa 1.::J~ut<11atel7 t~ tr::1no_pire. ; ram t he rurtbea\ 1 could oea in t ho south-~eatern I t houaht: there i s n o :.ucla. o:ar: - - 1D8 la alae, UDtll i\ boo u large aa a reaula.r tollowlaa la a\ the-4ia .... rou\e beh1n4 the flrat. ~he7 kept oe apu\, at the upeecl, aloq th .... rOQ\e wl tb preolaloD plua. ~ro t h e naoaent the7 o&&t of l:.aeaaureabla apace, until t he.J r Moon, did not take o~ar thzee or tour aaoooda. At a polD\ f courae ancl headed. in the direction oi t h e .. ~oD. 1\ wo\llci appear the whole thing waa well planoed nnd oxeoute4 with preolaioa. By the ttme the~ had taken elr ata\1oDa on either el4e ot the ~ooa, but ove it, thay peare4 to be, tr~ ~here 1 3too4, to be abou\ the size of the ~on when iD far aortb daol1aat1on and full. A~ over,yoDe know-. the UooD appeara largea\ when urtheat south, and ~icp- ~he two glowlas re4 obJeota remained poise4, perfeo\17 at1U, oae OD the aide faoin3 t~t arth ancl t..ue othttr oa the aiel away fr the earth--t.t!.a oide of t h e .t.loon we ner aee. l noticed t.bat t l ,'3:f ware c arai"ul t~ .kaep ou\ ot a certain rac:l1ua !rOll lt, for "he,. 'rero J u s t be~ond. u'oout. the outer edge of t.~e o1:ola we nee a ro\Uld ~ile J.tooll on a !lliat.7 nigh\, ,.1hen t h e orb 1a full. ~h obJaota ap~eare4 slowing ~e4 and rounJ, like t~o ollal1 sooa prne, aooordlns t,o rrl I ~:.ct uall.r gaw. m11u; .. .A8 nre u.lao t~ivttn to unaeratan4. la oaa-eb\4 t.!'"tt olze of tne ~.:1nl. ...herefore, if' ara olJ .. , o almoa\ aa larga i taelt'. are we to ooncluue tr.a t ouoh o.n obJ eot m1.1at thea be approxu.atel.Y one-autb t1,e a1~e of tho .-.o.rth 1o .:.'erhape. 1\ oho\.tl\1 be into cone1derat1on teat ~hat, to be a ~1iald of red me\al, o~ ~ome o~her re4 material -;o;aa ueed ~o l'Clfloo\ t:~e - t..n' ~ l1~A\ and luu.t. ct 1 t and 1 t i&& :reaoonc:.~le to o.~:a t lat., tll thout a .voer~l reflector, it woulo. t>urat into ~; alH1 .conuaro4 to o.ahu the o'bJaot lt. pa-otect:J to appeu larger tr.on it .actuall.7 is ond oouls.i al.M oOJMta un<!er diatouaaion \lOre not round.. -:.lut. lim& .. cn.ro- lul utudy ol. our ~4ooa oeemed to e l;cen r.he ooJ eo\ oi the vlalt. 'l,ith the. JclD-1 of .knowledse and u::1u th~ travelezoa in t .hoJ.a :lh1pe muat ~..,.,, jwicJlng by t..h u:;oot~oaa o'i tlle a, l \ wotal4 be ta1rl7 aate to illaaiae \he great auperlorl \7 ot all thslr equipa.e nt. o.,er rusytl.iD& we a look at 3o or thoae p1cturea the7 took of tM othu aide of tbe MooD. ~hat. o t.he7 aaun haYe: wha1. soluui reoordera! ilha\ teleHo.P 1 wo-.lclD \ 'be uurprlaecl lr tlle7 oo\ll4 bave oloe-up, 1 at.oocl there looldag t~t thea, trane- ;flxe4, wl tll 117 ou\h oloaed.. ~Jna\eYe., t.ht17 wen dolDg,. tile7 wor~ec:l faat, for in a to mo., qaia. ~hey were tunaiaa arouad' flrat. the leader and like 1\a aha~ow, the seoon4 ng a . tun. The size o:f t.no ah1pa mu3tt have been 9ertalal7 enozmoua, !or the turning ~ound waa laborioua. ~hey ~uug down towa1A the llooa aa t.ecl the tum ia a wide aro. It wu thea I , with reapeo\ to tbeir lensUa. 1 alao tba\ tbe7 were no\ entire~ eoaloaed the tum about., I obaened not onl.7 1 ta length, but alao a atri~-a flash or br1lllaD\ uhite ligh\ froa t~ to botto. iD the L'lidcU.e of the ollip. It ia oai'o "o BUa that eaoh one of those slllpa could oaail.Y oar.ry two million per~ona. The one ~hioh led go1Ds iD, lad ~oin& baok. ~he ~out and the preoiaioD manaer ot tra,/eling wora tl1e &tame comin~ and goiQS. an7 sound it probabl7 oou not be aewr4 tbaa we oa11 h . tl o'-1oua nu \ba\ while eleo"roaa (11gb\) trsYel a\ alHna' 188, lle pe~ aeooD4, wbile oouod, iD warm a~r el7 4o a-ou\ 1,281 te' pet 3eoon4 and 1a aero cold weather rra. l,C88 to 1,1~ fee\ PQr seooo4. Deaide~ if the' aou4 wu 1ou.4 eno&h \o be bearcl rroa noll a , 1\ wo.l4 4eaorlbe auch aw14e , ep\laa where i \ oenda wi thia hearlzaa range, would per aeoM4 d.epend8 upoa the r:lad1um, i r on und atsel. belos the 16,3tSO for ' ateel. ~ut,, tthat kin<l of naedium 1'10\ll.ci 'a " ue? /uscl w~ uuoW.d i.i.1e iield or aolar :flux tr~Qugh w\edt the light. we Bee tJ'avel tipc.oe is uere- ly th 1nta~Yal between objeota, ~u\ to ~oat persona it impliea eg\iD eD though they c annot oe auan with huaaa eyse, are DO' eleotrooa obJeo' toal ~uun4 would pro--.a"Dq be auperaonio t.raelina through apace { cocalleci). I"r the ehlpe ia queation had w1nsa, 1 aaw none. l doubt 1f' the7 nad "D7 Aga1za aomee up the queati.oD o:t d1atanoe ralati'Ye to de~all. Yet, aa the near ship turnet~ it 1t ha4 w1naa I woul4 ha d~tected nny suCh indication: that 1a, 1r winp llaYe to oe in proportion to t 110 length ot tile . craft, bec~u evan oonaidering the d1at~loe, t h e ohip waa longer than the diameter or t h e -OOD~ at lo~at, thrice aa lone. lt '-"!'US the i.'ront view . ..,hioh, \'lith t h e ouuli~t 1\