t. OA lE TIMI 2. LOCATION Ht. Vemon, New York 11. COMCLU~ ) An,_, ( SATUIII - -: :!:!~-----JPlsoba~ Satum. In the approx1t,e posl.t1on alnce SATURN later in the eYening 1\lrt.her Wet am at a hi.Sler altl ezect comp1tation can be uade since the d ate is not available t. NUMBEW 011 08JICTI s. LENGTH 011 OUIRVATION H. IRIIII SUMMARY AND AMALYIII t TYPE Of OBSERVATION e. PtfOTOS 9. PHYSICAL IYIDINCI Object c:bse:r"Yecl in 1953 thro\lEP Teleecop reported in 1965, 12 yre after the sighing. Object was observed tar 3 seoorr:le thr<Netl the teleoop ard could not be relocated. 'l':h light about S PH. Satum l.1ka object with r1~ arouul it. Witnlse tried to axpla1 n lfh1' oblect could NOl' have been the Pl.anet SATURN am all tour re&!9P-!-.~..a!!. .. W,lt4t .. :Y.. ~:I:S ..... SEP-9 19iS t.o Dr: J ; A1.JAD I_VDek~ tM ord cy -S.U,OI - 2 CocafJ:lt cy -2i\:'O! - 2 Aot1v1ty 07 -S~lOI-2 MaADQUAn"l FOREIGN TKCHNOL.OOY DIVISION AIR ,~C IYITKt141 COt14ti4AND UMIT.D eTAT8e AU' I'O"C~ Betpu, (leto TO l tiW' SAIOICC (llrl "1 office 1a 1D Dr l AlleD ~ ror retw. otter -.. ~ fd "- ocCNlftl 1D 1"3 BBIC '1' 4e Depat7 ~toow-r YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYI 1 Mt Veu,.., forwarded to 1 W will DOt attellpt to C.R.i.F:o. DEWSLETT~R lfUI lirll-Aw, Vol. I No. I ~ Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects By July, 1954, Mars will swing to wtthin 40 m m ea a he Air Force, not overlooking Mars as the pos- sible source of "saucers" is getting geared for the event. Some authorities believe that Mars' proximity will produce a new rash of sightings, perhaps even surpassing the "saucer" circus of July 195Z, when, according to Don Keyhoe, the Air Force was prepared for an invasion. One ind1cation of of- ficial concern is in White Sands, New Mexico where teams of scientists are presently being schooled on UFO identification, and the use of special instru- mentation to track the objects. This project is headed by astronomer, Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of the planet, Pluto, and Dr. Lincoln La Paz, famous authority in the study of meteoritics. ASTRONOMERS ALERTED: Mars rather than cosmic expansion will con- cern astronomers this summer. Already an American team has joinedothers in Bloemfontein, South Africa where telescopic perception is better. Bloem- fontein and other observatories in the southern hemisphere were chosen be- cause Mars will pass almost directly overhead each night. Ostensibly inter~ ested in Martian canah, atmospheric conditions, etc. , this world-wide pro- ject will observe the red planet for more cogent reasons. One school of in- formed opinion believes that Mars is used by some remote extra-stellar in- telligence as a base of "saucer operations"; others are convinced that Mars on its own right is inhabited ... and is using "two unknown objects" as step- ping stones to Earth. What is the real stgnifi- cance be these two mysterious o ects ormatlon to this date is frag- mentary and confusing. Frank Edwards, radio commentator, first reported Mr. Palomar's discovery of the objects over a year and a half ago, but this was denied. Then on September 3, 1953, Sir Edward Appleton, famous British radio-physicist, proclaimed in an address to the British Ass'n. of Advance- ment of Science, that British and Australian astronomers had identified radio noises in the constellation of Cygnus where earlier Mt. Palomar discovered "two unknown objects of unique character" and described them as "discover- ies of great astronomical interest. " On March lZ, Frank Edwards again revealed ofhcial concern over the two "objects" like moons which lie in the orbit between Earth and Mars. These objects recently confirmed by radio-telescope, according to Edward's in- formant, were not seen prior to 1877. Scientists in White Sands are exam- ining the evidence. Information is sketchy, but CRIFO will pass along what- ever it learns. The following named men have accepted Associate Membership with CRIFO. Thaddeus W. Culmer II . . Robinson, Illinois Dean A. Mitchell . . . . Cincinnati, Ohio James Moseley ..... presently in Lima, Peru flO cia ( 1'ICII au.t) The identification of aerial objects in photographs is sometimes difficult -- especially so when the photographer is unknown and cannot be contacted for am- plification of certain undefinable details. Such was the case recently. On Feb. lZ, 1954 this writer received in the mail four photos which the a ~ s sender claimed in his attached note, were 1aken at dawn in the s ~.1: 3 ewhere (near Cincinnati) in Hamilton County. Each of the four photos show object about 200 ft. above a ridge of trees. Picture I 1 shows a blackish cloud of smoke encompassing an apparent metallic object. The tapered basal portion of the object is illumined by a br1ght light while at the opposite end facing skyward is another illumination. This seems leas intense and is probably the glare of sunlight. The smoke behaves anomal- ously, which, according to the observer, "seemed to be coming from the bottom of the object and being auctioned in again at the top. The smoke drifted away, but not as smoke usually does but towards the ground and hung together in sort of an eag-shaped cloud." Pictures I Z, 3, and 4 show the smoke having cleared. In view is a flat octa- aon-ahaped object about 40 feet in diameter. In the center of the octogan's un- der surface is a bright light from which is suspended a small ovate device. The octaaon swung "like a pendulum" in its curved upward course. That the object is propelled is indicated by the fact that it was moving (4 mph) against the wind whose force was shown by the sway of the treetops. The observer adds, he thought he heard a strange humming noise . Many questions remain, but all attempts to contact the witness have failed. His note specified that he wanted "no publicity or part of the controversy", but he added, "if the photos proved of value", he could be reached through the Per- sonal Column of the Cincinnati Enquirer. My message, however, got no results. I next visited the Air Force Office of Special Investigations who promptly phoned ATIC in Dayton for instructions. Our meeting was friendly and chatty, but I could easily detect OSI's concern ... concern in gaining possession of the photos, and, being adequately evasive to my questions. They accomplished both! Three weeks later the photos were returned without comment. On the surface of one photo, Lab Technicians had applied a glossy colloidal substance . . . the evidence of extensive tests I Such leads one to believe that preliminary analyses were unable to resolve the object. Summarily, the object s identity remains UNKNOWN. At first glance, this writer concluded that the octogan device constituted the framework panel of a self-dls- integratiJ1l type of balloon, but a framework minus its balloon would not man- euver as though propelled, as the photos show. For elaboration I checked with a Colonel "W", Commander of ---Anti-aircraft Battalian. He averred that the device could be the framework of a "calibrating" balloon, used in conjunction with a theodolite to check the efficiency of radar scopes. He explains the black smoke in photo fl as the burning of the balloon's fabric (neoprene rubber). But once again, what of the object's curved upward course, and its flying against the wind, minus the inflated balloon?