PI~OJl:Cl 10073 RCCOi~D CAf~U 3 . UA TLIIME Gf~L)LJP '), LOCA rtON 'it'r ,tnc i. :.>co. 4. 1 '(Pf: Of OBSCRVATiu 11. C.OtiCLUSIONS Cali. [1Jl'lli'1 o \'1.,.,. Holloon Probubly Cc.lloon Po s sr bl y Lloll oon 0 Probably .\iu roft rJ 1-.rr-lutercupt Po !>si lAy / ,i rcraft 0 Was Aslr'>ll'>tni crol 6. St>Ui<CL !/. PHO ror; Ll P rol>obly 1\:.tr;-,wrttic.ol 0 Pos:;ibl y A!olrl~rtor,,j c rl C i v .l 1 L 'tn 7. L t:NGTii OF O'lSERVATION 0. 1-lU:.\l\C: I~ OF OBJI.CTS 9. COUR!!E Insufficient Onto for Evoluulion 1(). OHIF.f' SUMMARY OF SIGHTI r, 11. CO/MIIr.NTS 0110 round p1nkic.,;h-ol'angu o'1,jecl, of pin h..:.1ti held :1 t C11't:t.-l lc:1:,t.h, Ohsr..n tt..:r did not s.:0 i.t disappc..~ar. \/c:::tthur was iog y .. Sigi1tJng :1t. 11:ight~ UFO ancJ snddr>n c]"jc;a ppuararH'J path of :l jet :t/c .. Po~-; .... i.hly t tll1 tigatiou <11Lt.hurizecL. Official U.S. Air Force 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. tfl ' e~IJ~ ;\~ r :Forc e IJFO form corrcjnued Other UFOs in "Stack" F ormation A corresponden t h~s reported a UFO s ighting very similar t'o the Norfolk ca-se, al must certain]} produced b)' the mechanism just de~ In the late spring of 1955 a physicist, ~ .r. Z, was driving wesl on the h ighway bC'lWC'cn D.1yton and Yakin1a, \Vashington, in a region of low~lying hill<; Tht time was shortly after dark; the sun had set: lm t the re was still a gg<.stion of light in the we t. Suddenly a line of five glmnng UFOs appeared in the western sky, appare ntly three ~o five miles n \\'ay, t r~ veling east a t high speed. and accelerating as they approached. Flying in a "s tack" w ith the l~ading saucer on top, l.e individual saucers were oriented iJ1 hcrizontaJ planes, but each fiNAL GALLEY PROOF Galley g8-GHE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS was lower than and som ewhat b ehind its pred ecessor so that the entire formation was "like a stack of p ancakes" leaning at about a 45-d egree a ngle towa rd the direction of flight. (Note that this arrang ement is the re verse analogue of that of the Chesapeake Day UFOs.) The top saucer ad vanced m ore rapidly tha n the b ottom so that as they Bashed through the sky a t the left of the observer tlwy appeared to b e in single Sle. Sta rtled, h e stopped his car and gol out to scan the sky, but the saucers had d isappeared . Some fiflccn to twenty second s la ter a simila r formation appeared in the Wl'~t. As they approached h e could see that they we re thin, flat di5J..s, glowing with a white Hght, sha rply d efined and circular in ~hapc, and apparent])' fifty to a hundred feet in diamete r. As they passed, the stack again spread out into single file. \Vhcn th ey were apparently about te n miles east, the th ree lead sa ucers suddenly disappeared, while the two tha t h ad b een on the b ottom made a shnrp turn to the north, as nbntptly as balls hounci ng off a wall. Concludinr, that tbe saucers might b e i mnges produced by an airfield beacon shini.1; up,arcl through vety thin horizontal clouds, tlw observe r contin'"'c-C to watch. They reappeared again and again, som~timt'S at the ccr.~-t interval for an airfield b eacon, but somc- tinw': delaying for t-,.. 0r th:cc m in u tes. To explain their occasional f.tiltrc to appea r c:: ,chedule, h e reasoned that some very dense, fa<;t -moving, low-lyi~; clouds must lie in the west b etween him and the' ~1r>acon, so th.1t sometimes the li ght could p enetrate to sbjne tltP assumed strati.Hrd layers overhead, and sometimes not. Afler t\' e uty minutes or so, the appearance of the phe nomenon changed. The top three saucers merged gradunlly into an indistinct blur, while the bottom two re m ained sharp and distinct and continued to dart bruptly to the north just b efore disappearing. ugh the observer was not able to see the very thin layers overhead tha t would be required to account for the sharply cld1ncd sha p e of the saucers, he: concluclcd tha t his c~planation was the most r easonable one [10]. ' lWIOF IE =,,_z flr r~voer7 ,TOURN L HE~:.\LD, DAYTON, OHIO, TJilfH .. H \ Y , l'\1..\HCTI ~ l , 1 < :>5 'u rrzntPr'.'' JYeu r , ob iprt' Seen \n l.nidPu:ified, :wei n~?x- p h I' tl OhJoc:r apJit<tr~d O\ <-r Wr, Jt ' lrt H \\'l'i ~ht-P.1tte1~on -"Tt, .\ i r Force set id it fou nrl '"'' hlll:.t a.ftcr < ;1PCktn~ t hP l'Pport. 'l'hr-c.rinrP .J il\ttt z, chemist at 1\ca\ p"r;-opk rli,posRJ plant. ancl .<t tN:hn'ri~n 3aw thP object . It A shcU"I'l lr~ht, rl<t;,hine; <'It in- t!'l'\ Jl.-o t approximatt>l~ one .SPC- oncl, dr r>w <' ttPn tton ot th~> men . ThP\' t:..'rmal rl !h~> o r),r>Ct 1t 1 <hn~ ... ; I kut~: cicl. Rut hP atid,.rl r,at t 1o IPC'hnk:.tn '-<IW it too. I The men th<>'l t~l)l r111t a ::; 'op \\1\tCh HIHl chf-!"'<<>rt thE' thShi"''Z li.:::hts. Th>y adct~rl t:p to npprn:<- imo.t..,ly 71 m onP mrnute. 1 'h._. men rPpr1rte>d rht> object "'<l) .... ct in oppro'<tmately thP. 'iame p li\cP ! ru 17 minute" !rom tne rimt> tht>y t irst si~hted it. They \\!>re ..;ettin~ ready to set up 11 t nnsit t o pinpoint the location , , hP.n tt disappeared. Tl,. inform11tion W.:\~ turned o: r to .\.ir Trchn\cal lntellrgenr.e 1 ' (' ttPr 1 XflC ) h e re for E'V-.IIla - t 'c. 1. AflC handles aU unrdenti-~ I' tci object reports. I St. .John~;, L~,..-:ou:tnl.::n:1 '/9-n C-=t l i fo: nia i:j lit'tv C.i.v lli:.n 1!.:> ll j'ilOOJ , C'l.l i fo !'nia :~osr~v .... ~O.l, r: L.:h icnn I~i ~i'r"ZU) J'lpt'ln Ai r c r :.ifL Jl.r. t r o f,'..j t.ro '..'.1r.ljp[)in~J : ltCitc S tJ.UDi: ':?I! r~D .t\i r c r: l' t U FC:3 n~DEX CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos f3olloon 0 Probably !3oll;,?n Po.so;tuly U tll<>on ~.~ :r~nsi3co C~liforni3 " TYPE OF OdSERVATI ON 3 . OATETIME GROUP 0 Wos Atrcr of 0 Probobly ltrcroh Po~stbly Atrc r.:tlr Was A11ronoMi::nl Ground Vt svol 0 Ground Rodor 5. PHPTOS 6. SOURCE 0 A irln r.-rcuJJI Radar 0 Prob<Jbl y Astr:lnnmt col 0 Po:.~tbly A:.tronomtcnl /, LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 09J ECTS 9. COURSE 0 ln:;uffictent Dol o br Evoluoron 'l_Jent;r ( 20) .'2econda 1 . RR11:F SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. CO~V~cNTS ');}a (:t) rotJ.r.d_, p :!.nk:i:i'r.-o r311P,e og.jec t, t l:e T.:'d chort nir t.ing ~ine o.f t:1 ll T"9 .. rc~ ac:rods t.he ~:1 .f'ror:t H:J to :w., Oc5erve.r;L'l rli.J. r!o~ Dald i ~ ~li3a!T0ddr. ~Ieathe:r: I'031J' AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) (.OtK L U:; ION~ n .lu s Bo II oon :.S. DA TfTIME CIWUP C l] i f n r n .i. a C1 r ( 0 bohl y l\c..~ll oon Po:...,, Ll y Boll oon 11. TYI C Of-UOS I~VATIOrl u AHYI ... Utll n GrounJ-I~nJor rJ Atrlllt )fCl'pl Radar ll Wns A11c:~aft 0 P rol..obl y AI rcroJf I Po:.dl.ly /1ircroft c i vi t t n L , c;or; D. NUI.\tlr~ Of 0 1 lf:Ch 7. LENvTil OF OI)St:P.VATION tn . r\Rfr.r 5L .1MARY OF SIGHTitJ~ Ot.rJ round object size of ~rn,~.;; u 'i. ~ hold a t a r :n ' s 1 e u g t h , f r o 1l a s i 1 v 0 r y r u d to l't:dc.Jish oran6o in color , with a t a t 1 r 0 s em b 1 in g s t cam , g l o :, i n. { br ifrh t) v wa!:> oLso1 vod j n Lhc San No Hcpor t In Io'ile .. o:Was A<;lrnnco.rlltol : l\.!01' n Probnblt /soronticol 0 Po!.::iLiy A:.t((,nomic:rJI lnsJffr ci ont Dolo for Evoluotio' Pro >ah 1 c !'1\J teo.:: Sl ';b tin,, b~1. :rJd on description nnd du"?::.1 ~CJl\ U. S. AIR FORCI: TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire hos been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Aor Force os much mation os possible conc9rnlng the unidentified oeriol phtmomenon that you hove obsdrvf'd. try to onswe r as mony questions as you possibly con. The information t hor you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with ony statements, conclusions, or p ub lications without your permission. We reque~t this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1 . . When did you see the o bject? (Circle One): or 3. Time Zone: Month Yeor (Circle One): o. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): q_ Doyloght Saving ; b ) Standard 4. Wher~ were you when you sow the object? .5. How long wo s obj~ct in sight? (Total Duration) City or Town Hours Mlnutel o. Certain c. Not very sure (~Fairly certain d. Jus I o guess o w wos ttme tn srg t etermrn~ . ..-. -' 5 .2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? o. llri~ht State or County'- s .. condl 7. IF yo sow the ohjo>ct during DAYLIGHT, wherd was the SUN loc:oted o s yov loo~ed ollhe object? (Ctrcle OnD): o. In front of you b . In bClck of you To your right J. To your left c. Overh<>ad f. Don' t rem9mber FTO OCT 62 164 Th1s for m supersedes FTO lri-1. JUI C. I, wh<"h t; ob~oll'le. 8.1 STA~S (Circ l o. N on d . Don't 9. Wha t ..,.,erd th~ CLOUDS (Circle o. Clear sky c. Scoll~red clo (~ fhick or h eov 10. The object 'JPP~ b. T ranspore n t 11. If it oppeorod o 11. 1 Compare b 12. The edge~ of the {Circle One):( 13. Did the object: o. Appear ro stc b. Suddeniy spf Br ... ok "'Ponto G ov. off \mo l Cho ()!:! origl h. Disappear o n So ,... nr County 8. IF you ~ow the object a t NIGHT, what did you notice concernirog ahe STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS { C ircle One): b . A fe w d. Don' t remernbl!r 8.2 MOON {Ctrcle One): a . !\right moonlight b. Dull moonliqnt .~)No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't r!!membc:r 9. What w!:re thd weather conditaons o t the rime you ~o"" the object? CLOUDS ( Circle One}: o . Cloor sl<y c. ScottPrecl clouds d. : Thick :Jr heavy clouds WEATHER t(,c/e One): ,1,-Fog. mi,t, or lig ht rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don' t r"tnt::mber 10. The o b iect oppc:ored: { C ircle One): b. Tronspor~nl ~As o light c Don'r remembar If it oppeor~d os o light, wos it brighter than the b righle sr stars? {C irci<J One) : . . lrighter ~-~bout the some