DATETIME GROUP GMT 22L0615Z 7. LENGTH CW.aaRitYATIOH 4.5 iliniltes IRIEP SUMI'AAY Of SIGHTUID PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC:ATION 12. 'CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probabl y Bali-n 4. TY,! OF OISERVATION 0 Possibly Boli-n t 'itround-VI s ual 0 Was Ai rcraft 0 Groun d -Radar 0 Probably Aircraft 0 AI,.. Vi suol 0 Air Intercept. Rad~r 0 PauiWy Alraoft ~irius & Procyo n Astronomical Ill X Probobl y A atronon.lcal Possibly Astro,...lcel .. NUMa!A 01" OIJI!CTS COIJitSI! 0, Other 0 Insuffic ient Oato for Evalut~tlon 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS Round object silver dollar at sigh ting of Sirius and length color fl'ashing fro a red to (see c a s e file). gree n *o blue white. One appeared then the 2nd obj appeared butoff the right, from side of obj. observed about 3 ft above tree tops. siz students of Bamptot Sydney College. One who ~ad stud~es astronomy says it was no a s oo 1ng A'ftC roWM HI (lt&V Zl S ... 12) ~fOM 112--PART II (C:USSIFlCAT!Oit) APPRd\tm I JUNE I!MI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT lfiOM (.l~mq) Ri'OI\T 110. 3H-UFOB-l-66 flight 3-H, 4602d 4ISS I. SOURCEa Addresas Hampton-Sydney College, llampton-8ydney, Virginia (OeoRef GJMH 3914) Occupations Student Qualifications Good v ision. II RELIABILITY a Very r.ood, SOURCE was c ontacted personally. III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTIWGa SOURCE'S attention waa drawn to the aky in the southwest by a friend who had seen t~e unusual object t here. The time ~ 22;b610Z Feb 56. To SOURC!, the light ot the object waa almost aa briht aa Venue and a color change was visible. The object appeared to change direetion'and it moved away from obaerTer and grew dimmer. SOURCE mentioned that at first the objeot had appeared to the naked eye about the eize of a hatpin. Through the telescope SOURCB atated that the object appeared as a blur ot colored light. There waa neither sound nor smoke t.nd exhauat associated with the UFOB. The light appeared to ahift slightly to the weat. JK)ORCES first imp1eaion of the objeot .oil ich wu approximate! 12 with the horiSQn whe~h first Tiewed it, wa1 that it waa Venue, however h e later learned that Venua waet out t.t the time. S~ ob1erved .. the angle 1lh ioh the light made with the borisotr ~uall'! decnaaed aa -it the'\].ight or the etar were. aettin~. SOURCK 1f&a aert1n that the pheaoaon waa neither a co .. t nor a f'allin~ stu. 'nl light waa 'Yied ~or approximately 80 inute by SOURCJ. 1101!: THIS OOCU'IENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTlNG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNIIt.O ST.~TES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT.~ U S.C.- 31 ANO :?2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZ0 PERSOit IS PROHIBITED BY LA'N. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OThER THAN UN ITED STATES AI R FORC AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY P.RMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF !Nic:.U.IGE NCE. USAF. {CUSSIFICATION) II FORM '112 PAflT II APPftOVD) I JUNE t~ (CLASSIF1CA TIOK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION 'REPORT JI(I'ORT NO. 3H-UFOB-l-56 Fli~t 3-B. 4602d AISS I SOURCEs Yr Addrea=n Hampton-Sydney, College, Hampton-sydney, Virginia Oc cupation& Student Educations 1 yr Colleg e ~ualif1catione& Good vision. II. RBI.IABILITTa Fair, SOURCE was contacted personally. III. SOU!iCB'S DESCRIPTIO! OF SIGHtiHGs SOOHCI stated that he was walld.~ aoroaa the oolle~e campu at 22/b600Z Feb 56, when he looked up in the aky and I&W in the eouthweat an object whioh appeared to b e Tibratin g and emitting s1110ke. 'l'he objeot waa appr~1.mat.ly 25 with the horison. SOURCR related that upoD Tiewin~ t h e object throuth instrument mentioned in Part l) it appeared to be moving in a a teleaoope, (same circular manner "ahoot in~ ott" differeB~ oolered 11ghta. . . SOURCB belieYed the object wae oecillatinc and travelin~ at. a fantaeti speed. There d to be a thin atreak ot II!Dke trailing th objeot. SOURCI alao felt that he had 11 aDOther object behiad. ancltb.,. the f1rat. the two objecta were a ~reat dietanc.apart. Object wa. ciroli til it be!&D to dlmiDiab 1D alae and n tlJ tad.e asay. SOURCB ob"rted 'the object tor approxi-.tely 45-ldB11tee SOT; THIS DOC:.J~E~T CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFeCTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE U~ITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.- 31 M t O '!2. ~S A"'ENDEO ITS 7RANSMISSION OR THE R!?IEL\TION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTiiORI'Z.ED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT \lA" /'.OT BE REi'ROOUCED I N WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PE.IU .. ISSIOH OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTEUIGENC. 'JSAF. II fORM 112--PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1948 tiiUSSIFICAnoK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT fROM vt,mcr) Flight 3- H, 4602d AISS R1'0RT NO. 3H-liFGB-l-56 SOURCE'S :1empry Sk~tch o f Afpear ance. of UFCB: J1(}()N Tt:J niE 2.N.JJ OfQE cr oasc"u . Mu L T a-CD'-oiE.P Plc-rt.t~fE.P .IN on: Tiii S DOCUMENT CONT AINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATI ONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE :...<:!>IONAGE ACT, SOU S. C - 31 AND 32. AS AMENOEO ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE Ri?ID..ATlON OF ITS CONTENTS lt'i ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOL OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERM iSSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF !NTEUIGENC. USAF. <' AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RE!'ORT HO. 3H-OB-l-56 Part Three PAGE 8 Of }3 Flight 3-B, 4602d AISS SUPPLEWENTARY INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS~ 1. A aheolc was. made w1 th the U.s. Weather Bureau ~t Byrd Field, Richmond. Va. to determine whether theywould be able to confirm the si~hting. However winds aloft at the time of t h e silhting were ~uch as to have prevented any weather balloons la~nohed at Byrd Field (GeoRef GJNJ3232) from drifting into the vicinity of Hampton- -o Sydney, Va. The follc;>_wing winds aloft da'ta current at the time of the UFOB sighting was released .U.TITODia DIRECTIOfh '11IND VELOClTYa I. A aheot with the GOC F1lte1' Center, Richmond,-Virginia revealed that thia ';&enoy ha~ tela~ the preliminary informatio~ on the sighting to the 77lst AC&W Sq. Cape Charl Ta.. Wo other repo_rte on the object than the original report .f'rom ob- .,-~r ,tt llailp-~ney Collg hacl. been received. Wo report f'rom another geo- ,r~hil ~ttoa bad. coat in to contina the tightin! .:. 1-e ; .. !b. eft.,._ lllzutJaea. a. Vir~iDia. waa oalled by telephone for any .: : . iG.totmt'\loa ah1ert't:h7 '7 haTe had whiab wolllcl offer confirmation to the report ot ~ . UFOB near Rawtcs -l~uere. .'';hi installatiolt ne 'mable to of'fe~ any nideoce to 111 ~ ACa" 1~:~ Charlea .. Va .. (G4ollet ~ 0201) likawlH waa coa- . taoted tor etoof1r.at1on aa. tli uros-,.. howner 110 additional ilU"ol"blltion or reporta bad been reoei 'facl lty t .he 711~ after tbe illtor r tion on the original ihttnc ha~ been rela;.l-to th-na tbe GOC Filter C.ater !a Richmond, Va. (GeoRet GJtm.aaa) .&. Bttorta to aeek mo~"1ntonatiozr p!"O"red ali~htly more fruitful when the -:. ~ Sq.. ~01'd. Ja: (Geohf ~ 2820) released the folUlwing radar data. . reoorded at the approxi-.ta U. of the lightin1 ..,... - la4a.r Plot s.thbox" .. 22. reb 56 One aircraft obj e ct; or eatimted 180 mota; altitude- 1.ooo teet. DITUL PL01't 0616ZfGJliH2815 0637Z/ LOST CONTACT 6. The CAA tower at Byrd Field , Richmond, Va. was queried for ~ossible info- rmation on the object which may have been r e oeived f rom pilot3 flyin~ i n th e vicinity reporting the appearance andteharacteristics of an unidentifiod flyi~r, object. Ne ya- tive results IOTl: THIS DOCUMENT CONT AINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENS OF TilE UNITED STATIS WITHIN THE MEA:-! lNG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U S. C.- 31 ANO ~AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE Re.'El..ATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITE:l BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOL OR I N PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR fORCE AGENCIES, EXcr?T BY PEHMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTElliGENcE. USAF. (Cl..ASSIF1CA TlOII) AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE li41 (Q .&$5IF1CATIOH) AIR INTELliGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Part Three Flight 3-H. 4602d AISS . 7. A check with Air Traffio Control Center at Washington National Airport (GeoRef GJNJ 5856) for icformation which mikht serve to confirm the sighting yielded negative results. 8. A oall was placed. to the US Naval Observatory in l,'lashington. DC {GeoRe f GJNJ 5856). lfr. J. L. 'oossner of the observatory' e Equatorial Divis ion. mede some interesting comrnent'e with reepect t o the two stars Sirius and Procyon. Siriu.s 1s frequently seen to sparkle almost a~. a diamond in the col ors. red, blue aod green when viewed at an angle of 10 to 30 :.vith the horizon. This pJ:lenomena has been obeerTed tor many years by a!ltr3.nomere and oftentilnes has been the source of alarm . and puzzlement to uninformed persons viewing it for the first time. The color scintillation ot Sirius, according to Mr. Gossner. i s due to turbulent eddies in the atmosphere which act aa prismatic structure in separatin~ the li~ht raya into color ot the epectrum. For example, a ray of blue light will reach the retina of the obse~er followed a fraction of a second later py a ray of red light, which ~11 per let only tor a seoond but a~fficiently to re~ister e image of red. Any of the rays may be out off momentarily ereatin~ the efteot of the light flaehing or flicker in~. Separated aa such wi'th each ray travelin~ aloe~ a different path tr.rou~h the atmoaphere the apeotra will reach t he ob1erver'1 retina i n distinct colora and suo- : 'ceasively, so as to cr~ate the phenomena ot tlalhing colors of li~ht originating . trbm one ~1 v~n .-ou.roe. :. !bia di8pel"wion and refraction of light creat ed b y the t ur bulent eddies 1n the lower atmowphere ia likew~a~ reapoaaible for the brilliant flaahic g of red, blue and white Ugllt eo. "''bJi '9'1ew1n Pl-OGy"OII &l an a~le of 30 or lea. . t . Jho~ -~rd. L D,-. ~o~ ot .Utrono~ at the University of Virginia.. CharlotteaVill Vtr~1Di4 (G~ql.tGJMJ 20$0). atated that both Siriue and Procyon ~e.ould haYe'lhiea. teen~ t&e S1r aiithe u-of th reported df!htlng ~2/bGlSZ Feb 66., ~qoJ"dinc to -the pro~ .. ~or' a.,~laula-tina. Siriu. would haT& been 14 ab'"e the ~ horizon &~ 22 . J"&di&~.i.nc,::a-.]?rilltao ~ perkl1c~ red . ~fleu t.lld blue-lights .. J!a.-li~hU. p1"olHi.b1J' would haY.-aaeed ._CJ'-' eparkl re-thu uaual d11e to : a eool ovt- . . d~ te pel"a'tare u4 'al~%' aq oondi'tiou. The day of 21 Yebrua.ry had be QJI\llualt ~,r-oreaU!l ouuwJd_.ab 1:e-tu'b~aaae in the lower-a buoeph.r durin~ -the-~era1n~. . . ltrl.aa te't tb"t e'9'ell~DC a._ 22,.-bnll u 1een troll the Ha11pton..Sydney. Virin loolll~io~. aD4 to tbe JiPt. r4 Sirta approziJa&tely 26 it the atar ProoJOil whi~h alao sparkle .and ,nea.::h~'alr 3) J.:i'Yee ~t ln-ill~ant f~aahe~ e4.: oo ere4 l!llt . . . ~ profeaaor tage~ecl tha-t ._Dk11n~ IUIOetiated wi ti the twa ,-tare ~ at'eo .to"f!le tkeD on the appearance C1f & ali~t . .'ocillato17 -.tioa {S.e ~rt I aacl. ".Jti SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING, for . ' .'~ object a appazien't: osoillatopy mo't1oa). ~. . . lben told of th~ 60-powerteleaoope which the boys at Hampton-Sydney Colle! had u..t, it waa the--t.rofeaaora opinioa that taa tele1cope UJ:I.doubtedly had been o\Zt ot toG81 a ~ood.pan ot the time, du 1;o .. biPJ!OP calculation of the earth' a rota~o creatiD ezol nt a-on~ the obeervera~iewin~ the probable disto~ion . . ur:atoaued leu. !tOll: Tl41S OOC\JMDH CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING Tl4E NATIONAL OEF!NSEOF THE UNI'ITD STATES WITHI N THE !IIE.A.'liNG OF THE ES?IONAGE ACT.~ U S.C. - 3l AHO 32, AS AWEHOED. I TS TRANSMISSION OR THE RB'El..ATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORI;:ED PERSON IS PROHIBITEtl BY LA'N. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IH WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR fORCE AGENCIES, EXCYr 3Y PER'11SSION Of THE DIREC':"OR OF I?ITEl.U GEJ:E. USAF. ~ (CL.A.SSIFl C.\ TIO" ) . AF F.ORM 112-PART II (Q..ASSIFJCATIOIII APPROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (.-1g.-ntt) RPOIIT IIQ. Part Three Flight 3-H '4602d .llSS 10. A recontact with Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton, Virr,inia, revealed the tollowi~ infornation which mitht serve to c onfirM that the 22 February sighting had been oelestia 1 in origin. Student ted that two oi~hts af'ter .the orir-inal UFOB si~hting at 25;b451Z he had o object whioh app over a telephone pole approximately 25 from the horizon. The direction of the object was S~. The phenomenon observed was brilliant flashes of white, red, blue an ~reen light." It m1$ht be noted that Sirius would have been seen ic appro~imately this location at 25/0451Z Feb 56, which coincidently wa1 the approximate position of the original UFOB IOTl: Tl-US DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITD STATES WI THIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U S.C.- ' 31 AND lZ. AS AMEJIOED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVElATION OF I TS CCNTNTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTI10RIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY HOT BE REPRODUCED I N WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNIT.D STATES AIR FCRCC: AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IHTELLIGENC[. USAF . AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPOr$ fi!Or.l (..~) REPORT *> . PAR'!' fHRD . . TT M9G ACO OPS B 0287 FM COlt>ll 771ST ACWBOI CAPB OHABJ.FS A7. ST.l VA MEB125 TM.ll.38KNIA0.20 00 BJD>II BJIPII RJEDWP R