OA1ETlME C ROUP 7. L:: 'IC d-4 O F OSS.:RVATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCAT I ON ~ TYPE OF OB SERVATION 0 Ground Vo sua l 0 G ro und Radar 0 Ai~Visuol 0 Airlnterce p l Roder CONCLUSIONS Wo:s aolloon P.obobly Boll Po .ssi bl y Boll Wo:. Aircraft Probably Airc $Stbl y Airc Wo s Astronom ronomi col P robably Astr P.,:::~obly A:st U lnsufficoent Data for Evoluotion !. ,_.UMBc ~ O F OSJEC 1 S ). ~ m:;: SUt.UolA.RV OF SIGHT1to4G 111. COMMENTS Cornet 'rtn.KOS August 1957 i, Florida 5 Hambttrg, Naw York 6 Toledo, Ohio 6 Aberdeen Proving Ground, ~laryland (No Rpt i n File) 7 McCord AFB, Washington 8 Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 8 Botwood, Newfoundland 8 Balmville, New York 10 Co vaJl:iS, Montana 11 Mt Clemens, Michigan 12 Albin, Wyoming 13 Midwest City, Oklahoma 13 Tonawanda, New York 13 Lowry AFB, Colorado 16 Stanton; ~ebraska 28 Ne~burgh, ~ew York NEW YORK, AUG. 8 .--<UP)--HAYD PLANETARIUM SAID A ~IE~ CCMT FIRS T RZ RT D SIX DAYS AGO ~l;-.9-i5?.7rf.:_WIJ L St: V THE NORTHER.'l OURS T W NEXT SKY DURl~G THE COME!t NAMED MRKOS . CCQ) FOR THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ASTRONOMER WH~ REPOaTtn IT AUG. 2 , IS A?PROXIMATZLY 90 MILLION MILES FROM THE EARTH AND MOVIN.G OUTT.tlARD, THE Pl.ANETARI UM SAID. oasERVEAS WITH GOOD VISION CAN SEE THE COMET Wl!HOUT THE AID OF THE TEI-ESCOPEt THE PLANETARIUM SAID. IT ADVISED THEM TO LOOK DIRECTLY BEl.Oli THE BIG DIPPER ON CLEAR EVENINGS BEFORE 10 P.M. . WT'..ATH:tR BUO AG,r COLO. SPRINGS, COl.0 _ PUEBLOt COI.O., REPORTS CITiNG WHAT APPEARS TO BE COMtT IN NORT!f.tlEST SKIES, AROUND .. ' P. M. MST. APPC CHECK OBSERVATORIES UR AREA IF THEY Cl TED ANY ~ "'l02!Il AND IF . . ONE REGULARLY DUE. J .rr -LIA'' TC P.J.::t-.:.lJ/ CmDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADC SPF.HG8 CCLCRADC IKFC RJ ZD3vJ/CGi !JR 3 ' T li ADIV D~F W~AFS BZLLVILL ~rcH RJED' .. 'P/ C.CMDR AI~ TZC:H~ICA L l ilTZ LLIGZ:iCE cz:T:::R I.VRIG!iT -P.A.T AF2 C~Hv ------( DERLC7CR OF It~TZLLIGtNC Hb USAF WAS~INGTCN 25 DC //U~CLASS//CPS 22- g ?C 1: .. E.:tiGHT G L01.-J H'G os,.:~C! PJ .3.. :iP.ITE CMA s . NCNE PD 'B 1. BRIGii T LIGHT ON :iURIZON .hT :HGHT PD Sl~riT : D CVZR TOL:QO CMA OHI O AT 43,J FEET PD Z DEGRZES 2 LEVATI0N AS CEJ~CT WAS LISAPPEA~ING SZLCW . :iCRIZCN PO AZI~1UT'1 3.3~o". D:GRZZS t;AGI\::TIC P.T FClTY : ILZS -~ST CF C:IICAGC C:\0. ILL U.OI ':' P!: > IG !iT PD E. ORlGI~AL SIG!-!T]t'4G 4 3 , :}.; FEET OVER TOLSDO Ct:A CiHC CMA Fli-JAL ILLINOIS PD FEET Cr1A 4<1 ~:ILES EAST CF CHICAGC C A ,r. MILITARY C~IA UNKNOV:d Cl~A RELIABLE PD G-. WAT~E.R: CL: .. ~R 1 ; ~:IL.::s VISI9!LITY c: A .1INDS AL07T: 34 jlt:GREES AT a' KtlOTS EtPERATURE 5 8 DEGHE:!:S CE.:!'IGHAD P~ 2.e KNOT.:' DEGREE:S 7Q .J4. FIFTEE~ ILS PD K. ASSISTANT OP:.:RATIONS OFFICER m A P.C&.l.J ciTE c~ .t\ c'JSPECT ENT!a22SBA002 DMA~5.4 J OOP.JED!~p RJEPHO f M 25Th CADD CCC RJEDWP/ COi'IDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN 'WRIGHT PATTERSO~ AfB OHIO RJEPHO/ DIRECTOR Of INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF Wr~SHINGTON 25 DC 2Eti/CO~ll:~ 25 CADD /UNC1ASS/25CADD:'A H-183 PD FOR COC JOLLCMING UfOS IS iO~ARDED I N ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2~0-2 J COMET !A!!. ' TAIL SWD:PlNCi TOWARD POLARIS PAyE iwo aJW?DM 151A ~. A v ! SJML SlGHT!~G B 2~ ~"[Gl:!:l:S ABOVE HORIZON 30Z DEGREES t1AG BEARI NG C RZMAINED 1~1 SIGHT L'lTIL YE PNZT~ATID 1JNDE~C~3f E WE ? ENETRATZD UtlDRCAST F ::T::;\ D'f P):;I flON -;oq OIJ~L~TlO l OF 09SZ1Vt~Tl0d < 3 L5) C 1-2;.)-.;6-i i ~ .. Li. ST ChL.~CE CHf.RLl[ ONL :J5 ~. A 05~rz -r. AUCUST t 57 5. ~B 4C~' APPROl 4 Nr SOUTH OF MCCHORD , EXCLLE~1 PILOT HC. 25TH ~riV -nCEPLENT PILOT HQ 25TH ADIV & 2 7 A UNDERCP.ST A1 33, H2" FT TO 35, S0~ f T te0 29~ DEGREES 45 KNCTS PACE THREE RJ~PDM i 51A D 50 N~i PLUS E NONE ABOVE J 8 &LIEVE IT T O BE A COMET 12 fLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER 2 5TH ADIV HCCHORD I .l,M SUBtHTIING THIS REPORT OF COMET ' SIGHTING TO ASSIST I N POSSIBLE CORRELATlotl OF UfCB REPORTS THUT MAY E RECEIVED ' ~8/215SZ AUG P..JllP~M r! ... -Dt' ~-'/COMDR Alx TCHNICAT INTELL CENTER WRIT PAT1ERSON Af O CtilO PYQ/DIPECT01 OF I~TELLIGENC~ ~QBS ~sAr WASHINGTON 2 5 DC nrv.:wl ill. Pa., 1t ::pvro:'tlnttt17 Jl.::COZ August 1)57 :~telliqeace :On~ AiF Force aM 1a muJe t.e .es~ yoa.ll' flecldqunrtcwa, ~ated 6 .. c::~u~\1 tho abo\'c v~1oced e-.at.tQ:. M t m . Ml 4C::'cctly lt:rrtPed 'VtR f'PFICIAL USE aw:t. (Af'R 19016) . 1~ i;t ... t~ t~= 10~ a1:ri:Oe o.:zt the (C:>cU:ldontlal) t tho top el P:af)eS '.l aa:t 3 u 1M1Ml report. 3. ey ert.. CQff ~ ~:U let.._, t)le ee.mdar, ,Ur Deteaee ....t, ,\k r .... a... r..olaado SptinQS, ColOin<M, \be "'\treo~Oiate ot !Jp_,iol !:watJgatiODt Gr.> 05\i, dJD r.he :A.:naroett, 67.d -tqhtc~ ~ U? ~D). - c:~nl Coaurt.y \;ir '1nsf!, P.lawrtt, ore '""eq'JCS~ed to .:cr:l- DEP.:..RT.:t:NT OI' T!!E AIP RJRCE P.EADQUARTE~ Ui'ITW S'f!\TES l'J R PJ~CE 3D DISTTIC! OF7ICZ OF SP: CIAL Jl!lJESTIGATIO~iS 1612 S . Car.'laron Stre9t, Harris bure, Pa. ~LING J~nn:ES3t POST OF:'ICE EOX 709 STJ3JECT: Cni~n-i;ifisd F 1: -L.::. vl: J~Ct SiJht~d at !'rexsl 2111, ? a .:-9."t a'"'~pro-...dmately Sl500Z Co:or--~o 5; gs, Cc:orado August 1957 s~lOPSISt Mrs. interviewed 1 2 .\u_.ust 1957, st-ated tt:.t ~ldle ratching the sky fran her hcoe in Drexel :lill, Pa. , she noted a cright li -~-, :lr"Croxixati."lg an c:: .. rt.o bco..:ili~t in n~:tur"1. :lO~' a crm over a."'l a -3 of n .9t:.iJTI..J t"'d c5-25 d.eii.!"-Jos o:..' al3v.".vl. .n in .l t' tn ..,_ Jro.rinated '\s d: ~ctl7 .st of er !!ana. was un'lble to describe the sh::tpe and !:lO'temen t of iihe OOj6 ct ot.her th:m .:lS :. li zht t}'l.at :toved too quickly to be .,_plane ana too slcl7lr to oo a ::er.oor . u. S. W(..'\th,. r .:i.lrcou, Phil.:ldelphia , ?"'.., roports no -.mc.suel 7:oather o r ccL.sti3l. ectivi;"Cy "!otod on that data. -a. tr.held hal!' of ~t-.3 ooe; ~ rel.::.t.ed that sho ~d seen ~ cira!l:.r li -.!'lt, the s ( :ll5o descril:cd :1s onu- h .lf ho Ji "'.r.~tA.i" c f ?.. di-:c ~ld -:nich ~:oooarcC. t-, ore sen t t h ... s .. -::c hi t.J c~lcr .:-::1a '"'"J.l:' t she n 't.;ci 10 ~il, t.r~il, ~ u=-.1, u t' ~ny '-thvr musml i'o?.tnros 1b"'ut it. SUCJECT: (6 ... !disez: c: a-!) Sig."lti.ng of Unidentified Flying Obj~r.t at D::-exsl Hill) P:L, at approri.!."!a tely Sl5COZ, Au=Pst 1957 S!'OT I1'IELLIGU!CE 'iEPORT COU? 'D advised that she noticod this ll~.,ht while scanning tho sky in the hopas of seeing the celestial phcnomdnon knov:n as the of St. Aug3tine. stat.Add that tho lie-)1t y;as at :m :.1ltit.udo of about. 65 c .0[:;r30s olGvation when she firat noticed :it anl that it trD.vclcd t o a 90Lt1t of about 25 dcgreas clavation v1hcn it '';'(;nt out of si:;ht. Az~uth v~s osti mated o.s 90 degrees throughout tho one or t ... ,o momc..nts o~ observation. Thu li:;."lt' s d:..Sappcarance frac s-:.ght ::o.s o.ttr i but.cd to i t3 pa.s~ing bchi."ld tho don!er of ~ n c ig.."lboring :--csid~ncc. ..... dgsc..-jJ:x.:d tho r.1~thod of her oir;:tti.11g and obst rv~.tion of t.he lig!:t :.s grm~r.d-Ti511:.l. : o physical cvidoneu of tr. i.o s; 6hting ".'las av~ilablo. ::en ii tions i:ier::.ii'ied hcrsolf only ~ !.irs. a h ouserdfcJ. S1' r eo cl.:\i:;od :lo :Ji :.i ~ry or ot.hor cb~t..rvor eQcri_ncc. b. Sourc-.J ~..s unaol ... -:.o dc~crito U:c. ~,o.a thr:.::-other th<m that it fw:~tishcd 3occi::tl .1.~:1-v D HOOGE ':d.':.h -vr.c follvw'ing t~3 Surface lJ,COO' 3:;o v i.~ib ili t;n 12 .:1il<:::s =~..;toorolog:i.co.l Aide, observn ti-n s obt ... nned SiJ ',j;~Cr: {Co.s eta: t ial) Si~h~in&; of U"lidrmti.fi~ 1 FJ.yin: Object Hill, Pa., ~t app:-..)rir::.:.tJly Sl..iOOZ, Au_-~u.3t 1?57 S PO'f TI~i't,fTfQ::;~tCE R~PO!{T CO:!I' D Cloud Covor : 9/10 a.:lriscd t h'lt she h~d bean an duty D.D an obs~r;rcr o. t, t he timo of tr..c e.fc r :.m:ntionod obs0rv:::tirns ~d t}u.:u :h riJni ht ~n t.h::.t d;'.y 'lnd thnt she h'ld r:i.t':lcsscd ':lo tmmd .. rstms or n o t!:\:r u..rm;;;u.:ll P.ctivity cr c "nC:i.ti<..n that migh:. ~cc~\mt f or tho si -htinci ".l."llu.5s ;]jr. etc :t by c--npotcnt f this r.'\tt...r i z crnt....r.plo.tcd .,_ uthor it, y. I ./ ST.\~iiZ?.,ji. SZAPD}!.. 7 :t Colonel, USAJ District Commander Dir, Sp Ir.res, :-~n US.~F, T..St;.DC (trip) ~PE~77 YDD065 JYAQ70 JDC045EXD944FTA010 = ' ',. {RJZ.DZNJJ?:m~? RJEPHQ RFEMVB D:.. RJEXYT 3A . F~ CO~lDR 64TH CONAD CC TO RJEPH~/DIRCTOrt OF I NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 D.C. RJEDEN/COMDR ADC rNT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RJED~?/COMDR AIR T~CHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CNTErt 'IRIGW!' PATTERSON AlB DAYTON OHIO R~El~3/AIR OFFICE~ COMMANDI~G ADC HQ ST HUaERT QUEBEC !-\1!;-.JS CJC/!NTEL ~o~AD CC ~8 THIS IS A UFOB REPORT. CN ~8 AUGUST 1957 AT AP?qQX 2200 NEWfOUNDLAND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, f d9/0e30Z) LAC LEROY N. JOHNSON A MEMBER OF THE RCAF REPORT(D SIGHTING . UI UNUSUAl FLYING OBJECT WHILE I N THE VILLAGE OF BOTW