t. DATI-TIMI PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Woa BoiiOOft D ProboW1 BaiiDOn .. TYP! Ofl OI~SI~R~V~AT~I~O~N .!!.:!!:.a.----la;Xpoalbl1 Bolloon XIX 0.."" .. Vlaual D Ground-A odor D Wo Alrcroft D P roltoltl 1 Aircraft xr&Aa .. VI.,., a Alr-lnterc.,t Ro4or D Polbl, Aircraft D Woa AatronoMicol a Yea a Proltobl1 Aatrono tlcol aa. ltlili tary & Civilian (CAA) a , ....... , AatiOitOMicel a lnaufflclent D.te for Evaluation 1111' Ofl SIGHTING One bright light, alternating from blue-white to orange~rad. Object was seen stationary, then moving fast in a Westerly d-irection. D Urtllnown 11. COMMENTS Arcturus in position of reported light (bearing 220) at about 05 elev and setting at 19 . Distortion of light & changing colors attributed to probable inversion off coast. That Arctur was the objoct is further indica d by.the fact that the pilots coul not close on the object. Its jum around & the spurious radar ret~. caused by inversion or other WX conditions conclusive to distort of atmospheric optics. Sighting of rather short duration & Arctu disappearance for September 28, 1957 Some characteristic fall constellations are visible in the southern sky during October, which also brings an un- usual solar eclipse vi~ible only from Antarctica. Now mo\ing over to the cast we finJ, ncar the horizon at the map-times, brilliant Capella, in Auriga, the charioteer. To the is part of Taurus, the bull, with a star called Aldebaran. Both of these belong to that brilliant array of stars which will be so prominent to the south during winter evenings. By JAMES STOKLEY ~ ALTHOUGH the autumn skies do not the brilliance of those of winter, there are some interesting and characteristic con- stellations which now shine in the south. These appear on the accompanying maps, depict the skies as they appear about ten o'clock, your own kind of standard time add one hour for daylight saving time IU the first of October; nine o'clock at the middle of the month and eight o'clock at the end. High in the southern sky arc the four st;us marking the great square in Pegasus, the winged horse. Actually, only three uf these arc in Pegasus; Alpheratz, the one upper lc:Ct-ha1ul corner, is in the neighboring group of Andromeda, the chained lady. Oi:1gonally opposite i-1 Markab, which is in the horse's neck, as the was drawn on the old star maps. The row of st:us extending downward and to the right from Markab form th1: head. The stars extending westward from the upper right-hand corner arc his fore- feet, for the animal is shown upside-down! If you follow downward the line of the right side of the square, you will come: to a bright star, low in the south, which is called Fomalhaut, and is part of Piscis Austrinu,, the southern fish. This is about as hi~h a~ it ever gets, in our northern latitudes. That is why it is represented by the symbol for a second-magnitude star, even it is of the first magnitude, ac- cording to the system whereby the astron- omer reckons star brightnesses. Because it is so low, its Jight has to pass through a greater thickness of the earth's atmosphere than if it were higher in the sky. The symbols on our maps show the stars as they appear and they arc only shown with their full brightness when they arc Constellations of the !m t below the squ:ue we find Pi)\(es. rhe fishes, which is one of a row of constella- tions extending diagonally across the south- ern sky, down to the southwestern horizon. The others arc Aries, the ram; Aquarius, the water-carrier; Capricornus, the Sagittarius, the archer. are constellations of the zodiac; is Taurus, the: bull, low in the r.1rrheasr. Bc:youcl s . gitt:tr ius, and visihle earlier in the crenin~ r!t,m the times fnr \\ hich the maps are drawn, is Scorpius, the . . . scorpion, also a zodiacal constellation. The zodiac i" the path through which the ~un, mooo and planets seem to move, and at prc~cnt Venus is in Scorpius. It sets, at the ~ginning of October, about an hour and three-quarters after the sun, but by the end of the month it remains above the horizon for nearly two and a quarter hours Of magnitude minus 3.7, Venus is far brighter than any other star or planet, so there is no difficulty in finding it. Another planet, Saturn, is in parr of the sky. Although of the first mag- it is less than a sixtieth as bright as Vcnm. At the beginning of October, Venus ic; to the west of Saturn. Moving eastward, passe" Saturn on Oct. 20. The other naked-eye planets (Mercury, M.trs and Jupiter) arc now all so nearly in tile s.Hn~ direction as the sun that they are not visihle. l<cturning to the stars, we find that soiiiC! )f the brightest of those now visible ppc:.1r to the right of Pegasus. High in l w wc~t is Cygnus, the swan, with first- 11.1$o(llitu.lc Deneb. Just bc1ow this star ;, \~,.~ , in Lyra, the lyre. To the left of l.' r.t i11 Aquila, the eagle, with the star c:11led A1 tair. On the celestial program for October there is an eclipse of the sun, but almost the only people to sec it will be the members of the scientific parties located in Antarctica, making omervations in connection with the current international Geophysical Year. ecli~ of the sun occurs when the passes between sun and earth, so lunar shadow falls on our planet. This shadow has two parts: the umbra, or inner shadow, where the moon com- pletely hides the sun, and the outer penum- bra, from which the lunar disc would only partially cover the sun's face. Where the reaches, an eclipse is total; from the penumbra only a partial eclipse may be observed. During the night of Oct. 22, by U. S. time, most of Antarctica, the southern tip of Africa, :and the southernmost parts of Madagascar and New Zealand, as well as a large portion of the Indian Ocean, will be covered by the penumbra, so that a partial of the sun will be omcncd from SAfil TTAat~ o o SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRICHTNESS Ro.\ns, RAil' ~ W ATU\VAYI: The Army Eng1 nccn ;~nc_l f~rly Transport.ltion-Furest G. Hill -U nit~rsity of Oklt~Aoma Prrtl, 2~8 p., ill us., $4.00. The Arm) Corps of Engineers, although founded for miht.try defense, l01id the important base for c;,rh tr Jmportation in this countr). A Suon WUKllt. 1!11 Q\JANT1TATI\"E. A'lii.\L"""S -Huoort I I. WillarcJ, N. 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Scientists there will be able to take ad- vantage of this opportunity for some unique observations, if the weather is clear; if it is not, the lipse should still be useful. important phase of the IGY program . is concerned with the ionosphere, the layer of the atmosphere that reflects radio waves ' back to the ground, and is affected by the sun's radiation. \Vhen the moon cuts this off, important observations are expected. Without traveling to Antarctica, anyone can sec the evening skies in October. will be able to sec another eclipse not once but several times. This will be of the star called Algol, in the constellation of Perseus, ' the champion, which is seen in the north- east, just above Aurig:a. Algol, also known as beta Persci, is the second brightest stu in this constellation; the bri)(htest is Mirfak, a little to the left. Ordinarily, Al~ol is of magnitude 2.06, while Mirfak ic; I.Hn, or about 25% brighter. Below J\l)(ul (under the letter P Perseue&) ir; th(" r;tar called epsilon Persei, of magnitutlt :!.HR. :uul Algol is about twice as hright. cr, if you luok at these stars at about 9 :tli' p.m . 011 tile evening of Oct. 18, you will fi11d tleat thdr onler of brightness clt.llt)tt'd, :111cl cp.,ilon is about 50/~ brighter tlun ,\IJ(ul, which is now only a third as lright as it is normally. On the evening:s ol Od. 19 and 20, Algol will ; "itt. it~ normal brightness, but on 1 the 21st, 2.~/ J ars &~fter its previous diminu-I tion in brightnesa;, it will again have faded. Actually, J\l~ol is not a single orb, but consiste& nf two r;tars revolving around the nf J~r tvity of the pair. There are many biuary st.ers of which this is true, but with an edivsing binary the plane of I revolution is ne-Jrly in line with the earth, : and one star is much fainter than the Thus, every 2 Jays 20 hours 49 minutes, the dark component of Algol passes par- in front of the bright one and pro.; duces an eclipse, which dim5 its light. It takes about ten hours for the complete passage of the dark star . . Celestial Thne Table for October 5 u:oo nooo Jupiter behind ~un. s:oo p .m . Mnon farthc-sr, distance :!51.2oo 8 -t:4.l p .m. full moon (Hunrer\ Moon). 13 3:30a.m. Algol ar minimum. t6 u:19 a.m. Algol ar minimum. 8:44a.m. Moon in b sr qu.artcr. 18 g:o7 p .m . :\lgol ar minimum. 20 7:00a.m . Venus pahrs Saturn . 21 8 :ooa.m. Mnon ncar . cfi,tan(c l.:q ,4oo 5:56p.m . Algol at minimum. 2:! 1 r :.u p. m . ~cw moM\ : tnul tdip:.c o f ~un, ::; 10:.4j p.111. M.>on rls,cs SJturn. 26 10:17 a .m. Moun passes Venus . 30 5:48a.m. Moon in first quarter . Subtra~t one hour for CST, two hours for MST, and thrtt for PST. Science Newt Letter. SepteMW 21, 1957 T.DPf.(U~)fMaj ~intanilla/70916/~a/16 COORDIBATIOB: Conn o65ii-r.~=~ U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much inforlhation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as ntany questions os you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for .;~. purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statenllnts, conclusions, or pu&,lications without your permission. We request this personal i"formation so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. 'Nhen did you see the obiect? (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: a. ( r; ut~trn ) b. "C8.ntrar c. Mountain a. D li Saving b. (Standard..,. (Circle One): . (Circle One): d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow u,,. obiect? Nearest Postal Address Ci~, or Town State or County 5. how long was obiect in sight? (Total Dura!ion) Minutes Seconds a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain;. -d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? Yes ~-No - -- 6. What was the condition of the sky? DAY NIGHT~