PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l2. CONCLUSIONS 3. OATETIME GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVAT ION Woe; Ba lloun P robobl y B ull o on Possibly Bollorm 10 lllittutes one Wqst 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1l. COMMENTS Round, red object, size of bas0ball, Probabl y a/r. however on i.ho b8sls appo(nn.nca of ball of fir e , very of li:nit..J<l inio1mation ~lv.?n, can bright. Disappeared behind a h ill. not p .roperly e valuate PXWFPPO YDD004 WYA014 W DC0~l'Th1~.A~ Mr'f R,JEDDN RJED\~P RJEPHQ DE R JW F Ht.IJ 7B -- LACKLAND - . '" FM NOMDR 741 ACZRON TO ZENICONDR 33 ADIV OKCTY INFO RDEDDNIC0~1DR ADC ENT AFB RJrUIP/COt1DR AIR TECHNICAL CENfER lvRIGHT PATTERSON P.FB- RJEPHQ/DIBECTOR OF 1 1'\TE!.L HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHit\GTON U NCLAS M DO 741-11 -~ 8 SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT ITEM 0 NE -C A) n) caLi~.SEBAI.u CC CD ~)cE l NO FORMATION CF> NON CG l No'Nr CH l ~;or.r m{B,ALL or riR~iTEM rt-JO-<A>cj"RIG~r LrcWi) <B > @rrR HEAn)cc> UP AND DOW CE) DISAPPEAR D BEHING A Hil.L....J<F TEEN Nll\U rr IT2t1 THREE (A) GROUND-VISUAL <B>NONE (C) NIA !TEN FOUR-<A> 02582 ., .,-<t-C=;lo">if 1957 CB NehrEM FIVE-:HD'l55:27 ITEM SIX -CA> )/{.!) .('! DEL RIO, T oiJ~ er~.50 , AGE: .37 YEARS <SAI.ES CLERK> TELEPH : CB) NONE ITEt<l SEVEN-CA) CLEAR (B) 6 PAGE TWO RJWFHW 78 30, 01Z2-!9ZDEGREES-<Fl NONE ITE:M EIGHT-NONE ITEM NINE:-NONE ITE!1 THl - NONE ITEM ELEVEN-COULD HAV POSSI BLY BEEN A SIGHTINO OF THE PI.AN- l':T VHJUC:~OTHING UNUSUAL PIC!\ED UP BY RADAR. !1'!1 T\~E LVE-NONE. \ 25/~7442 NOV RJWFrflv Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is brilliant obj~ in the sky ~nd will soon be joined by the Leonids, "shooti stars." By JAMES STOKLE~ . ,: ~ THAT BRJI l :JANf' ~ja:t you tee ~ the 1100thwestcrn sky tbac ftaJinp as dat~ ness blb is an mplane. a.~Vnl -~, or some t light huna iD Wsif'-ial>Ut an cxpc~t. . W!ut you Ice is the plaAd Venus, DOW rnching its g:eatat promiocDCt, which coma jwt before it1 disappearance &an!. the evening sky early in 1958. . . , . Vmus is b.t brighter than any o~ lttf or pl.anet teen in the night sky and there i. ntl difficulry in idcntifyina it. lodctd, it can be ~cd.loo& before: the sky it clark. In bet, if you know where: to look. JOU CaJl e,en ~ it in broad <bylicbtl After it puscd. behind the sun last April Ow lont l_., Venus tus gndu.aU:t been drawing to the e=uc of dut body. That me-ant that it Tbla Ia Orion, the Ynnior, C3Sily ft'C03 fulloweJ the sun in its daily mocioG aac nized be CIDSC ol the tluce rtua in a row the ~y, and to rcmaioed vi.aible in the west ttw loina hil bdL To tbc kit is Betd- .after the sun had set. On N01t. 18 il will acue, 10 the n,bc ia Riad. bor.b ol the fint he farther ClSt ol the sun. bc::N:C remainin1 maptitude. alr!PJgb . bc:ina so lew iD the in the-sky for the lon~t time aftt:t ~ aky me; do ~ IJifC'' as briaht u thcr will in the: Cl)miog tnunt h, 1 he 11 ' " ' I "1 1 sa: them hiKh in the ~quth. Just abo .. c O rion t\ T .ntru ,. tl1. ~Ill .. , " ' brilli2nt Aldc:b:u:an, .md '" rhc: lcft ,,f rtu, figure sbnds Aurig-J, rlw ' " '"' orrn, ' " 1th first m;agni tuJe upc:lla . Althou~h only -Ycnm 1< """' ',,,,J: "' the evening, two other ~l.&ners .tpp<.&r :n rlcr southeast bdore nmct~c:. llrtghtt"\1 ,,; n ,,., . u Jupiter, tn the comtc:ll.,tlnn uf \'~r~ tlw virgin. I t i~ ci0$C to th(' bnght \t.Jr :-.1'" ' However, it c.:ccet:d~ the: , rar an hn II. n,~. about ten tim~ F:uthcr c:ut is M.1rs, ming J hout :tn : .. ,ur ahad of the sun. Its \Jt1;;;h tnc-.~ i~ Jl ~lui half th:lt of Spio. ~krcur~ ancl ~turn are bod1 too nc::tr the sun to ~ c:mlv '~thk in N ovember . Sllower of "Stars" to Com November u the month bringin~ not ,>f the year's famous shC~wc:r'> o t mete"'~. '-'' .. shooting stars ... whi~h lppc::u frnm ai""'l the 13th to the 16rh. They arc: m08t numc:rou~ .lf1<:r :mJnt~l we then we arc: o n the for~ ml ,iJc. or the e:~rth in iu annuJI m vvernttll arnlftl the sun. Thus, '-' c m~:et thrm hc." ... l .. m . This is ditferent frl>m the e \ en in~ h .. ur~ whot we ;1re on the re:trw.wJ p.lrt, and ~ct. only tha.e th:at otch up tu us. ne:1rly three hours. After that ic will .tan L ... . . . . ~. ... - movtn~ to~ard the SWl again. .. , Bcca~ of ita early scttina. Vmus does . noc ap,_ .. , on the accom,.avinr mana ol .: the Novanba evening skiea, which show tUJ their appearance about 10:00 ~ you.t ~ll kind of stand:ard tim(, at tbc first oi Novcro-. :.. : .. ~ . , lf'lghtllrdalllft.ellrJ." '\.t'~-1."t:,~ Tbnc maps do. boweer, sbow ........ .~. Toward the west is .ueneo, at fbi tcP :of :! ' the ~ aoa; which il talJT pert of the consccllation ol Cypus, tbc awna. Dcnd> is in the bird' caih in bet, me c.cd I ::- ~WE T . -'l ( ,\' : is Arabic-and meant ""tiiL The croispka ~-~ ~: :~:~. ;,::...,4 ... \:o o..c in ftialn. At'tbe bead is~ a mr4f ' :" . ~.-i~ .. : \. th~ second znapitude Oft the' ~Ilia I Ln6bt:lcss sale. Btl.nw ~ il aMdacr , fi rst-ma snitudc st::tr' v ep. iD li.yra. daelyre. . . . ri ,.. Tt1 the lclr is anomer bird. Aqllile, die . . r} ". e:~gle. with the scar Alb.ir. ' , ,..c H igh ift the tou th )'OQ can tee the fo.Jr .. ; stan that foem the "great aquare," pan ol ' . ! the c.onstdlatioo oi Ptcwn, u winpi '. ' hone .. Althouah rhae arc aot amoat die ' : bril(ba:st. dieir characeaUc.W m"ca ICDC ' mak,.. rhun a aood ~ place fnm : wbic:h to &d ocher ~ ~ Tbe. bdc... : ~ ;! 2aWllly, is upade dowa iA the tkr. at Qc ... raw ol stan extcndi"f we,...r<l &o!D tM ! .. !A$T low~ ri1bt corner of die i.t hill bead1 ' . The cart;; ~ ia . :: o: ~ SY FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS. $c. Jt/-vcr ., No Case (Information Only) 16 November 1957 Holloman North Test Range , New Mexico On lt over.ioer lS liias Ella Louise Fortune, Nl Indi.en \lel!r.:~ Nu:rse photogTephed on color i ilo. a. br1ll1e.nt luc1noua !let egg-e!.\li.ped obj eot near tha Holloman ltortn Toet Bange. in New :.texico. ': a_n :10~ too ~";a w~ th t h!.J l.e~ter ~.., art', ~i.turaLlj. ~ nor:-pro!tt l)!'- t;?.~t2at.;on deale!lt.ed. ~3 ~re nearly 11 ~1:e oth.e~ r~:\~ar'!':-t o~gant7~ltc.ns. op:!n to r:.r.y !!ncl n.n !;u,n :lo;"ls. ror e:-t tl:~ ~c.st :td!enl.d ~.-~eoty tn:\Y Now. :->:: -;;t~h th~ tnro -F'ir.s; I'd li~ ~ to r.-port l.::-'1 od d e~er.ence Jr flrst; rL--:1& t.:> .see ::orr<etilin l o.l~ lu t h e s}~, lJut thi.s sighr.in~ tool( th1.1 c:l~.e. In :-.ctug.lity. \t w~.a two .separ- .?..:e ~ig!"ltl..'l~S w\t h i n mlnut.e.ss of each ott>:~r. Both slghtlngs cccurr~ on :.:0 we:noer 1937. The tlr.3t one wa.a :.t. 5 : 21 p .:n. (CST) near the Al!J.son E o g 1ne Plant 1n Indtanaoolls at ;-.;en Mlclllgan 3tr~t. My wite and I -:vere clrtTtng hom !rom work r<,rhen a red-ol'3r..AJe light apot:a..:ad ~:non~ 70 degrM above t,he horizon !n th~ sou~h-aot.:.th~at. Venu.s '?I:.W i.rt:.:n.~o1ar..ei1 1~ated snd t.h obj ecl .:1.'3-.f o1bou t to deg!'l!t weatt ~d !.bout s J ~eq aelow. the planet. The *' Dn..n.Gvillc, Indi ana was clear bUt. (1 rew !.C:t,ter~ e louca appeared 1n ua.tcnes 1n .he darl- o e:s.i. T':1e ob1 ect w~ mov1n~ north 1 when firs& stght~d l\nd a s l t con- t !'\lled t() ttl\JVe i n a strai~h ~ llne, til"' j i?,h t gradUally r:1dell. !\.~ tt! r .).-I t.o!~ 3 ~wconcl:t, lt fta5hed vlolentl7 t.:\t'~ on. =~':"!1:lined b righ t for a t~w ly. Th!3 t::J.;Jpe~ted .lb0 iC l5 ~.eor.ds :liJ~t~t :-~ntl 3. tt1~::\l oe f our !..:.n~. We !"top f>"il the c .1.:: :1. :t.:l ~or. cut. The L4J.t..~: Ut.:l.:O s~m;l! n!ght, :1~ we .v~re bcut 550 ft>~t h igh . TI1~ llg!'lt o n the! \ let w~ ~n '.l.l<! rhe or.e e n the ed t:?. ~htl o0~ec::. s~vlliC ::J.'l~ c eP.:l n sht..rp \.\ll"n tow&..rt: the ttautn, the!!. b ack no::-th and resumed h.s p ro:,t ous course. The o~ject "f;'M in s1t;!l t for a t.ot.D.l of 13 m!.nutet, sv wt= knC~ \ tt v~s f!!:Oin r fa1r1y ~h.'l~l"'T r.t. timt?..~. On 5 Novembfr l 'i a t 10 :10 r.m. (CE::T) ~ per~Oll.!' were returnin~; t""l COAch, Mr. W.arYin Wise!H:.rt., and his v:1fc were tuntir.s:Z 1.!1 the d r ive- v:a v o f tbeir homr in N t:w LLos!Jon, lnd!U1S when t bt.' a!r behu,c t~P~ at.opped a.nd M.I'S. Leo:u. Barlo"'. r.lso of Nf'vo I.bhon er.lle-<1 tr.rt-e brt:;h! hehts 111 the F.!:;.' to their a::c:.tion. Atso in the t;ar1cw cr.::: t.:t~:-e j,!:-s. Hariu\<:~ bon end d.-ugh1.~r. Df\~ r .. nc Syl't'l~ B~riov. A!l t 1vc }Jt'tc<0!1E Ef:\\' tne obj~cis L:t'a.,ty. The y ~ere <ie.scr ibt-c: hy r ~ .. c;e- b~:t ii! a rcj)Ori t.c o-,E: U .F'O R.~- , slo.v-," &t~d c.hanc-!nr; br1J;hl11~-<,. t :o::n I nnp n ti!i~c. 'Ihe ol.:jt:ds ~:er~" l.h c lt-:~gt.h and were mov:.ng j:i'Cm Sll\tth tn e?. ~t. Of tha t~1rec ob.:HLs, t'I'.T\i C}l.lb ~ett~Hf! 01. \Vea-IHC':~ \ tion Cl! he:-l"Ub.tJr..na v. ht \). <H-ll'-'d:: t.~c house. hot.h n. t:1c:n w~lc.a:..t the obt:-et. for 3 C m!m;:r:-. /.~ one point curing the l'it:htll'iZ a ~1U L ol ~hit.c light appeared b~hmci '-l1c ulJ~ j ect 1U though e. nb.Sh~il~ht !1k.d bH.:- A tel ep!'O!'l.: t~H ~o M:r,c;. l"'ull" thi:: ph~nomeru: . .JI..r.s. F'ult H~ e:.:l'd &ky Pot~!' OP..rkn~at r..,n(l t !'J!" t ~ L r~>d tnc --rlitnbo~.'' or tht ~ mvoi"E'-G i r. tr, G:-1:1'1- CPE"JC ID.~Gen'.., reew~ r~qn-~ .. t::r