PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI! 2. LOCATION 12. CONClUSIONS 0 Was Bolloon 9 December 1957 Dothan I Alabama n 0 Probably Balloon PouiWy Balloon Local D GrollfuiVIeual 0 GroundRodar lf : .. i;'t GMT 10/1958 to 2005Z X1 A.I,.VI~&~al 0 Alrlntorcept Roclor 0 Poulbly Aircraft :, ;. Probably Aatronomlcol Military ,J Paul bly Astronomlcol 7. LIMGTH Ofl OISIItVATION 1. NUMIIIt Ofl OIJICTS 9. COUASI 0 In aufflclont Data for Evoluatlon 10. '"Ill' IUMMA.RY OP IIOHTIMO poe object shape and size of light as pn aircraft or radio tower, color red. ~right red' light faded to pink to !white and back to red. llelicopter in flight in area. 11. COMMINTS Concur with reporting officer this probably was aircraft light or exhaust of aircraft. All INTElliGENCE INFORrKATU)N REPORT lRO IIU'ORT C:C ""IN'S -~ ~n Hill. In coenpliance with lPR 2~, 't.he inclosed: UFOS 'ia auhdt.ted. This A:nl:./ Avia Center, Ott1ce ot to. u wddent.1!1ed, tmi'I'ED STA"""TP".S ~ AVI.ATIO~ER Office ot tbe ~c ot s, ~ 7ort Rueker, Alab-ma ll ~ember 1957 StJ'BJli:C'l': bport 011 Un.1deat1t1ecl 7l.y1.ng Object (RCS exempt paragrnph 17o, TO: Aeaiatant Chief of mart, G2 8n4q\al"tera Third TJni ted states Arlfr:l lbz t McJibanon, Oeoraia. Arrtt: unrr 1. A br1et t!eae rl pt ~on of the ob,; ect : a. Sha-pe of' a lle;bt e.a set;ll em an aircr3.:ft or radio tovrer. 4. Ntmther: Ot\0 e. formation: 1/A t. _ AliT c!11cern1ble r~ture:s or detaila: A bript red 11P,t vhi~ 8 'l'ail, trail, or e-xbanet iaclu*'Sna et.ze ot same e to size C+ ... _. ot object: !loDe. d ., b Sot'"" : ltoDe 2. Desc!1.pt1on ot course of object: a. ~r..t flnt called tiD att4nt1o~o.La"~r t o tha c.:bje<:t: The t.ct t~t tbe Us!Jt vas taa.tng t'l'Ofll t,!!. ~ l~ ;. ,.- b. An&) ot el.evation a= a:itmlth or tbe object vhen P1ret s1sbted. vh1ie Ala baa at. e.bout 8, ()(X) Object to mtlee first obsex vecl: teet at ?~o?a .. ll Dee-rlber 1957 SUBJIC't: bport on Un1d.ent1tied ~ing Object c. o~ elevation ai1 az11!11tb ot obJect upoo s laat seen at l. OOO tteet; obJect ~ mrq to right at 3-:pD very rap14J.7. d. Deecr1:pt1on ot f'li&Dt path and ID8De\lftl"8 of objeet: e. MulDer ot ot objeet: ra.!ad out. , '"(; fo t. Leactb ot tt. 1.n eiS)lt: Approxtutel,y eeven m!Dutea ~ /ll- 3. MumC\!2 ot obatrrvation: bDF-,-.a- b. Sta~t aa to opttco.l. aida u:sed and .... ll'.. ... .o~. ~ _,., c. I~ t~ at~ln& is mo~e while airborne, gt type ' tt/6) 14enti:t1cat1on number, altt~, hea41ll8 speed, an4 halae stat1au <:: 000 t\:et, bea.ling 2ko0 at 150 MPH, lbDe stat1oo.: Fort l~. 'l'1IM o't s1~ht Lng: l1rwt obaerle4 while 6. IaU't1f'J"iD8 totor.'t102l oc all obaenen: a. C!T1l1att: 11/A b. M111tar,y: AoraD Y. Ooc4w1.D ~or, United tea Arw:r Ariattc. Sebool, Cllet~ Ph= DlTiaiOA, an4 Capta1n 1. Thq'er, Exaeu71 otncu, O.rtic or tlae DSrectcr ot lMt!'\letiCilJ latiaate ot !tel!abillt.J: A. 7. Av otl)er ~..1 act.t'rlt,' ro-ecxn.'1t1on I:Jetorologieal, aatronadcal, or ot.bnv18, v!d.eh m~t aeeowrt tor tha sighting: l'kme .. 8., toeatioa ot &.."1;1 a.1J" traffl.c ill the area at tU. or a Beli 1D OtV OUJI'lt. 9. 1t1on title an4 ~t. ot ~nna ottieer, 1nc h1a pnll~ ot the po8aible cua or the eightingt Ma.rion M81otant Cbiet ct Staff, G2, tbUt4 Statee ~ s\'Yi.at1oa Cent.r, 1ort I have beiD ex-.uat Ot ilreiitl!. Sl.rnJEc-r: Report on Hniderrt.!.f~.0o FJyi .-.g t'b,1ect am! title of pert~on receivi~!T. report a1d ~en:.:.!.,.~ !.:..l d G'l.ra01d s . :tro.d:t'0 :-d Cent~r~ Fo~ P.nerer, f.1~barcn.. tlo cono.e:1 0.:-r~=t!.v~-:..1. 12. Air Force -~lsta.Jl.ation .not 1 f5.ed: c OVI of report F..g.lin A1: .Fnr : e Da-.>r.~ }lA,B! ON E. fi!l.L Cnpta..ln 09 A crescent moon and the planet Venus w111 be to- gether on December 24, maJci,g a brilliant pair that lights th'! Christmas sky. By JAMES STOKLEY _. I tm yoo..ar .,.~ w d l have " r~d f~hristrua .11 T he pbnct \ rnt" which has l!i'n i~ . ~" in pr.,mnrn~e dudn~t t~ .JUnmm. Bri cl uae sun il Sirius. the ~ .tar, PI I ai Qlrit Maj.r, tbc JIC,..I dol, -howa-.. boru1. H1wrva, ia IDw d CIUIH a puliizl ........ of ii n the tnUtt na sky u4 il m.a.-..: r lnJPICWIWif . \' t ) n dw aeronomer' a ale Gl. star bs:iJ11a. ..... "'.S. SWiua it oi Nfaiulr man .. 1.4, \\ h1ch IP'J N mat it 107 JW ,) '"~ CD V CD US, heMe,.. iJ ie 11M, iar die ma~ oi dlat pl.a Itt n~t Sirius. \bOft s -Oi.cn, , tMJ ... . , n. la d ;I IJ'OUp ue lAO ..., a.t ef, " e "fint ~rude~ Bctd1a., CD .. :1r . .Jad Rjpl, .1 litdc lawea alld lila :hl Bctwem tn~ il ,,,.., ai rb:ni 'lrcr Jtan m:tt ! l')tm Ot ..... bdL ~.: rises Iaa::r, about two hoean bdau tlae a, ill Liln. the xalcL . -~ tf, 011 Chrinmas eve, w ,,.. dl8 mooa ia lt3ncli"l Dar~. ruu .,_. ac VtftUI ~a td~ ,.us. f I 6K it' alto ia in a ctc :eat pit 12 t. lt ~m noc be quifiC ~ thin a uc.:cnt as d .. :at .-the n, but n~ lib 1M m na ct ,,.,e t'\Y(l tl:rn Ia~. \f' 1hrl.1t da'" ,fttt II it new. I The raw: a lot tt. tun 2 t! z na il foead : in the fKt dJM.at the d"'OG ICtol,_ atO'Pd. . ... 1n10an11 of i .. iDcminao :cl. honi i uoeo .. At DeW, it U - Mel ur. eM } aftt. .;.. 7 I lill- the dfiettioo fll. eta. .. ;. it ......... 6e..;:- 1wiep llitl' &nbei IIR ..-; n4' 'tllb.. ' .-~d abuwe OriOn it T...., the bell, STAllS Ill aiD&' Of FIREBALL OF 1957 D:SCE~IBER 5 On this d:atct at 10:09 p .m., E.S.T., a very b'right fireball was seen from Philcc!lllphia. A note in thJ Evenin;: servations and eventually 20 were re- ceiv.ld. Lon1 after, some newspQper clipping~ Wo!re sant in showini that th~t object was seen from several places in Bulletin was published oskin~ ior ob- North Carolina ond '': - no actual data. T:1 in not, nt the tim . .: PhilnJt!lpllia ncit~hburhuou, 2 from i'i~w ~> ~lllci on<.! from OciJware. Th~ .:.on p rob01hly ,,,,s that lh<l wording :" ~av~ral iucll c.l l ti ll1<1l it W.lS :1 h,1p~- :l matt~r to s .. .. lll' , an~lcs from th~ v.)Si.'rvcrs. Th clippllll:s ~a\'C 110 I~Q01CS ~o contoct . Th,rc 1:. , how<:vcr, olmost ~;nanimity that thl! path '''3'i horizoJnt:ll. :11m if the "'' '~"' , I nuv one poinr on .:~uld be WI.' II tlt.:lttdr.cd, b:; drawi.l; circlus with uh.ur .. ,n' po:~itii>:;J ns a p ath 1:111ht t,., dc~ormined. Wo iix an appii)Xiul.itc sub-bt>ginning ..:Ju~c I ob~crvou i n or ne:~r _:;-,;1ia s '" it begin due ~outh, nlso Philadelphia rH rt-= 3:il he givin!; n ~ood d ingr om. TJt,. intvrsection of th~ last: two gi' c.. th1 cnly chance for determining t hll sub-bei:inning point. S19 at Felton, Del., stated i: wcs s~cn t o west going north, f ro:n n windo.v. S :3 at Fork Union, Vo., gives a diag:a:n which in general cannot be interpreted but dOo!s give a2=203. This cra.sing l in.:i irom S 1 anu S3 gives subendpoint :tppr oximntely, usinri :ts s t.1tcd our p olli- ion circks. Frankly, i t is a nt tt.:r oC judgmc:nl. after stuclyi'ng thll uiagror.'l, cxnc~ ly wh .. rc the prc.jcctt!d path w-s, but to snti~fy its pnrnll~li:.m with tho hvriz1l:1, it cvul,l only be shifttd pnrnllol t o it~clf, and so th~ derived rndiant woull not be aiiec~cd. The hci.~hts Hl and H.2 oi rmHJe wo~.;iu b e. Tlt.n it had n dislc i~ st.Jtc\1 hy 9 o~serv~rs: a good rawing shows it L:!ipiticul in shopu. The m uan of three nctu:ll estimntcs cives tho diaml!te r 0 .3 of Moon. Color ustimntu as u:.ual vnry, !Jut thu majority give blu<!-greon-white, and the tail w:u ornns,:-yellow. No sounds were noted. Tho) object was unu!>ually largo:! and bril- liant, but n o estimates that can be turn- ed into magnitudes were giv.:n. St>m ll ohservt!rs were in..!uors, some in cars, so t h e object must hav~ been very bright t o have attracted attention. As the azimuth of the radiant mny have appret.:iable error, no o rbit is cakulated. 1'he usual data follow. Sidereal time at ~aa,ant Wit curvature correctson . .......... a= 1 , =- We f i ne! n o:hing in Hoffmeistc:-Von Ncissl Catalogue of Fireb.:llls corr1.1:.pondins to this radiant. 10 -15 DECEMBER 1957 SIGTITI S LOC .;TION IDs Angeles, CP.li.fornia -Kanona, \>Jisconsin -Estacada, Oregon -Oceanside, long Island, NewYork -Duncansville, Texas -Quincy, Ohio (CASE MISSilIG) --= 1-11 les City, Montana -Lake City AFS, Tennessee -Wayne, Michlgan -Continental Divid e AFS, New Mexico . _ Parkersburg, \-Test Virginia -.aPd Guthrie, Pennsylvania -Ellsworth AFD, South Dakota -area-t Neck, wng Island, New York ,.~11 tary Air State <Police Multi (PHOTOS) Nilitary RADAR Military Air Military Air EVALUATION Astro (MC:TEOR) Satellite (SPUI'I!IK) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Astra (VENUS) Astra (l~rr:tjif~'EOR) 1. Astro _ ( MOOll) 2. Radar (Irf'VERSION) 1. Mirage 1 2. Ra.dar (INVERSION) Astra (METEOR) .. . Insufficient Data 1. Astro (VEl\W) .. !ldsawa Uokkaida, Sa p a n l-tl.li tary Air t.fili tary RADAR Photo Analysis ?tlili tary 2. Radar (ANO~ALOUS PROP) . . Can_tqn _Ohio ( C f' 0 8 NIG3 lllG) . -English, Indirttm ( GJ\:38 MISSllTG) . ; _ Col Anahuac, tI~Y.leo -chase Field, Ht!evll.lf!, Texas , S l!eymouth, :rrew Jersey -Oak Harbor, Washington -St U>uis, Mls~o'.lri -Catalgaz1/K1rnll.t Tu r'!<:e y - Dayton, Ohio -Eng l ewood, Color-.1do (CASE MISSING) -Elmendorf" AFB, Alaska tlili ary Air 5-6 Fishermen ADDITIONAL REPORJ:E:U SIGH'[' I NGS (rK>T CASES) Univer~e ChathS:lffi, Canada , Collinsville, Illinois Science News Ltr I!ewsclippin3 Ne\lsclipping 3. Insufficient Data - Insufficient Dat a Insufficient Data. UNIDENTIFIED - Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) .Astra (t..,.1E,-J""''EOR) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data Astro (NETEGR) EVALUATION