PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS C Was Ballaon Elmendorf AFB. Alaska c Probably Balloon Po ul bl Y Balloon 0 GrounO.VIsual Military 7. LENGTH OP OISI!RVATION 1. MUMBIR OP OBJECTS C GroundRadar C Ai,.lntetcept Roclor C Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Po sal bl y AI rcroft CIX Wa Astronoml col D Probably Astronomical D Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIIP SUMMARY Ofl SICttTING Round, brilliant blue-white object, size of silver dollar. Similar in appearance to falling star or burning magnesium flare. Approx 2 ft in length, was falling stragbt down and appeared fuzzy at the edges. Trailed black smoke then burst into yellow flame & appeared to disintegrate. ATIC PO'RM S29 ('R&V 2e SltP 52) Undoubtedly a meteor Geminids.sbower. Rli17200~Z ZEX FINCEPTRON ELMENDORF AFB ALA 1 u RJEDHQ/HQ USAF B~EDDN/CL~DR ADC f.:J DSQ/CO~:DR H !FG ZEN/Cut DP. li~TH AD ( DEF) , Ul\CL FRCt~ 317FIS 0~)54 ATT~.: f,CS/I ATTN: ACS8 ATTt\ : ACSIIAJTN: D/1 SUBJE.CT: UFOB LVEP. DCLLAR ILLIA~T ELU-WHITE A Pc6 AR8t CE F A I.LI ~:G EURNI~G MAGNESIUM FLABE. PD OfJiCT WAS APP2CX IWQ FEET I~ LZtiGTH CCt:t,iA v;As FALLING STP.AIGHT DOT.H! At~D APPEARED G. Of_J!~C~t 1RAIL~D ELACK St-:01(L UNTIL SGt::: DISTA~CE 2ELG\; '1H.:.. CFS}..RV R HHEN IT EURST !ilT C YELLCT.i FLAt']~ Af'iD P.PPEARED TO DISI~1~.GRAT~ PD C 2. A. VISUALLY OESERVED EY PILOT VHIL~ HS WAS IRECRNE. 9 . NEGATIVE. C. NEGATIVE~ D. FALLI~G STRAIGHT DOWN. t:. FLARED I NTO YELLOW FLAtv~ AND APPEARED TO DISI~TEGRATE, f . APPRCXI~.ATE . E.IGHT SECGCD~. 3 . A. AIR-VISUAL ( 5. AIREORNE, 38, .-;, .. Hi. FET, APPROXIfviATELY 75 I~ILES s. \1J. OF ANCHORAGE, FAG[ T~R~f RJ KDAG 167 7. A. t :GATIVL VERY RELIA9LC: USAF, I NTELLIGENCE OFFICER. LI EUTENANT OFFICER AND FROM HIS DESCRIPTION AND ~y LI~ITED KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUFJECT, I WOULD JUDGE THIS SIGHTI~iG TO BE A I":ETEOR. 18/ 233SZ DEC RJKDAG A crescent moon and the planet Venus will be close to- gether on December 24, making a brilliant pair that lights rLJO bu:r. buut 'wo b~n before the lUll, an Libr~ rh~ sc:.la. If, on C hrittma,, f'YC, whca the aucx:n& moon i. .undin1 nea,by. you look at Veoua m.-ou,.a a rei~. 700 -m Dod lb..t tt alto ia in a ac.:rot pbaw. the Christmas sky. By JAMES STOKLEY Th~t ~.1r 'We wall b.:ave :a r~.al Chrittlnft t.ll. n.e pl:lnct \":nus, which h~' bnon .n- c.!e".ISinl( in P'nmmence durinR the: Jutuma. will ~ at rrs grgtL"tt btsfliunc:r on [). \ ttM' t-hr sk. v ,~tl uvk, .uounJ thi~ cb te, V~n11 wilt ~ llt .. zing ill rt1~ ..outn"-4:Jt, unti4 tt fulldws the Jun bciow the h"'"zon, CllllfC th.ln three hourt Jatc:r. aut tn thi. " 1lt niJr ~ rhc full elltent o( th~ dupuv. < )t\ Lle .1-+th. the moon. in .. crc:so:llt ph .t)C, f\l'lt :o rhe nl)rth nf '! ,.nus Whtlt me d,~t :1ppto.u:b ~uttt~, for ,\mcric.n,, thu. illll( cbyltJtht houu, they ~HI snll 1,.. '"',..: t>totct~ h.tt evenin,c, Chrtsnn.,, ~e . . 111.! ""' il furm :t stnkutte h:adr.Jrop ft~r 1 hr. carolers s1nKina \hear luJcudc IJT~-=tin"' ',' =nu~o u th~ onlv pl.lort that c-.m ~ JCCJ1 we'll on Uo:embfof c:vcninJP. 0. the wv,.u1l1. \lcrcvry " brth~t ~r of the \Un. ttJJ will rcmatln briefly in lbe K>UUJwatrrn .In ltl'tr the ~n has ~ PU~Iibly, it you have " vet)' clc-,ar vi~ in that diru~n. .~ttJ look dOIK'Iy, you can act a cfim~ ui thi l!lnetnlO!tf of all the plaw'-, bat lbil a.s not r-::cllv ;a ~vuuble nmc tu sec Mercuo. :"So pbnns appc21 oa tnc accoml"'uytnJC 111:1 ps nf chc ~-ember t~c:nins sa..1o, 6or hac show thctr ;appeara.JKC btrf iu the ~' cninJif, ~feu \"en us hn set. Tnn 1rt ir:.~A n fur :~bout I4HIO p.m., your uwn kint.l !..inc! >f mtndafd time, nn Dec. I uhl :an h.,ur eJr!tcr o~t the maJd.Jc or the nt"1th. In the <~:Mithr".&ar th~ is nuw ,.;,,;blc U"- br tiH;ant ar~"l}' fJt stan which mUc-1hc skies ,,f me WID~t cuUftiJ su ~unfuJ. Bri1htat of ~ec m,. a. Sirius. the do1f- ,r;.,, pau oi Cuus Majcw. rhc great <Joa, ,fli>WD M:Jr the borizoa. Ho-ewer, i~ low ~lntudc causa :a p:arrial diminurit'o of ill rdJt. Loam-Ul the ni.,t ic climbs h ilfbet n ~"'le :soetmern '"Y .antl is r~n ~vo1 &1'\Ufc O n rhe :utronon1ers ,u)e ol iUt bnpt- ;,-:s~. Siriu!l i" ot fT\:tRnatu~ m tnus 1.4, dudl 1TW.lll~ th.tt it <:~cc:ecl~ :~ny 1th~r S\.lt !1 .n \\ e .:.m t~"e in thr nichrtime 'lei . Com- l'r:-d co \ enui, h~>wev,.r, it 1$ relan.,.dv (.nnt. fnr rhe 11l;&J(mrude of tiut ;l.me~ ti ntlllllS J.4. Venu1 nuw ;, n~rlv l b l lf'l'l("'' .an. In dus JCIUltp :tre ~.,., boOr '~" oi the ''first tn:.llflitudc'": ~efd)CN.r, t o rhc eu, aod Rii(Pl, ~ litt.J,. lower :tncl 1n the rtght. Bel-.~ thc111 i3 ~ row nf thlre hinru stan tb~u frwm Oriao't bdt. Direuly ~e Onoo it TNIU&, the bulJ, wuh Aldebaran as ~ brightest J l:tr; dis. tia"'dy red iA h~. it is e:uy ru id~nrify. To the kit oi Tauru' it Auf1Jr.l dwic.'tcer, with the tar Capt'lla, anothu of d~li~r m:apitudf!. Jk-,ccodcna from r-1pcJL-.. we .:cllrw-to Gemini. tht ~ina. with the ata.-. called C,ror a.nd Pollux, of hich lhc fattM is the: 1-rigbcu. o\ocl btrw n CAmani an.l CJnis Major stands Canis Mitwr, du: lcw.r Jot. with Pl\lCyon u me bridltat star. lfter toWard me toUthwest are fuunJ ~he mnnaDta of me QOOStcJJarioat ot th~ .111tumn evenin,~p. Nc:lr the horizon, :u ,.,,, wn ''" the map1. ot haghrr i1 it is ~rl~r tn the etening. as Vqa, o~bout all that it \CC9 of Lvra, the t1fc. Above anu to the l1lt ;, CvKftut, tb~ swln. ~ ith Drncb. Wh:lt: Vq p :and Deneb bmh :tre fim mag- nin~tle 'nrs, thcir low alrituJe JT\3kes r~tn kx-; k I J Ill Ia'. :\l - .u t 3:.30 3 . m ., nt the bcgiunin1 nf i''"cetnl-cr, uuJ I :30 a. m.. .-t the enU, .1nolllcr P_llnet. Jupicu. : rs in dle .... ,ulhea.r, Ul Virso. the vir~n. hs brigbc. nes.' now it just about the sanc .. dut ot Siriut. M~rs, of cDe sa'Oild ~plrude, Of( !WI I. Cratcent VettUS It will not br quiet as thift 1 asutt d.at of th~ moon, but mote lih a~ D)C)Of\ wnt two day5 Llcer, or about 6e da,s aftcl' it is new . The re.Js..lft fc;, tbr tuaar phua it found an tllt' fact tha.t. u t:ht ftiOOO rcrolves around the earth, it pmcnb tu our Yicw varying ::amounts Ill its ilhuninatftl banitpbete. ,\c.. new, it is practically bctwceD lbe IUD ~nd us: the sunlit !ulf il anirdy tw-ned away lnd we tee AOWDJ. But .a few days latu, :n rh~ ~ swinp e:urward &om the d irectK>n ol the sua, it rensaa iD the ~tern sky for a wbilc afelr the &un hils xt. .A n:arrow sliver ol ~ bript ~If tbea .appean to us, u ill crc:accuL Thai. u it ~winK' still brthcr away &em ~ .un. half, thrC"C-qWJru:n, aad liiWI1 II. oi the sunlir ,j~ it prestatled to us, brin,U.1 the This ulus about two weka Dwin1 the N:XI r:wo weeks the chaD,a oc:a.ar i.D rnc;c; order, :and the moon il new cnce apia Something similu happena to Venua. o .o,,~ SYMIOLS FOR ST.ARS IN ORDER Of IAIGH'I)fiSS S.:saJCn ~iiwt l.dcu fw N"""'~ !J, /957 l.1ke t.l~ moon. ic baa DO light oi Itt own 17 I I :oo p.m. Mooa fv1hc, dim nee .:-s&,JOO hut i1 llumitut~ t., the run~ W> that OM mrb-. h.&JC u bt;Jht .1nd the oppott~ half wrk. aS 11:~1 p.m. Moon tD tint q :m. . Lur Apru 1 at was our bcyunc.l ~ sun. Subuxt <M)t houc fur CST, two ~n tur ~. b bti.-a. b -.~... cd MST, ud three b PSI. Wlw t C enure aut enlb-ptl~ turn .,.. k'IP ,_WI &.eft-. ta-lur 23,. US7 euthwuds. Since then it bas ~n nso~tnJ , 1 and is DOW caniq between the earrh Jilt I r ... , .... ., ... ~--.n I \lin. Thus, I'DOit of all ~alit haniepbere i,, turned away, and we. bave a aetccnt pba.e. On Jan. 21 it will be, Marly, dittcd'/ ~.: ~ ern w :and -su~ and thia will : corresponc.l to new '1'1wxn An. that it will #'! .. ~e a Cl'aomlt apia. yisible in the ' morning tky before suaritr. ' Unlike tl1c mooft, Veaw is alway& 10 t: ~ {:Jr 2way th~t only lhrou1h :a tdcsc!llpt m: ias pho vlaible. TM pbue ci Vcnua difter from \hoJr of tlw mOlft iD anothft nspcu. Aa the nwoe tr~wth wa.,od dx cutb., its dist:anc.:e dots DOt chaaac YfrJ grcdy, only from abolut 221.000 miles CD 2~3,000 miles. Thus th~ it DO &Jt'lt change in its s>- p:arcnt siu, aad lhe dinwtu ol the fuU moon i. abUc tile aune aa whm ic il in ~ nurow auctnt phate. But when Venus it .- full it i.s ouc far bcymd me sun. about l~l,(),oorl mila away. JUR br.Emc Cbriss. t ;. ~ ... ~ away, and eft Jaa. 28 ill ilitran.;c wtU be .~&:.:~ :.r, ne.ar 1hc new" pbuc, il as 1nuch Lar~. ,.. i .ccman,ly. i.A the .&y. . T hn it wh'/ it ia ~htnf whcft a cr-. , , ... IXRt.. .\hnoop lea tb..! h.alt Ot lM bri1ht f .,'''."' udc it vuiblc tD \Itt lU ptDSlnUCJ more t' ' ' '. than malus up foe that, and th~ p-ut we c:an see fills rhc lat&at ~rca oi the aky. f. Then il ;, at tht a au:sr bfuliana. . M tw\tll-aw 7 ., t : l ~ Uft. N. 1ftOnft, a IO:Qfl p.lfti"" S.tum,obr ,t.Ae .i IU"-Jia. I) earlyt& Ccmiraid ~ sJ.nwer. me crcra .appaanlly rwuri"' Crom c:oaUacioa oi GeM& " milllm1hr J.Cooo DU~at. dilcaaa lJo, aoo ~:I' ~ AJtol ~t lftiJil .. } :,f)JEc,..l1 fl I C '-"".,"" Wia r anl8SCa ilt Not& ~0 C.' 3~ ( INF0?J.'ATION CNLY) r IUI'lry IK.~ OtilK'"l' . "1 The OPP 1a tJiveattgaUng a.n \&l~'-l denttfted -ruum1nated object wh1ch darted over EatonTille 30 miles ea.st or Chatham, Ont.arlo, Canada, Dee. 1057. It. wu headed 1n the dkec-\ ~.ion of Wlndsor. WltneMes ~o11ld glv~ no explana- Uun of the atrange lt!bt, but said th~ phenomena wu "much brighter ancJ lower than nny star." It waa t\rst spotted abo11t 7 p .m ., h y !vlrs. Ro~rt Moore of RR 2. near ) Bltmhelm. She aa.ld it. drew an arc over Eatonv111e and continued ln a tward direction. - "At nr:3t t thought lt wa.s a star b11f; it wa.s a hundred ttmes br11!hter. "It was the si2e of a football and apl,Jeued quite low tn the aky." D1nrlet n.dar units reported height at from 35,000 to 40.000 teet. Con.1t. Ted Wteken.t of Chatham, and John MePheTSOn of Ridgetown OPP were !ent to the scene and both saw th~ object. Wickens stJd he saw the cbjeet 1n flight tor oTer 20 minut~. "It was ta.r too br1ght tor a meteor or star." 1 Telephone Unes tnto OPP hesd-: ttuart..trs ln Chatham were j!lmmed 1 with call'i f:'t)!"" p~r~on! w~o sighted rr~m :tJ tar aw'ly u Petnbot'o. . J Chatham, Cenada NO CASE ( INFaUfA TION ONLY) SOURCE 1 FLYING SAUCER MAGAZINE A.M., a atranse U1ht waa :seen over Bellev1lle, Dllnoll. About I mUea . .southeast Ia located what Ia known as Scott Air Base (Army Tralnlns Base). The tlme that l had the pleasure of seeln1 object" 1n quea tlon wa.s about 8:05 A.M., hovering very stationary over ColllnvtUe, nu. nots which ctty t.1 located abou' 8 rntles North of Bellevtlle. ' _ At' thll time, tbe aun ahown 10 clearly upon the .,object" (SUJU'iae) that_.-it appeared\ ' U an lntenae SILVER Ught;. It appeared aa you would hold ,. .Uver dolJar-at .arm'a length edge toward you &nd tut 1t ,. allJhtly lho~ tta bottom atd~. , Our ~emment nported thla u .. i! ~ Illinois \.'estchester, Ne~ York .1\tlnntic Ocean (E of Ber:nuoa) Colorado Sprinss, Co~orado Fruita, Colorado Seffn~r, Florida Atlanti~ Ocean (l-r of Gibralter) O!tlshcma City OkJ.a~om..~ -Ya:~iia:l, ~Fashington Pe;p~rell AFB, Nevfoundlanc C~ nal :ane 1 Panam.~ Te. 1 :::ht:.ll s, Formosa \ !a -ver ly, Ioll.a LaGra~;~, Georgig -Da~""':.or., Ohio Kan.;;e;; ~ity, kissouri Herfo ~= .5"::ire, En.~lan:: Bill, ~--::v~ing r:fariet7e, Geor.:.J.a 3out~ Pass , Louisiana Littleton, ne,.., ~:~:npshire OESERI.'BR Military Air ~-!i'!.it~ry ~.ir ........ litar-y Vis & RADAR lIilitary Air &. RI~DAR Ci vi L t ::.: r! Science NeKs Lt !" ~1ewsc l ippinr::; !fa'KGC lippin~ Ne,:sc l ippints Space Crc1 f;-Digest E'lALUATIOt,~ Ins~fficien~ Data l'.stro (; l'!!OR} UUID3NTIFIED Insufficient Data Astra (l4E'l't!!OR} Astro (f:ETEOR) Astro (i~:C:TEOR) lnsuffi~ient Data Insufficient Data Astro (1-!B~OR) Insufficient Data As t ro ( t-l~"!.'EOR) Astra (VENUS) Astrc (VENUS) 1-.strc (~srsoa) Insufficient Data Astro (l-!E'I'80R) Insufficient Data P.stro (VENUS) -~ i!"craft P ircra.rt Insufficient Insufficient Ebta