PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon ._ TYPI OP oas1 D PassiGiy Balloon J. DATI-TIMI Lecel 1655 EST D Was Aircraft ~go..un .. VI-D GrouftdRader a Proltallly Aircraft a AIP.YIel a Afrlntarct Retl D Passi11ly Aircraft L ....... OP GaJICTI t. COURII II. COMMINTI a Was AstranoMicel D Prolt.Wy Astrenalcel a PossiWy Astrenoic .. Cigar Ghaped obj, color of golden sun- light, seemed to be de~ccnding slowly trnm.rd the horizon. From de3cription and apparent motion, \:ibne.;z probably obJervcd a :po.rheli u . r~jor Joseph Boland Hq USAF -SAFLL -3 RM 5 D 916 The Pentason Washiaston 25 D.c. ri7 dear Major Boltpld. lf~oratnt1t.. lltnnayluanta So t I aa emb&rraaaed to recall how loDg}I a obeei'tation of nrtne with ColoDel Be p me youz address, and augested that I write to you about it. I tat led to do ao, the ot -and because the whole thing a b1 t foolish. Howenr, I feel abNpiah t I viai t where the Colonel is a patient for not having written., On Tu~q, 13 Jamaary 1959, at about 1655 EST, I observed a strange object in the sq. I was driving at the , watched the object for a mile or,. ot driving, and then puked the car and continued ol:eervation until. it disappeued. Within 15 minutes I was hoae, and instantly sat dotm. and made notes. I lose the sheet of scribbled notes made at that time. If ld.ndq return it to me. I wa3 driring on route 202 about 4 miles northeast or Norristown, Penna -driving toward Norristown. The sun waa only R frJw d above the horizon. I noticed this objsct: tah~ad ot me through the winda~, about 10 degrees above the horison, and e. bout 10 south of the setting sun. It was shaped like B clg~r. Its arls was vertic~t.l, as observ_!!g.._ .... ..,.~ ~'-66 about halt the Its cnlor wsa like golden sunlight -the sun itslf vas then quite red apparent diametr of rfy first reaction wtt.s On IIW\Y counts that we3 rejected (no Rnd sharply detined and st~ble outlinea its ultimate observation acent clouds its a bar or horizon cloud, ot""-oh I shall write latf'r in these notes) 1 Second reaction waa .!.\ IUOOD That was soon rejected (wrong shape and size; too rapid descent and I thiDk the calendar for that date shows moon at another phase th:m just paat new moon) As I drove tor tiye minutes ~tore parktngJthe object seemed to be descending slovl7 toward horlson. As I o be th9 parked location 1 t descended furllher and went behind & small bar of horison cloud. It reappeancl below that bar or cloudJ It vaa too faint in the densr horizon a , and twilipt, so that I gave up obserYations at 1705. The Run had set so11ewere b8tween I W!lS alone. Af'ter parking I made com para. ti ve onaerva tions, with and without the c~ window intei'vening-and with and without ~ bifocalsJ Visible under all conditions I \tould appreciate a:ny cc=nment you h':lve to make. Ttfnenever anyone cla1med to have seen th:inss in the sky, I have at least inwardly smiled! Although a pri~st by voe!ltion { here, and a civilian chaplain at Army Hospital) I have rabJ.e technical an1 engineering training, and continuing interest studied ~strono~ in College long ago) and have had considerable military traini t not service) in my youth in the 1920s. rty son is a Regular Army Infantry Officer currently le:-trning Arabic in the PAST ~-:.-,gram. 8 :J, H e h:t:7CJrt t yP.-!: -=tC1Ui- a rc:t ?U~:.ttion ~3 acr9 ll3! P.s. Haw been Amateur