4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Hinutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 8. PI-lOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICI?Joi'I' DA7A FOH T;V,\UIATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AN~ ANALYSIS Observer reported moon s ize o b j ect in the NE toward the wi. tness. Ob j ect vms y ellCNF- white changed to a dull red finally . Obs erver hid o.nd said UFO stOpped direc~,ly o ve r hi m. The prevents a comprehen!Jive e vDl uation and this insufficient da t a . that t!'.:.tv-::l.~d ini tiall.y, m.:.t 1 und~r a ove s~ i la~e dat a : fTD SfP 6' 3 0-329 (TOE) p,..ylou dld.,u o f lhl fo"" mY be u .. d. Invisible Aurr-11..-as Linked To Unusual Ra io Noises INVISIBLE AURORAS t.ha occur at the :.:unc times as uuusual raJiiJ n i~es may b.: due to the earth'~ c:ncounterin a stream particles thrown out hy the s n. Two Austr:tli:111 ~>Cicn ti~ts report 1 Nature (June 6) that they ~ometimcs f md a minutc:t~minute link between chan c:s in oi'c h:vel aud the invisible au oral intc:n)ity. The auror:l) were spotted by an dectro 'c de1ice called .1 ~ky.\tanninK photometer 01 53 nights between June and December, 195M. J\ comrMi~.,u o( the rad1o noise bur:;ts at 4.6 kilo.:ycles and night-glowing auror:1l recorcl~ ~ho11 eel only a ft:w t imes when both dttl nut occur simultJncously. Roth th e invi,iblc :1uror.t~ and r.uliu oi)(:S tent.! to o.:cur when the earth's mag. nectic fic:ld i~ gre:nly cli..rurbecl, they found. The sol:lr lt!reams causing them could he either protons o)r clc:c.:tron~, Drs. R. A. Dnu- can .111d G. R. F.llts of the Commonwe.1hfo Scientific anJ Industrial R.:scarch Org:uu.r.t- tion, Camden, New 5outh \Vales, sugge~t. Science News letler, Jun8 20, 19~9 Computers Improve Study of Gene Mutation COMPUTERS Ci\N help biolugi,ts c~ti tll:tte just what the effects woukl be of in. crc: ed mutation rates in rnan~ gene.~. An incre.1>e in the number anJ frequency or gene ch.lllges following exposure t X-ra}s and other irradiation ha~ been o - l>Crvetl in bbor:ltory animak Sume sci tisLS bdaeve sume hum:1n ills can be co re- to hil(h or ab.H'enorm:tl r:~di ion We b:tve reached a point now, :.cic:ntisLS should be able to decide if an in hereditary defects wi follow a ri~e in mutation rate, Dr. H w:~rd B Newcombe of Atomic Energy Canadli, Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, sa . There are twn w:~v~ these rlc:fects nrc ll!.llnt:~ened in '' P''fl'ti.llilttt: l1y mur::dion, ancl by .111 in-.rc:a,e 111 ddects j tlung WtJ h .111 increase in fertility in the hc::~lthy c:irrier~ of genes. In this ~cond way, the gene ses which n:~ult fr om ;my reduced fn- tility in rer~ons with itll effects w'oulcl he h:~bnced by the incre.~e fertility o( other per~om. Frequency of mut:ttion~ such as induced by X- r.tys or oter radi:ulon, would "' r ".-i rnpflrt:t n t her . "uur ~nunr~o .. e rn1 1111~ poult rr.prescnr~ c; .: major 'our.:e ot uu;c:rt:ti)ity in e~rimJc. ing the consequences of ;ln increase in mutation rate," Dr. 'c:wcombe tolu scien- tists at a symposium on molecular genetics and human disease in Syracuse, N. Y. Present-day computing equipment seems :> be :tdcquate for comp:~ring the J;<"neo- logical in(orm:ttion re~earchers are now gathering routinely in the form of marriage registration,. In addition to the need for new computers, the problem of studying human genetics and di sea>e would be greatly by taking several steps: incrc.uc :1\vareness of the hereditary cause~ of ill health as a public he;~hh problem; usc vital/ statistics svstern to permit follow-up sllldi<jc( of individuals; m:~ke health inform:ai6n about individuals available especially wtere national health insur:mcc prol>(ratns 9te in effect, and im!Jrove methods of sttro~ and getting back large :~mounts of rec rds. Science New1 lt~tler, J e 20, 1959 New Cortisone- e Drug Eases Sunburn ascomfort A CORTISONE-LIKE drug h:~s been de- veloped that may brin relief frc11n pain and ~comfort to many ersom whfl have su- rcd ,cvere sunbur reacti(oll5 ar~r initi.1l c pmlonged expo rc: w the ~ummer sun. nlwn as tri, llllalone, t he Jrug \1:1\ :ulm nistered or ly e1ay ,i, loour:. to.) 1-t \e,cn v sunbu 1ed JKrsw" by L>1 ~. !\Ill ton , I. C.1 n .111 Edwh1 J, l.c1 y of lltr lllli- \Cr-tty Pe nsylvanrq Sduwl of Mcchcine. u1c o 10~ trclttu obt.tined complc:te r ltd \11 n 2-t ho urs. four other~ were 111' ore ~c.:1 e ase:., \'lith swelling nf the face:, h tlld, :1 d fc t, a"J requirctl 42 hours o( duJIY. efore orflpletc rc:lie( was oht:~inccl. Th Cloctors r orted that th\;. drug r:~usecl no r apses or 'de effect~, but c;tutioned a~.1i st care)e\~ u lwc.lll~e l'f tle poo~ible d.11 gt:r involyl'd sh uld ~OIIlC SC\sr.: Sll'l'\~ h cxperien'fd ~hor y :~ftcrwar.l, such as ,. 1rrwncy ~urgery. "[ leram.c.: to Mre.s. \tu:h ' c 'lcrieQ'cecl in ~urg ry, is rcdu .. ed wn ulonhly in some patie 1; :1fter recei\'inp, rruw-sroitl 1 hc:r.tpy. Science New l rer, Junu 20, 1959 ICII THYOLOCY Sea Cucumber M ~ew Canned Foo SEA CUCU:'-fBER chO\~cler nuy oou 0c occupying a high pl:~ce on the fi,h lo\'er's The white meat of this fle~hy rebti e of the smrfish looks and 1:1m h ke e"<cc . nt quality sliced darn meat~, ~aid }tJhn /1.. 1), \- ~ow of the U.S. Hureau of Commerci. l'i sheries, Sr,mle, \\:,,,1,. ln the , :orth l'a .. tf c, \l.l 'u~.n:ulttrJ 111.\y be gathered :It any ~c!l~on. llowctcr, native s.1y t heir quality i~ poor tluring warmer wcathtr. Prcpar.Hion of the tulJc. shaped :lllittt.ll i' ~implc, the sdentist~ re- After it io, dcancd :11111 cvi,~,.cr;~tcd-by cutting off one or hftllt tnd,, ~pli1ting down the ~i.tc, ;l!td ~cr.tping :l!tfl 11'1 .hint!-lh~ The ~ea cu.:umber can also be ca11neJ, frozen, or clrkd and u~cd :1~ is tro.:pang or dried sc.1 cucumher nf tht" Orient. Sciencv N~ws letter, June 20, 1959 ENGINEERING Larg~t Bal~ Bearing Me~ures 14 Feet Tl-U( L.\RGEST preci~iun b.tll hea1 in~ e\'er m.1de weighs I -l,liOO pounds, m easures nearly 14 feet in di.tmeter, ant.! will :.uppurt a million It contains 88 fuur-inch b.1lls a nd will at ten rC\'Oiutions per minute Juring a minimum operating life of ten ye.rs. to be inlotallcd in the supponi ng systt:m of a Nike-Zcus rauar sy,tern, the bearing was built by the Kaydon F:n,~;i net:ring Corporation o( Muskegon, Mich. Five different rings make up the bc:arinK, reported the International Nickel Company, Inc., in New York. An upper outer race (track or groove), an upper and lower inner race, :tnd a dat..'\ gear that indicates angular position o the The ring~ were forged rom nickel- chromium-molybdenum alloy stec:l, which Ius gwd harden:1bility and machinability. abo provides e"<cellent wear re~i:;tance in the h.trdc:ned condition, high strength and irnpaCl resi)tJnce e\en :tt low tempera- As demands for big radar systems con- I inuc, e1 en l.u ger bearings will be needed. Already, a GO-fuot-di1mc:ter bearing is being 11 ith replacement ~c.-gments. Diam- ct<rs of I 00 f.:et :Ire probable in the future. Science News lellr, Jun 20, 1959 PUBLIC HEAlTH Researchers Recommend Annual Polio Boosters AN AN:-..:e AI. HOOSTF.R slwt of rolio :111d pC>~ibly two ~uch ~hm,, i~ rccnmmt!nded by :1 research team at Michael J lo~pital, Chicago. five ye:~r study invohing 4,001) children h.td rccci1ed a S.1lk-type pulin \'<ICCille th.tt, withi n one to three }'('.lrS after getting their fir,t three shots, the le1 l'h of intntunity drop. .1 bouster, however, the immunity evels reached a higher levc:l and fell lc~) th.tn after the prima ry immunization. After a ~econd lXJo,ter "there w:~s even better rc~pun~c." the rese:~rchers report in the Joumol <1/ the American Mediml l luori<l tinn (June G). seems pu~ible, they explain, th:ll once antibodit'~, or polio virus lighter,, tr prndu .. t'J, 1h~v w;l! 'c pr:-,c:nt wihtn \ iru~ exposure or boo\ler ~hots tl ill "n 1 ind" the hody to produce more of the'e \'1 11~ fighters. 111<> a pr.:r-on whu It ts cn~c prudu.:cd anti 1die~ is proh.tbly ~till inun11nc. I lcm- CI'l'r, t ), l'rt.:fer.tblc tu h.IVe a dctl~t.tblt :unoun n( antibodie~ prlscnt in tiH hlco<d 't"'1111 . ucl t'-le ho("lc:r ,hnt hdp~ tlr"vi.!, Alben M. \\.olf, llow.1rd J. Sh:~ughne:.w, anJ ~l:trth.l j;\llut.l and Mildred ~roore. Science News l~ller, June 20, 19.59 other pl.mct or a star-ucc.tmc it takes up su much less space in the sky. There b plenty dJrk spa.:e between the )tars for the pl:tnc:ts to move, and not come in front of The most unusual event on the: cdestial program for July is such a phnet:try occul- tation. This occurs on the seventh, when Venus occults Regulus, in Leo. This star is at the end of the: handle (which is tow:trd the south) of a smaller group, the sickle. Unfortunately, this occurs Eastern Standard T ime, when Venus is low in the east in broad daylight, alonSt the Atlantic Coast. Farther wc~t. of course, it have risen. While Venus is so hri~o:ht tha t you c:111 ~ce it in daylight, if you know ju~t where lnol.., you cannot see th e ~t.lr. The phc- will be 1i\ible in J:urupc am! \trt.:.t, and p.trts of A~i:l. I n \CJnte of the~c .on-..-the sky will be d.trkcr "hen it h;tp- Hut c1 en though people in o ur country 11 11l prol>.~bly mis.~ the actu.tl oc.:ulutinn, it 1\ til he interestin~ to watch Vcnu~ hdorc: 111d .11 r~r the seventh, cwecially in n:l.ninn U ,.:ulu~. On th e c1eninJts of t he fihh Ht.l ~t:..th, the: pl.111et will dr.tw d1>~er and du,cr to the stotr; a nd on tlt:lt of the , ,c1 tnth it will have pa cd it. Celestial Time Table for July Jl' U' F.ST oon farrhe>r, di~t.lll~' 25t,l)llO Earrh f.uthcst froon sun in t!J59i di;t:~nce !)-!.455.HJO mile' M oon pa,<cs Mercury Mcrcury f.trthe11 cast of ~un; vi, iblc I>W in IH\ Irrn ky du'k fur .1 few d.I)S hcforc :1111 :tfrcr rh cl.uc. M"on Jl~"c' M.tr- MCJOn Jl'''<'~ Vcmt) Mocm in fir,t 'IUJrtcr ~""'" p.a"r~ Jupiter Mwn ne.trc' t (fur lll<mth}; tit) IJOCC ll6,~0II mtlcs M o(ln pa"cs SJrurn Ycnu' :11 grc-.atc't hnlla.mq- MOI'n in la't qu.artcr Mnc>n f.uthl''' tlit.lll<' ~51 I'"' tlarcc fu r PST. twu lou u r. f .r Science New\ lull~r. Jne 20, 1959 h~TRooucnos TO THE PHYSICAL Sc1ENCL~ Mo rris Cnran-Fru Prell, 42 t p., ill us., pa er, S6. Cc:nc:ral science course for college stud ts, presenting astronomy, meteorolog y, gc:o og y, physics and chc:mi~rry as parts of a l ified who le; includes biographical sketches sci THE LANCUAGI! OF PsYCHOLOGY George Mandler and William Kessen-WiteyJ JOt p ., S6.75. Analysis of scientific languaj{c in p~y ch ology, uacin>e its d evelopment from vc:rnacu to the formulation of explicit Jheories, em phasizing recent development in ;he loMic and philoSI'>phy o f science. TilE LIFE op SIR ALEx.,No FLEMisc: ni~ coverer of l'cni~illtn-Andre .1uroh, tr.md. fro m Frcnch by Gerard Ho kins, inu01l. by Ruh<-rc Cruid.~h.tnk-Dulfo , 29J p., pholtO gr.lph<, $~. riiIO the bac ground o f l.tbor.t oriC"s, " < wb..-~ utd pip tcs, anti>eplic~ :.nd anuhc,tirs rntcr~e~ :1 por ait of the man and great kitntl\ l 1h J1ed n 1955 I:{t.\UI' \Mil I I N t, c.\ PI\ lTV OP RoADS AS A I FF.~U kV rl .... r t\CTI N: Final Report-C. A. ~lt:sk I. W. \V !:>1hltr nd Carl E. Vogelgcs.Inl( papa, \ t; ~ I!IHn c es of state projects, wtth Orc~un J1l lnlldll.t reports in full. M otn.RS ~.II N<.. ASD HU M A N fRHUOM- Oavid L. ?> llcr niv. of Texas Prt:ll, 297 p., S6. E x.cmtn ~ w ther the great tratltliom of \\'estern cuh u n be reconciled with the im of s.:ien.:c 1 cl the theory o f evolution. Monv.-,.,,,,. l ' S ciENTISTs A Nil EsotNFF.IIs: A Survey ,. ~!.ttt )>( nent Policies 3nd P rnctices in Sdccted ul uie -Leonard C. Bcanl.and and othcr\--Si.t"''' ,/ { iv., Grad. School of Rusi- rr. 5t Croup rese:ucb project of t welve S.1nr rei tcllo s exploring incentive:~ in Plllt.IIPr. t. ZooLootc L ExPEDITION 1946 1947: Tab. miJe (Diptc:r -Cornelius B. Philip -C!JicJgn ,\"~t. H ist. Mu 83 p., illus. , pJpcr, Sz. Re t n lcursellic:s a d decrAic:s collected by the c pc.l111on. PusH /'~u Pt 'l L: The Stor of Energy-PJul BlackwjXxi-IV /riu/nc-y H ome. 190 p ., ill us. by \Villia D. H ayes. SJ. Story of the energy in each pu. h or pull m tion mac.le by ma n mach i ne; explains sobr, cchanic;~l, rJ dian chemical and n uclear ener , in simple tcr s, with sugge>tions for c:xperi nts. UALJT,\TI\'E l\-.: \LYSI~ ASn C1 E~UCIL SFP,\RATlO'lr-Philip W. 1.'~t :mil \ urrce M. \' k-\l.tC*"'tllan , -::nd ~I . 1l II>.. ..q ~ 1\:odJmcntal tc'<t (IT ~t'nuul m~>ter ~tuc.l1es of gc.-nc:r al c hemi>try. Rc<I!ARCII r-.: Act:o;c: VA Prospcctu<-tcr- /a ns Aclministr Jtion Ach i~1ry Committee 111 /Problem~ of Ag iug, R:~lph W. Gcr.1rrl, Clunn. Gcrvt. l'rint. OQ . 1 ~5 p., ill u s., Sr .511. Tr.tn> No Case (Information Only) photogTaph 3 exposures 9f t ae.uoer- lnndscape 110re taken by tno young b Amager,Island, Denmark lulJ a pr1o~o the ojember .. ') d object, loy OV~'f t~ _ d~ctchere at Amager Island, t Denmc.rk. 'lbe1r names we No Case (Information Only) Colutnbus, Indiana ~d othctr m.emb'tr:s ~r' hila taaily J .... i titl;'; ~l ~'l ~1:::1. ei~.J&d o. g_.POvp a? l.lll- lJ.e:."r'r..ifl~.l lls;hta for ll,.,,.~l !:til .. .on c. h1,9:vy r.&ar Clll.!lll'"'u I:N!~::d.. So.id. r/o Qav t.iu-e~ 11&}\ta ::cd.n,: ve'ty olc..,l:t 1:1 fro~t !!f u::J, ~""'il n cr..ou,i.r.L-:.1 a.t. fi::-!. t}_llt thtry wel"., o n A.'} :.i:r;>l2.r:e \'tl::.h en!'L~ troubl Tho.r ,;a.. ~:o ~llitlkinJ 0~ ligbU t.l~n l>WY~ti cut of tr.,.,i~ t ... ianglJ :i'Ol"2Aticn. z-t, EJ;J-78 ~ qui+..e a ot.~rt. JAtar th"'Y cn.:M M'Jk tQpther and \Itt ntartad ehAai~ t.bta U>- ut.a~b-\ o:Aln~ '!'l~y then inor~t>e. d tMi~ :!l>'"~ e.~ l'ir'lll..'l ~ e~ o::c:r ; :h1to t =." :Jky t1.cl got fA-~Y ~om hi ;a. l ~tfi::d~l.J id~atit'itd c.o.. l ight.l ~ :,.,l:l7"{i.r:l~ t.> t~ o.irpl~' l"lyiruJ 1n '"\ t.::oi.~)'t~lct "o .. ,:e.tic-n, but. tbia o~b~ ' tl:m 44>4 t~6t tit ta. taeta tolt ~ No Case (Information Only) Gatwick, England GATWICK, ENGLAND, JULY lu.--<UPl)--PILOTS LANDING REPORTED THAT UNIDENTIFIED WHITE OBJECTS HAD HOVE.~ED WlNGTI?S AS THEY CAME I N. HERE YESTERDAY AT THEIR PLANE'S! THEY TURNED OUT TO BE BUBBLES FORMED WHEN HIGH WINDS A DETERGENT FOAM FROM A NEARBY DRAIN~GE DITCH. WHIPPED UP No Case (Information Only) Ocean City, New Jersey ~.AtJOXR niA1Ss An OM&n City !f. ,r . p&P'&r uticl d.td.. July i :-:.l\40"P~ ~nhi'D 1 t. 'ftvl t.hJ-1N oblote ~ ciJ'-.llld. a:-Ot.Jnl U~:e 1'2112"~ pe~Jt ~> . At:"GUST 1959 SI G:tTINGS Coburn, Virginia SEof Madrid, Spain Washingto~, D. c. Silve r S9ring, Maryland 'tloods ide, California Colu.11bus, Ohio Goose AFB, Labrador Upper Gr~envood ~ke, New Jer3ey Lincoln, Nebraska OceQo Beach, Nev J ersey Dt:!nver, Colorado Lo::tg Island, New York Dr:l.yto:l, Ohio Frying Pael Shoals, SouthCa.rolituA North P~cific (N of Hawaii) t-I~con & Forsyth, Georgla D~a~ldso~ ~VB, South c~rolia~ N o f W!ot Indie s , SE or N Carol1~a 'rerr-e ll~ute, Iadi~n.._ Spanish .f.!ili t:.~.ry N.ilita.ry NW Airlines Other (HOAX) Astro (NST.:::O~) Insufficient Dat~ Insufficient Dt~ UNIDENTIFIED Astro (METEOR) Ot her (~'I.F.CTION) Astr o ( ~IETEOR) Other (NI SSILE) Insufficieut ~4ta Astro ( ~GTI:OR) Other (Rocrm) Astro (MZ.1,illR) New Hilf'ord, Ne\.1 J ers-"y 80 lH E o f U.S. Air/RADAR) Othe r ( A?;moiALOUS :?ROP) Aircr::tf't D';l.llrJ.s , Texas 6 Ni W of Mitchell T~enton, New J raey Sh:lt , Conaectic Elburr1, Illtnoi:; R1Jdd1n~t.ou, N~wfou;: :.:. .. L ;d t.J.~rysville, Ohio St Johns, Newrou..,d '..;1 ~ : N~w Yor lc, New York ~ke Wiuuebago, Wi s~n De1.wer, Colorndo D~nv~r, Colorado . /f/,, ,-,. CharloLt'! Isle, Ca;l'a .. :-a.\j,//r-.. .;:yl;lj t1obile , Alaba.'U. Dtsufficient D~ta Iusufficie~t D1ta Insufficient D~tu rnsuffici~at Da t a Other ( GL!\.83) As tr~ ( ?IETmR) Insufficient Data As7.ro ( l"LTEO~) As tro (MET20rt) Astro ( HST203) B.a.llv O.l U.S. AIR FORCE T ECrtNI CAL INFORMATION