PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. OAT! 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Woa Bolloon D Probolllly Balloon ni W Y Boll oon Locol l_&_5 XJ(G,.""II-Viauol 0 Gro tuiAodor Woa Aircraft 0 Probably Alrcroh GMTJ0/2JL.S~ 0 AI,..ViiUol 0 Air-Intercept Ro~or 0 Ponlbly Alrcroh 0 Woa Aatronomlcol 0 Yos 0 ProboWy Aatronomlcol .-b.No Ciy.;_. _ r. 0 Ponlbly AatfOnomlcol 7. L.ENOTH 0, OII!RVATIOH I . HUMBER 01" OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_--~--....-~--- 0 Insufficient Doto for Evoluotlon 0 Unlcnown " r; -.:ones 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTIHO AT1C POJtW Ut ( R&V 21 I&P 52) 11. COMMENTS 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore of the point shown. P lace an A on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the some CUf'Ved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. 33. In the following larger sltetch place on A" ot the posit ion the object wos when you(;,, sow It, and a a at Ita position when you lo s t sow it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger s"etch. )A. What Wefe ~he weather conditions at the time you saw the ooject? CLOUDS (Circle One) WEATHER (Circle One) Clear slcy Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered douds c. Moderate or heavy rain Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 35. When and to whom did you report t ha t , you had seen the object? Ooy Mo"'h ] Yoor 36. Was anyone e lse w i t h you at the time you sow t he object? (Cucle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, c!id they s" :he object too? ( C ircle One } 37. WGs this t h e first t ime no' you hod seen on object or objects like t hi s ? ( Circle One, 17.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what c ircumstances did you see ot her ones? 38. In your opi n ion what oo you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 39. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, t hen what speed would you estimate? _ 40. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how far owoy would you say it was? Indicate """education, which might be pertinent. Dote you completed th s q\Htstionnolre: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In ord., that your information may be filed and coded os accurately os possible, please use the following space to write out o short description of the even that you observed. You may e peat information that you hove already given In the questionnaire, and odd ony further comments, statements, or sketches that you bel I eve ore important. Try to present the details of the observe tlon in the ord., in which they occurred. Additional pages of the some size paper may be attached if they ore nHded. ( Do Not Write in This Space) Sct NCE NEws LTTk for Murch 15, /961 ASTRON OMY lion Shines High leo, the lion, roams the southern sky in April. Gemini, the twins, watch Orion hunting with his dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor, in the west, James Stokley reports. such circuit but still had not c.1ught up to earth again, as It "II on Apnl IU., \\' hen \'enus is on the far stde of the :It the posmon called "supennr con- junction," I ts dtsunce ts about 160,000,000 miles, which is the sum o( 1ts dswnce fr om the sun and ours. But at tnferior conjunc. tion when it come) closest, it IS only .1bout from 93,000,000). No other pl.1net as close, but since it i\ in lne "ith t1te sun it c:tnnot be observed .at thts clo~ Jppro.u:h . ~1 11'1:-.:C ; HIG H tn the \Uuth 011 April e' c:ntn I\ the con,tell.tuon of Leo, the h~ po-111on tS dto'' n on the :tccom- pan,inl{ ntJP' The e ,h, w the appcJr:tnce of the hcJ\Cn~ Jbout 10 p.m, '' ur 0'' n ktnd of ~t.lndJrd ume, Jt the lx~inmng of April: 111 hour c:trhc:r 10 the m:ddlc:; .tnd two hours c:Jrhc:r .1s Apnl ~:omc:, t) 1 .loe. tc:n u;ar 10 Leo u ReSfUJu,, "htch " pJrt of :1 sub-,~Zruup c.tlled the: ~icklc:. The bl.tdc: of thts implement, '' htch is pointed to'' ud the ~outh'' c:Hern hon1.on, he-Jd of the hon, .a.s pi.:rured on ~u m:~p.s. The\C sho,,eJ the constciiJ- uon n .:urcs around the sun. Dencbol.t, ;a (<.;onr! magnirude star off to tile left, n arkc.! the: uti. ,.., :o Leo, lo" er :~nd t.m :ud :he left. ' J ' II see \ ' tr$tO. the 'irs:tn. In 1; tJnJ) the ~tlr 'l'kl, "lu-.h tS first nustn" r.!:. :tJ...:- Rc.;u'u In the cat, :~m! Jr.c of thts bnlli.tn-.c "or, -..rus. Hl B.'li>te the herd nun. ( P rt of t!'m \:e n- tel! :.: ~ is ho'' n C)n the :nap ul nc: n rl h ern sl..\ \ Mars Is Only Evening Plane t he: r ' pl.tmt 'i,ihlc: the c \rrtl e C'!'tn.: ''.-t,(}()IJ male, , f c nh. tt h s l~n I 1bout 11U,f.)(kl,'.i!J miles. \: th: m:: :iztc: i: ha~ bcc:n ,:ewn~ f.Jintc:r. lthou~th it ,olJ r.1n:..~ as nrc: mJ~nitude. I r~ i~ li~h:h :J.J,!htc: than :!'tc: :Jr P,lJIU, iu t .1b01 c:. lh he end ,,f .\pnl. h )\\e'er. It "ill :.c,omc :Jint:r h;,n Po!:u'\ .tnd b) urnmer it "rll h.11e : Jed ., :.'-e $e~ond m:a~nirude oi cecs:! bn,h~ie"'~. l.c r t.l :1 he t clllini, i:t the "C:tern h. :ar ~:: i ht' c n'tellation tlr.tt ~h r.: o br''llnth high in tnc: outh nn nm.l11 incr c cmn,.: . Ther:: i G.tnt\ \It nor, !"C::' cl z "h l'to.::\lln: belo". ne.ar Or11 1. he n 1r:1 r. puth belm~ the honl n. H \\e\c:. n~ht ~tlr Bc:tel- .\nJ Clrther tn lhC' r.:h; ( h"" n l)n ~h r .m uf the northC'rn u!l, "ith Aldch.tr.ln, h ' n i un::r th.tn ''' ,mtnrnary fir,t 111.11.: 1111'.1 !c. c,JIJ'iC it i\ .o ""' In thi~ po"tiun, I iu liJ,:ht i~ .tblc>bt.l lw tl.e e.~rrh\ .ltln np r . \nd t rhe ri~o~ht of T ~t~ru. ''"' ' I 1" lml \uri,~: ' rlu dt.triot r "irh ,~ Itt II '.I 1 r, !Itt :.:r 11 IJC or, )lllnn lu;.:h I ht' l"lllttC'r< ~r..: .tiltC'd tlo.\\ 11 1 rd l'oln he pule st.tr, Ill the "Little Dipper" and also in Ursa Minor, sser bear. \\'indtng its sinuous length between the two dippers is the f.1inter con- stellation of Dr:~co, the dragon. recent months the planet Venus has shining in the western evening sl-y, more brilliant th:m any other Sl.H or piJnet. 10, it comes lxt" c:en sun and and will not be \1\!Uie. After th:lt it will move :acrou the sl-y :thead of the ~un, rising before sunri(c. In .1nother month so It will be \ uible in the east a t dawn, just as prominent as tt h:~s been rc:centlv in the west at twthgh t. Jupttc:r is also a morn sng sur, shining an the southea\t for a few hours before the sun apfKars S.uurn, con. btnter, 1s ncar It \'enus :1nd Mc:rcurv ( '~h1Ch IS not 'i\iblc at all in Apnl) are the onh t\\O pl:~nc:ts nc: .. rc:r to the \Un :h:~n c.1rth Our :n c:r;~ge di :ance rs ah ut 9~.001,Qi () mtle~. 11 hile th:u o \'c:nu~ r< Joout 6-.0QiJ,OOO. We ~o .:~round the )Un m ~t.:; UJI ' \c:nu n ., l5 The IJst ur e ' nJt \'c:nu' \:JIIIC: l>ct" c:cn e.uth and sun, r:.1~hrnjl t~ e r "'II >n c.1llcd Jnferior c:On)uncnon: \\'}~ on crt I. 19'i9. n,. last April It h J comrlc:e I 1 ( '" cir.uit ,,f its orbit .lnunJ the 'lin. lut the e 1r1h "l~ in :~nnthc:r , ... c: .. w n lrlll tht' ~un 81' I st l'\o1c:mh r \'er.u~ h ul :tlJdc 4"ne mnr~ Probe Sent at Best Time It is, of cour\C, bcCJusc uf m present pro'<tmity that the Rus~.an spJce ~ic:nust~ chose thts spring to fire: thetr \'c:nu~ probe, \\ hich is now speeding tow.ud that pl.tnc:t Many people :tre wondering "hc:thc:r the sp1ce vehtclc: "til acruJIIy htt Venus, :a the moon was hit "'th the Lun1k rocl.et Hut the: moon 1s less than a quarter of J mlhon mtlc:~ :11~ay, and It i~ br mure dtfhcult to ht \ 'c:nm at ~I)JJOO.OOO mtle . It \\CIUitl ul.e lu~hly Jccuratc: gu1dJnce to ,~:Ct the pruhe here:. If it mis-n the pbnct l y ju~t :1 little, it will he pulled bv the \ 'cnu\ gr.l\ 1 uuunJI fic:ld into tn orhit .trflt.n.J th tt ll(l(!). In nthC'r "ord~. it "ill hewmc ~ \.ltc:lhte ,,.( \'t'nu,. \\'ith 1 m :at l J{re.ltc:r tll\t:tncc, ir~ p.lth "til he ~ffectc:d, but it "II s.:o on. hc.:ome .1n o~rufic1:tl J'lhner. hl.e \lec:hn :md Ptnneer \ , conrinu:tlly encirdtns: th~ T he pru!oc: i c\ ttltnth rquippl .. l "ith in. l0 MIIIOl (Gill 1UfNICS CDQVY) HYORA CANCER ~ lt\U'IO CAli IS Q' ' SYMBOLS FOR ~IA1'> ''" OROE~ Of BRIGHTNESS _.~IE lfiiiEILID~ Deaths From Abortion Remain High in Britain ~ IJI \IllS FR0\1 \BORTIQ'l ,uti rJnl.. thard highest un the h~t of death\ {rom matern:~l cJu~s an Engl:and ami Wale~ Jc~pltc J stral..ang rcdu,uon an rc.::cnt years. Hlood tram{u,aon sen ice and .lntibiotics arc credited wath ''' IOJo! manv Ja, cs, but dc'<tran as a piJ,rna 'ul>~tirute n being di~arJcd bcuusc o Its ncg:uhc c:tlcct on blo..J cOJg ulauon, Dr. Walircu S. E.. Perera u Walton Ho,pual, Lh crpwl, [n~ l.and. reports after stud~ang the tre.lOncnt nf ~J2i Jboruon .:J~e, O\ er .1 penoJ of ''' ,, \C:Jn. Only one tlcu. und he: < ud that Ct"Jiu hJ' c: been pre:' cnteu at p1.1<m.1 anJ not '\tran had been u~J. IF Hh occurred fr om ~o ~ ntroiiJb!c: hem< rrh1gc: bec:au c: o t ba ure <.1 .:uJ>tUIJ :iun, Dr Perera ~Jad. lie hJ~ ~ " t.-.ppcJ uin: Jc:\tran altogether a a r'asmJ ub \! rular. hgur~ fM ,tboruon an ..::en tral J c: no place: fur cumrla.::::- , .... 0. Pc:rerJ <IJies. C'!lmJ; .. J to result in .aboruon c:~uan:; jrvhlc... an g'necolugi:al '':~rJ. \\'Jit n llu-patal more th.an tc:n \c.lf, ~., :o~.lc , <.:1 10 .;vvrllufl Ullll I >r Pcrc:rJ rc.::onunc:nJcJ me~: !n-rual .. .1n11 the eH.Ihl"hmc:r:t E 'rc.::Jl ~enrc:r fM tre.Hmcnt c f ' nr:1on o re r r the j::enc:nl de: tl: rJ:e. I I rt' \l~th I I Jl'lrl Sce,.ce Nwt lller 79 II$ Morel. 2j, 19S1 Gastrointestinal Allergy May Mimic Appendicitis 1 T c. dt.tt tilers:: r'' uc:n, rn,,, hJ\ c .:l,tr .uHc,un 1l '' lllJllonh >in ulltin): ..;:lfl ' J.lcr. ukc:r, .lf'PC'II<hdU t r Jlm,,t 01n\ r~:Jnlc .Ja,nrJc:r. m 1\ 'C ; : uah I >r \\ uhcr 'ill. hut I' ucr 11 I ~olllJ'In nf other ,1llc:r~ics. 'II J, " c nrc: h.l\ ,,., er ur nsthnn, I .lh\..t\\ Ill\ C>lllo:ll 11111 h h 111d intC\tinaJ ~\lllp Scn.Nt.l. ~"~") L~11t.K Jur Mlllth 15, I!Jul \\e,lrtn~t .1 ~.nt.llll 1\f'C of hp,u~.l.: 111,,,. h.l\c: .1 S\\CIIIO)! nf th~. hp,, ur ,lll)!iuch:rnlJtiti-. \\'hen rc.:urrl'lll .1hdonun.tl p.11n, IUU\<.:.1, UIJrrhc:.t or hcJrthurn .. .. u,..: dl\trC:>> 11 m.1y be due: to Jllc:r~\'." te~tinal allc:rj::y, the mucou> mc:mbr.lllc CIIOtr .... t. the . llc:r)!i't c:'<pl.unctl. llr C\Jmme' Hldt p. titnt' "uh X rt\ or fluorm..:upc: .111d al'" \\ uh .lll c-uph l~t '"ftC or g.atru~ ... opt. "By u~ng \Uth lll\truments \flU cJn luol.. Jrc:ctl} into the stom:11.h JnJ cc \\Jut the trouble "" he s.1iJ. Shcllti~h, null... pork ;ami ripe b;~n.111.1~ .1rc .11nonl( the foml .1llergic:\ Dr. \ \'uher an his p.uic:nts. ''A 36-)c.tr.oiJ wom.ln pJtic:nt '' ho rc.1lh hJd Jt.lllstoncs w.H opc:rJteJ upun," he ~Jid, "and !.Her \\hen I ".1s trc:.wn~ her h.l\ fc:,er. ''c Ja.,..,ll\cred th.H e.mn~ pork h 1J cau ctl rc.:urn.:11~e of the p.u n 111 th..: rCJ.:IOil ''here: the: ~.tllhl.nldc:r lud hc:en renH 'c:.l. .. Science Newt teller 79 11$ Morel. 2S 1961 Underground Nuclear Test Study Planned ~ THI ,\ Tt 1\ll ~ t nt'r..::, Co:umi.-i~Jn i .:on~aJ..:rin.: ;:om of :u.!.: on the uth .lu'>\:k ff,.:r~ of i' 1 'c: uahlc:r~roun.t n 1clc: r tieton II nc. T he ,tU<ht \ uiJ .te "rt:,uiJrh u~eful in clc:terminm.: he n',, tn\llhed in the ~r>r""" I' , rc Pro ,..r I llclllll ti lh f r c:.tcctul Ul ' nu~lc.ar ,!,to n.uion \C' I~ :,:en IJ'jr .. 1 lcr l'l,m -lure:. '' hi.l1 h , hen hi-"hh Juht.~il.t'd I\ \ fC " I ; l'h e rc: h 11 i1 r .:nniiiiUC:d nude r re-:a1.:. : 'c:.": un.lcr,.:rmnd. \ptrt tr 11 n th'Jf\ 1.np' ..::lti(ln. thC' ,,J, ,onr llc- undc:r..::ro111111l e\plmic n ,.,uJd h "c ' llu le re . .:c:tul U\C:' in the. hutiJin.: 1 , m. : n J, and othtr <imilr najor C(lntru.;:on. H.'' c:\ cr. the d:IIIJ.!Cr of r:tdutirm l'<lllm on nf unde:~n und stre:Hn. he: 'er\ rth :c:lt h 1< l..c:N the Pln\1 pro~r. m in the Hlc:a .1n~l thou,:ht <ll;!C: The rrupo\Cd \llllhC\ nhu nuld hJ\C: 1n imp<rlJnt t~e:~rin,: un tl . \ll ~ (chmi.: imprO\ement proj::r:un, llll'"'"l 1 in~rc~<. Ill$: lu,i.: l.:n "led$:.:: e~i c:i~molnJo:\ ,1ncl de 'd"p;n~ ithlrl!lllcnt .111.! trduuq11c\ t" imrrm c: muni11 rin1: of a cmurol '\ tern f,,, . 1 nudc:~r tct Inn trc.11\. To tbtc onh' h' r un.!er;:r.,un.l nucle.lt 111on \\ ith :~n C'\pln 1\ c: '1rld of on~: l..1lutnn nr mnrt h.l\ c: lc:en hr d c llhltlt ul the SoliC't l'ninn, 11! .11 til" ''\ ttl.l 1 t'l ('htnlllllC'II,I ,l">o;l.llr.J \\ llh \ll.fl t;\<'111\ \\otlld 1-c lllh~ttl Ill tht' 111 ''"''idam~ the f"<Mibh: dft' [\ 11f 1lt'lllllllilllh Ill odt~:r l'r\tlldlillh th Ill lh \\ II I""''"'' .... I II dt s,,.nce N "' tet MATHEM.t.TICS Better College Math Training Urged ~ COLI.r.ca \I.\ THI-.~1 \ 11CS tf.llnang he upJ.11c:tl w keep :abrc::l\1 of the: "l '<plc))ion" ot l..ncm leuge 10 cn~mecring. ,\ r.tpul ,h,m~..: tn the mathC'nuuc.tl "orld and "' rd.1tc:J fic:IJ\ h.e. n1.1dc: thi' rc\'1\IOn nc: ... e~\.ln', Dr. H . 0 Poll.tl. of Udl Telephone: L1burJtonc:' )t rc:s,ed to a group of 50 lc:adng mJthc:matl"''"' .1nt.l en g1ners meering in W:t)lungton, D . C. =--:ew :tpphlJUOn, of mathemJIIC\ an c:n. gu1ee.ring Jre creating \'anous trc:nt.l~ ;tlrc:.ld) '"'hie in the engineering '' orld. ~lore cmpha$iS on b.tic \C1c:nce, ln>tJIIJtion of l.~rge comple'< cngmcering \~ \tems :~nt.l "1der duuc:s of rc:se.Jr1.h en~tl nc:c:n dc:m.Jnd ,, stronger mJthemJlll~ IJ.u . .l,~round, Dr Pt~ll J k <.ud ~xteml\e ~.hJns:c:) mu~t be 111.1ue Ill the ll.llhemltt~\ d 1"rn"n1>, Dr. Poll.tl.. 'aitl. ;\lcre nuthc:nlJU.:s ~houiJ be: rectuirc:J ;md d mcnt.lr)' cour~ maJe mnre "<nphi\11 ~.nc:d" to meet the Jemand. The c\v.mdlll~ u..c: of c:n~inc:rin~ llllthl uun.lfy" chJngc:, the: .:icnti)t t.ltc:d \I re.1Jy, the c:lcdronh: wmputcr is afTecun~ C\ c:ry ph.t..c: c .. t cience Jnd tech nuln)!\', from J,,,,,~ rc:,c:ardl w the proJu~tun hnc:. Dr. PoiiJI. ~pol..c tv .1 \f nhc:m.uk.tl c:-l..1ng te> "IJ)C uut the unc:. 111 tvur,cntun I 1).! in lilt xlul .m.l llr_:c: m .uh Sc1ence Newt tHer, 79 18) Morch 2S, 1961 MHEOtOLOOY Extensive Study of What Causes Tornadoes ~ Tl rr L'. s \\ c: thc:r Burc:.,u \\ill Ill the t It'\\ munth untlert.l..e. the brs:et r~ t.r~h Jlr~rtm c cr ten 'Pled to umh tnrn . Jt~\ .mel utlwr ' \ere: local ""rnu. 1 he: prus:r.m \\til I'C ~ C<N>j>eram t' dT<lrl o t '.tri"u' "icnri he ,;roup '" ):Jthrr more mf.,rnutmn 1-.ut the: .ttmophcre \\ hc:n de\ ,1\t.llinSl \lorn ' hrc:.t~ lumc:. St.-... rct.t~ ui (', mmc:r~e l.uthc:r I I II .J~c:s pcrw r II~ '"'J>c:ctcd t\\ ,f tl \\'c: uher Uun.u' tl~mJ: ltl><r:ttuor<." at 1C' -.:ltlt>Otl \ irprt, \\',lhinj.!:.On, J> (", I\ dy 111 the nx.~r~ h projc.:t, arc en n>utc: t Ol,.l.lltulll.l \.11\. the l'" jr1.1\ lwmc In c . 'r 11-.(ht 11 111 th..: tnrm .. entrr<, l,llll'l:linJ.! turhulc:nt .1rc. !-m 1l.r nttlltn.l, h 1\t' hn11 tl\t'd rn era, 1.. .111.! lfhh hurn. m,