Swofcarlisle Pennsylvania — August 1961

Category: 1961  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1961-08-8298619-SWofCarlisle-Pennsylvania.pdf
Keywords: astrenofftleal, carlisle, letter, locatfom, bllooft, prollo, blloo, gjtouft, poaalbt, lnaufftclettt, brjepa, stghtfhg, righf, hequc, trarumitted, attacid1ents, pennsil, lspeclor, 13ur3a, soutrrwe3t, tudinall, d8grees, northvrest, latltud, cognize
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2, LOCATfOM CONCLUSIONS Was Bllooft Prollo~'' Balloon PoniW, Blloo" 8 .:,,JG 61 G.: of Carli slc, Penns.:,rl v.lni~ TYP! 0,. OJS!RVATION 3. OAT!TIMI GJtOUft Wo1 Aircraft a Pro~o~l, Aircraft PoaatW, Alrcreft :CJ{Groun~ Visual 0 Ground Roder 5. PHO'fOS 6, SOU C: ....-----.------~---! 0 Woe Astrenofftleal 7. LENGTH Opt.OIS!RYATION I. HUMB!R 0,. 08Jl!CTS 9, COURSe 0 Probabl, Astrenofftleal 0 Poaalbt, Astronomlcol lnaufftclettt Deta fer Evaluation 10. BRJepa SUMM.t.RY 0,. StGHTfHG Ligh~ )OS.!:CVCd ov e rhead 11. COMMENTS Sound!": J ik:-Echo I , hC\'iever , b oY.i.ng t o n~ di3appea red i:~l 5 -10 min. Light insu.t'ficient in.c'o to ~on:' ir:il this ~righf:G~ ~:~o!'l. star. i-10V 2I!:e:-_t ~:~:!.d vari'l.tion~, given in lctt~r. Hequc.;;t fo~r addi t .ion:;.l .. 1ot c./:.. in.l'o sent to \Iitn(~Gs J hot .. J.:!V'2r no anGi.l~r ATIC FORM 329 (RV 26 SEP 51) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUA~TERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D.C . SUAJt cr TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION 1. Trarumitted is information considered of interest to your officeo 2. Remarks: Attached is a copy of a letter furnishad this Directorate by t Fed~ral Bureau of Investigation {FBI). In its letter of referral, thC) F3I stated that the writer of the attached letter h~d been advised that a copy of his letter '..ras being furnish 3d to the Depa.rt.r:tent of the A.i.r Force as being a natter within the jurisdiction of th'3 Air Force. Ltr fr dtd Pug 10, 1961 UPON WITHDRAWAL OF THE ATTACID1ENTS THE CLASSIFICATION OF THIS COru'SPONDENCE \fl!L BE CANCEllED. Carlisle, Pennsil.-rania tl.l~: ! lSpeClOr .t'.~de:-!!.1 13ur3a.u of Investigation Our c pany poss~sses ~ guest hou3e on ~ ~ountain top Soutrrwe3t of Carlisle. A nun.~Jer of us 1-rere h ol ding a m~eting Tuesday Evening , Aueus t 8 . It ,ras warm ~nd "tTe ;.,rerc sitting on an uncovered ver.:tncl-1.. 1\t t -,'\':) ninutes of ten 1-10 noted a bright light ovGrhead longi tudinall~r but a f e,r d8grees Northvrest latltud:tna.lly. It moved in an East by .~.Torth direc :io:1. At five min'..!. t~s afte r ten it disapp~ared bahind t h G tree tops. The :::_g~ t .ras clear, sense 0f direction. ate.r3 .-rere plainly visible. The north star provided a he light w~s brighter than a..~y s t a r . As we : ollo-Y'red the co:.trse of the light it seened to move a bit erratically fron side to side and 0:1 a f c'.-I occasions se~ned to jmnp ahead. Though all of us o::,.:;erved the3e variable mova"'llen~s, I r e cognize they could b e ~ttrib uted to ~tmospheric conditions or eye co~centration I ha.Ye been at a loss as to 11hether to report this and, if so, t o vrhom. I would like to as3ure you that obser~ation today. the light observed was not an airpl~ne. objects" one hesitates to report any Sincerely your3,