PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD COMCLUSIOH$ 0 Wos Balloon D:ro Dayton, Ohi o 0 Proboi.ly Bolloon l . DATE-TIME GROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly BoiiOOf\ ):.O:Ground-Vi auol 0 Grounci-Rodor 0 Pro i.obl y Aircraft 0 Air-Viauol 0 Air-Intercept Roc! or 0 Po asi bl y Ai rcro ft Astronon~icol 5:tt1US Probably Astronomical CiY lli ... n 0 Possibly Astrono,..lcol 7. LEHOTH Ofl OIS!RVATIOH a. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 In su HI c i ent Doto for Evoluoli on COMMENTS;-:.; SRIEP SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING probab l y to . t:r li tne!:i~c.,; objt r ir--~t :lJ.-:pc:rl::d, J.t t i!1C j T.l.:. t bn.foJ i.t ~fru.!ticn. c:-virlence th~Lt objt .:!'obably UFO ftNALYSI S SHEET Location ' .l~yz o~ (JtJ~l o Oat~ (Local.) 3 I Off-C. ~ / Hour (Local) I Hour ( Z 'I'irne Group) 3' 1 o Satellite: ( Det 5 ATIC, Ext )279) ~ ..... ---, Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Cornet, Planet, etc) :-?o ~ 10, 11 t-~ ~ r Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4El) Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning etc) ~ Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc Evaluation of Source Reliab'i.li ty U NI<NowtJ Analysis and Conclusions: ~ / SclNC Nsws LinTER for Notemhcr 25, 1961 Impressive Stellar Display Brilliant winter cons tellations sh ining on Decemb e r e ve nings include Orion, Canis Major and Taurus. The planets Jupiter and Saturn are visible early, Jame s Stokley reports. ~ WITH THE ARRIVAL of December :::-e bnl!bnt constellations of the winter eve. D!.Dg are now in full view. Orion and his oc::igbbots, which occupy 3 rel(ion of the s.,;.:1 :.h.lt h.ts more bright stars th:ln any . .. ..ncr are:t of similar size, ~bine in the south- czst. as shown on the accomp:mying rn;~ps. Thoe depict the hea .. em as they look .bout 10 p.m., your own kind of st3ndard t:me. at the tir~t of December, 30 hour :-.;.riitt at the middle of the month and :-.o hoon c:.rlier at the end. :\ ;~:OC<l place to st3rt i, with the three ~:3-J"S in a row (now ne:~rly vertical) th:H :rr.n the belt of the warrior, which is the ,,.l:' ~:'lat Orion was pictm:J on the old star :::-:.ops. The-;e st.~rs :ue hi~h in the southeast. To 6 e left, and a little hi~her, is Betelgeuse, ...,. ~le brilliant Rigel is to the right and ;:~l)w the belt. Diretdy below Orion is Lepus, the h:1re, :{'bti\ely faint group, but to the left of .;s creature is Canis Major, the great dog, ,-;:,.; he st.lr called Sirius. It is al~o known .~ ~e dig sur, and i~ the brightest star .:.. .. ;: .,,e on 'ee in th(" nighnjme sky. Even 0-.:;u,h its present low altitude c.mses con- ::c~.aole reduction in its li~ht on :~ccount ~: a~tion in the atmosphere, Siriu~ still \.::::es ''irh ~re:1t splendor. Canis Minor Stands in the East 0\er toward the: C3St, a little higher than s~u~ is Procyon in Canis Minor, the little -2 \ nd abo\'e this Stroup is the cons tel b. ::-n1 of Gemini, the twin, in which arc: two ri:zbt scars, Castor a nd Pollux. (These :lj)- ~oeJr on the map of the northern sky.) .\oo,e Orion is T aurus. the bull, with the :-r:tzin st:lr AIJeb:~r:Jn (red in color} marking :=:e animars eye. T o the left of Taurus (also .o t.ie northern sky map) is Auriga, the ~.lri.,teer, \\ ith Capella as :he brightest star. :.C.w in the nor:h"est is Veg:a, about all ::::J< is oow 'isible of tile constellation of i..-:a_ :.he !we. \'cop ts cf the first magni- bri.~thte~t-but its low altitude ::::.'CS :1 dtminution of its light, as with ~;,.~us. Sitr'i!arly dimmed i~ Deneb, in Cyg. :-::s. L\e swln, which is above Vega. when she w;~s chJlOl'U to a rot k ;til J :1 sc.1 monster W3S about to c.lt\'Our her. The stJr marked Algol i~ nut nut.thle fur its bright- but bc::causc: it is a fJmous v~riable st:tr. Every 2 d.tys 2t hour~. appro-cimately, it fades to about a third of it~ normal bright- ness, t:~king about five huurs to dirn and about five more to return to its ori~inal state:. Actu:~lly, there .1re two st:tr~, one dark, which regularly passes in front of its bri~ht companion and partially eclipses it. planet is visible in D ecember :11 the times for which the map~ are dr:-~wn, but in the e\ening-until abnut thrt-e hours after sumet-Jupiter shines brightly in the southwestern sky. It is in the cnnstc:lla. tion of C3pricornus, the hornc::d gtt.H. This is ne:<t to Aquarius, the water carrier, which appear, low in the wc:)t. SJturn, con- siderably f.tinter, is lower :md farther to the right. It sets about half an hour e:~rlier. On Thursday, Dec. 21, at 9:20 p.m. EST and 6:20 PST}, the rC<~chc:s its farthc't south for the ye:~r. At this moment it will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, above: a point ncar the: city of Rockharnpton, on the northe.m co~\t of Austr:~lia. J n the: Northern 1 kmi~phere this is the winter sol,tice, rn:uking the ~en. er:tlly recognized beginning of winter. Rut in Australi.1 and other countries of the Southc::rn llemi~phcre it is the h<:ginning uf D t'c 21, as seen from the U.S., the \1111 ri<c:~ fJr to the: south of the Cd~tc::rn point of the horizon. Similarly, it sets well ~o the ~oulh of c.lue west. Its noon.d.ay height ts the lcm~r of the year. Con ~quently it Ita .. only a short path above the horizo11, and a luug one below, which means mat this i~ the shortest day of the ye:Jr, :~nu the longest night. Knowing this, you might suppose that on the 2 1st the sun would rise l:!ter than any other dny, and ~et earlier. l:iut it doc:J not! Th ... e:~rliest sunset comes from Nov. 30 tu De-c. 13. Then, at 40 degrees north l.ttitucle, it sc:t'i at 4:35p.m. if you are on the ccntrnl meridi.tn of your time zone. (That is, nt 75 de,~trees west longitude for E: tern time, 90 clegrec-c; for CcntrJI, 105 de~rees for Moun. win and 120 degrees for P.1cific.} To the est of these meridians, by your watch, it '' ouiJ be late-r, to the ea\t, earlier. On Dec. 21, the su n sets at 4:38 p.m., and rio;cs at The l.1test rising, at 7:22 a.m., comes from O~c. 31) to J:tn. I I, when the: ~un sets from 4:43 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. In other words, the (".rlit'st sun>c:ts come several d:~ys before while th e l:ltest sunrises come serer.tl dJys b:er. \Vhy? 1 he re:~son lies in the (Jet that the sun b nrJt entirely satisfactory as a clock. Cen. turie~ a.szo, the sundial was the most com. moo timepiece. Noon came when the sun wa~ direcdy ~outh, with the shadow of the gnnmcm nimed due north. But the sundi:tl :::>:r~tly north, about h:~:i way fr om the ; r.cizon to the zc:ntili, ts ?obris, the pole :.~. which i' p1rt of L"r~ '.(inor, the little '~r. l:rsa :O.!.tjor, the bi~ bear, is a little .... er anJ to the ris:h t, in a poor position, "< it :~h,,rs i-; at this time of ye:1r. But ~:~er th.1n Polaris, and tow3rd the left, '..:1 on 'ee Cas~iopeia, the queen, whose '! m.tin stus now form a letter M. rcmed1, \~ltn was CJ,siopci.l'~ d . ugh- . : ::c rding tu mythology, is :~b(lve her t.~er. D--c-,tly overhe:~u st3nds Per~eus, .-: -~ tm;:>i.,n, who rescued the princess re .lo~tl J, SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS ,.,metir'nes runs b st. sometimes ~low, be- cause of the way the earth revolves around the sun. It indic.1tes '"'hat is c;alled apparent rime. A~ clocks came into use, "me:tn" time wa~ introduced, which 11> ba~ :d on .1n aver- age, or mean sun, that does run :\l the same rate throughout the year. At the lx~ioning of :-.:ovembcr, mean time: :~bout 15 minutes \lCJw compared to appar- ent time; th:at is, the sun is 1; minutes early. After that-during December-the clock gaim rapidly on tl1e ~undial. In tnid-Febru- the suo will be almost 15 minutes l.ne. The difference bet\\ een mean and apparent time is called the ''equ:u.ion of time"; it is the number of minutes and !.Cconds th:n must add to or subtract rom the mean time indicated by the clock to get the cor- responding apparent or sundial time. On Dec. 6, appro'<imately midway in the earli~t sunset period, the equation of time is plus 9 minute~ 11 ~c.onds; on Dec. 21, 2 minutes I 0 second~. and on Jan. 5, appro'<imately midway in the IJtest ~unri~ period, minus 5 minutes 6 seconds. Now let us alter the times of sunrise and sunset on these dates to give it in apparent time, and Sunut Sunriu :Now the latest sunrise and the earliest sunset do occur on the shortest day-the day with the le:tst time bet\veen the sun's rising and setting. In other words, the sun performs accord- ing to its own kind of time, not the arbi- trary and artificial kind of time that m :m has found most convenient to rcgul:tte hi s 3CtlVJttes. Celestial Time Table for December 5 2:0~ a.m. Al~ol (v:uiable star in Pc:rsem) at minimum brightness 7 6:52 p.m. Kew moun 10:51 p.m. Algol at minimum 10 7:00 p.m. Moon puses Satur n 7:40 p.m. Algol at minimum 11 9:00 :t.m. Moon passes Ju:>itcr 7:00 p .m. Moon nc:ucst; 228,900 miles fro m e:utb 13 e:~rly :..m. Mc:rcors SD nthating from con stdlauon of Gemini q 1 :ol) p.m. ~{.us behind sun 3 :o6 p.m. Moon in firn qu:trtc:r 16 3 :oo a.m. Mercury behind ~un :!I 7:4:! p.m. Full moon 9:20 p.m. Sun farthest <~>uth; winter com mence1 in :-;orthcrn Hemisphere: 25 3:46 a.m. Algol at m1n1mum 27 2 :oo p.m: Moon f:1rth~t; 251,500 miles from earth :!8 12:35 a .m . Algol 3t minimum 29 1 o :57 p.m. Moon in IJst quarter 30 9::!4 p.m. Algol Qt minamum one hour for CST, two hours for MST, and three hf)urs fOt PST. :\(ST, and three hours for PST. :;o CA.S~ ( IXFOR~TION ONLY) SOURC~ : SAUCER 1J'ETtiS, l-iar 62 A .Matr Ail' Po Ia jet !aeteori te, o?el" eortllera C-.1 o'bj.ot._ tt.ll7 app&l"RUJ d. eahnatun o!'t1o1 t rea Sa~ramento, Calif n th aip~ o' JJet~ lMitr ,n,. .. ,_.. tlautna 1llW tM Puitio Sao~ u lu ~o Case (Information Only) THE A . P. R. 0 . BULLrnN Missile, Contrail or UFO? JJ iJ From Weatberville, and Eureka, Cali fornia, from Burns, Oregon and Reno, Nevada came reports on 6 December 1961, of the observation of a wes terly craft with a "tail" twice as long itself. The object was officialiy ex plained as (l) a Thor missile launched from Vandenburg and (2) a vapor trail from a high altitude, h igh perforr.tance craft known to be llying in the area. Take your pick. 6 December 196] Southwestern U.S.A. MARCH, 1963 ~ J an-Feb LOCA'!I CN Horg 3:ltowu, .;est Sa~turce, P~erto i.' e s t Germany Ohio -Indians ~ea Xenia, Ohio Ad3k, Alaska Huz:.boldt, Kansas 4S 85",i (ESE Pacific) Jl.JlN 171.52E (Pacific) ~.onroe, Louisfana JS.JON 74.2C1;1 (Atlantic) Las C!".1ces. New Mexico Yandalia, Ohio Lyr.n, :-~ssach~set ts r.';iat:&i' ?l~rida Beth e l , ..:.l ~ska r-iorehe3d.. J<:.e:-. !: Sou'th :a~: !.r.3 -Puerto LOCi.. T I Fresq~e Isle, ~isconsin ColU!tb:..s, Ohio 'l'ft:-onsoc!t:et. R. I. J..uourn, Ca1iforni3 Bueno3 Aires : a5sac!'!.uet t 9 OES't.RVER 1iil i tacy. liilj. tary r-tilitary l-111 itary !iul t iple i:!ul t i ule I:ilitary l:ul t i;>le ~-:.11 tiple i:il i tary Science Llews ltr i;ews Cl i,!:piog News Cli pp i ng =-le~a C1 ip?ing Nevs Cli p;ing t 1ews Cl ip;"in3 ... )]e.o~s Clipping As tro (:-:E'IEOR) ni3iUliCIE~"T OAT.:.. Astro C:ETEOR ) As tro (r.~.:rr;cR ) SA'!EI I ITE SA'r'Elll!E Astro (riETEOR) Astro IiE'I'EOR) SATEJl.ITE Astro ( STARS) .t.JP.c~-r Other (ffi~RELIASLE Alr.CF.An' As trc O:ETECR) Cther ( 3IRDS) Other ( . . :TsSILE) Other ( :.!IRACE) U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you con give the U.S. Air F orce 03 mvch information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have abs&Ned. Please try to answer as many q uestions.as you possibly can. The information that yoo give will be used for research purposes, a nd will be regarded os confidential material. Your nomo -...<ill not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or p'ublicatlons without yo'!r permission. We request this personal Information s o t hat, if it Is deemed necessary, we maycontoet you for further details. When did youue the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: --. (Circle One): o. Eastern c. Mountain (Circle One}: a. Ooyl_l_ght Sovlng d. Pacific 4. Where were y.ou when you saw the object? -Stote or Country City o r Town 5. How long was object in sight? 5.1 How was time in s ight determined? 6. What WQS the condition of the slcy? b. Cl.oudy c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was t he SUN located as you loolced at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bode of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember This fotrn supersedes AT IC 1 4, 13 Oct .~ ... 8. IF you saw the object a t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning tno STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bri ght moonlight d. Don't remember b. Dull moonlight ~moonlight-p itch dark d. Don't remember --