PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 28 Jan 62 1-t>rehead, 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon DATETIMI! GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pauibly Balloon X) Ground-Visual 0 GroundRodar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po ul bl y Aircraft Waa Aatronomi col Pr~bobly Astronomical Civilian 0 Pouibly Astronomical LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE M Other Birds 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation lO. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS College student, amateu: a stronomer, out obser-Objects flew in group rather than f orma- v ing stars . " V" shaped. passed overhead. No tion. Took 8 s e c t o cover 45 arc . At low definite formation but objects flew close altitude this is consistant with speed of t ogether. One object changed position f rom ri-,_.,.birds (30-35 mph). There vas a street to left. Total observatio~ about 8 sec, during light about 120 ft from ob server t o the wbi : h time objects traver sed through 45. No S ../. Light from thifi sourc e p r obably re- s ound or trail. Color hite but dull. Movement f l e eted f:-om the bird s and the:? objects s t ea.'iy. '\Jere no t identified by the ..tit ne s s a s s u ATIC PORM U9 (R&V 26 I&P &2) r l r.lo 01G '\l':I ~ATIO:K PaOJECT BLU3 BOOK . I.i TAGTICAL INTBLLIG~NU~ G~ll.~,'~;{ .v :UG''r-PI\'r'r .~dSON Aid FO.:tC.3 .BAS 8 D~\YTON, OHI O ON Tll3 NIGHT O:b, J A.i'J'UA.:.~Y 28 AT 1 0 :00 P .LI. I REC3IV ~D A TEL:;PHON 3 CALL FRm.i lvf:i CLOSB E'~U H3 'i'OLD d E A.T A.PP3.0.(I .Ar3LY 9 : 55 P . M. AND HAD ILJ:~DIA.T~LY CALl.dJ J..3 . I ' .v3.NT ST~..::s:qr OV.i.'t 'l'O F.IS H0US~ AL"'l.J ~lJ:;3TIOh3J ~Il~ AS '10 TE~ A.?T G.\.T:: .:;:ti~rG Tq ~ ?ACTS .iS D :;.;ID ~D TO S 'i.J YOU 'i'T-L~ a:r;.FO!.t r . 1 rF ~ 1iiG~T OJ J k UA.:tY 28 I ; 1.S PLiL~Kn.:G ON T~:Il.l} ;;;y r ~L ;:;scOIJ.;; OliTSI D 3 '.rO 03S ~-{V ~ A ? _;; :' CON 3Ti<'JJLA.TI01~S. I l.JUT 0!~' GOING Ou""T m; i'IL c ,,i,J, I .D: ID::::::> :i'O ::i'lAY OUT .?O.:t JilL~ A .t',~.f htitftJT.3S. B1:.;AU"~ A.S f..:;.DL AS I .:t3: ;;;:.;B.:a, LOOKIKG TO .fA ill TH3 CON'3T37IA-' ION O:ti Oh, .Vt-1 I ~iOI'I0,j) OuT OF TH3 rroP OJ? :,;y c;yt; A GLO./ING LIGt:'I' n..Li!io~r DL-t.:";CTLY or .::;.:t.~3.ill !.iOVI NG IN A :I ~;:>T ~ 1LY DIR3C .riOH'. ..if .E'L {3T 'I'H d :.t ~T30;tS USUA.uLY !!'ALL I 1:DI \f i.Dll<-LL~ JJD L~OT I N G~Ou.PS. AS <lUIGKL~ AS .?03SIBL8 I TR.~I!:i' ~D r~ GLA.t>S SS ON Tt.f~ LIGHT. I SA,-/ AT ONC3 ABOUT 8 l'O 12 OBJECTS, ~ACB HAVIHG THE Sl-!APE 0~ A "V" !ITT-f A V ...::"tT~X ANGL3 OJ' ABOLTT 130. J?F ?: G.!\VS OF~, A BBIG:.::T BUT NOT BRILLIANT LIGT-r :i!-t Ieti ; .AJ)E Tt..T J OUT Lii-iS :;'AI \L~ D:Uh'Il\ JT. TT--L:;:t7!: J\.S NO VP3IBLE i.~..:A. .. 'J'S OJ .2:IOP0L S IO!'I, ANO TH:!;Y LE?T 1~0 T ~AIL. Tl-IE N2':IGB:BOR'400D 1VAS ~UIET Ai11:D fl-rJl~ I LL:>J?ZN .::;n F03. A sou., n ?i.01r: TT-S OBJ3CTs I H~A ,D N0_'$3. TT-1. uiD ~-~ar FLY I N ANY P..:;rt.F.~CT ?ORMATION, BUT IT ;n. :,j ifOTIG~J 'rHA:r 'rHi:J'Y .fEtE .iiNGTIP TO J I NGTIP , S01:~ BEH;G A LIT'r U AH .;;AD OF '.c!r ~ OTH C.:dS. AS r..: iiT r.:; 0 BJ ~GTS f-! IGH .i '>.ti A LIT'rL ~ :Sc;YTI LlD N 3 Lt TH3 U?F Q . PO.:.-{TIO:r-i 03' TH ~ GOl~S'i'C::;:;Lh.l'IU:ti O=<IOi'I. TT-I.i:Y fAlJISH...:J LOSDifG OF T!-I.8 OBJ.8Cr s A..BOUT b .S~COJDS ~LA!."'J~.;. AgT .:;.:,t GOI NG I KTO TH~ HOU:33 AlilJ ~.:aO.{':?Il~G TH.3 I lfCI.03tfT S::; :-.;I t G ~'JOrP.ING liOID; Ui .. u SUAL I C..\. Jl) TQT,-u Hii.i OE' TF:.: SIGH'l'I1.fG. HE SAID H3 NOULD C0 .. ..3 JH(;:!:. iL?'r3R CALLING, I \VZliT OUTSID~ ONC3 MORE ~'\SD 1'lOTIC~D TT-L\.T TH .~ S! \Y #il..S Bi:COMING OV i:RCAST A.L'ID ONLY '.rHB :SRir.PiT ~11 S'l'A.:i..:> ,; 3!l~ VISIBLE. SO I RETU.:tJ~ BD TO IviY ROOM, GOT S'l\ili _ .A..P, AXD PLO'r'r B:O THE PATH 0.? TEE OBJ 3CTS. WH~N IVEO .i~ DI3..;U.:>.:>.6D TH:;; SIGH'..CI1 G S I Gi\ .W: J luifU :-u1Y 1962 I !1-AV~ KNO TOG3Tt.IER. IN j,ff OPI HEADl BOY, t~OT PRONE IS trY FIRM BBLIZF THAT IS TH~ ABSOLDT~ TRUTH IiiC ~ RB \.ND I STAT~TED SC~OOL I S A SERIOUS, I NTELLIGSHT, L3V~L TO IJA..XB UP STOdiSS FOR A.\fY REASON. IT rHS STAT8l:Li;NT !1E '9:AS RENU3'1.Ei) ABO"l.3 D~TAIIS Oi' SIG'-lTING I . Ti t3 OF SIGqTr~G: A..PPnO_{Il.IAT~LY 9 : 55 LOCATION O.B uBJ ul,j.rs : FI.Ct3T S IG.-1T ~D I N CBNT .i..-1. 0? G~1INI QO.No'l'~LLATION, PA::>SING ABOV~ 0 ... -tiON I N BS'l'~i~EN ORION AND TAURUS . 3. MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS: I N A WESTERLY DIREC'l'ION. STEADY RAPID DES~diPTION: 8 TO 1 2 MOVEJVIENT "V" SHAPED Oi3JECTS .II'l'H A VE=tTEX GL~ 0? ABOUT L30. BRIGHT BUT NOT B~ILLIA1JT LIG-4'1'. i-TO DUI~IIT1 PULSION VISI3LB. L~.t~'T NO TJ.AIL. 5 . TEUPRRAIUR.~ d' Til.l3 OE' SIG'iTING: AP.r'ROCILL\.T.c~LY 25 ~,. 6 . TH~RE IS A STAIIDARD LON .vATTAGE STR~ETLIG:!T I NJANDEdCEl"'4T TYPE LOCAT 3D 120 ft. ~,ROlv! SPOTTING rOSITIOK IN A SOUTF ii3ST DIRECTION". 7. A CH:ECH .VAS MADe; \VITH A LOCAL PRO~\ SO.R AT LOR~Ht;.\JJ 3TATE COLLEG ~ ,i[qQ IS A BIR.D.VATC:Tf ~R. FIS CONGLUSI01\ /AS 8 . BINOCUL.l\....qs USED ,/:;RE 4 .Po:;:sR, 50 ;J.~ TY.PE OB8SrtV~H liAS AN Ai;tATc;U.d A\:iT.:\ON01& \VHO HAd d.:;1~\f li1BI'EvRIT.!!~S AIRC!tA.FT , BI RDS, iU'iD OTPB:i NATURAL PHENOi.~8NA .d~FO:ill 1 0 BAL:WON MAY B~ RULED OUT BECAUSE OBJECT .VAS TJ.-{.AVELING IN OPPOSITE DIR8IDTION OF WIND 'lfHICH BROUGHT CLOUDS OUT O.F T l!: i/EST ll. NO UNUSUAL RADI O OR TV INTilli.F3R3NCB ,{AS ~lOTICE:J AT TRE TIME OF TH ~ S I GT U F 0 AN.AL Y SIS SHEET nuary 1962 Morehead, Kentuc~r DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL _21_55 GMT PHOTO YES NO X:.:: SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN .X:X LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 Seconds SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: N/A VERIFY YES: PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO _XX_ TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Vi sua) NUMBER OF OBJECTS s.:..12 COURSE wW-r/.rt-~-- NO: DECAY: N/A AnRONOMICALPHENOMENA_N~/_A --~--------- REFLECTION ---- INVERSION PRESENT _ LENTICULAR CLOUD--- BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: PHOTO ANALYSIS ---------- PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS------ College studo::nt, arnature astronomer, out observing stars. &4:3s'e""w"b!f , V" shaped, passed overhead. i;.!ni tta~ no definite .:ormation but '&iM objects flew close tog$hl!r. One object changed position from rigpt to left. Total observation about ei&~t seconds' during which time tA~objects traversed t hr ough 45~dea~ee~. No sound or trail. Color white but dull. l-fov ement steady. CONCLUSION: Objects flew in group rather than formation. ~took eight seconds to cover .the-45 degree arc. At low altitude this is consistant with the speed of birds (about 30-35 mph). Thewe was a street light about ld) ft. from the observer to the southwest. -lt =:js.-p!!oe&~ tlQit. light from this source' r eflected from the birds and the objects were not identified by th~ witness as such.