PROJECT 10073 RECORO CARD 2. L OCATION 0 Ground VIsual Ground-R odor 12. CONCLUSION~ Wos Boll'lort Probably Balloon Pos~i bl y llolloon u Was AI rcraf I C1 Pro bob I y AI rcroft 0 Po s .ii bl y AI reroft /. LENGTH':)'= OSSERVI.TION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Was Astrortornlc:ol 0 Probably A~tronomlcol 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 In ,.uffi dent Data lor E voluol i on 0 Unlcnown fl..~o ha:: (Ln::or:nat J.on II I \' .tr I' ~Apr/l-!ay 1 -15 APiUL 1962 SIGDTDlGS 't-Test l-3nchester, Ohio. Brooklyn, l1ew York Spril"_g:!"ie ld, Ohio Gocse Say Labrador La.~e View, South Carolina .. 4o.55N 46.48w (Atlantic) ~U:-tland, Kentucky No~thern Hemisphere Keesler AFB, Mississippi S!l:l Juan, Puerto Rico He::-eford, Inlet 3l.llr. 65.43W (Atlantic) ~a:rer, Arizona E3 ~cada, 0:-egon OBSEaVER EYAIDATION (PHYSICAL S 1. Other (ROCK) 2 . Other (HOAX) Astra (WlUS) Insufficient Data (RADAR) Balloon Insufficient Data tP.iiDErm:F-IE"'""'"'D 0\;her (MISSILE) Insufficient Data Pan Am Flight 1-'.i.li ta ry l-tilitary (PHYSICAL S) l>!ilitary A:;tro (COMET-SEKI LIN"'.:S) (PHYSIC.O.L S) t!ili tary "~ As tro ( r~tErr"""l'II':>EoR) Insufficient Data Astra (HETEOR) Astra (l~'TEOR) Other ( CdAFF) !~sufficient Data Insufficient Data ADDI'!'!O~L R.:':POaTED SIGHTD!GS ( t:OT CASES) LCCA'!IO~J Tosc1n,Italy :O!o.::e s r;a, California t-:ea~:,, Ireland Science irews Ltr f'iewsclipping ];ewsc lipping l;ewselipping EVAW.ATI.QN ATT ,; OF: HI: A DQUA!-!T' ,,,S ll~l'!"ED S t'i\'Cf.~ AI:-! FOW'f (u: ;: ..... 3!.ghting in t.1:J.ckenzie Ro.y Are:., 31/.LlJ~lZ 11.r.u G2. \V .i.:::. Pt ., t~rson PJ:i'B, Ohio In a ccordance ui Lh provi~io.t;:; of J:l0l'8{;l'3..Jh 1.3'u and ~):b ( 1 ) J " .J the l'ollo~;.:.n; Uni(1enth'i~>d .Flying Ooj~t:t incidcn t .l.:; rc.po"" t..!J. or ..... at spuci fi2-.: i n pO.:.' i ~r ph 1::.> OJ.' thl G l'Cgulat.io:l. e.. ( u::CLhSSIF l.~D) 2 . Pinhee.C. (:'il . t l~P..gnitncl<::! St"'-1' po..,.,iuly 1rightt:.r) Non -bl i :-: ::!.:tc; wni te lig t . 9 twpcru:e~ :-o be e.ir~ro:''t I us:Jiug i'ro:n ~ight to ler't. 3 1.5 dcgree0 tibove elen:.tion) 221 dcgl-c.> o.zitn~th tr\.4c: ( l4-tt1 ~lOad o ni rc.r'L!'t ) . l1. Air~"' 1'1. ... l.yine ~tr lght a:1d level :ith no tUl'Il" o~ O.ltto- ,5. vlhl1....: li~hL; ,jnut d:l~;'lppeered ''Gil' go1Tt, .ttto .a.:.e o :r iH.:hind vin ~ 1-leut uut of' .ri::..r. 6. About a minute; cert a i nly not L'1Uch more th.::.n a rninut.e. ( UNCLASSTI'TED) 1. Air-visual. 2 . None used . d . (UNCLASSTI'IED) 2 . Night. No northern lizhLs. ( b) :de~.:, J:.urle A., Capt, 92 A~S, Co- p ilot, F . c) E..:s .... .:1, Albert c., Cnpt, 92 ARS, Navigator, F . l. Clear =-~ flight oJ.titudc. Ho.viL~tor \.rinds: 28'J/70 (2&> dr.!~rees l~. 12 plus. h . ( ffi!CLJSS.IF I : :n) on..!. i. (U CL.ASSTI'IED) II/ A. rur t::!l:!:..:ic o::-: ESV3 that could t.ccm ... r. t fo.t th sichtin;[,. In t.da.it.io:l t;hl.! po ... -:J!llty th"tt o.n unpaintcu ::>..i.tcr"'l't. wn.z !:l~I:.!D iu diucmurt.::!u b .. c ..... ...t:i.': :;. cL~'.::. ..,.ith BAR and PDf DZ\v l:L1~ secto.:.J r\::vea.l t.h t. no rndars "'V!r..:! ott til:tc o~ the si.ghtinz , plus o ... ~ mint\~ _,0 1eported n~gativl..! hoJ~oon release~ lo , t"'inut~s. The .A lL1 II ( 2) A chec:: i.ri th sx~; ra!.!lCO!l und tn.! J'IY"f!t'J LiE i:JO!l o.:t .!.ccr Pos.:>ibili ti~s: ..:.1 t ... t:r n high u. cla.a3~fie~ : .. J. D~,... to the u.lti tudc: \;ent~ler bn.lloo'1 tit!! high elcn.~.tim. o!' th~ o b j cct, 1\Sl iiO'IO.'II'I' .p. p rUngtime Starns A vVith the arriva l of March, ne w groups of stars ty pica l of th e .,pring seaso n appear in the ea st be fo re the winte r constellations are out of vie w, James Stokley re ports. l t i:"tf! Tht ocLu , l 1 .,.. 'onhcrn h.~.:ol 1110\ Ill,~ nonh~\J J i'l th ,l,y \in.:e th~ b.-gintin~-: nf ,,. r:te:. \\!il L dtr.:c~l; <t :,:, m Jrc ill r n \ iw, .t!th"ll.,t:t tie j, ,, :ning p:v nint..:nl 1l ou 1 h~c :t )ltv'' 11 c 1 trc ac~olllplm in,: :lrd :intc, at the he&~ l'::t~ o hrch; :.m ll()ur c .. rlic:r .lt the 1. 'del~ o( c:1e mont!-.; ;~:d l\'.tl Jt, lll'!i eo~ i~: :~s it cones to In :~,J,!it;on, phn rs r" return,,c:: to 'i~''' tit~: '" dirc:c:titn liS th un th lt thr:> \'~I 1, h.,~ lll(l\ Ctl IU ,. ,. tet, "'0 h rl'llllim Ill rc ,., Ill .Ill hour 1'1 I r:u: tn; }" Ill ,,, f.,. :thk tu sc:e it as ;1 bril imr ttr ,~r>' l , Morni ng Sk y .in,:: :hdr Ji'P:Jr.mc= luw in tit: 1 ; hd rc: s<anris . \: r.: fir~: of ~l1r.:h ~ trn ri.es .ho.tt an hou r ~nt.! 1 h.,Jt :ahe.1u i th.: '~11-Jn.l :~bu: t'\~o ;and 1 It alt hour, ,utc .. I on . arr .. ~ t IS c,.uJ w :t rar\t :u:aoniruric ~ftlr in ~ .. -1;-h--::sl Jup!:o::, e\c:n rn rc.: l.nlli uH, Cl~CS ~i' hrd: I 1 ~rr- cit en: 1 W!l(jt. ~iriu , lhC c!o tines in c!a~: <outll\. 1. Cat \hjr1r, !,..J. d,,;, w:rlt the ltiHht ~tlr c1 \ n. ~till l i,:h"r :u tlu: t .in<, (, 'ttlini, 1.il l'1oi'11'C :~s th.: t.rightt' t ttlr. now comin6 inro view, .'rt: 'iiltlc: in th.: t.tst. llij::h in the southchtan ~'->' ~ I .eta, the: li<.~n. l{e~ulu~ is the lm~:ht stJr, Jt the: IJot mm of .1 sub.grvu p c.tll,cl the "' l.le ildow Leo is Vrrs;o, the \ll").!tn, in \lhi..h Spica st.tnds. This is anutht.r )t.tr of the fir<t m.rJ.tnitudc:, :olthuugh it 1~ o hw rh n i:t.:r-::1.cd .ltmn.phc:ric :~b .orption uf it~ li ht m.t:.-es it lwl.. much fain .<:r. 0 er n:o~t ,,r til~ United S1.11e ., .tncl in h . rt of IJh.l M jur, tit 1: t. . .tr, newr :::ocs bd,,\\ the Ia , 1 '''" J:ut m the' .turwnn :mt! ~:~,~j) winl"'r, it i. \fry l11\\ in th IIJrtlt. "o.-.-it is hi::'t in the nortlte.1\t, \\ith rh.;: lu: t.!:.: p..in tOg t!u\\ amo~ l ur.d clirecrcd br:s::t s:.:tr Ar..auru.. \t rl c t< p f the di,t.;-: . re the pointer two ~1-tr whc>e c!ir:c o, 1\l!lu.H'cl dl\\11\\,lr.l, inJicatC$ th~: P'JS:.; ,,{I' vi Jds, the I" le sur, .tlw:t) .. scu Lcv :n th.:: ~ 1uth, ju.t 111 the I Ct c/ C.1ni~ ~ .: :' th.: (0Udtrn rnap ~Itt"' the C<lll ~:e:!;:::' :~ of Jluppt~, \\ Jth fi,., t.tr>, anri P~ ':15 J~d \ 'tl.t, ca1 h "ith c.ne. T wo ltf r:d ::.th~n ::rc .111 cm,sitler.1hl)' ( aintcr l'.1rt 1)f thi~ f.tintt~, of <:uttrsc, i) dm '" th ir IW .thitu<.lc. Th<5e three CCliStc:llllu rh r re,,nt :til t 'nited Stt , of :-very pro nir:cnt l.!fCtJ( c.1lleJ Ar;:-n i".&':b. ,,e ship Arr,v. A u rd- ans., tu 111~ rho! )(ic.d 1 r,, thi~ w.l!i tit ,.e,id '.tll t.lried J ''" 11111 the .trr,on.tut .. nn tlwtr qllt:\t nf me h, ,(Jcn fkc:cc:. ' J he.: f;<Jcl tic- ., I' 11 \ ,\<lt"n ,ritlnl the:n !.;, c:uin~ot )),)Jnn.t, so rh.lt tl1c \rqo WJ. "rl111' 111 dn.\c:,l \\ith r r r,( \V,trlliiiJo: ~11111 guidh..:-the 1-.tdr,un' '' ho fnrrn ib t.rcw " ,\tvoth.:r Crc:~"~ rr,,,!iuon ~;tid th.ll it w.1~ t!-r: lir .t .' ip to SJil the r .... c.m. ,\n I ;.a pti.m tlt~ir guch J,j; anJ O(iri~ ""'r tl:r cklus:e. ' I he 1 luvJu, s Ill rit:tt it pcrform.:d 'irml,,rly f r their cqui\JI nt "_ irirc, I i nul I.\\ 1r,,, To 'l:'i! 1'r,: 1 in i:s c:ntirtl:. jOII mu ,:u it just dt::~r' t!tc ,.uwl ern lturizr.n. FJrther S(l~th i: ri C wdl rl .111, \~ it r.Jn lk' src11 in it' ftll glur. (hly the r<:.u lt.t!C vf th: ~hap 1 tkpi.: i, I V\1 c\er. J\rbo i tl I rt; .t comtclh:i n in t' : is liSU:tlly cr 'bJ llllrl four p rt\, t., It oi \' hich is r,. -J tl :;\ a wn .. f.:ll.tti Jn. P;;i i, tl:: I' ljl, 01 ~tc:rn; Vel.t the s.cil~; .111u P>~j, thr tu llf'.l " I<' l'.trthcr " t!h, ncl lll)t \ i,ihl:: ( ron rno,t of the IJnit,rl ~ 11 , is Criu:t, tit;; J..:e.-1, in ,., hich titer-i. :1 ')'., the 1i:. ln irnm G:anis ~IJj,rr i~ Odon, r:~o .:.r:i .r, will. t. r. CJf rh,. llr.t r.n r,uia: It. ): :clhc:u .c h ,a:,r\C .1nd Rip, I hdn1 . I' tl\ -en thr,;na I\ t ~ t<''" of tltr ~.,inta ! r h 11 fllfnt Ori n', h.lt. An. I i 1rtir r , tltc: .1;-:ht s 1 tnt!, T:mrm, the I;~ til, l'!.l'IU'I. hrigltt ~tar callld CJnu;m. Thi~ b the sc.: ond bnghtc:st tr of the nij.!hllin e ~ky, c.\.:ced.:d only b)l Striu~. It can Lc ..:n fr.m ~outhern ~Jt~. \Vhcn Siriu5 1~ 011 rhe meri,Ji,m (i.e, dtr~.rlly south) :1!> it i\ in .March o~t :Jn e.1rlier hour th.m th:: ume~ for which the map~ are drawn, <.: lllrJf)m i. :tlmu)t dire;.tl}' bdcW it . Ccl~stial Tim e Table for March ::u mirtia"~t!rn h.t:;ltl1""-" ,\ It ,J :at minirnutu ~t .... n Jl firt qulTttr Ill~ Ct Ill I I ltllli :fi rcs-p r.1. .\ls;ul :>e minimum .:ii 11'1, !'-, .oc>n II l.hliJIIHicr ~'> ; . p.n. Alw,l 3t rntntnlllht l'U~" 1 : O;t-J, tUt (~t CS r, 1\IU fll!'ll\ (II ~1ST, '\d ;:.ir:c: hc.otrs f or P~T. No Case (Information Only) sine& .i-u-l.y 1962 South America BIG SAUCER FLAP" D SOOTil .A.MimiCAc 1 sansa tional aeri.a o! oa.ue..1!" l :Ji&ht.1np baa bern t~ld:lg pl&ee r.cctl1' in i:'gont.in.&, P&rU, Chll . t.:."!tl j 0:-a~. N flap bas ap9"renU3' bee going on =ore or la~s con'C.nt:.ou...;ly ..l t. 1....-t s1A~. Jul..7. vhan our clipp1 ~ eerviee '- it.~ covo~a.gs to !.:l-) ~ad ~a.th 1l11Atri.c& as veil u tho Unitod States. ~e :or-, ~c3atiClUJ.. :Jij'\t- ~p &H u good u or bttt.:-t!=ln tJ:ose in th o.s. Sou~st du..~ :ovc'b:lr } 1957. ct the "7 doz.,. ol roport.:s .. !:ATe reeo17ed, 1..a~ of ~ct ~rG"" I u.s .OOC. gi.Ti.ng ;rou more tbn a rn of tbe aost 1ntftro3ting on3s. It is a~ .. ~:aot to note that the nap Ns b1en &]11otst ecmplet..lJ ignored b.1 tao U.S. r=. The onl7 vor+...b:vtrlle repol't. in Engl1 sh eoaos to us t".~ a mdl.-""..G"".m ; :~lihXlt D