P~OJECT ~G073 .L:CO~D CA .... l i LO-.:t-r J I TYPE OF OOScRVATIOil 0 Croun d Vi :..uol 0 Gr? Jd-Rodor 0 Prol,abl t Balloon -o PoHi:,iy Balloon 0 Wa s Ai rcmh 0 f' ro bob I y Atreraft 0 Po ~s. b l 'I Atre rtJFt 0 Wo ~ A .otronomi c ol rol>o':.l y A -;t ronorni eul 0 P o-.:!liblt Astronomic:ul 7. L.1-'C-H o;: CB~ERVATION ~. NU\.It\C:?. OF OOJECTS ?. COUr{SE :;vffici ,nt Onto fnr lvJiuotton 0 Unk 'l?Wn 10. Bf~IEi= $UMl.IARY OF SIGHTING .Cm;tii..~ ca;a.;s :J.U) Jl.J:SU }'U UBAJJC.:D. jj;JuJJc,/ ;i ::YJ ~ll3 aa 7APOa wau. :.v..'l. I ACTION 1 .~ELEASEO BY ORAFTC:O BY Fi1 CJI'lNt-WSUPPFO.~ ~NT; ... cr:..;.~ F~1 HALLET: STA TO CC~NA~SJ??fO~ ANTAnCTICA L~WO CC11 . .;NT.~RCTIC SUPPACTY DEI A-?A ANTA~CTIC SU?PACTY UNUSUAL ?HENOMENA rt~PORT INCLANTFLT OOP - CP-1 1. 03S VATION BY OI~C AT ~7~1~5Z Of a~ILL!ANT JHIT~ A?PrWX 2~ TI:1ES 8KIGH7?:.i THAN FII<ST 0.1DErt ~lAG STni"tS. 25d D TriUE. ELEVAT:c~ ANGLE 3~ DEG 2 . L!GH7 KE~AINED STA7=0NAriY FOri A?PrlOX FlVL MINS D ING .tllTii 7X5~ t31NOCUL'. 1<~ L!G.il' UAS c:nCULA~ DIA~ETEri A??~CX NINE TO T~N INCrlES LIGrlT ~AS O.~ZZLl~G GOLD SH1IL.riri TO THE REFLECTION Of ThE SUN CF? A ?DL!SHEJ GOLD SUKFACE 3 . LIGHT WAS SIT~AT0 d:!:TWEEN TWO MOUNTAIN ?EAKS SUN AT THAT TI~E ~AS BELOW THE HOrllZON 4 . AFTErt APPKOX FtVE ~INS THE LIGHT ~OVED I~ A SOUTnSrtLY DirtECTION A~J DIS~P?~n D BEiiiND A MOUNTAIN PEAK DID NOT ~EM?PEAR ON OTHE~ SID~ OF PEAK AS ~OULD 8 EXPECTED IF SOUTHERN COUt1SE HAD BEN MAINTAINED 5. SINCE THIS OAT A~:::A HAS BZN SCANN!:D DA[LY ?Ort STA.lS P!....\'12':'3 .vHICH 'JICULD 8 EX?SCTD TO ~EGCCJR NC~l~ ltriS ~ ~?d !->::~> \5o NO Si'1Ci<::: OR VA?OR T~A!L SEEN CIRCUI T NO. iiME Or RECEI?T TE TIMC: G~OU;> U iJ C L ;\SSi FlED ~E/Lt Co~ Friend Unidentified ll'1.y1:lg O'oJscts Sighted in the . Ant:a.rctia SAi'OI-3b (!ts.jor Hart) \rlaah 25 DC Off\C\AL f\LE COPY l. C!l 7 J\me 1962 at 0105Z 'Witnesses at Hallett staticn, 72-20 S and 170-00 E observed an obJect which they described as briehter tmn a. ~..rst ma(9litude star. This object vas Gighted en a true ben.riz:lg apprcntxzw.tillg 250 fro:.!l EaJ lett Station. The elevation was re:po.rted to be awro:x1,nately 30 and the obJect wa observed ~or IllOre than five m1nvtes. 'l'b1s sightins probably :resulted from the Z!lisidentii'ication c4 tbe l>lanet JUpiter due to distortion of that bcdy by inconsistencies ill the at:~ere. The reported azilintth at the object and tbat of the plMet at the t1me ar the sightillg ue very nearly the same. The vit- uessea reported the obJect moved alowl.y ill a sO\.ttilcrly d:L.-ection which 1a the same as the appare:rt mtian or JUpiter Wei1 vi~.red. !.1-cm E:l.JJ ott Station at this time end date. At the ttm of the ai.glrting Jupite:r was tbe br..g!:rtest astroncmdcal obJect, -2.0 Jla.3Ditude, which coul.d 'be seen b-am Hallatt station. JUpiter 3 elevation at the t1:ue o'f the zighti:lg vaa less than five degrees, tar f'.rcm the thi.rity deareea reported by the ilitnesses.. It 1.s the ?.rD CJ:91nian that the tdtnesses estjmate ot the elevation was in error f or they indicated tbat the object ~3.sscd . behind a xnmt~in peo.k and as f:J.r as can be detertdned the nea1.--est J'CIIlllt:lin yeaks !:a-.re e10'!nrticns of less than :f"1ve degrees vhe!l !n.e;i~ttred f'rom FaUett Station. It is prcba.ble that o.. stroog inversion -w-as present in the area at tlle tine at the sighti.zJ.s and that m.i.:rage cf'fect3 associated with t!lis cODdition co~-ibutefl to the sigl:Itillg. 2. On 22 June 1962 at 0303 Z an object l.ea~ng a smoke or V!l:por trail vas ob3erved from Detachment Alpha, Alxts.rcticia. The obJect was reported to be brighter than a first :m.gnitud.e star, white in color and to have l)IIJVed :f'ra4 a 'bee.ril:lg of 340 to 345 at Wl al.evlltiOD of T' Tho tluratic:l c:4 this s:lghti.Dg was appro:dmtely tvo seconds. 'l!h1n obJect vas :probabzy a 'iEt1"7 br 1 gbt meteor known as a fireball. Fireball 3 are a rare class c4 Dttear, brighter than -3.0 mgnitude usually ftn.tlticol.ored, atten lest sng & very evident trail and are or reJatively lens d.lllution. The trail.s le:rt by these meteors aJ>pee.r as sm.oke dm-i!J6 daylight hours and duri!lg darkaes3 display many colors. TraiJ.s left by f:L.-eballs ha~re been used to stuey -.rlnds in the upper nti!losphere, fifty mile zor..c, b7 Slacb eminent: astronct~rs o.s Dr, Fred ilhiwle, l!ar1a..."'"d o.nd :r::r. Che.z-les P. Oliver, University ~ Penmrylvan13.. Since these trails rre.y :per.31.3t f~r half> an hour or mnre, it is not unusual for them to be. distorted by tbese w:fnd s !t 1a ccnc1nded that. 3. 1"1..~00.11 snd the trail it g~:cerated -.r..ls l"eS!>Otl- sibl..e ~ar tbe UFO s:1~ted t::'m ~"taCllbl.nt Al.llha oa 22 u~:X:'? 196.'?. ] . On 7 ~ 1962 at 1115Z s.!l i.::Itcn.,>e lir~ ~r.JS ob:.erved t':rcm ~11 ctt 3tat1cm. This light was r'...rat observed f'l'c::1 t ho rca of e. bui.1d i'!'g and tbe observer st3ted that ha tbougbt at ~ir.lt !t -..:as e. f'lo.re. !!a zeported that tl:e J1gbt ~ as l!>.rge an B 'bao~t~l 1 3nd vh.en it p :u3scd. ower tbe station he noticed two 8mlll ler lights tlpt>earin:.5 t o t~-2 re::u and the side ~ the min obJect. The !!!mallcr lt~s \i"{."J:'e cf ~ss~::o 1ntens1t~ aDd they naintained tl:e flame rcl.a.tive poaitiou "'~cut tee s1ght1Ztg. 1'be objeet le:tt a clearly vioible troil. The l:ighta v Ua-ntl1ng :r:raa WS"J to ?.HE. At 10 abcve the eeotern h orizc n the oi:>J~ct:J pn ~ a brilliant nash ocd d1sap_pea..~d ot'l!r the ~=on.. T"'ue obJect s:ipted by tbese vit::esses Vcl3 l'robsbly a bolide. Eolldes pcssoss the -c:baracterl.!rtics as :tiroba.J ls az:~d in Mdition are hea..""tl to mke DOi se, uawt..l.l:l a vh1 stl1 ng, rumbling J or !Je:ries oi' ~.xpl0$1o:tm or is ~ard or seen to e~lcde. There is the ver.J remote :possibil 1-ty ~.cat this \lO.S "':be re e.atr;y ~ the u.s. satelli"ta .ll:~!la-:zeta 1 . Tb:ia catall ite decaJe\3. 1leteen lH)()Z a:2d 2300Z c:1 1 JUl.7 1962. .Decsv d'.xr:i.n.g revolutjro :lll:I"i.!:er ~ c::oa 1 d haTo resu 1 ted in a di.spl3y s '!::Jil!l:r to tho.t descd?eC. 'c'J tr~ 1Jal1ett station vitnesses. It aS conclu.C'..ed tmt thia obJect vas iiZ'obably a bolide be:su:~e: (l) Reorolution nu:zber 231;. wa.e tile earll~st ec''I\Jted ~or the dec::q ar the satall!~ and it ~rorobly dacayed nearer to the JDI!an ~ t'he cc~ed ti:""..e J. h:~1ts; (2) The patll or t he:! satellite liQl d !lave been mara t=-caa t:S Sii to the ID as "1'1-.c.ved. f'.a."O::l E:ll J ett Staticm, i:r it did not lose ita orbital chnrecterlstico due to re- enterl:le; ar.d (3) ~u.,jl the vitD.e!i<>es :9:"('..V1i!.ed cnl.y a 1!--dted d.t~a criptiou of t!lo object th!7 sighted, the cl::n:ract~-J-tic3 are muCA closer to tboae oE a bol1do. ~. P'rD u DOt e.vare o:f e:ny Ullited States or fcr.reign Gctirlt~s which could account ~or the w.:i~nt11'1ed. flying obJects siahtP.d in the Antarctic CD 7 and 22 J\me 19'62 and 7 J\11:7 1962. Furtber there is no ~Tid~ nee aw1lable vh1ch indicates that theee })henoee:n von dlW to ether than mtural c:auses 70B TR! CCHIADmB . CQlr:zMtl~ U9AJ' Depzt7 tar Science and Ctenpoaents OJG~'r'.'"lt.io:\ ot' C\ tnia~ntlfi U Ouj~ct rll;.JCrioec... .; ~>. i: .i.l i r.~ .;'d t: 1..i.~.:~(.. cJ.'ro_ t to Z,9.:in ad<.llc:Lona.l d . .Jt,ailo of th..) o'.)ject. 'l'h.J l.i.<;ht .m.s cJ,.acri':.8d c. c. obd~:-- _,d on succet:ldL"1~ ni -~ht.i i:1 an c t'J'ort to doterr:-.ine j f the oh,joct, ~ 011ld. L'eap c~.::-:."'\JCiai:-:c-r:ru..a..cu and n~ additio"'l:ll obj..:cl,s h.~ be n 1'\ot ~l. ;- _v<J 'b:" .-..:-da-:.a:!..l, -;c-1~"C!r tho.:r H-Jrc not. in. ~di !tel.y <'V ~llablc 1.t ,nis e;l.di..~g of 250 degrees .!.s :indicated,. The oouatains relerr~ to in the r::tessage i\Jr.":l. :-. SO cieJree angle, one peak boJln~ listed aJ li, 745 fli . 11.d the oth P.r as 10 ,2.:-o ft/. :lo at~,c!:.lpt ,'"3..:) nude to delit:rmine the di:::;tance 1'1on Hallett. Stati0n oi ? 3a ?3 ..!.."-<s, alr.nou~'! :h:::! .lorthera.~o:;t ap ears to oo :L'elativ '1.{ close, and \:o:lld t ;..:s :~ . .;.:..:.ca the an ~c o.: -.:ioibillty bet -1een th~ re .Le3. c..:_ t:::: ~j -:e iio \;eather :-~port ir.:l-3 i:l.C.l.'.!d~ tofit.n \..:..e :Le'10C't 'Ji.1.Ce v!'ld .f:J::-mat out.l.:..::act in r.FR 200-2 .~as not used. '~} nig.htin~ ias in the .'lint er in the i ... "'ltarct:.c an...i. the or oba':>:i.lity - c;iil ru,: t h2.t such a co"1dit.i..on e.:-d.:::;ted .1.t the t.:L":'!.e of t:~a ob3errat.ion~ It i;:; oolicvsd. by the a.ia.l;rL..;t at ATIC tnat, thio ons~r-.,ration "0.3 a refr~ction or tire sr.ar For.;a.lhaut. Th~ .:'10VP::"lent. to t.'l\! .Sout.h corres;:>onds to th:1t v!!ic;, the star \ rot::.d take. The star ,.;ould !"lov e at tne r~t~ of 1 C.eg:::-et:! in 4 .-. .Jl:1t.es. Sinc e the star Has settL"'lg it would not. rlXl.ppear on the othe r si--r12: of the la.::>unta:!..n. I t is felt that the ti.."rle element a."'1d di:::;appea::-ance, togather Hith the Llpres sion ~,hat tr:-, ob,iact \Tas stationarJ and the., moved behind the r.;et:.ntai."l are :..Ji-t:Li..1 reascn~onsistant with this anal;rsis. d o at tem '..tas made to obtain addit:!..~nal in:o&nation a~ time oi receipt of the initial r~port and none has been as it was felt tlnt this co.sl,.e diu not \ofarrant t.r.e aduitior.a cf..~.'o.:-t :,o -:>~tain info::-::ationh<:a.X!{~::<the e.xactness of the headln6 , CJti...""la.ted rlL;tl:'_:.c t,rJ.t. --.'3 ~:..::.:--:,.rould nove to (ouch as!) ciisap~ar l.;ahin1 th~:: rr.ou..rttain, distance o f r.iF! r.:: _; ~.:...'!3 fro-:1 Hallett Jt.'!t ion in .:m efferS-/r-to co:.n;~d:,c tore ~.~rue horizon i."l t'-10 ..1.re:., o_ the olc;nting a.-r::c;fU!f'xG::{.l:~ '.1he~her ot,\e:r ~t.,. ''3 uPre visible on th:!t nij1t o-r t:"\') oucce~dif1-5 n t,hts, at ... ~.":l.ots to oot.tL"1 inn:n1.;3ion:; oi .,,.:_dic,io:'l.J.l Hit:'les:;;e~ or this obsdrvat.ion . lso such :;uestiJ:t.:3 ::!.3 .hM HD.'J Lh :m,;lc: o~: elevation .... c eGQO PU3LISI-IED BY THE AERONAUTICAL CHART AND INFORMATION CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE S. LOUIS 13, MO. NOT: ' requesrwd !hot oil Hers of thts chor1 mnr~ herwon corrl'c!o., s !>n d a d dtltons wh,ch come to thetr ott-ntton o nd moil t!tt.,c :> COMMANOcll, AERONAUTICAl CHART AND INfO,MA .c .... CfNTER, SECON D AND ARSENAl, ST l'OUIS I 8, fvo,ISSO~ ,, HAR!IOII FACiliTIES loglsttc p lonn..-s moy obton co,.plete d.,lole d ln fo rmotion :l~ port focilitt s ond freghr hondltng copoctttes for 1. pping in H. O . Pub. N o 950, World Port Index (UNCl), pu:>lishl'd by lh .. U. S. Novy Hydrogrophtc Offic~t. NEW ZEALAND GNC 25