3. DATETIMI! CROU,. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS C Was BalloH 0 Prot.a~lr Ballan .-... ... . C Po .. iblr Belleon TYPE 011 OISERVA .an~ unci-Vt auol 0 Was Aircraft 0 Ground-Radar Prot.a~lr Alrcteft ~- ISXWas Aattonolftlcol Meteor 7. LENGTH Ofi.OIIIRYATION I. NUMBER 011 OIJI!CTS 4-5 seconds BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Obj leaving contrail observed to explode after 4-5 seconds. Not meteor Estimated altitude 20,000ft. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SaP 52) D Prot.oW r Aat,.fttMicol D Posailll' At:rtoMfcal 9. COURSI! 0 Insufficient D t.r Ewluotion 0 UnlcnoWft 11. COMMENTS Although the witness indicated that the sighting was not mete origin, the description conform to that of a bolide and no info rptd to ~ indicate that this wa not the obj sighted. Case evalu - ted as a meteor. No Case (Information Only) 4 October 1962 ,.., OGt of !.Pt. beh1Dcl a ftl.M1t;r'l" at a aagle, aad ,RWI ' t1se Jen "at a.. tia No Case (Information Only) 4 October 1982 Jacksonville, Florida No Case (Informat~on Only) 6 October 1962 Cuyahoga Falls, Obio ~:IO hl.gh-sch(>a -:lCI.J oys s~\T a ~r[;u .:u-ti- fici:!l 3har;c in :). brecl: in t~1e clouds r_c:lny described it n.:J ~buut 3 inche s l ong at :U'!'fl ' G l o ngth, :-nd its ti'l.ick ness u::.G D.bout 1/10 t.hc l~ngth. It W<.!:J itself r.. SJurce of li.r,ht. "It l0ol-:ed like n pl.:1 te turnEd UJ.'~;;ldo do~-rn", s::ri.d one of t h em. It rr ns seon fo-r vnly 't f~1-1 sGconds. The: elav u:1s . 20, (~i.roctly \1. It seemed to ba over the . high ovorhe.:1d bride;c on Rte 8. Obs Rob. Rich No Case (lnfaraation Only) 7 October 1962 Witwatersand and Pretoria, South Africa 9U CA: Oct. 7)1962, Witwat~rsand & .e~>C..onAct Mr. G.:. t,:.-.. n, a (''re~l fc L' h~lp .from ~.i~rone who hdd ~-a~n ~1a ohj i!Ct.. rie s.aid the ch- ance:J ~:-:on 9 of 10 that it hit the ea~th .. NO CASE INFORMATIOI ONLY. rhe A. P. I. 0. Bulletlft It the offlclel copytlehted publlcetiOft of the 'riel Ph,.omefte Restt~rch Oroeniution (A.P.R.O .), ~1~5 E. Detert Pltte, Tuctf', Ari:rone, '" It lnued every oth moftth to "'""bet' Oftly. The Alel Phenomene Reteerch Oroulnetion it non-profit oroup dediceted o the eventuel aolution of the myatlf of the unld-.tlfied obiMtt which hew been ptllent In th tklee for hundred of Y"'' InQuiries eo~roino membe~hip m"~' be mede to the ebove eddreu. TUCSON, ARIZONA -NOVEMBER, 1962 On Pampa Drive, whidt a.nnects with Sprinl Park Road, an unidentified wom- an (by request) said a formless "glow" ; through her house, out through . ;.e iror ... ~:u''' .no along Pampas Drive. She said i": ' .. :, c.oout a half a block long, and brilltantly illuminated a car and other objects in the vicinity. She said that as the !!!ow moved through the '! house, it env~a( .... Pd her, her hand tingl- ed "as if it had ::.one to sleep'' and her I children screamr, through fear. j Mrs. Gladys Faucette of Cascade Road, the s_!!:eet from which Mrs. Rakers fire- ball''seemed to come, said she saw a glow descend to within 3 feet of the ground between her home and the adjacent house. She said the form was too vagu~ i to be deseribed as ball-shaped, but she . called it a "terribly big brilliance." She said the cireuit whieb carries electricity to her bathroom and bedroom was nee~ out about tiYa and was .. still tll. Dext w aint. (ln the lOth of <ktober, residents onl Park Hoad, .Jacksonville, .Florida, observed stran small iireballs which had fuzzy outline~ and ~tole silently lround :md among ilouse~ on that street . ::.,t..; . .; u:;nts dimmeu and some went out cntar<'l.v the phenomena occurred. :\I r~ J . J. ;~akf'r said she was in her up-, ~amf t01c1 ner he had seen a ball of fire mov.ng through < fi.-ld behind the house. Ma~ Baker lookeo out her kitchen win- do\\ :1ml ~aw a ",nt.nd baH, big as a No. ' 2 w;.~t. tub" whicr. was pinkish in color anri s,l brilliant ~t almos' blinded her. ~hP said it hovered ~utsid~ her kitchen wmrlow apparently 1ess than 6 feet away. tht"r :toated around the .. ' >rner of the hous~ and cro& Spring Park Road. Har- old Whitehead ol Browning Fuel Oil Co. on Spring Park Road said he and two othen, :;aw a fireball ghdang along a utility wire a o1ock south ot the oil com- pa.ly. ..It was the size of ~ washtub, a blmd.f.g, whitil'h bali of ~ir~. 1 watched it &bout five secvnus. It m"ved about 10 : or 20 feet during that tim~, then went , out with a big .. pop." OtA:"' lights were drm for about a half hour ..iter: White- head reported . ~ , ,, No Case (Into .ation Only) 10 October 1982 Akron, Ohio Akron, Uhio-uct lU A mothor and d~ugh ter looking into the weat saw t-that qppeared t o be a twin s un to the lef t and in line with the sun.The light was slibhtly sm.ille r th ~ the sun. It persisted for nbout 15-20 minutes.1ne sky was clc:'.r-no expl.:mation. ProbQ.bly Prof. Y~nzel could explain this one. No Case (Intoraat1on 0Dly) 10 October 1962 . Akron-Canton area, Ohio i Oct 10, Lr'.uby Rd-alongside Akron-Canton c;:='zJ 'Airport 11:0)-11:22 PM DST. The large yellow light appeered cant d p 2-eo~ 1. HINOR SIGHT~GS;ccnt'd -in the SSE at 20- 250 elev. It wM a single light when seen through 7 x 50 binoes. It was not very bri111 ant and not '/CitY <6:1~t;;cnt. Th~re wc.s n pulsation to :,. ~")iter tbx!ill ianec eYcry r 2-3 seconds. It dffi~1hctizontru.ly !or . ~ 30~ azim~th in 19 rid:niites. No sound-trail . rmation Only) 11 October 1962 Canton, Ohio North Ce.nton Oct . 1962 A husband ana wife t:~o !i ,,.c ne.:'.r the ::ir- port saw a l~rge lighted oblong or ciG~ shaped object-moving :1t extremely s l o w 'speed from E to Win the northern sk;y. Tit~ object wa3 ct 20 elev, at its high- est point. Bblow this lighted object,red l:i.ehts S'3emc d to :.:ppear irrc;;,'lllar.ly and singl,?, They ~rcrc l<!rger thnn ordinary airpl.:'.rle lights. The object t r n ve lled ti1rough 50 azimuth in 15min, It passed behind trees where the red lights contin-- ued to be snen. Uo sound. 'l'he size t-rc.s comp~red to a dime ~t arm's length. Both d;:,cl.:red tlL'lt th-=y knew the blimp when they' snw it. "Ti1is w~sn't it," tr.e~r 3C~.id. The G.lodyee,r A. C, blilr.p was flying that night. Holland, Michigan Deptment of Defense Ottice of Public Affiars Washington 25, D. c. DeDr Major, I weuld like the story on the f lying sauce r inHolland, Michigan. This hap9ened &n Oct. 11. I w&uld be very happy 1 you rushed wt. It wasn't r .. -. pla.ll:e from Thchfty Acres a store here. UNCLASSIFIED . NAVY DEPARTfi1ENT cAC:TIONt RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY Er~EP.G E NcY-.. N,.o (15 Oct 62) A/cgd FM CCGDE IGHT TO RUWGHW/THIRTYSECOND~ADDIV 'SAGE OKLA~OMA CITY AFSTA ~.<. ............ ~ : ;~:~>.:.~ ... I~ RUWGALB/CI RUEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RUECJD/C OMDT COGARD . . RUEGUF/COMEASTAREA RUCKKC/ CO~ SIX RUCKYC/C O~E IGHT RUCKSHICOMFAIRWING ELEVEN RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT .. AT 06405 CAPTo OT REPORTED THAT H OBSERVED AN UNIDE T 0518S BEARING 055 DEGREES TRUE FROM MILE 6 SW PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER. POSITION.~ ANGLE 40 TO 45 DEGREES. ESTIMATED ALTITUDE 20,000 FEET. OBJECT LEFT CONTRAIL AND DISINTERGRATED WITHIN 4 OR 5 SECONDS FROM riRST.. SIGHT I~G. NOT A METEORITE. KF DIST: ,ACTION: .. Cm-9 INFO: .... : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, s.AFS-3;~ DIA-10, DIA/CIIC-3 Ut:JSECNAVo .ASTSECNAVo oASTSECNAVCR&D) o .. COo o09o .Q9Bo o09f'4. o09Do_.03 FLAG PLOT 8 FR l CADVA ~CED OCJP!ES DLVD) NOTE: AD'J11~TCE COPY TO DLt\. .. ONTROL HO. ' CIRCUIT NO uNCLASSif8ED OA TE i iME GitOUP ~o Case (Information Only) Buchan area, Scotland No Case (Information Only) 14 October 1962 Formosa, Argentina ~t1B , -..,..-AZI objeot ... s.a t.M~ ~oable ~ C.t & .. it Jlnlat- tM1r eJM to;.-leok a't#i~:fte .. WO --~ .uiMlftN ftJta]ly ~--~- too~ btcht.liiMt). to atilt. 16 - 30 OCTOBER 1962 SIG~DilS Connecticut Illinoil Ne ..SOUth Dakota \Pac1ftc 1 Ca ~ ~ " I "tuCK ft!HI""Cil .. tf,...ERII'ft 'Neosho, Missouri 'Near canton Is (Pacific) 'Corpus Christi, Texas --Au burn, n..l..is.t. 'Atlantic, E ot Cana Norton, Connecticut it1oorebead ... Kettering, Ohio PHYSICAL S) LOCATIO If ADDITIO~ REPORrRn ~IGBTU'i}S--{ OT CASES) Oct 'Delta, Color ~" "Beverly Hills, Cali~tnia 'El Cajon, Cali~ornia ... Kent, Obio \Woburn, ~-- ..... pping Nevselipping Bevacllppillg EVAIJJATIOlf Inautticient Data Other (MISSILE} Inaut~cient Data Aatro c . . Insufficient Data Aatro (SIRIUS) Other (PI AStiC) Aatro. (Mfti<OR) Satellite . Satellite~ UNIDENTIFIED Other ( l4JlfiTIONS TEST) Insufficient Data Other (REFRACTION MOON) Other (BO'rtt.E GLASS) Insufficient Data Other (MISSTIE} Insutticient Data Insuft1c1eDt Data Aireratt EVAWATIOlf ACTION: P -era M 1 N G CHQA427ZC8JB110 INFO: OOP-2, OOP-CP-L~ DE RUCKYN 29 'I .NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO CIN AND .DIA FM CCGDEIGHT'. TO RUWGHW/THIRTYSECOND ADDIV SAGE OKLAHCJt1A CITY AFSTA RUWGALEVCINCNORAD R UEGUH/ C Cl1 EASTSEAF RON RUEAHQ/COFS USAF INFO RUEC\~/SECNAV RUECW/CNO RUEC JD/ C Cl1 DT C OGARD RUEGUF/COMEASTAREA R UCKKC/ C CJt1 SIX RUCKYC/COMEIGHT RUCKSH/COMFAIRWING ELEVEN RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT AT ~64~5 CAPT. ISSIPPI RIVER PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT AT 05185 BEARING 055 DEGREES TRUE FRC1t1 MILE 6 SW PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER. POSITIO ANGLE 40 TO 45 DEGRESS. 2STIMAT~D AL TITUDE 20, 000 FEST. OSJ2CT LEFT CONTRAIL