PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Lorton, Virginia Pro bob I y Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION et .;eround-Vi sua I 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Aircraft P robobl y Ai rcroft 0 Air Vi su al 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcroh Was Astronomi col 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_s_yn 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Moon shaped obj about 10 Investigation by meter with clear light and Major Coleman through sunglasses turninrr viewed for to red clouds vi e .. ed of t h !'ee as 1n initial on and oif one hour duration. the movement wa Obser v ?ci sz ascending and descl:nd ing. If: he sun. Ohj did not te L1 t ionsh ip elieveJ nu_ A TIC FORM 329 1REV :6 S"P S l) I s:;:CURITY ..:OINT r,JESSAGEFORM U NC Li\SS ll'IE D SPACE Bf:i.OW RESERVED fOR COMMUNICATION CE!I':'ER PRECEQE.NC TYPE M SG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. CIR REFERS TO I CATION DOOK MUt.TI I SINOL.E lOOlST AB 'WG, ANDRE'JVS WASH 25, DC ADC ENT AFB COLO 26 AIR DIV HANCOCK FLD NY AFSC (FTD) vVPAFB OHIO CSAF \VASH DC (COURIER) ASH DC {COURIER) CSAF FOR :\fC IN OSAF FOR SAFOI. UFO. REF PAllA 14, :\FR 200-2. A.. (l) MOON SE:\P ED. {2) 10 FEET IN DIAI\._ETER. {3) BLUE V;ITH SUNGLASSES: GREEN IN CLEr\R BRIGHT LIGHT, DISSOLVING IN RED 9PECIM.. INSTRU CTIONS< THE UNDERSIGNED IS FAMILIAR \'1;1TH EFTO v1ESSAGES. REF ':(I TYI"!:D NAME AND TITLE (SiqDat'IU'e, u required) for stamped) .NrME AN[) T(T'CE J MSqt Oeshong/3406 I o-PHILLIP LOVETI I"HONE PAGZ , " r 3 SECURITY R Lt Colonel, Chief, Operations 3nd Training JOINT MESSAGOORIA -CONnNilATIOH mEET UNCLASSIFIED lOJlST AB "</1/G, ANDRE"'J\iS AFB, VvASH 25, DC (6) !\.iOON SHAPED. (9) DESCEND:ED AND THEN ASCENDED. B, (1) SUNBATHING AND OBSERVING CLOUDS. (2) 500 YARDS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ABOVE. (3) D.ISAPPEARED UP\rVARDS, DISSOLVING IN RED. (4) DESCENDED TO/ARD THE GROUND rtf:.:: PE:'.TING SEVERAL TIMES. (5) DISAP?E:\.tli:D :U:D GLAR DIF.ECTL.I .)\'ERHE.'-':D. (2) DAYl .. IG:f:i--r. E. LORTON, VIRGINIA -SPRINGFIELD F.a.RlVi. G. (1) SCAT'tRED TO SYMaot Nfl Of I OASSIFICAT!ON UNCLASSIFIED SfCURI1 'f JOINT MmAGEFORM -CONTINUATION SfHf U L \SSIFIEC (2) S vRFACE -JJv/14. oOOO FEET -340/lS. ilOOOO FEET -NOT AVAILABLE. (3} CEll.ING -NONE. {4) VISIBIUTY -15 n.ES. (5) CI.E:\R, BECC'"' r:oJG 4/1 by l d30Z. f. ,\BOVE :RE."\ \n.:"TU. IT l{. \LL BY CAPT.1IN i'\l .::i. HARTENBOV:ER, ]R. 3.\SZ DUTY OFFICF;R. P,11C Of 'itt..1JlU!V CLASSIFICAtiON -'""T M! PAGES 1 3 3 UNCLASSIFILD Major William Coleman and I visited Mrs , Virginia on 13 June 1963 to interrogate her further on the UFO sighting she reported to have occurred on Both Major Coleman and I talked with her. As a witness did not impress meT-Basically unsure and unreliable not only as to details but as to major facts. While in no sense a disturbed person; still she appeared to me more emotional than intellectually critical or observant. I asked her to go over her original observation. Perhaps the most significant new item occurred when I asked her to point simultaneously--one arm to the position of the the other to the position of the sun at that time. The mean of several repetitions indicated strongly that the angle was between 20 and 30 degrees and, hence, that the phenomenon she saw might have been a sun dog. She stated that during the hour's observa- tion, the object did not move relative to the sun which was contrary to her original testimony. She also stated that when a cloud passed over the object, the object turned reddish at the edges. In view of the above scanty and generally uncritical obser- vations, it seems entirely possible that Mrs. had observed a typical sun dog. EDWARD J. LINEHAN Box 24L. ROUTE 2 LORTON, VIRGINIA Dr. J. A. Hynek Dearborn Observatory Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Dear Dr. Hynek: The enclosed slides were taken on May llth between 2 and 2:30 PM, EDST, with a Leica M3, Sumrnaron F 3.5 em wide angle lens, at fl6 and f22 apertures. You will notice that slides 3, 4, 5 and 7 disc shaped sun reflections. These appear only where the sun was framed deliberately in the viewfinder. Possibly the same effect Nas pro dnced by my own lenses, which are corrected myextrerne near-sightness. My sun glasses are stronger then the others. And, of course, there may be no relationship Since we discussed sources of reflectivn, I do want to remind you again that we have a small pond at the foot of our property which was clear because of the dry weather \Ve were experie:1cing. I hope the slides will be helpful to you.