0-" TE T ll,lE GROUP ::)ecember NUMBER OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/2 l.fulutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9. PHYSic.\L EVIDINC! F TD se,. u o.329 (TOE) Glen Falls, NEn., York CONCLUSION Desc!"ipt~ co~fc~e "t!ith tha t a b:'ll 1 oon o~se~!aticn. 11. BAIEfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Silver metallic solid object. No sound. Sha~ outlined. 5-6 times size of he l o ganf3ola."' OlJserved through ldndow. SlOlol speed. Speed esti:nated a t 20 mph. Distance stated a t about 1/4 r.ri.le and a latitude a t ?CO ft. :.otion described ciS glidi ng, Halo effect a t top and back of object. appearance of being ~iO objects pressed togather rather than one. Tum described as banking, not sharp. ~vef'IJt::/V ScrE~CE NEws LETTER Jor December 26, 1964 Three Planets Visible The ne w year, beginning with the appearance of J upite r, Mars and Saturn, will include a total eclipse of th e as one highlight. By JAMES STOKLEY ~THREE BRIGHT PLANETS-Jupiter, and Saturn-will appear in the Janu- ary evening sky, joining the br ight stars normally visible. Only Jupiter, however, is shown on the accompanying maps, which depict the skies as they look about 10 p.m., your own var- of standard time, at the beginning of the month. Their appc:arancc: is similar at nine in mid-January, and at eight as the month ends. Jupiter shines so brilliantly, high in the southwest, that it is not difficult to locate. On the astronomical brightness scale, it is of magnitude minus 2.1. In early January, Saturn sets about 8:00 p.m., which is why it is not shown on the maps. Although only about a 20th as bright 1s Jupiter, it equals 3 first magnitude star. Thus it is easy to locate in the west in the early evening. Mars, on the other h:1nd, rises just too !Jte to get on the aups. It comes up in the eJSt, at the first of the month, about an hour and a hill before midnight, and earlier in the following weeks. Standing in Virgo, the virgin, whkh IS jwt below Leo, lion, its magnitude is 0.2, even b righter than Saturn. The brightest st:u ' hown 1\ Sinut, also the "dog sta r," because it marks the constellation of Canis ~bior, the gre:~t J()g, now in the sout.he:Jst. .\ hove and to- w,rd the ri~tht is the ma~nincc:nt figure of 0non, the warrior, w1th rhe two first mag- surs, Betelgeuse and Rigel. Between them is the row oi three srars that form Onoo's belt. Taurus Stands Higher Still hi~hcr and farther right stands the bull, with b rilliant and reddish Aldebaran. And just to the right of Taurus, :n the nc:.'tt~oor con~tc:lbtion of Aries, the is Jupiter. ve :1nd to the left of Sirius is the b-.cr do~, C.1nis ~linnr, with the brilli:tnt star c:tlled Proqon .. \ncl ri~ht :~bove this group :~re t he t\1 in~. Gemini, with Castor o1nd Poilu"<. The l:mcr is :tnother first m:tg ~t:~r .. \urig:~, rhe charioteer, is almost dsrt"~:dy ovcr he,cl, with CJpclla (shown on ~ 'Ttao ,,f he: nnrhern h~lf of the sk y) r~s 1<1 rl-tntc:~t , r1r. of Polaris, the pole st:Jr, in Ursa Minor, the little bear , to the left. N'ear the horizon and toward the eas t is part of Leo, the lion, with Regulus. AI. though this is a star of the first magnitude, its low altitude, with increased atmospheric absorption of its light, makes it look much fainter. This is also true-to an even greater degree of De.1eb, io Cygnus, the sw:~n, just above the northwestern hori zon ahead to see what 1965 has in store for us in the skies, we find that one of the features is an approach of the planet Mars. Now rising late in the eve. ning, it will come up earlier and earlier until March 9 when it will be d1recdy opposite the sun. Then, of course, it will be visible all night, rising at sunset and sc:tung at sunrtSC. About the same time it will make its approach to the earth of this trip arounc.l the suo. Its minimum d1stancc:, on March 12, will be 62.1 million m1les. Such appro.,ches of Mars, which come about ye:Hs and two months, vary considerably in distance and this will be a poor one. Ir. the future each approach will be closer th an its predecessor, until August Then M01rs will be only 35 million miles :~way-of!cring astronauts a gooc.l opportunity or inspection. Jupiter will continue to be pro minent in the evening sky until May. On the 30th it will pass behind the sun 01nd after t.b:1t it will become prominent in the e3St ju)t before sunrise. By autumn it will be visible the evening and on Dec. 18 it will be opposite the sun, shining all night. Saturn to Disappear Saturn will soon disappear from view, passes behind the sun on Feb. 26. Then it will become a morning star, shin- ing in the cast before sunr ise. By summer, it will again be prominent in the evening. Venus, now a brilliant morning star, will be in su perior conjunction with the sun on April II. By rrudsummcr it will be visible the evening, and will incre:~se in brightness until it reaches its maximum o n Dec. 21. This will make it a conspicuous Mercury, which is seldom seen, will be at its best position for evening viewing about March 21 as spring commences. The end of September will be a good time to sec it in the morning sky at dawn. The sun's apparent annu01l movement around the sky, which is really due to the earth's motion around the sun, will bring it directly over the ea rth's equator on ~l:lrch 20 at 3:05 p.m., EST. This is the vernal equinox, the beginning of spring in '" the nmrho:1't 1ou cJn .ce Urs:t :'<lbjor, the ~re.1t bc:~r. I'.Ht of the: group forms s.: hmili:sr "Gre:st Dipper," with the h:~ndle e."<tend~ng almoH down to the hori- L.on. The "pointers" indicate the direction t;.: * o SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER Of BRIGHTNESS U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION Tht. questionnaire has been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information-a, possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obterved. Please try; to ans-r as many questions as' you pauibly can. The information that you give will be !'sed for retearch purpotes. Your name will nol be uted in connection wirh any ttatemenh, conclusions, or publicationt without your permission. We request-this pertOnol Information 10 that if it ti deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When d id you see the obfect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A .M. Of' P.M. Me nth Yeor l. Tlme Zon~ _,. y01.1.. wheft you sow the object? ;. (9 FaWy catain Haw was time '" sig ht determined? Was object in sl;ht-cOtltinuautly? (Circle One): o . Daylight Saving b. Standard i5t:JN r ;(?1tw- CityorToWft Store or Counly c. Not very ture d. Jutt a gueu What was the condition of the t ky? a . Bright 7 . If you sow the ob1ect d u ring DAYLIGHT, where wa s the SUN loca ted as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a . In front of you @To your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your rrght f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 I 64 This torm superwde1 FTD i64, jui Ill. which Is obJOiete. 8. IF you sow the objecl at NICHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8 .1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (C/rc.le One): a . None a . Bright moonlight b . Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch dark Don't remember d . Don' t remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Cird e One): o . Cleorsky c. Sea Herod clouds d. Thick or heavy douds 10. The object appeared: (Circle One}r WEATHER (Cir cle One): b . Fog, mist, or light ra in Moderate or heavy rain Don' t re member (a:) Solid "( Transparent d . As a light .... e . Don't remember II. If it appeared a s o light, woa It brighter than the brightest stars? (Cir cfo O ne)l G. Blighter c. About the same cl. Don' t know n .l Compare brightneu to some common object: 12. The ed9ft of the objct _._ (Circle O ne}: a. Fuzzy or b lutred b . like a bright star ((:)Sharply outlined d. Don' t remember 1 J. Did rho object: (Circle One fo r each quest ion) Appear ro uand still a t any time? / Ll f b. Suddenly spoed up and rush away at any time? Break up into parts or explode? d. C ive off 1moke? e . Change br ightness? f. Change shape? g. Flath o r flicker? h. O:soppeor and roppoar? Don' t know No Don't know Don' t know Don' t know Don't know Don' t know Don't know Don' t know Officiatu.s. Air Forcor-::::J 14. Old the objed d iloppeor while you were watching it? If lO, how? ':. c6J"'-7 3"tff j~Lu..,/'.s c..veA...'-rri"vej OE.cJlimt~ s?Yudl . fh.c'YI A..T_; ciDvti'.cwfL/LG. J.c:.rUJ,~ )1 &>l..r~.<,v-e.A ~o6j'<L Did the object move behind something ot any time, portiC\Ilorly o cloud? (Circle One)t 16. Did the objed move In front of something ot any time-, porticulorfy o cloud? ( Circle One)t Don' t know. IF you a nswered YES, then tell what t 17. Tell in o (ew - the follo wing things about the objech Draw a picture that will show the sho~ of tht object or objects. Lobel and include In your sketch any details of tho object that you sow such os wlngr, protrusions, ere., and espociolly exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing show the diredlon the obf~ct was moving. kttts: ~t;-"ftr~:;1l"f 1 $1 C7 rl T~l; 1'}-L., ""~ UFO form continued 20. Do you think you con esllmote rho speed of rhe object? (Circle One) @ No f:r' flNJ ' S ~#Sc~ 0/Y IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _.:._ Do yov think you con estimate how far away from you the object was? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? 22. Where were you located when you sow the o bject? ( Circle One): a . Inside o building (5 Outdoors >~trre~ ,.Tdi,e.<.s 5ea.r. d . In on a irplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In the business section of a city? ~ In the residential section of o ~ty? , _ ~ Q In open countryside? /-Ju .t 1-'l~t: h d . Near an airfield? l>-fJ C N e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over ope"t country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOB:lE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving?. (Circle One) o . Not1h c. Eosl b . Northeast d. SoutheoJt 24.2 How lost were you moving? mllet per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any tl,. while you wereloo inv ot the object? (Circle One) Old you observe the objeu through any of the following? o-Ey~loues Binoculars b. Sun glo. f. Telescope c. Windshield g. Theodolite d . Window glass h. Northwest '26. In order rhot you can g ive a s dear o picture as pouible of whor you sow, descrobe in your own words o common object or ob jech which, when placed up in the sky, would g ive the same appearance os rhe object whkh you sow. Official U.S. Air Fore 27. fn the following sketch, imagine thor you ore or the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how h igh the object above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "6" on the some curved line to show how high the object wa s above the horizon (skyline) when you fast saw it. Place an " A" on the compass when you fir if saw it. Place a " 6" on the com pass when you fast saw the object. I~ ~-"C v~ 1/~1 ~-, Draw a picture lt-.at will show the motion ritot rfle object or objecn made. Place an "A" ot the beginning of the path, o " 6" ot the end of the pottt, and show any chong" in direction during the coune. 29. IF there was MOR! THAN ONE object, then haw many were there? _ picture of how riley _,... omm;.cf, and put on arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling . UF.Q form continued 30. Ho .. e you ever seen this, or a similar object before. IF so g ie dote or dates and location. 3 1. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the abject? (Circle One) Yes 31. 1 IF you answered YES, did they seo the object too? (Circlo One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please gie the following information about yourself: Moddle Name Cit y Zone TELEPHONE NUMBER _ Indicate any addltianol information about younelf, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33~ When and to whom d id you report thot you hod seen the object? Month Yeor Glens Falla, Y. l2E01 January 10, 1 955 UFO Investigation Offlce Wright-?atte=son A!r Force Base Day ton, Ohio Dear Sirs: On December 30, 1964, a small article in the local paper reported the sighting of a UFO over our city. I contacted the observers and have the following report, the original of which is on tape in my possession. The form of the interview for both observers is the o. s . Air Force Technical Inforrtation Sheet as described in Appendix 111 in Hajor' Donald Y.eyaoe's l:.o;,k Flyin~ Saucers from Outer Space. 29 Dece!!lber 1964 Enstern Standard Glens Falls, N. Y. vue minute to a mlnute and a half 1 . Certain Bright daylight To your left Does not apply No more ~han a block sway a . Don't know with and without eyeglasses throu3h nindow g lass and in the open 16. a."No ~ound, :1b.solutely soundless" Official U.S. Air Force leted thil questionnaire: 34. Dote you co Monsh Yeor / r Aln'Z.rp...fZ.J - vu,. 1FO form continued