PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No data presented to indicat that an A/C could not have cau3ed . ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIE!= SUMM4RY AND AHALYSIS 6. TfPE OF OS.icRVATION Ground-"I !sual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-3~9 (TOE) See Ca3e ot ll Au~t, by same witn$ss for d~tail:s Preloua ctltiOfta ol Ulh fGta mar be used, ~o J ~.::J or lice tor Qu tnt~ni) J a U81Ut' C:ucr, A:l~io.l Filcnct~cna Branch ~;::. .... lchtPatter:;on A.lr :;orce ~se Dnyto~, Ohio 45433 ';(}.lis is to report o. cal l I made to ~1r. of Greensburg, relative to his aic:htint:,S ~ August llth ond Auguat l3th tho.~ of his lli:e of AuGUst 5th, 1965. ort runs hio C..illl business called ::nc. vhlch is not only a bua1noas of x:.a:Sntenanca and }?rogramtn~, but they Sl.'"& dc7isinz m~ana of .f\ccishlng real t1rr.a cci puter servic~s to businesa oreaniza tic."l~, etc. Until he ~esan r...is e1rn ccmpocy ha -;ma a nuc~ar :ph:/aycint 'Yil;,h Pittoba.r~h riorklnG on nuclear rcc1~et j?ropulnion. I had a lone; t.a11' vith h~. He ia not on.l nrticuJnte and obviously ac:.~::.tiflcnJ Jy oric:l~d., but he is e.l.so a neol>er cr tho Pittsburgh liiCA? at~!'"'.!l Jo.rt:;ely frc:l tha id~a of lin~iD<J a number cf the!!\ U.P trith ball lizhtntnz llo told :t. ca or a CO.ue ,l~!)Ortcd to ~tl :::A?' . of Otla o: t h e Pi !;"caburt;l:l ::?Co;>le h:l~, .. inc been buzzed by a b:r:igh~ b~ll o:: light thnt rode directly over hla c.3.r . a.r.i t~a:1 J anded in a x:oo.rby field. 1r.ICAP haa thia report and ..re do not. Co~ing to his particu.l..:u aightini: In all t!uee co.aes thesa ~;ere of and -~:::n fn.d 1 ng out as they npprca.cbed the hcri::on. T'u3ir ras lnc~ to Gn.tollit.cs, aa -tar asc.ot.ion Jea concel't6\3d, ua9 coed excapt tbat in ol L u~out th.is n1nc3 ha .liatu al"~itu~ and o.ziri:utb..J thu.s 1.\l~t 13til 4:17 u:T.' ia ta..a best rcportod, c.u1U I W'1ll give that ~nd t~teA hsd been Ot.lt moat of' the nie,ht vatcb.J.ng for t~ second a a~ca ot the obJect hQ &igbtcd the ni~t bcf'or On the hypotbeaig that it v ="s a retrogro.da Ga.te)lt~a ha kept a ViGil a]J tbat evening outaida hia !\ouse snd. had cone in for just e. fov minutes before l2Jl1 A.H. and Stl;/3 ba kic!~3'i hix:ael.t tor cloinQ t11:1.-; oince. \fhon ho c;ot a~t~ido, there vaa bia brit;b,_ e;~ct~ in the zenith . .-1 ~roccedcd a~ n rn:t.o of nbout 2 per second \'Altll i~ ...-no e:!Jout 30 or 4o frOCt th3 vc.:rt.crn horizon, vhcro it fad.rad. out. It covered ~t'.O:r.f a-.;'Jr tha tel.cpho~a., it camr.) wt. 35 aecondo). lie etated that the object cecr:~d. to 1:~1e dcfinitc2;/ fa~tcr th.o.n Zcho, but b:r no 1:.eoca !.l!i fast. na a mat.eor. Ii:J rv 1 ~3 cut a cloJ t:.J-~ecr on c cvar:1J. ccu~ts. .I1d ala.o rules cut aL.-craft b canso he seys they aro in U.c xie"J' Yor:t-Pi ttsbur fliGht !)att..ern end ~ ia in tha lr~val llr Force o.a o. rad.:u operator for tcvs yearo. I-; i.G intorcating to note that it the objects on aucccaaive nights had been a. .:.- =-001-'tld.e ac.tel 1 i-;~, the period vonld havs been l hOlll" and 35 tt1,nutes .. "'belt c~se;:ved.. Thero i~ the oul#s1C.3 possibility t!lat eo o'b~erved n co.;p~.:.red lUturnl sa~c) lito vh1ch vould oovc h:ld a lite of Jw~ a f~.z daya at rno.st.. lie [-,l~";~:lk.:C rl'OulU r..a~c b::::C:l con:;id.~ra.:.:>ly ~0 ~a i4reS t ha CbJ~ct Wight 1"41VS b~en quito Calpaten\ aa an observer. Since he is e::aphat1c on tha point. that u an aircraft. Co."'lcerning the othor sit;ht.J.nsa 1 The firs~ aighting waa mad. on ~nurac:la;r. Augu:~t Sth. The paasa8e wa a~ntl.r very similar to ~uguat. 13th except. that thore w~ no r.oon. The tir..e waa lls)O P.t-r. Eastern Da7- llght &l.virlg 'l'ime. Th~ sigh~ ot Augu~t. llth wu not._; eo well placed in tha alq. It was observed at. abou~ onl1' 20 ulavat.ion above the south- we a tarn horizon, ha..ri ng cme into sight. diz"Octl_r 1n the south and t.han p:-ocaeding in a nor..h~e:~ter~ direction. llith the al ant height ~lied b7 ;t.he low elevation, this could very well have been an aircr3.lt too far a:M:J:I' to be heard. It ia ha1'dar t,o n.pfJl:/ thta int.alpratat.1on to the objoct.a which ;rare seen diroc~ overhead. It wo adopt 2 par :socond aa tha a~a.rent. angla o! ';sl oci t7, rotorence to our tables shows that, a crart. at lO,OCO ~oc:tt-wa1ld ba doL."'l.g 2.50 cilea per hour, or at S tdles, 628 rdles por hour. Beca,use or tha verj great brightne~a ot the_ light I would. tavor sanethir...g cloae1 b7, a r Cab tor instance. 3 to s,ooo .f'aet above hil:l. Ot course. he will not. to be hoa..-....1, and the brilliance or the light a:rBUes against. this hei6ht. natural satellite ar.d :l..'"lcl ~rut in e"-Ch o~e a one-witne;~a matter, ~ tha cotion 1:~ not ... nl1 ka aircraft. Don't bacauaa ha 1. DATE TIM! GROUP . 3. :i\lUF~CE 5. LINGTH OP 6. TYPE OP OBSIRVA'nGM 9. PHYSICAL EV PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Greensburg, Pennsylvania 10. CONCLUSION No data pre sen ted to indicate that an a/ c could NeT be the cause o the report. Description of fl ht and ~11 other details in accord with this evaluation. 11. MIIP IUMMAIY AND ANALYIII Three reports of light only in flight 'to ~rest. Resem.bl ed. satel 1 i.te ECHO except about 3X a s bright as Venus. Toa MlrJ,.~ Ch.1d-Mrial ~. CJbto 4!Jit-33 January 12 GilD OCIIJIUV' be vaa a pU tn'o ac.. btt* USUJI*DU Vitti tU J.OOM~ sa tal 1 1tea, as wu concerned, vas good. except that 1D all t t;o vest. seema to be no m1 staite AII&Ut. 13th le.t1T r.r., :la tae bea' haY1.Ds ca. t:rca t -.t. l't ..... al8:MI, proceecle4 a\a rate 0: abcu. a per Mc:ae4 'mttl 1~ .. wu aboa;t. 30 ar a.o f'1 a tbe ). Be atated. tllat tJI8 cbJec Be rW.M out. 1zcx.t' be- Atelllte vhich wuld a l1fe ar Jus' a f n1sbt until but the object did not Since tbe nex~ quite ocape\ent u aa. obMrnr. Since he is .-pb&Mo Gil tbe point he 1a well U..,w _.. tMecl wltb ... ot a no\; so wll cauld 'lVI refa._..\o cnn at lO.OCXl or: at ' "a:llee, 62t m'S.lee per There 18 the poaa1b111t7 ot a captured ,..,.. cat.esof7 aircraft teo h.r tbia heigh'S aat.ell1te and ral night, ...... poNibla nn. to xr. s.ea. HltADQUAATEAS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AlA FO .. CE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNtTD 8TATa AI,. ~O,.CIE W,.IOHT~ATTK,.80N Allll ~O,.CIE BA81E, OHIO ATTN OF: w."J: sueJECT: UJO Sisht1Ds, ll 13 Aq 65, Qreenaburs, Penna7l To: Bq us liiUh J) c 1. , ll&aclear Ral81c1at, ua ticm o~ Ill CD tM Dipt o~ ll Au8 the .:>rniDC o~ 13 lllile the obt1ect reHIIbW a aatell ite 1D , orbital to the wt are DOt ill accord Y1 til preent m .-..~ practice. cue~ a retrosNd aatellt te occurred iD the latter part o~ 1960 when the Unite to plot U1 orbit vitbcot aucce In addition to t-h , tb.e indicated ie rather short tor the aatellite 1D orbit. ID tact, the tion ot 25 ecoade ~or a cone le arc dis , app oacbee a teor 2. Since Mr la the o could not han AD aircraft, hi xeport to Air Porce Conaul Dr J Allea I)!Wk, Director ot Dearboxa toq, Borthveetera Ua1nra-1t7, ton, I , 'tor bia op1D1on u to the ot theae Sboul4 ~ h)Aek deire addiv ..... be will ~ upon bia retlarn rrc. 1D October. Deplt7 tor YOU TH~ NUCLEUS Ofl SeCUitiTYt t~. Fbmt/m8n/ SAFOICC/7?842/15 sAFar::2 , .Reader cy~ - . Activ1ty.oy DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY MEMOilANDUM 1D tb lattex re~sted: a evaluation Aug ea1d the :uc,rni:lg of 13 Aug .. in appes.rnnee; orbi t&l at are not in-~ accord nth present-~ .anncliing . oa~ recoxded caae<t a..,retrog:rade aateltfto occurr:ed o-r 1960 When the Airef'art 'Ixa~k:lng Uh1 U! _ orbit vi thout success. In addition to the- :the sate 11:1 tea , the durati911-1r..dtcated ia rather short ~or -in orbi. t. In tact~ the ~tioa o