PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA 1 E TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3 ,,)IJRCt 10. CONCLUSION Civl l_iJn Astro ( CAPh ,L\, 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ti-Je oh .i ~cts These four s t a r s/pl:Ulf'tf\ i n tl"" l'oni Li nn report ed of S:ightinr char;tct rist . .:" d' f,r:t.m t'.r)c!v 01 serv:-1ti 01'. ~-LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 flou r s , :::D Hinutes f .. TYPe OF OBSERVATION .; rovnd- Vis n1 l 7 . COURSE Stati onatv 8 . Pt~OTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BriP}lt n~ht. Ohjer:t ol' nc rvC'd f or Mm'e tran 2 hot:r s . APr~arEd 3- h t j mc s hrl ftli.t r ~.lln !Jr. h1-i ,.., t.nst st.nr. :Jo 0h,iect vi sibl . Li .Ph t on l~r. Err1l, i.r II" ' i 0 P Ch, n('. orl ('('\] o t flY' ., v-i vir!. rc(l tr ~re~m to 1.hit.e l''' P":tlt'l. 'ol.in n wn~ s r a rodic in vertical m~ horizontnl d i rC'~'I. '11:'1. :1, . ~ rt. n i, Lern, mosl.l y stt:t+.i ona ry. Object climhinP 1'rnr1 (' ri p , ,l,.v.-:t~ion tn 1J deg elev::~:.ion, mm it:; eJevat.ion 40 <l0'! rlzim -h. \ I mr'( ' thE? Co1U' ob jects r 0p-q t.r.rl .:rt: Ct,P1~I.I.t\, GA; :11. ,\liRF:A. ,ii f-1 D SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prntoue e ditio n o r th h form my t> ued, 20. Do you thrnk y.:JJ can es11rnote th e speed of the ob1ect? (Ctrcle One ) IF )'C<J o n:, ... _,,,,j YES, t h r:111 .... hat :.peed would you .,srrn.ot.,~ 21. Do you th1nk y ou can estimate how for away from you thct object wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy i t was?------------ 22. Where were you locotttd when ya.J sow tho object ? (C lfc:le One ): .:>. Inside o budding b. In o car ::_. Outdoors~ o. in un airplonft :rype } 2:L Were you (Cudu One) ir. the business section of a ctty? lr. 1h<l residential s.,c.:r:c.,, >:tin city? lr. o pun country~id&? N.,ar on o-rrfieiJ? e. Fl)'ing over t'l city? F ly on\1 over open C:)IJntry~ d . Southt~ti'Jsr ,.ncle at f. South wu t 2.l.2 How f,p,t w .. re you ""ovon~) -----~---_ _JTlole, per hour. ?4.3 Di o you sro p of an-y n me whil~t yov t't! iookrng or fhe ob1ecr' 25. u id you observe th8 object li1r~vgh ony o f th e followrng' o, Eyeg';aaea Yes Binoculars-- --~.L: b. Sun glosses Yes No f. c. Wndan e ld Yes No g . Theodolite Yes W ~ndo gloss Yes No h 26. In order that y o u con give as ~.l!tor a picture as possibla of what yov sllw, describe rn your own words o co,.,mor. ob, .. ct or objects which, when placed up in the s ky, would give the some appeoranct! a s the object which ) 'OU sa.., Very bright lights which changed color; vivid red to vivid green to white. Lights moved erratically at seemingly high velocity but hovered for long intervals of time and remained in positions described for more than 2 hours 27. In the following alcetch, lmogln. that you ore at the point ahown. Place un ' 'J..'' on \he ~:vrv-~ line. to ahow ho..,. h igh the oblect woa obcwe the horizon (skyline) when yw llrst aow It, P ice., 'l "B .. on the I.Jme cur-,ed line 't' ahow how high the object was abcwe the horizon {skyline) when you la$t ,uw it. Ploce. .:~n "A' ' on the c:ompou you ll,.t aaw It, Place a "B" on the compou where you lfut aow t he ohject. 28. Draw a pkture that wi ll show the motion that the object or ob jects modo. Ploco on "A ' ar the be ginni.'lg ot i'ne ~ath, o "S" ot the end of th e poth, and ahow any changes in direction during the .:olir$a, Lights hovered ior l::>ng periods of time and would move either horizontally or vertically and hover again. Movement was erratic and in no particula r 29, IF there was MORE THAN ONE obJect, then how many were there? FOUR (4) _ Draw a p i cture of how they wer orron;ed, and pvt on arrow to ahow the d irection that they wertt traveling. Hovering -then erratic movement b oth horizonta l and vertical. JO. Have you ever soon this, or a simi lor object before. If 10 g ive dote or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF yOY answered YES, did they ue the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: righam City, Utah Wilmington, C alifornia 32. Pleau g iv the following lnfcrmation abt younelf: Loal No,., Wilmington California 1ndicate ony addit ional Information about yourulf, Inclu d ing any lp~cial ~perience, which might b. p40="nf 3J. When on~ to whom did you report that you hod aeen the object? 1 September 1965 (approx.) Captain Rei~hm1.1.th, Ai;.: ForG.e Systems Cororn.and, Space Sy3tems Division, Air Force Unit Post Office, Los Angeles, Cahfornia 90045 JA, Oate you completed this q&Je&tlonnalre: 35. lnfmotlon which y04J feel pertinent and wh ich Ia not adequatly cove red in the specific points of th. questionnaire a narrativ e xp lanation of your s ighting. We were staying at a cabin located seven miles north of Pine City, Minnesota, on the north end of Cross Lake when we observed these objects (lights). My parents, my wife, and I watched them for approximately one hour, at which time we all went back into the cabin for coffee and a snack. My wife and I went outdoors again one-half hour later and observed the objects (lights) again for almost one hour (until approximately 1: 10 a . rn. } at which time we retir ed; howe,er, the objects (lights) were still visible when we returned to our cabin ~rrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/13 Oct 65 Be~rence 1a made to your report o~ an aerial obJec~ vbich you oblerft!cl on tm nisbt or 23 August 1965. 'fbe obJecta ldtleh you obaexved bave been nalaated aa the atara t:fpllla., Aur1ga# Aldebaran, aud the planet Jupiter. '!be apptre:Dt ccmdition or these atara 18 characteriat1e or the pbenananknom as acintiUat:lon~ Sciut:lllat10D 1s the apparent shhc rlng or oacU J ation cd distant obJeeta aa viewed through an ahooapbere ~ ~ c3en1ty! ~ 1a most 11ke13' to occur 1D a wm aboospbere. At ll:OO p.m. on 23 August 1965 tba star Capella was at 20 degrees elewation and 4o degrees aa1111Uth. Aur1sa waa at lO cleSl eea elevation and 50 degrees azimuth. Aldebaran was ou tbe borizon at 63 clepeea az:!muth. At 1:00 a.11. on 24 August, Capella was at 35 degrees e leva... tion and 55 degrees azimuth . Gsnma Auriga. was a t 30 degrees elevation !llld 70 degl~ees a2wuth. Jupiter was a t 1 5 degl"ces elevat1o:~ a.od 70 degrees azimut h . Aldebaran vas at 20 degreea elevation aud 8 5 d.egxees azimuth. Tbank you tor reportins your observation to the Air Poree _ -- Lt Col&me4-t.BAP Ccwtnprl ty Relatione D1 vJ.aiOD ------+1--l:itllce o~ Intor:~&tiCID ' Wilidngton, HEADQUARTEMS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION A I R FORCE SYSTEM S COMMA.ND UNITED STATES AIR f'OACE '1RlGHTPATTERSO N All; FORCE 84.3 .;)MID suaHcr: Request for UFO Information r o: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt) Wash D C 20330 Reference the attached letter from requesting an evaluation of his sighting on the 65. The following is a suggested reply to this request. The informa- tion supplied to the Air Force on FTD Form 164 has been eval- uated by ~alysts as observation of the stars Capella, Gamma Auriga, Aldebaran, and the planet Jupiter. These four astronomical bodies were in the position indicated by Mr Hanki.ns. At 2300 on the night of 23 Aug 65 the star Capella was at 20 degrees elevation and 4o d egrees a zimuth. Gamma Aurica was at 10 degrees elevation and 50 degrees a zinuth. The star Aldebaran was on the ~orizon at 63 degrees azimuth. At 1 a .m. on 2h Aug Capella was at 35 degrees elevation and 55 degrees az~th; Gamma Aurica -,.,..~s at 30 degrees elevation and 70 degrees azimuth . Jupiter \~S at 15 degrees elevation and 70 degrees azimut h ; Aldebaran at 20 d~grees elevation a nd S5 degrees azimuth. The apparent ~o~d~t:on of these stars is ~haracteristic of the phe:1ornena '';J!G'.r:'l e.s scintillation. Sci:1ti llation i s the vieioied thrO'.l6~ "'~1 at":losphe::-e of varying densi.t~;. Thi.s is 1:1ost li~ely to oc:u: ~ a warn e~mosphere. FOR T!1Z cm1}t~'1D~R I ERIC ? de JO~c::;.,TO! , Colcnel) USAF Deputy f or Tac~nology and Subsystems , ~._ T,..E NIJCi..Et.:S )F SECUPITY! FTD Form 164 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 14 September 1965 California It bas come to our attention that you have observed an unidentified obJect on the night of 23 August 1965 while on vacation in Minnesota Should you desire an evaluation of this report it is requested that you canplete the attache d P'l'D Form 164 and return it in the envelope We Vish to thank you for your interest in this c~bject. Si~cc:-el;, HECTOR UIJ.A Major, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book U S AIR FORCE TECHI'IIC..l.L I~FORMATIO.~ 'l JttSIIOtllhJ""' "lo.s been prepared so That you con \J.'Itl fht! u.S. Atr forc e a s mv .::h ntorm. )i\ n po.s:.sblt~ onc~rning the unide n rifidd oos1ol pheno.no~on that y o u t , hu oLS!tr'llftti . Pltt0$1'1 f \) onc;we r OS "''Ony quostlons OS you pnssibl; con. The :nfor mation rhot y(;U s :ve w:l! bl! us<~ 1 ..r ~searct' .,>vrpo:.es. Your namo will .10/ c ~ used ;., .;~nnedon w ith :.r.y st-:Jte!'l,.,nj:;, .::ondu! !)ns . or pvblscorions withollt '(CIUt permtl><;tcr . VIa request thi:o personal i1"!form:.tion ~c: that if r ~ d11eme d ncc..,,..sory, we may cootuct you for further details rime of tic., . Mi o vrfta iCirclu Ona): A.,V.. o r r t me Zan-! v o fic _p_ine_fi!Y_ .. :Nlinnesota 11101n c . r~ot .. ,rv surtt 5.2 Wo s c r:t" r No :t. 8r ight 1 Cu d e On~t} a. In front or .)V b. In boclc of ~ -,u d. To your left c . cv ... rheod f. Don' r r.,member 8. IF you sa'"' thl'!t object o r NIGHT, wha t d id y04J notico c oncerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS {Circle One). d. Don' t remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bridtt moonlight Dull moonliiht c. No moonlight -pitch datk ( d._ Don't re!Mmber 9. What were th e weather conditions at the time y04J saw the object? CLOUDS ( Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear aky b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, ~light rain c. Sccnterd d oud s c . Moderate ~ heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clovds d. Sno'"f Oon't remember 10. The OOJ": 1ppsored: (C,.-ce One): If a . Sol.d b. ;)lmmer d . 0et'l 't know : ,. 11.1 C ompare ~shtneH t o JO.,.,. CO.,I"On oo,.ct: appear ed3- 4 times brighter than b righest sta r i C ircl& One): ( C lfcle une J. f Juy Cf blurred b. Lilte a bri!,1ht star c. Sharply ouflind d. Don ' t rememb.r 13. Did me ob .. r:T: Ap~ar to stand still at arry time? ~ddenly speed up and rush away at any t im? Break up into porta ex xplode? Give off smolce? C hong. bfig, tness? Change ~hope? Flash~ flicker? Otsao.:~or Ot'ld re'lpP"'Jar 1 C h a nge col o r ? Could not see an object -saw only the lights Don't knOON Den'~ know Yu No Don't &cnow No Don't know Don't lcnow No Don't ltnow No Don't lcnow '-:o Don't 'cnow 14. Did the object disoppa a r while you w.::t. : etching 1t ? II so, how ? 15. Did the object move ~hind :;omething at any time, porticvl..uly a c loud'? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know, IF you .:Jt1$Wefed Yf::!l, thM t tll what it moved behind: .16. Did tho objed move in front of Gl)merhing st any t ime , pnrticulorly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes e o_,n't Know. IF you onswereli YES, th'l'l 'ot!l wj,tJt 17. Te-11 in a few WOfds the foiJo..,ing th1ng$ about tho obj.: c t b. Colo r Ch~nged repeat dly from vivid E !o_ vi~d - :"? t o ~h~te. _ _ 1 1~. w,. wish to ki"OW the ~ngulor .:Pte. Hold u mo rc:h 'itl~k ot orm''i length in lin~ Wllh 0 ~ ow,, ubje<:t ano .~ ... much of rne obtect i s cov~rt-d by the h.,od of th e mat ch. If you had pttrro rme.l th1~ ex~eriment a t th~r 1,.: sighting, how much of rhe oOjeCt would hcv!t been covered by t he match !'!aod? Do not know. 19. Orow a picture tnat will show the shape of th e object or objects. Lobel and include in yuur sketch any deto;l$ of the obiect that you saw such a1 wings, protruaions, etc., and eapecially exhaust trolls or vapor troila. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Saw lights -not objects Moved vertically and horizontally i n sporadic fashion in no set pattern. Lights hovered most of the time.