PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OAlE-TIMEGROUP 2. LOCATION 31 August, 7 Septembex 65 Bunkie , LPuisiarA 10. CONCLUSION SATELLITES, AIRCRAFT 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Hu1tiple (1 Eadl) No data Jresentcd to indl.c aterl A/C or Sat ell it~ tha t the objects could NO!' have 1 em -LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM.\RY AND ANALYSIS Not REJ>orted t .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourxi-Visual 7. C OURSE Not Reported .S. FrlOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Lif)lt s moving in the sky. NO CASE ( INFORM.A TION ONLY) Source: Ph~ne Call regarding Satellite 27 August 1965 Dayton, Ob.i Mr Smelker requested identification of obj eot assumed to be Satelliteo No ECHO or PEGASUS passes t or this time period. Informed that there were 30 some Satellites, Satftllite components and Spaca Debris visible at this time and he could have seen one of these. COMMISSI ONERS STANLEY E . FOX A E ENGLAND VICEPRISIDINT MRS HAROLD C MORTON MEL PIERSON LUDLOW FLOWER. JR PATRICIA A . WILSON CALIFORNIA SAMUEL WM. YORTY DEPARTMEN T OF RECREATION AND PARKS WM FREDERICKSON. JR GENERAl.. MAtoAGI:R GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM LOS ANGELES 90027 C H CLEMINSHAW PH D . ASSOCIATE OIRI:CTOR Ob::ervers: F:cutoment: treet. V~l~ntin2, Nebr~sca Al l t imes are c~T, nnd 3p?rox!m&ta. r iginal s ig~ter; tr. ar1d Y en tine ~fr s 60x teles cope, 4 " refractor telescope vi th l 8mm lens and ?entax Hla cam~ra, assorten binoculars. Obect or phenomena: ?ill be called obj ect A. De:scriotion: ~love .. ent : ~tar-!!ke, abo'Jt roa~nltJC:e 0 1 . a uoint of l i ?h: imoo.:s1.!Jle . ~r top t o bottom. :>r r::.ce versa .. ~ot al: col ors present a t e s ame ti~e, l i k e in a st&r . From south-east to north-cest l . ebservec b y Bill Var d only In nort~-~es t, up and ~o ~ovement 1 . !n mot i on ~ost o f the ~i~e, e s related to po~er lines i n the ~rea. ~. Covered about l o. . Some limiterl b~ck an d forth ~cverr.ant. 8toppec frecuent1y, for perioc~ or~a~ying ~lickered ouite f recuent1y. 1 . Aft~r excessi ve f lickering} ooj t B a . Aft~r ~ app~arec. S'lc~e~ 3~7e ~xce:s!7e l)li r.kin?. .,, as f o l l ... :~c. by dimr.i:ng I'l:r.mec-1 ob J.a,~t s a s a group . .Lac:ar hli!1k Pos:!.~ion. ai:--c:-aft )u,jec!cs t:culpmer:t: re~cript:?n: Glenca..=.e lens, P c ay Hia, :re:i'ra c t o r a:>sorter!. enou;zh ~o ,. ~n t off Glendale, California Jc: nuc:ry ~, 1 g66 l'ajor Hector (uintanilla, Jr. Chief, Prc,Ject Blue Book F'J'f ( Tf F)t) ''ri~ht-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 ronc~rninf y our letter of recernber ro , l g65, on the sub~ ect of unicentifi~d objects or pheno~ena, I beleive that you have a co9y o f my report a nd photos. Due t o the atur e o f these objects or phenomena , they coulc not all be ~eportec on you f orm 164, as ther e ver~ many of them on t~o nights, as you ~ill learn from my report. Also, I lieve ttat For m 164 might confuse thinrs, ;: nany of the :-he r f Drms, simil a r to it, thHt I h a v e a tte'"'l;Jtec t o fill out have. In oy r Pport, v~ich tool(' fcveral r~:ks t o p parc, I hFve presnte~ the total ~t-:>ry c.r.(: f inter-re l ation s bet\'rrn ohjec-t~, in the ~oft o ricrly and scientific fashion })O~sib le, havin~ h ad t:hF:-rF-por~. e 'J:noenc:ec h y r..t?verc:llTFO investirction ~r0ups, a~onP them, NICAP. A~ r -he n Peatives, I cap not ~uh1i t t tte originals, for they t:::. ~c. ppe#':!.rf-:c b~tvP.E'n Lincoln c; nct Va l entine, If you -1~h t o kno~ anything about the objects that I hav~ ~ ot eY~lai~ed Pi+her in ~y report or her e , I vill rf" c-ui t e -il ling to t alk 1' it.h your peopl e . The tic~ of subset Ci are ~ost interestiP~. l~hen C appeared fran behind the tree, what was its angular r a te'Z About t hat of Echo? Faster? The disa.ppeara!'lce, you say, took place in a matter o f seconds, but what about the trave l of C and Cl to thei r rendezvous point? I wish you would expand on the astronomical s eeing condi- tions -and the transparency. to/ere there any clouds at a))? Any haze? \;ihat wa..s t he limiting viaual magnitude of stans visible to the unaided eye? Was there any noticeable twinkle to the stars in the i.mnediatA!s vicinity of the objects Bi and Ci? Did the lights you saw themselves twinkle in a star-like Iila.lll1er? And why were you loold..ng at t.he extra- focal imagea of the lighUs? What did they look like 1n focus? By the way, I did not receive any copies of the photo- graphs. ft-ere these ~turned to you, and it not, who has them now'? And re obj~t D: wben the airplane came by, how many aecoods d~ d light D reua.i n off? 1! I ca.-mot get to Loe Angeles myself, am if the data continue to warrant deeper investigation, I co11l d as:: one of my f'l"ienda t he Loe Jes area to talk with y ou if ;;rou would per.nit -perhaps Y~ I hesitate t o a3k Alan ~ge as o~-renely busy :1ow, but Hrs ed t o be my lnb assis- :!a...-vard ar.d I t hink ahe would be to do t !is favor for :ne 3ut we 9'ha1 1 sae. Let' s o1ee how things d~relop a.nd whethe r "tiS ~;m r.:rwe up \>lit h a pr-:rJ:..cal theory for your experience a"ld r::.pp.uently trat ..,f r.1<1ny ot>:er :xfpla L: ~.he mid\..-est on those evenings o.t.' 9arl.J ,iu~st. <\re t he ot.!'H3r wi tnessee to "[our experience av-oJ.: lable !'or .:u'1.swor i.1.17, ~-:ew of :ny .:t'.i:estions? :.rould : ou be ;.ind enough t o alert them? I do 1npe :.;at :r-ourave not bec.ane t ired of answering iuesti ons. a ny ;>ri:1c :. pa.l3 L"1 ')ther cases I have investigated have complained of the on- sla:a ~nt o f questions fraa 7-he idly curioue and I hope you have not baen bot hered too :ruc h . 'l'hank JOU again. Sincerely yours, J. ,\lien Hynek Major C<uintanill a has forwarded to me sane con espondence rslative to your sightings of Augl!st 2 a.11d 3, 1965; including a cow ot his letter to you of February 24, 1966. I want to ccmpliment you on the form a.'ld detaj 1 of your report. You put to shame sane professional inves- tigators I I was going to put in a c a l 1 to you o r to Dr. and Mn. in ~tew Mexico t he other day I had .-::~. bad fall and broke my jaw. am vired up now, but not for sound. 2ut in t he ovent t hat I 'i!iruld