! 10, C~sC~USION (C0~1r.LICTIKG ~AT4) s. i....::.\~TH Or OSSERVATION :: ~f"OF OBSeRVATION See l6ttor ot 16 Nov 6 tor ~ener9l cor~'T.~\-;a 11. BRieF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS T~e observer saw two tla~hi~s raddish-o~a~G~ af.;e:-they wa::e: :.:"ir.>t Dae.-l" 2 Aupat 1966 ~1 baa beeD vbicb you aubld.tted tor A prel1iney bewever~ add1t1 1atormat10D ia aecea8ar,y tar a IIOJ'e .. Thia vonld. t~ c4 nla uee4 or camera, leaa data, ~ to obJect. data diatance : . 1n4tcated: Qnl7 ODe true em tbe nept1ve. Thia t.se appeara a vb.ite ball oa 5 x 7" pri.Dt. UDder cloae exMI1aat1ca, tbe S..p ap~ to be 8lleared ind1cat1Ds either motion or aaoticm 1a 11 ttl or DO evidence or a bard imaae vi tb1 a center of v!drte azrea . Bo atara are Yiaible 1D the baclqp-OUD4 ot t.he ~. You indicate ill your atatemeDt t tbe obJect appeared DO br1gbter au airenft v1Ds l1pt. You 1Dd1cate tbat the ther vaa clear aDd 4ry aM it vu a brlsht Dipt with~ a Tbia be1Dg the caae be ri.aible U' u.ae vaa no brisbter tbaQ an a1r- cn.ft V'1q 11a;bt. Other appuat !Mpa Oil Deptiw. d.o not exhibit chanot.eriatica or true . !Mpa. 'l'bey an tbe ~ poceaa~Da or poor fte obJeot could DOt be or CD tbe print. . . . , . If' JW v1ll. pl'oricle ua with abow. snron.t1ca cert ~ a pJ..te . We Q1JllflAIIIJ,A, Jr, MaJor,. UBAP. , Pl'oJect Blue Book -. tuce 1D tbia tter. . . MroJect BlueBook Chief MaJor Hector QUintanilla (TDEW) Wrigh~-Patterson AFB, Ohio reference to may 5 1966 F'TD take all the time you need to do the prints a~ t to the work load. evaluate due tor the same. type or work as B1ue Book checked the Police station they told the truth alfreleaut of 'ne 82 hall stree~ they do operate very little. here is the negative you requested on the 7marcn 1966~ THE CLEARVIEW MANCHESTER ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY The Manned Lunar Mission, December,. January, February NEWS LETTffi By Robert R. Gilruth* and Introduction Maxime A. Faget** The Nationa 1 Aeronautics and Space. Administra.tion .has been in existence r:-ot quite four years. Since its beginning NAsA has had a strong program in the development of manned space vehicles. FUrthermore, the Manned Space Flight Program has been expanded very rapidly, becoming the dominant program within NASA, which is likewise growing at a rapid pace. The next major outstanding goal of our present Manned Space Flight Program is the exploration of the Moon. Director, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Assistant Director, Research and Development, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center The three major schemes for the lunar mi ion were the direct approach involving no rendezvous, rendezvous of two parts of the mission payload in earth orbit, and the use of a separate lunar landing spacecraft which will rendezvous with the return spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission is originated maneuvered into an orbit about will be discussed in from a parking orbit about the earth. The vehicle is the moon from which the landing is made. These a subsequent section of this paper. The scheme that has been chosen for the Apollo mission was announced July 11, 1962, as the lunar orbit rendezvous method. This scheme was first studied in detail by Or. John c. Loubolt of NASA Langley Research Center a year and a half ago. The Manned Spacecraft Center started a serious study of this scheme almost a year ago. Every element within NASA with a major role in the Apollo program has also carried out studies of the various mission schemes, and there exists at this time a unanimous agreement among these elements that the lunar orbit rendezvous scheme is the preferred method to carry out the Apollo mission. The important characteristics of the lunar rendezvous approach are as follows: (1) A separate spacecraft is used for landing on the moon. (2) The total amount of mass that must be boosted to escape velocity is greatly decreased. (3) A minimum number of additional elements not already being.designed and manufactured are needed to achieve t he mission objectives. _ The Clearview Manchester Astronomical Society wishes every one a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, even th~ugh it may be late by the time this sheet is out. We have become international in members last month. U.F.O. study is one of our pet projects but we are wondering when the next report will come in. We did not have a believable story for six months, and when we do get one pome joker was Qullinq our leg. Let's have the truth * Brunette Barber Shop * * Air Conditioned Closed Mbnday * * Open daily 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. * * Except Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. * * Corner of Harvard and Wilson Street * * Lafond Auto Glass * 795 Massabesic Street *Mirrors -Furniture tops - Combina- * tion Windows - Glazing - Repairs * wir.dows in reference to . ,'Jright-Patt.erson AFB, Ohio 45433 Eector ~uintanilla, Jr, Major, USAF Chief, ProJect Blue Book Whe~in the world are the two prints and my negativeit is aboat. t:fme w send them or my negative. a copy of your rep1y 4april 1966 has been forwarded to the acca~ of science in Moskow USSR if the negatve is not q~th~ ten days the same ~omation will be sent~o moskow for evaluation. the negative is on way please dis regard this . TilE. CLEAilVIE\V AIANCHEST~Il . ASTRONO~IIUAIJ SOCIETY~ (~7 L - Manchester, New Hampshire UH03 . George P. Freeman,Jr . Lt.. Colonel, USAF Chief, Civil Branch Relations Division Office of Information This is in reference to your letter of Feb 8 1967. in reference to letter of August 2, 1966 From Project Blue Book At Wright-Patterson , in reference to the sihgting of an unidentified object in the lower part of t~e eabths atmosphere at an alti tud .. ~ of GG ft. The Camera was a 4x5 press type the focal length of the lens l27mm F4.5 the in for mation requested has been obtained, with some i cu ty, it is indeed lucky the man who sold me the camera has an excelent memdry. now that you have the information as to the foca length of the len)you can make a positive me~surement of the image the negative wil be sent to you and you can make all the measurements you want when you are finished withit please return it, also ther is one print due me from ~.'lright-Pat.terson air Force Base they were suposed to make to prints , have recieved only one print and my original enlarment and negative. - our ~d the clock ~atch of the sky has ben discontined. but n able Hampshire UJlOJ U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This q&~estionnai.-. has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much .. information as possible conc,erning the .unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed . _-; Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can . The lr_1formatlon that you oive will' : be used_lor research purposes~ Your naine will not be used h1 connection witl-i any statements, . conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deetMCI necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): ~ Eastem b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Dcrylight Saving City or Town Stote or County 5. How long .was object in sight? (Total Duration) a. Certain b. Fairly certain ~Not very sure '41 Just a guess 5.1 How was time in sight.determined? ----------------- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of ~ou c. To your ri~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle fwm auper .. d .. PTD 164, Jul U, which Ia obeolete. 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight Don't remember c. No moonlight - pitch darlc ~ Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obJect? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain @Scattered clouds . c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): b. Transparent t;) As a light e. Don't remember 11. If It appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter c. About the same d. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compare brightness to some common obiect: 12. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . b. Lilce a briyht star c'tJ Sharply outlined Y. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into porta or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brisi1tnesa? f. Change shape? Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow 15. Did the object move behind something at any .time, particularly a cloud?. (Circle One): -1-' e~ No Don't Know. IF you a~swered YES, then tell what it moved behind:.a::&. ~-~-- " 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes e Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect: a. Sound n ., . . 18. 'fie wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length In line with a known obiect and note how much of the object Is covered by the heocl of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? Draw a plctvre tnat will show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include In your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving