PROJECT 10073 RECORD '. 1. DA 7E TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION t : . SOURCE . Civilicn ~. ~u:.mER OF OBJECTS jS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION f 30 i iinut cs I. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION f vrotmd- VisunJ. ~ 7. COURSE ; St..: t. ion 1 r:l ln E ~ 0 . PHOTOS ' ?. PHYS:CAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION Astra ('/r.i-.. 'US) i lorrisonville, New York ( 2 \'litnesses) \f.clms was at 80 der, azimuth and 13 deg elevation at time of sl.cht 1--nl 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object \>',1!1 round, .,.,ith lir:ht rays emitting from it. YellO\'Tisl clCM t\iinklc<l like 1'\ ::;t.nr . Objoct did not disapj::ear as observe r fnll uucl< Lo sleep. Obj cct was at 45 deg elevation when obscrvud. UNCLASSIFIED DPARTMHT OF TH AIR FOR< STAFF MESSAGE BRAH<H fHCOMIN'i MUSlGl ACTION: RDC-4 JNFO ~ XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFQ~ ... ;.J, DIA-l, NIN-7 (19) ADV CY DIA. S'AB C076C3VA261 PTTU JAW RUEDHMA 1866 1711951-UUUU--RUEOHQA. FM 380STRATAEROSPWG PLATTSBURGH AFB NY TO RlJNMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUEDDBA/8AF WESTOVER AFB MASS RUEDF I A/ AFSC FTO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH 10 RUEDHQA/HQ USAF WASH DC RUEDHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AF WASH DC SECRETARY OF THE AF. SLBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. A. DESffii PTION Of THE OBJECT: (1) SHAPE-ROUND, WITH LIGHT RAYS BUTT lNG FROM IT; (2) SIZE-APPROXIMATE SIZE WAS COMPARED TO THAT OF LESS THAN A DIME, HELD AT ARMS LENGTH; (3) COLOR-YELLOWISH GLOW TWINKLED LIKE A STAR; (4) NLMBER-ONE ONLY; (5) FORMATION -N/A (6) OTHER DETAILS-NO~IE OBSERVED; (7) TAIL, TRAIL OR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING. MESSAGE EXHAUST -NA; < 8) SOUND-NONE; (9) OTHER PERTINENT PAGE 2 RUEDHMA 1866 UNCLAS ~UNUSUAL DETAILS-NONE VISIBLE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE 00 OBJECT: < 1> WHAT FIRST CALLED THE AT TENT ION OF JBSERVER: HER MOTHER SAW THROUGH WINDOW, BEING UNABLE TO SLEEP AT THAT TIME, SO AWOKE DALGHTER; (2) A~LE OR ELEVATION OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED- DUE EAST, AT AN ELEVATION OF POSS 450EGREES; (3) ANGLE OR ~LEVATION WHEN DISAPPEARED-NO OBSERVAANCE AS RETURNED TO SLEEP, OBJECT RECHECKED AT APPROXIMATELY 98002, THEN oaJECT NOT VISIBLE; (4) FLIGHT PATH- DIDN'T OBSERVE, AS WENT BACK TO SLEEP; (6) HOW LONG WAS OBJECT VISIBLE-39 MINUTES <THEN RETURN TO &..EEP.) C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND- <2> OPTICAL AIDS-NONE; (3) N/A; D. TIME At-{) DATE OF SIGHTING-(1) 0799Z, 13 JUNE 66; (2) LIGHT CONOITtONS-NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER- LOCATION OF HOME, 2 MILES NORTH Of MORRISONVILLE, ~W YORK, APPROXIMATELY 2 112 MILES NW OF PLATTSBURGH AFB, N.Y. LOCATION COORDINATES; C44-42N-73/34'W.) UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH lNCOMING MESSAGl F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: CIVILIAN- AGE 44, TELEPHONE OPERATOR, AT FtATTSB~GH AIR FORCE BASE. OBSERVER IS Sl NCERE BUT APPEARS TO LACK SUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL K~WLEDGE REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER; (2) MILITARY- N/A; G. WEATHER AND WINOS-(1) OBSERVER' S CLAIM- O..EAR DARK NIGHT WITH STARS VISIBLE; (2) REPORT OF AWS, OET 7, 8TH WEA SQ. PLATTSBURGH AFB NY FOR VICINITY OF SIGHTING-0700Z, 13 JUN 66. WINJS SURFACE , L I G H T AT 2 K iS; ( 3) CE I L I NG - U NL I M TEO < 4) VISIBILITY -15 MILES; C5) AMOUNT OF CLOLO A NONE (6) STORMS IN AREA -N/A; (7) TEMPERATURE -46 DEGREES; H. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL CONDITION- ASTRONCJtfiCAL, A STAR/PLANET CHECK WAS MADE WITH THE AlMANAC, EDITION, MAY-AUG 66 CFOR TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION>; ALMANAC SHOWED THAT PLANET-SATURN WAS AT THAT TIME AT 15 DEGREES OF ALTITUDE IN EAST HORIZEN AT 108 DEGREES AZIMUTH; I. INTERCEPTION OR OTHER AIR TRAFFIC -N/A; K. POSITION TITLE AND UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH 'INCOMING MESSAGE C()w1MENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER-ALLEN H. DOYLE, MAJOR, USAF, 3BaTH STRATEGIC AEROSPACE WING <SAC>, PLATTSBLRGH AF9 , NEW YORK, 0 I C, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE PAGE 4 RUED!-+.1A1866 UNCLAS BRANCH. COMMENTS: THE OUTSTAt-ll!NG FACTS INCLUDE: (1) THAY THE PLANET-SATURN WAS AT A SIMILAR At\0 APPROXIMATELY ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH AS WAS THE OBJECT SIGHTED; (2) THAT AS THE OBSERVER CLAIMED, THE OBJECT DID NOT MOVE NOR PERFORM TACTICS, AND TWINKLED LIKE A STAR, GI VING OFF A YELLOWISH GLOW; (3) IT IS WEKK Kf\OW THAT SATURN I S NOTED FOR ITS SHIN!~ YELLOWISH LIGHT; (4) OBSERVER HEARD 00 SOUND, NOR SAW A TAIL OR TRAIL, NOR OTHER PROTUDENCES; (5) WHEN OBJECT WAS I' RECHECKED, AFTER 1/2 HOUR, IT WAS NOT THEN VISIBLE; AS PLANET HAD MOVED INTO ITS NORMAL STARRY SKY; ADDITIONALLT IT SEEMS EVIDENT THAT A CLEAR NIGHT- WITH ATMOSPHERIC REfRACTION CAPABILITIES WOULD MAKE SAT~N APPEAR LARGER AND IN GREATER MAGNITUDE THAN NORMAL TO ANY OBSERVER. THUS THE FACTS IN ALL PROBABLITY POINT TO THE OBJECT BEING THE PLANET .S.t\TURN: L. EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE-NONE UNCLASSIFIED