PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION ~ . Hedgeville, West Virginia 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Astro (CAPEIJA) ..,. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS CAPEIJA \-ras at (i) deg azirm.tth 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 40 deg elevation at time of sightj ng. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 lD...n'..ltes I 6. TYPE OF Oes:: ? V ATION Ground-Visual 7. COU RSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Obser~ers noted ver,y bright object just above the eastern sta1 . Ot,je ct was viewed for a bout .:J) mihutes and in this time peri<~ ' it did :lot move.. Object did not disappear. FTD SE P 6 3 0-321 (TD : ) PteY!oue ecfi~Mu of t.hb form F be ueed. ACTION: RDC-4 UNCWSIFIED Of till All DAIP MISSA. IIANOI INCOMIJII MISSAOI SAFO "~ J PTTU JAW RUEBBAA 7801 2142113-UUUU--RUEOHQA. /G ANDREWS AF'B ~-m T 0 R U\~\1 F'V Ai .~0 C E NT AFB COLO RUEDMBA/26 ~DIV HANCOCK FLO NY RUE OF IF /FT ~ '.'.'PAFB OH I 0 R fJEDYQ ~/CSAF RUED HQAJOSA.~ INFO RUEBBJA/~Q C0~1D USAF UNCLAS FRO 10~1 AB WG CDOOT) 30210.AUG. 66-CSAF FOR AFNIN. OSAF FO S~VOI. INFO FOR OOT. UFO. ~EFERENCE PARA 14, AFR A 1. ROUND 2. DINNER PLATE 3. NO COLOR, VERY BRIGHT LIGHT AROUND OUTER EDGE. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINr Of THI All FOICE STAn MISSAGI lUNCH ltKOMINI MESSAGI ~OBJECT APPEARED BRIGHT INSIDE, RESEMBLED THE FACE OF A QOCK WJTLi VERY BRIGHT HANDS RADIATING FROM CENTER WITH PAGE 2 R UE~3AA 7801 UNCLAS DARK AREAS 3ETVIEEN. B 1. ~r~E C:O: BARKED AND I A'.~OKE~ I WENT OUTSIDE TO LET HER OuT. I LOOK~J UP AND SAW AN 02JECT THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF A DINNER PLATE VERY HIGH \N THE SKY WITH A VERY BRIGHT EDGE. I VJATCH~O IT FOR TEN TO FIFT~::~J MINUTES THEN I WENT IN, WOKE MY YUSB A'iD <RET IRED V/ADM, USN> AND HE CNv1E OUT AND SAVI EXACil Y THE SA~1E HI NG. Wt. WATCHED THE OBJECT FOR 5-10 MINS THE~J ~'ENT INSIDE." SHE ALSO SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE DAW.l \''AS A:::>:.='JACYING, THE 08JECT NEVER DIMINISHED IN BR IGHTNESSc 2. JUST ABO\f~ -;-...:~ ''ORNING STAR C090BZ> 31 JUL 66. OBJECT 010 ~T MOVE. 4. RD1Ait.IED FOR ENTIRE SIGHTING PERIOD UNCLASSIFIED 6. APPRO X TWENTY MINUTES. C1. GROU~ VISUAL PAGE 3 RUEB3AA7901 UNCLAS . UNCWSIFIED DEPAITMINr OF lHI All FOICI STAR MISSAGI INCOMING MUSAGI E1&2 1~ ~ILES N~ OF MARTINSBURG AT HEDGESVILLE, W. VA. HOUSE .VI F ST OF REL I A2ll lTV -EXCELLENT. 5. FEW ALTYOU~Y C~'~ULUS 7. 2.0 DEf,REES C/THOUSAND <AVERAGE> SFC INVERSION PRESENT. AFHQ .we 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Page 3 :>f 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMENr OP Till All FORCI SfAFP MESSAGI INCOMIIII MBSAGI K. JOHN P. DIENER, MAJOR, USAF.ASST CHIEF, OPERATIONS & TNG UNCLASSIFIED Page 9 ~f 4 We: tJr~ st:nJir~ tht: t1Jllo,.,it! ittforr-;.1tiur~ t c ~,u'J in c . \!h: it :l:o...:l ! chc::ck" you oicht receive concerning thin si~ltir:t; . !~-;~!n !1ou!-~ !JU~t.e.; thut tc !. ::. , this object might have been. Sight i 11g Xili(X H M M-X X)()( ~OHE X X X 1E X X X X X 1(-)( X X X Direction of sighting *X X M H X X X X XX X X X X *X X X X X X 270 Azimuth Sky condi tions*J(+.* lEX-)t-)( lE lEx lE X-i< x K x x x x x lEx lEx* x x XC loud less and full moon Direction of ootionX-X-*X******X*XXXX-iOOOEX)()()()OEEnst to \-lest in an arcing path of viewing* x x x x x x x x x x x **'* x * K JE x * * x * x x x *A pprox. 1 /h. sec in view from the left side . window to the right side of the window. Size of object* JE X XoXX X X X JOCX X X XX X M-X *X X XX-X X 1 with a projection on one side, length over m:i nor diameters appeared to be equal to the dia. of the moon that nite. informa.tion may or may not report to your office be of any information to you, but I felt it ey duty to make Sincerely yours .It/ o C. IrS E ROOERT W. NAVARRO l, Hy. Marion, Indiana Date 8 JULY 1966 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio I ! U. F. 0. Division: Gentlemen: The following inf'orne.tion was_gi ven to n:e by a fellow worker Mr D. Van Hook. W,e are both . ~ . emplo3ted by Radio Corp of Aue~ica, Engineering Equipnent Dept. Mr Van Hook is an Electrical Design Eng., And I am employed as a Mechanical Design Eng. We are sending the following infornation to you in case it should check with otherinforuation you might receive concerning this sighting. Mr Van Hook states that he bas no opion as to ~hat this object might have 'been. : . . Place of sightingX ~ Xlt XM XXX X XX X XX KX XX X )()E *X X M H-Marion Tine of Sighting*XKKXJocxxKxxxxxx*xxxxxxx-MX*XX 2305 E. s. T Date Of SigbtingXX XX X JE XK JEX JE X X*lOEXX XlOEX XXiHOEXX 6 July 1966 Direction of sighting XKXKxxxx>EXXKXJOEXlE-XXXKKX 270 Sky conditions x K x JC K XX x x x * *"K x XK K x x-x x x x x x-x x lOE K cloudless and fuJ J. mon Position of viewingXKKXxKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXXInside of house thru an open 3 ft. window Direction of motion* x K J< x K K *** x x MM x xx Xlt x x * K K x KEast to West in an arcing path' . ~ngtb of vie-wingKX*KK~XKX*XXKX*XKJExxxxxxx-xxKApprox. 1/'4 sec in view from the left side REPORT OF THE OD 19-20 Jul 66 Call of 19 Jul 66 , MOntgomery County, reported that his father received a call from an Operation Sky Trace member in Topeka, Kansas to alert him that an object -described as "blinking lights" was sighted in the direction of Texas and was traveling in the direction ~oward Ohio. - ted he was told blinking lights were observed at 2120 (Dayton tL~e) in the area of Topeka, Kansas. He did not know who called his father, but gave the following for possible contact in Tbpeka. stated that he heard that the same type of objects had been sighted from the area of West Virginia which were flying in thed!~ection of Ohio. He staed he wanted to report these objects so t~e Air Force could go ~p and catch them. Pfficial U.S. Air Force UFO form co 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information whic~ you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narratiYe explanation of your sighting. . . -f.ti"lt:~ FO form continued U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T h is questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much in forme ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon_ that you h9ve observed Please !ry to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be use: for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conch.:sions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so thot tf it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Tirr.e Zone: a. "Eastern b. l:entrol (Circle One): c. Mour:tai;"l d. Poe ifi~ 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a Daylight Savi~ b. ~tandarcf Stote or County (/ 5. How long w:s o~ject in sight? (Tctol Durotion) Hours Minutes Seconds ~. Certo!_.r) c. Not very sure b. Fairly c:ertain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was os:~=t ;., signt c:ontinuowsly ? 6. What was the cone ition of the sky? b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the objec:t? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't ren~ember FTO OCT 62 164 ThA form u~re~tlif'a FTn 164. jut 61. whlc:-, l obaolete. Official U.S. Air Force UFO form c 27. In the following sketch, Imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how h igh the object was above th-e horizon (skyline) when you first sow lt. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the hori:on (skyline) when you last sow it. Place on "A" on the composswhen you first sow It: Place a "8" on the com- pan when Y""' ;,st saw the object. 30. Hov you evN seen th is, or Was anyone else with you 31.1 IF you ar'l\wercd YES, Pleo~tt li~t tht!ir names 32. Please g ive thl"! following in ADDRESS Jl t I ).. j . TELEPHONE NUMBER] Indicate ony additional infc 33. When and to whom d id you Force UFO form continued y ~.gh tn o o b i"' It,,., ob;~ct wo' 1.5" on the com 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If so give dote or dotes and location . 31. Wos anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see the object toe? (Circle One) No 32. Please give the following infcrmot io n i:lEPHONE NUM lrdicote any additional informc1ic n about yourself, including ony special experience, which might be pertinent. 8. IF you sow th e :; b )ect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS.and MOON? 8 .1 STARS ( C ircle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): ~ Bright moonlight . b . Dull moonlig c. No moonlight-pitch dark d . Don't re,..,ember d. Don't remember 9. Whot were tne wecrher conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle C nf:): WEATHER (Circle One): e . Do n't remember 10. The o bject oppeo~eo: (Circle One): b . Trol"spore nt e. Don' t rememb~r c~l ~ If it opp.tored OS 0 ls;nt, wos it brighter thon the o ri; ;,test stars? {Circle One): '{: irjgh~r c. Abo ut t~e some 11.1 Com pore bris;lnness t!) some common object: 12. The edges o f rne ~o ""ere: (Circle One) : c . F-_ =::y o r blurred !!. ll(~::: :;ncht star Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand sriil o t a ny time? No Don't kno Suddenly speed u p end rush away at any t ime? 'Don't know Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know G ive off smoke? Don' t know Change brightness? No Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know s Don' t know Flash or fliclcer? h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know