P ROJECT 10073 .~E(:O:<u 1.' OAT~ ";'"IME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION " 10 minutes {.. TVPf ~F OBSERVATION Groun-i Visual 7 , COURSE e. PtiOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION oungsv:::...Je, 10. CONCLUSION Astre(Arcturu:;) Arcturus w~s ~n an azLuuth of 2 0 d egrees ~nd ~t an elev;.tic-n o f a<:Jp. xL-:.ately 8 degrees 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observe~ .~eporteC.: .\ :;t,;, r lir<c object in tho Wt'!:Jtern sky thOl. t ,.;; s lik~ :. vr.:ry ori ght. vthit e lig h t th;). t seerued -..:: ":.:. v..; rc.:C: n.r.c. greer. lichts t.hu.t were flick- ering. C:;;c:rver :':...i.'.:>t r..)~iced the oright light from an u psti:.:i rs Hir.d .. : . -::r.e l ir;ht disappeared slowly be- hind the hj 11 nn~ .. :r.~m it ..:o:.s a bove the hill it was The description is cor.zi~-.ent with th4t. of ~n astro- nomical observation. :,rcturus with a stellar m~gni tud e of 0 . 2 is qllite visible to the naked eye, and would have been 7-h.:: brightest light in tho wentern s~y. fTD S(P 63 0 -329 (TOE) Prnlou edltlona o f lhh form m a y b uaed. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQU ARTERS 46030 AIR BASE GROUP (ADC) STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK 12550 23 November 1966 UFO Report FTD (AFSC) The attached report is submitted in accordance with paragraph 8, FOR THE COMMANDER D. C. BOY , Lt Col, USAF Chief, Operations & Training Division UFO Report A. Description of the Object(s): Shape: Like a Star. 2. Size compared to a know object: U nderter mined Very Bright white light 4. Number: 5. Formation, if more than one: Not applicable 6. Any discernible features or details: 7. Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to size of object(s): 8. Sound; if heard, d e scribe sound: 9 . Other pertinent o r unusual features: See med t o have flickering red and green lights. Descriptio n of C ourse of Object(s): 1. Wha t first called the attention o f obse rver(s ) to the o bject(s): She was walking past a window which face d to the West, and noticed what appeared to be a very birght light ove r a hill. 2. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s ) whe n first observed: quipment was not used to determine azimuth and e levation. Object was seen above a hill which obscurred the horizon. gle or elevation and azimuth o f object(s) upo n d isappearance: light disappeared behind the hill. It moved s lowly from the Southwest to the West. It moved up and down slightly as it move d along the top of the hill 4 . D escription of flight path and ma neuvers o f o bject(s): ee B 3 ab o ve 5 . How did the object(s ) disappear: ee B 3 above 6 . Ho w long (were) the object(s ) visibl e : about 10 minutes. / Manner of Obse r vation: Ground visua l Optical Aids: None D . Time and Da t e of Si ghting : 1 . Zulu t ime-da t e gro u p of sighting: 2 . Light conditio n s : Very clear moon lit night E . Location of Observer(s): In her home looking out a window facing west. Her home is located about 2 miles North of Youngsville I New York in Sullivan County . Identifying In formation on Observer(s): 2 . Name: Mrs. 4 . Moiling Address: Sullivan County, Youngsville New Y ork .. 5 . Occupation: Housewife . 1: stimate of Reliability: I believe the lady accurately reported who l 5hw saw . G. Weather a nd Winds -Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings: 1. Observer(s) account of weath e r c onditions: Clear moon lit night 2. Report from nearest AWS or U . S . Weathe r Bureau Office: 3 . Ceiling : 4. Visibility: No ceiling. 5 . Amount o f cloud cover: Less than 4/10 cove rage 6 . Thunderstorms in a r e a and quadrant in which located: rtical temperature gra d ient: 1.5 pertho usand H . Any O the r Unusua l Activity or Condition: I . Interception or Identification Action Taken: J. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which might possibly account for the sighting: K. Position, title and comments of the preparing officer: The planet venus was visible during tl-Ie period of sighting. Its movement would conform with the movement of the object in question. The Red and Green lights c..ould be a result o f refraction of the light through the atmospher e . The slight up and down move ment could be caused by the autokinetic effect that is cause d by s tarring at a light with few other reference points availabl e . WILLIAM J . . CHIBALD I CAPTAIN I USAF Investigating Offical L . Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs: