I 3 ::\il H,Cl: 10. CONCLUSION f t -1. N LHARER Or 03~C:CTS L.=N.:;, H Or ~3SERVATION 11. BRI EF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SEE CASE FIT.?": -.-,pr; Or oc..:,=:~VATION I?. f'HYSICA:.. EV!)r;(~ SAFOICC/Mrs Cassel/jad/79079/28 Feb 67 ,:.rtica!. '.L"i.aaal; 1So7 ... r~cod:....1~ t0 tbis L S/\FOIC C::>or d COORDINATED BY: Readers cy Proposed re~ly to letter from John Zoppi, 28 Jonual Reference your letter of 28 Januar y 1967 garding your pho- tograph of an alleg~d unidentified flying object on the night of 17 January 1967. Without essential data and additional information on the sightin.g a mea~ingful analysis is not in order. I n spite of t~e information ~h!c~ you submitted i t is impossible for you t o be.ve seen Jupiter, Msr s , and Venus at the s~e....-time. As an !L"!lateur astronomer I B..:l1 sure you are '..'ell acc;ua:inted \oli t.h the American Epae:ninis ar..d Naut.ic~l Al!:nannc 1967 . J\cco r dL"lg to this text, on 17 January 1967, Venus set nt approxioetely 6 :00 P. M. 3:31', )tars rose a t ~ppro.xi:lately 11 : 50 P . 1-1. E3T, vbile Jupiter :::-ose a t 5 :30 P. M. EST. Thus it '\o.'OUld ham been i mpossible i"or you to have seen the three :planets at the saJlle t ime, a. mistake on your part, I nm sure. Ir you vould complete the i nclosed F'l'D Form 164 on you:r sighting s.nd in addition provide the follo-wing e arners data, a d etailed study ~ill be made. The camer a data necessary i s as c . 7ocal lan~h of c~1era C.. Lens manufacturer e . "Sxpoaure tine f . "F" stoo T t you for reporting your observati on to the USAF. Do::1.r f) ire: t l rt 'I n