PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Wot Alrcrelt Q .Ground.Viaual D G,..,..ti-Rodar Prelt.Wr Alra.,t s. pHoTos t. -.~ Aatrnlcol Meteor D Y D ProiHtWr Aotrlcol :P No C 1. \ ' i i 1. ~ u D Po .. IWr AotfOitolcel 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION L NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. C:OURSE D lnaufflcl .... D ... E..Jati ... 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING V...;r y bri~ht, solid , l it;ht g r a y o hj. Shar.~d li a boollierang . Approx 100' across ti~s ~ 2 5 ' thick. ATIC J'OIUI 12t (Jt&V 21 laP 12) 1 1. COMMENTS Th~ witness I >robably saw a meteor of u.nusual size &. brigntness. 39. Oo you thlnlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (C Jrcle One) IF you answered YES, then whot speed would you estimate? 40. Oo you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following Information about younelf: 7\orot.on, City Zone State llead lecturer at tJ&e ~u<Jerton :.Iemorial Planeturtnm, ..,tn:~,or.~ . ~,~,~t.l and Nature Center, hiuh ftidCJC r~d., Stamford, Conn. Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. o. Grade school e. e. Technical school ------------ High school Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Note:-1 would like to ltave at least six sheets, to be used ns iollows:- of thcsr 18 3 in my care to be used by any patron of the planetarium or l't!:er reportinlJ to the museum, who hns seen an U.F.G . and wishes t o proper]) report it--- 3 in the .care of the ~ecretary of The Fairfield County Astronomical Society for preparation and for any qualified use of one of the mem- 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) (a. Clear sW c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) GJ..Jr -~ift~J b. Slight breeze c. Strong w lnd d. Dan't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Dan't remember When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? 6th Cc t. 19GB 36. Was anyone else with you ot the time you saw the object? (C /rcle One) Yes ~o..,.~ .36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see tF,e object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) ~ No IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what clrcumatancea did you '"other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thInk the object was and what might have cauaecl It? An U.F.U. of unknown nature or cause. 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the some curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on A" at the position the object was when you lirst saw It, and a "B" at Its position when you last sow lt. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. l had to turn to follow it 25. Where were you lucoted when you sow the object? (C.ircle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In an airplone 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the bus inen section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? Flying near an airfield? Flyingoveracity? f. F I ing ovr open country? 21. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 1 wns look i n '] at t:1e <1ouhJ c c:l 11s t e r n o culllrs when i t s ped into my field o r view unrl. ~l;~nilJCl: t,. , 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? ---------miles per hour. 28.3 Old you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) a. North e. South h. Northwest Q). N~rtheosl) d. Southeast 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was true North and a I so the number of degrees It was upward from the horizon (elevation) it first appeared: a From true North b. From horizon When it disappeared: a. From true North b. From horizon i:a 5 20. Draw a plcturelhnt wlll ahow tho motlon' thot tho obfoct ot olJfoch made. Plac.-an A' et the beginning of the path, a a o_t t~! nd of thi1E-th, and ahow any, chango a In direction clwlng the courae. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueaa oatlmate what the real alae of the oblect waa In Ita longeat dlmenalon. I low large did the. oblect obfocta appea.r a1 compared with one of the following oblectl held In the ltanfl ond at olJout ar"'' length? (Circle One}: a. Head of a pin d. Nlclcet e. Quarter f. 'Half dollar I Sliver dollar h. Baaoboll Gropefru It I Baaketball 12.1 (Circl~ One of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of yow answer to Queat.lon 22. a. Certain b. Fairly certcaln c. Not very 1we ct. Uncertain How did the oblect or oblectl d ~appear from view? \_,: b s c u reJ b y the r 0 0 I 0 (' ' :I r ; ' r It I '-': r.~. as .i was standing on the hock ,,orch looldng ot t.lH' do1 In or4er thot you can give 01 cleor o picture olltle of whot yeu 1aw, we waul41 like fet you to IMatlne that you caul4 conetruct tho abject that you eow. Of whot t,e Matarlol waul41 you melee It? How lert woul~ It k, oM what 1hope havet De1crlbe In your awn wer4e a lo~Mten oblect ., oblacte whlct\ when ,leca4 "' In tha 1lcy woulcl glvo the aaiH appearance e1 the object which you aow, Material-dull aluminum. Plan view as in +-r].7. Sny 10 0 feet across the tips, possibly ~5 feet thick, flying llt a h ei<Jh t between one statute and one nautical mile, at a speed of one tnac t, 14, Tell In o few words the following thlnga about the oblect. Sound ~on,. heard it. Color L i. 'J h t <J r ~ " 17, Draw a picture. that will ahow the ahape of the obltct or oblecta. Label and Include In your aketch any detolle of the oblect that you aaw auch oa wlnga, protrualona, etc., and etpeclally exhauat tr;~lla or vapor trail a. Place on anew bealde the drawing to ahow the direction the obltct woa moving The edgea of the oblect were: (Circle One}: a. Fuzay or blurred b. Like a bright ator d. Don't remember 19. Ill there woe MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how many wert there? Drciw o picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to a how the direction that they wert traveling 8, IF you saw the oujec~ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C ire /e One): d. Don't remomber 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight d. Don't remember 9, Woa the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the alcy background, waa the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: b. Severa I blocks away? c, A bloc~ awoy? d. Several yards away? e. Other L e s s t h ll n 11. Old the object: (Circle One lor each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up Into ports or explode? . d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f, Change shape? g. Fllc:ker, throb, or pulsate? ~NO) Don't Know o) Don't Know O) Don't Know o Don't I< now 1 o) Don't I< now ~-o' Don't Know (_No) Don't l<naw 12. Did the object move behind 1omethlng at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Ye1 @0) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the obiect move In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't l<nnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what It moved In front of: Did the ob jeet appear: (Circle One): (a. S~lld]} b. Transparent? c. Don't Know, Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyegl.,sses Binocular Sun glasses No f. Telescope Windshield Yes No. g. Theodolite Window glass No h. Other U. S. iA I R F 0 R C I T E C H N I CAL I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H $ H E E T Thl1 questionnaire haa been prepared so that ~ou can give the U. S. Air Force aa much Information as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno,enon that you have observed. Pleaae try to anawer aa many que1tion1 aa you poulbly can. The Information that you give will u11d for research purpostl, and will be regarded at confidential material. Your name will not be uaed In connection with any atatementa, concluaio"'' or publications without your permiulon. We requeat this personal Information 10 that, If It Ia deemed neceuary, we may contact you for further detaila. 1, When did yau see the object? 2. Time of day: 3. Time zone: (Ciicle One): ~ EaateW b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): A.M. or 4, Where were you when you 1aw the object? Cltr or Town. Stoto or Countrv Aclclltlonal rema~ks: 5, E.atimote how long you 1aw the object. Houn Mlnutu 5.1 Circle one of the follow fng to Indicate how certaIn you are of your anawer to Que at lon 5. a. Certoln (!: Fol y certoi;J 6. What woe the condltlcn of the eky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very aure d. Juat a gueu d. Just a trace of ~:l~ht No trace of dayli ht on'trememb;; 7, IF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where waa the SUN located aa you looked at the object? One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c, To your right A TIC FORM NO. 164 ( U OCT 14) cf. To your l~ft Overhead f. Don't remember 27 October 19 58 This 1a to acknowledge and thank you tor your letter dated 6 October 1958, addressed to the Civil Air Patrol,. concernins an unidentified flying obJect sighting at Noroton Connecticut on A preliminary analysis ot this sighting suggests you observed a meteor or-moteori te of uncamuon brightness possibly for the first t1 me through binoculars. The tact that 1 t waa exceptionally clear that Dlsht vas also probably' a contribut!Dg factor In order to complete a f'inal analysis and/or .evaluation of the sighting, your origiDal letter needs expansion aDd in some instances clarU1cat1on. I am inclosing a U. s. Air Force Technical Information Sheet tor you to ca,;lete. In addi tion under remarks on page l.O of the torm., will you please answr the followillg' questions: 1. Was the angular estimation o't the size made through the 'binoculars or w1 th the lmaided eye? 2. U N2gnlar estimate ot size vas mode through the glasses, 1a this an estimate ot a portion ot the angular tield of vision? 3 What is the field ot vision ot the w1 tDesaes' binoculars? "- llaa tba vi tneaa ever observed a meteor through binoc,,l ars? When the tor.m is caDpleted vill you please t~mrd it direct to Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. They w1ll then complete tbe evaluation ot your sight- ina aad you will be advised or tho conclusions. Mmy thanks epin tor your interest in this lllfltter. Connecticut o~ Her ttAl o !.\?B DCl Sl ]P tAwtGb:J.!l!ACKER Ma3or, USAF Executive Officer Public Information Division OJ:t1;pe of Information Servicea 4 A preliminary analysis ot this sighting is that the witness observed a meteor ot uncommon brightness, and probably for the tirst time through binoculars. The tact that it was an exceptionally clear night was also probably a contributing factor 1. Ltr fr CAP dtd 10 Oct 58 w/2 Incls. 2. ATIC Fm 164 .L H. K. GII.B3:RT T Colonel, USAF !\'oroton, Conn. JollintJ Field, \WOShinCJtOn Uellr Sir, As the head-lcctUI'er at t l1c A.::dgerton :,;e;!lOl'lr.l t Jcneti.Jri ~..: of the Starnlord (Conn.) iduseu:n and :"~oture c~ntcr, J. iHlVe c:lwuys , c:- ried questions from the audience about ''Flying Saucers" WJ th the statement "Never having seen an U.F .<.,., l cannot say.'' .~111 you ::lJn- si.der the follolving and let me know if 1 sa'v an U.f.L.~ At close to 9:30 1''.~1., E.O.T. Sunday (,.ct. 5, 1'~3~, wl1ile obscr-.:~IIS the double cluster in Cassiopeia with a pair of 7. 50 binoctllars, 1.1.ere rapidly shot into my field ol view a faintly l~minous area, shaped like a parabolic cresent, trailing the horns. 'The s hape temindP.t~ ne of a non-rotating boomerang or a swallow gliding (if it !1nd no het~d or tail) or in other words, curved swe~;t-wings. I mann'Jecl to keel i. t in the .field o f the binoculars until it wns cut oll' h y honse, lc- ing at a point nea~ Beta Pegasi. It's intensity was uniform over its area and well above that of tl1e backQround of the Milky \Vay, but not bright and was unva~yj.ng while 1 saw it. lt was about 0.5 to 1.0 across the horns, and its speed was uniform, covering about 40 in less than 4 seconds, and its path appeared to be a straight line. During this period of observing, "seeing" was the best I've seen in months. With the binoculars l. was able to see ~113, 1.115, ~131, and Asteroid #7 Uris). The temperature had dropped frorn over 70 1'" in mid-day to about 50 at this time. No one else was with me. May I plense have your conunents't COVl JHEET ORI .. IN OF a .. SIC ASSIGNED 8Y (U) UFO Sishting, Stanford Conn Initial zN ~olcn to denote revJw prio r to ec: t jon. lnl t laJ ouT column to denote review o f completed action. (X lor act l on: V" for coordJnat Jon,) OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT I N OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT OIN I OIN2 OIN3 OIN4 OIN2X OIN3X 0 I SPATCH SAFIS-3, Attn' Maj. Tacker 21 October 1958 CCM.IENT NO. COfolloiENTS (ttee retfer ee, ll neceeeary) 1. The information contained in Mr. letter needs expansion, areas clarification, in order tor the Air T ~cal Intelligence Center to complete an analysis. 2. Suggest A.TIC Form #164, u. s. Air Force Technical Information Sheet be sent tor canpletion and forwarding directly to the Air Technical Intelligence It should be pointed out to Mr that the following additional should be included in the remarks sec --or tbe questionnaire' llw a. lias the angular estimation or the size made throllsh the bino(llllara or ith the unaided eye? If angular estimate of size was made through the glasses, is this an estimate ot a portion of the angular field of vision? What ia the tield ot vision of the witnesses' binoculars? d. Has the vi tneae eTer.observed a meteor through bino~ulars? : M 0-86 ruv1ous EDITIONS OF THis FORM MAY 11: usEo HEADQUARTERS CIVIL AIR PATROL UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IOLLniG AIR PORC! lASE 25, D.C. SUBJCT: Attached Letter from ;.;r. TO: !iajor i..:arry 'l.'acker Office ot' Information Services Office of the Secretary of the fur :''o:rce Room 4C916 Departr.1ent of Defense Washington l. Pursuant to the conversation held vrith Dr. we are inclosing a letter receiv