PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UA Incident # 103
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APTC 1O. an 4 2 DATE OF HIPO 18 Fob 1948
AP NO, - Green Riyer, Utah
1m SOUNEUSAF ILlots
FNTOP OPONT DATF IN TO ATIC
TH 1500 MST COLon_iulti-colored_Ball of Fire
otimt
Bull of Fire & Dense cloud of smoke SMiD Nery.high Maun
rstint
luge AMTITUDE20,0001
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iti-drel Spot Intellirenge Rooort. dated 2l Kcrch 1951,
tat r Ltrebion aed
JAMPS-F. X. O'CONNELLA
Lo.s Colenel, USAP
Insl Rot dol 21
/inel Saut Clutrint lomardse
A
or itr to 77
ADdD ArS YEAR INERTAS;
DECASSIFTED AFTTR, 12 YEARS.
a DOD DR M00O
UNGLA

a thid, a ia t G838,10
the effnet Jrk Jasa Tonad.
T"a giay 32 naturg
sgilaiogd ainor icoilante of Bindlap
alnwn, I rish te zeosde
irvtahl fallh, Btmmli, that the G.b.l. armage to seeure
60
reorionued thy MTAS seslrad 13
warnt.1e ine0mzh 429 shieh nientl
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thad ferrrilng this report in
dalad 2j Cetobsr l9jl. In the eraat thas thore ars say aew developmense
of dansistent feets pertaining therate, thsy dll bo forvarded ia
seeorands vith the iieiairbion of thls rupert.
I tael XIOlA1D 4, COX
Best Aere Chark Bt. dol., USAP
(B) Disoriel Cemmseoder
AMD (lup) winel
AFSNO
DOWNGEADED AT & YFAR INIFHY
DEOLASSIFIED AFTER 12 XEARS
DOD DIB 580010
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c0 axprmoed an opinita corcernirig Shi) artter but conbiet wun apds
wi.tn Mmaqiartors, tpedde Mavpans Cooei'd, in on attenst to setra
uhotogrmmhie erverag. The Dtreetcr, ioewrigy' mnal Intolllgunou,
paoiol kenomns Conmnil, saber a ehack or hls frcilitles, Lalonted
thts ofriee'thtt tich a nbntos cowid not ba socownllated hy hio Cow-
wed dne to a snurdigo or egilptent and sersonnel.
3. delorenco dde itahorent, attacbud
renort; thie ofilon 1/th 6istrio6 931
daemn it edvisable tv sectre plotogropide covyrand ey sre aren as outlined
on th attanhad nzp.
Icl XX03A33.
Spot Eubal Bol, RuMril, Lt. Col.s
w/l Enel tiestas DiotinMmwawar
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126,131,138, 156, 157, 159, 160,161, 163.
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194 195, 196, 193.
237, 239.
be Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
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12.500MILES ( ,000 MILES 250,001
3
MOON (ANDING might
meclhptealahtsaround
the n5 I a maa ot
slowing spond of rocket.
NAZI SPACL SHIP WAS 27 Tbs.
in the planning stage at
war's end, was to citcle 0 1bs.
earth at 5,100 mule range. 216,000m14s
from earth 9
0 R E GRAVITY pull on man's
body decreases in space. 4 5lbs.
SOUND does not travel
in space. molecules are
too far apart to support
propagation of waves. 81/ lbs
METEORITE  MuCh O 2
tnan one pound could de
stroy space rocket te.
cause of ternfic speed.
57 lbs FIRST spacp trp will
be in umnaneed rocket.
This wil give data for This will give data for 44 s4
X ships to carry hromans. ships to carry homans.
1181bs TEMPERATURE of spuce 3 2
22279? 222793 is unknown quantity. mav
be so high as to destroy be so high as to destroy
anything passing though anything passing though
CIRUM
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dence in mans abiiry Slarcas ago now has confidence -ihat some
day man wall penetrate spacer braved to the moor- and byond
But the krow-thac op to now the surace Of what must b
Inow betorespace uravd becomc reahly has just been saatched
Although throay indicat- whae a spacc traveler ought to hnd
acual l nowledge olspace Edes aray beyond the I00 mie up to
which man has sent his mussiles atay fromcearth.
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preparedthttdart Norshown hcrehoneyez.acaheengicenn
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wint for cramplehyhen theres no gaviy to hold thcm ir ther ser
A Lively-aruceby JohnA Caumpbe-Ir-ina lorthcomng issue
ScrNce Intusnrared.talls-howsuch probems.mghe be.solved
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HIGHEST and rarest VIKINGrocket.2rce:ned will be made tv
clouds are the noctilucent Neptune, will go 21s -. es small rockets p" a grt
ones that glow lumines- up, xadies repcrt on wnat ones at high it' es
cently in the nighttime. there TaDatk to earth.
20 MILES
a
V.2 ROckETS have made
almost 40 trips, some over
100 miles up, as part ot
current space research.
XS-I ROCKET plane 1S
designed to fly up to 80,
000-foot altitude, has
ropped any other plane. R D
E X
4MILES
5
B-29's equipped with
cloud chambars for cosmic
x ray research have made ray research have made
2 1 many flights to 45,000 ft.
@ * a NORTON NORTON COUNTY ME- COUNTY ME-
* TEOR first exploded 37
miles above earth.Second
explosion was 15 miles up.
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SKY HUE darkens with
MUROC LAKE, increasing altitude, be-
CALIFORNIA comes a veivety black be-
yond 50-mile altitude. TEMPERATURE
148 lbs. 150
WHITE SANDS.
NEW MEXICO 100
150 lbs.
NORTON COUNTY,
KANSAS STRATOSPHERE
150 lbs TROPOSPHERE
US.A: MAN'S HIGHEST ascent
MEXICO In a balloon carted him
ar 72,395-ft. altityde.
GULF OF MEXICO COSMIC RAY research is done with
balloonsthat hise fo 100,000 feet
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TOM EXPLODING METEORITES are rarely caught in the act. N OBSERVERS like Mrs. H. R. S. Davis, of Norton, aided in find-
Here i. the N.eton tone di-integrating 35 miles above carth. ing fragments by showing direction in which they saw expiosion.
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5 SU Rs/ Y ro-ulted in Iramatie moments like one above; Mrs. AClONDRITIC -uh-tance of meteorite is extremely fragile.
Laltas pointing: jonnd nuteocite fragment on Tansill farm. so fragment found. left. had to he caretnlly removed from soil.
xp  So. M P
sa  F y 1 (o18 mnie scontile direntor.  yel is wher seiettiae jastita ueae
histoes Bojuie  s importane. Slvee tiots. now bave sndditional claterial with tangite tram therly on
fetr aa ria dod Dr. Linols LaPae an whtih to pue-ue their aals ses of what haps aethat had
out-tamdiog amtiority an si-rtars frem petts to a hly traveling Chrogch spare. De cte Iaps
pace, to feop ore do follosing nont of Sdoad. Latec Mrs. Minhang and
the Noytog tty tone. X F4 JxJ  HYPM.
Wha Josoeparmd thte aatirle the Larged Ro
goey  hs uetrite found oishod Mr Orsile. Manany and brr sa
Durt the Dmieg at a are
methug  th- one. After comtl-ting ite Kaas Iusm ede mirs osiand was amaed alid ay snmiis whda2
cscas aion th taue had ponetrrted I1 af the Maattess  canvaiesae hel h
Foot nte ajosround-ir. LtPiz roported shocked tegan ss Iading Dadder on Ohe the Ydn lam tne Eperaa
that it s0rghed sver 2.0om pouads shat it the larm ot W. I. Yoho. A iew mies soushed in a sate af sodlapse vhtle a
sas  imes s big as any achomdrite (a south ot the Yohos. Creta Carter. i1 conading louder tha ainy that he
stony metcorte: prevjously recusered. vears oid. a Jennings. Kaasas. was wat ever hcttd in Europe sent down
This fad meins that the New Moxieu Lo- stresching up ta pach as honrstine bukt t ihe sy

FIRST FRAGMENT of Norton stone was found by George zy9 SEARCH PARTIES organized by Dr. Lincola LaPaz, above.
Tansill while harrowing a clover field with his tractor. used ransits to locate spots shere fragments may have fallen.
Institute for Naclear Stadies by Dr. Harri-n Brosn re test.
In Jennting. tiny Creta. undismayed tor of this sast euiorv, an Norton. Nor. For wecks sher the shatlarg evenls od
nd rheli Xouis. an in F braus t thr chie bg d yrs
mhcd emaiyanrhid o si bg
nd aranghoderi sdy the ba. unproleted snsits Ihusao
Saaed inp ge i markingvoxrms pea thavsn oie of datsof tos
wily where the by ial hed diepyed totae bhhoama sa ooso hd a
had the ma' al bakdins far tthead choolyco y in
On Jhie Sovan jam the bau b 0 Tou h 1aex Cho
Dapwa thas wmhe ships Kew  h le t  hoa Bac Mepada
am ET
ming mrja peg Mledly o
ibugtion. tuped kinnd ot the cruid oacas. dhcted
Swnilar cos were maaded Cousequenth aithgh the hriall ss LOUOEY.
kraughout several hundhed square males Dright enough so e tsiide hchr Greeley. CmH0
a northwetern kansds and the adja- Ciabo, approximatcly 250 miles away, TURN THE PAGE FOR ROUNDUP
ent pottions.s Nebraska. Near the cen- it was seen oniy by a few. CHART OF SACTS ABOUT SPACE

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If we assume that a meteorite planet
Dedamek for aitooodire tuck or tractor mod the meteorite itself in the hands of once existed. it appears likely. on the
ink. Can he mn it an beit or power raxt George W. Tansill, almost the first far-
Comes with sutomatie ctutch. Can be Dstalied Jor basis ot the discovery of such achondritic
Us on: facm frucks, jevps, tractors, tire or rarsge servien releks. cntrseor or road bunding Dia- mer incerrogated in the intersection
chinery. Do-umatie dexseen. etc. metcorites as those of the Norton
area. Mr. Tansill had picked up this Connty fall, that this planet had. before
Can be operated with l/ H.P. or more vlec- fragment on April 6 and being lamiliar its disruption. a lithospheric zone like
tric malor or equivnlent portable gas with the rocks of the area, knew at once
engine. the earth's.
that it was foreign to the region. How- Obvjously, the biography of a speck-
Laght weight, cotupnct sod versatie unit ever. he had to wait until the arrival of
delivers "m1 Tre ai simple in operatjn meo as rare and signihcaot as the Norton
reiuires m:nimum r matnretance ooerates snder ali ctimalc (mduttons suested operatina Drs- the Institute of Meteoritics party to have
sare 5 P .ally mctent opeation in eirhet County meteorite is interesting to scien-
dr7n o1)onoMata(e spian his surmise that it was a meteorite con- tia and laymen alike.
LFM  n RPV 6 4 CFM displaement At (2o firmed. Further search resulted in the
IPM. Hav I ineh ote-1'y tnch stroke. Onsrajt
dimegisjons: width 2. height 11% depth 6% discovery of several hundred additional Cause of Disruption Unknown
ApOrOt. a. 21 Th.
A REAL DUY  . . meteorites. mostiy quite small. Still later. Until the disruption of the meteorite-
worth mony Himes 9 a mass weighing over 1o0 pounds was planet. the particular mass that fell in
this price . found by Raiph DeWester and Mrs.
Send checkt or momay Kansas on February 18. 19 must have
order today. Haskell McKinley, deeply buried in an lain quite deeply buried in its litho-
SATISFACTION area already searched by the Institute of
GUARANTEED. r.0.B. Chiemgo sphere. Just what caused the disruption
Meteoritics party. of the meteorite planet, we have no cer-
BRAND For example, in April. 1948. a popular
NEW Three Main Groups
weekly of enormous circulation ran a
5/1g" Jevters, 2'5° lemgth, Meteorites. the very occurrence of lavishly illustrated account of the newest
can be pud bot or colde which was denied even by scientists only theory of the origin of the wolar system,
ideal for stamping or a little over
berning ALPPER on a rentury ago. are nOw giving considerable space to an illusrrn-
lemther. wout, otantie and known to be classifiable intn three
wort uen S an- main tion ot the coilision herween the meteor-
manum. 5. Yyor. groups. Scientists label one
brass. te 101Diet s- and group the ite piantet and another planet. both
manctia phant, Laabien Frons. These resemble closely fragments moving between the orbirs of Mars and
Tinnt Excellent for of a nickel-iron core such as the carth
marsing. fentfeing and anp- Jupiter.
ing. i1704 his an- is believed to possess. Another group is
aree Unbortunately, the ghostly wakes trail-
Preoaid in U.3. the iron-stonex. presenting sinilarities to ing behind the colliding plinets and the
fragments of the intermediate zone of caption "head-on collision" sake only
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED silicates mixed with nickel-iron, thought
3n -ll Hercnandise too clean dhat the planets in question
Aail Driers illed Promotly to surroond the tore of the canth. Fi swte galed the the arrist i mowing h
nally, here
lices. They eror
structure fragments ot that portion o T1
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ence it makas! tween the orhits of
See how millions of tiny glass mirrors, Mars and Jupiter. sure (one such explosion seems to have
frmly imbedded in the pure white screen We can designate the place a little more octurred at the unusually great height of
surface, make your pictures fairly glow precisely than the time of birth because 37 miles). These explosions resuited in
with life! See what happens when light is a great muititude of the Kansas meteor- "smoke" clouds and trails that were one
reflected instead of absorbed! You will ite's bigger brothers ca actuallv be ob- of the most widely observed features of
enjoy clearer, sharper black and whites- served circulating about the sun between the Norton County fall.
richer, brignter, more brilliant colors. Here Finallv. the
life itself! The new Mars and Jupiter. These are in the re- relatively small solid fragments oi the
1949 Radant Screens have many unusual gion where a curious law, long ago dis- meteorite that survived whizzed down to
and exclusive fearures. See them at your covered by Bode, predicted that a planet earth accompanied followed bv the
dealer coday! should exist. This "missing planet" of bedlam of sounds produced by the swift
Write loday ond get abselutely FREE Bode and our hypothetical meteorite- pasage of the meteoritical projectile
Sampie of new Radiant "Million Miror planet are now believed to have been through the air.
Screen Fabrie... Tet it with yourown proiec. one and the same. Scientists at anytime would welcome a.
tor and see fot yourself the remarkabie im-
provemenr Over iny other projecti-n surface. Same Point at Same Time meteorite as unusual as the Norton
Basic Film Source Directory-your handy Couny lail. Manned rockets and space-
gusde to hundreds ot fim sources. How long the Norton Couaty meteor- ships seem just around the corner and,
RADIANT MAMUFACTURING CORP. ite continued to move in an orbit lying with the advent of such vehicles. a
12753.Taiman Ava, Chieago 3, lil. far out beyond that of Mars. we do premium will be placed on every scrap
not know. However, eventually it was of knowledge that might be of value
thrown, probably by the effect of the to the etheronauts.
ACCOUNTANTS County meteorite re being studied pain.
and nearly or actually intersected the stakingly by workers at the Institute of
If you are interented in the orbit of the earth. The orbit may have Meteoritics at Aibuquerque and bv Dr.
C.P.A. examinations. the 1wo been traversed by the meteorite count-
free booklets ilustrated above Harrison Brown at Chicago University's
will be of practical and in- less times, each passage Institute for Nuclear Studies. Their find-
formative value to you.
C.P.A. Examinationa and intersection with the carth's orbit repre- ings. which will be greatly aided by as
How to Prepare for Them senting a potential meteorite fall that
a handy 80-page summary pre- sistance from volunteers who report
pared by the LaSalle Higher Ac- Eailed to materialize simplv because the meteorite finds, will add to the growing
countancy Starf, which covers, in earth-target was not there to be hit. Fi-
five parts, Profession "Accounting Degrees pile of knowledge that will be needed
and the How to nally, on the late afternoon of February
Prepare in Special Subjects"- before manned rockets can by out of
'Impertant GeneralSuggestions" 18. I948, the carth and the meteorite the earth's atmosphere.
"How to Take the Examina- arrived at the same point in space at the
tion- and "C.P.A. Law and
gulaters. seadines clearty xcticnte thhe me aime. The luter. s0ing mnny
oxetcore 1011114234%
docuiremena r te C.PA. Examrations ard muies 1 ccond do in hrough ne terrey-
the irctire ot hshue Accuntings a compact 2- trial armosphere e rise to the start.
gange eomnamain bewokiet jasket-size, recommended
for its tlvrouzh summarizing of qualtcataon re ling effecrs dest rihed ahove. Ail of these Prasiem Yo. 3
qulrements in any eart oi the U. S and Canada.
Uxin teuenl, e Loxikiet aill be sent to yot phenomens origunated in the exiremnelv
withodt cont or otiiaUom--trether with compiet rapid transtornn thon of the cmothous The terrifying vifeleney of
inlormation a IaSaliels Accountancy acd CPA. scjence, the terrifying
Tralning. Mai de coigun today! kiaetie cnergy of the vapadly nioing
oneterite nito ather baris d orergy. pulitics, aake in com-
LASALLE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY mullun, pmbably the mest lim-
17LM ACsrsgondmace instfution -.145 CvcmoeSi Irch 3s radianas Jomzatin talaly the
1 Sat. H1ll Diam
oli a oto
3 ge mctourite,
ym DENIN V OROLAN
Sizvet Iuitiallv, in the rarihed coutermmost lay-
Cly, tone ars of the atmosphere at elevations of 10n
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taken
or Morton, Mansas by Duane E. sold the
copyright
Cleveland 13, Oh: 'onnig suid du the flight of a meteorite outside
the atmosphere it is believed
a tenperature of about 4°0. Upon reaching layer earth, it be-
cones friction-heated and is subjected to
release of a trail of gases which usually xplode at an altitude of about
ported by Professol Ninin,gr, the neteorite is caleulated to have rallen
in his "territory"
that they do not poach on areas already canvassed by another collector, Dis-
may yocour yery soon, months tefore any
covory
ticles are found.
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11. Altitudo 30 - 35 miles above earth
12. Speed N/S
13. Direction of flight 11/3
1L. Tactics N/S
15. lot of little explosions"
20, Apparont construction
27. Cxhaust trails
22. Woathor conditions i/S
23 Effect on clouds N/s
2l1. Skotches or photographs Photo of vapor trail lal't in aly by exel sion
25 AOOr of diaegg
26. Romarks:Oscar llonnig, of the Texus Observ:rs, mateur Astronomy, lolo
Horningside Drive, Ft, Vorth, offers "tangible proof that the fireball

Kansas. The subject his was a meteorite
over Kansas.
ciate an early reply a print.

Dear Sir:
referred to in your letter of March l9, is made avail-
able for your personal use only (framing or scrapbock)
at $2.12. However, should you desire to reproduce the
photo or employ it in any other way we would have to
know how it is to be used before being able to submit
a quotation. -
If you do want the pioture for your personal use cnly a
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volving meteorites. It has been
brought aitention of this o that your company ma3 the
copyright Kansas,
A copy of this photograph of a size suffioient to give good detail
study. Should this be
made available, it would used only locally and further distribu-
monld not he sede.

New York l, N. Y.
ATTENTION: Mr. Roy Mehlman
Special Service Department
Gentlamen:
Acknewledgment is made of your photograph
I
This Headquarters appre ates ths considerate
company ting study,
sincaral your3

ball, sinoa th
but if the statement that the objeot was seen in the
vicinity scutheast with the
D
trajectory i'amous
The time statod te. and nsed not be given
too much
An any evest, Wiecher tnis Was the sH9 or another ob-
ject is not inportant. The desoription given -
the statement 'hug, multicolored ball of fire and dense cloud
of smoka" ansvers alocely to tiat od a "
firthlt,
MNNOE

oht
Uwy t0 01
A Meteor Explodes?
When the sound of a loud explosion filled thewed
air and brought terrified Kansans to their bedroom
J windows, and sent ther, peering, out-of-doors,
Sote s,isno pajaa 18 Joa] there were many who thought of jet planes and
po o  o an to yinos [e ouos with powerful substance.
flying saucers charged
spuns Rn an n h  pepond aun In search for an origin, authorities came to the
AUPIN toaju B Jo exploded. It may
1 have been a meteor, but we do not find this
solution to be comforting. For how can we, this
9T 1940 human race, plan to feather our nests, or plot
for a third world war or arm against it if we
osnoyL are to be harassed regions?
Sua g  Jo i am o qie a (uo a au pappon au uoone jo G oO  oq n J Su Jo puno poe Sone So   Seo Ua ban ilon an  s o  - ponun Jo e aunid u J B o  p pa We had been depending, up to the time of the
IEoN 10 aon dn ugots jo explosion, on this earth being hung securely on on
strands of attraction and counter-attraction. We strands of attraction and counter-attraction. We
had ordered seeds, confident that the sun would had ordered seeds, confident that the sun would
HAV S0 'S. be bringing more and more of heat to this side of be bringing more and more of heat to this side of
So smoy the equator. We had looked forward to sitting
on a grass bank some June evening, there to watcn
the full moon at the horizon's edge bob in the
101 919 heat waves like a balloon.
aun 3no And now along comes an exploding meteor to
e pa unnoun W  a lower our sense of security and remind us that
Me ea a ae we are nothing considerable. That a hugan plan
e c ee e e is a cobweb hung in mighty winds. That the
honn q in wooq peu oy oe  sop Jo s SB c   Jo  io 'suoisoidxa ane pun ao ino  as J  ppo night panoply, is
wopopdss a whirlpool of darkness and light. But we are
papunos B st s not left desolate, for looking out on infinitude
dutepung we become humble, and we place the little hand
.'SEBIS of our thought into that of Magnificence.
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1948
UNCLASSIFIED

Forwarded as a matter pe Command.
BY COMAND OF THE CHIEF STAFF:
1 Inel
Cyltr, 20 ROBERI TAYLOR 3rd
Feb 48 Colonel, USAF
lief, Collection Branch
Atr Itelligende Requirerents Divisioe
> Direetorate of Intellizence

Information contained in tho dispatch Denver dateline
indicate that while many would call this object a bolide -
C.g, explodi neteor - the astronomers of Chamberhin
Observatory (Denver) did not so assess it: it is said in
the dispatch that these officials could offer no expLanation
or it.
that if this line is continved outrard into soace teward the
orbit at a
1 M3 after the explosion took place.
Firat Suarter ill
4 17D SH M, Febmary -n the noon 10793 roximaaly
gmoes E.

Space.
The so-called "reteoric cro3sed Toronto
in Februar Toups of
illinunated bodies traveling in groups of three and I moving
in "rigid formation", all pursuing across the
sane straak of the earth's surface. -f a line is projected
are orolile in roport3 of st-
Also t at lights have heen revorted on the moon fron time
to tlme, back for ot least a eentury.
If i th future of ailitary exparinont the noon is delecred
as a base for ire launching of rockets (a ioh has been
treated 1 wall  Look
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The gaographical position of the llorcatur explosion sugzests possible
denarkable between L3; 36' North (which is the latitude of Boise, Idaho)
and 36° lo' North (the latitude of Nashville, Tenn.), a belt about L85
miles wide.
This suggestion is gained from Dosihiong ivenfor occurrences
happening between Jume 2h, 1947
hereinafter brisfly described,
the exolosion of some unlnowm object over dorcatur, Kans., on 15 February
leld is the seeming of positions of the moon for
wo phenorena:
In the formr case the moon was at the date of
befere the positionot First Ourtar; on the second caae wns about 8%.73
bevord the position od first quar ter,
Stren the Boice object vas visible for 20 niaites bofore is sank this
3 thot n
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noma County,
Ross, A search was insti tuted by the Navy or Coast Guard, and nothing was
plained.
If this apperance had been on the horizon, there i far
it may have been from the observer.
CAPE MENDOCINO BLLP INCIDET - Not far from the location or Holle's
"burning ship" occurred navy blimp, l, July l9h7, off Cape
lendocino.
This blimp suddenly settled ped out its crew and rose
sOme
ocjeets at times in the ocean, ve physical attraction for
material objects. This blimp accident ocourring in waters where occurred
otter chenomena shortly
TE NKIAND OBJDCT
photographer named s to ehter with a taxdidriver naned
at terripio sreed Tiswa'D across tho slg of the Yay aral, and 133
hortly after uidnlgit.
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ship; but that whon they had steaned to vithin loo yards of this, the
edho vanished.
Thera soens a posaible connectability between the various elements go
far considered.
Later on January 7, 1945, there we ceurrences in the neighborhood of
Wilnington, O., Ft. Knox,
which must be now familiar to the archivists of the Signal Office,
Sonetiing like a aelyin. ,Cnnd and two
other pilots, being killod while in the process of tempting to
gain altitude to gat close to whatever it was he was chasing.
reridian of Norgatir con-
nind outward into snace to the orbit of hna soon, Itierseot tre
moo's orbit at a point whore the moon would have beer at doout loo
haud arter the tire of the oxcolosion.
lecordina: to ruckatry theory, it wo'ld caira a reaetidnyropelled
wtil of the roeket tyro thoit loo 50 2eaghlhao0n.
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Thero have bee: hundreds of reports, during the pist century, on
ocourronces which imply this world is visited from outside space.
Ahsence of contaot by these postulatable visiting entities may imply a
state of onlture far beyond ours, to the point where it would be inex-
pedient for their mambers to have to do with us en-masse.
These reports have never been seriously considered by science, which
in general iglores them.
However, aocording to Dr. Rocht of Chamberlin Observatory, Denver, there
is nothing in astronomy to explain the thing which exoloded over Norcatur
Dr. Hininger's idoa that the thing was a meteor flatly disregards Dr. Rocht's
opinion, which may have been based on the Denver Posts' statenent that a
Derwer wonan saw the "orcatur object twenty einutes before the exolosion
cccurred.
I submit that the ym

6real).
As regards thg Norcatur, Kansas incident, I reral corvinced that,
like the Foir Corngrs incident, it was a genuine meteorite fall, although
there are many curious aspects of both these falls, sore of an objective
naturs, like tlo singular fact that in spite of intensive searches (ad-
meteoritic
material has so far been fourd; sone of a non-objective Like the
amasing testimony given b y Mr. ar n, and other
vitneases of the Norcatur incident, both
Commiasion of Kansas and to Institute of teteo yritics f urvey parties.
(See exhibits A, B, amd G enclosed.)
, Department or Thysics, Oniversity of
Hew dexico, who s tates that it appears to be identicall the small
batteries ded in portable radios.
wg identiieatdon o the Joreati7 odjaet as a vodket nas
AL eld, 'ebraska.
ren donlad thd Soreatur obieot was a fivahall. and deseribud it as
nhiot iithn m extrerelv bright jet of flane pouring out od the
athararru, a l-yaar oll, and presumably w niased, dchoolirl
ell.

Norton
NOTS TAKEN AT NOPGATiR, KANSAS, Night of Feb 16
at Morcatur, tells US that at approximately L:5o PM
e win slanding in the north window of the rost ice in Norcatur looking
tovard he City iall hon he was suidenly illuminated very brightly by some
terrifie light.
He ran outside into tho stroet where others were locking toward the northeast
at a vary large cloud of white smoke high in the sky. He stated that in about
a ninute and a half, there was a terrific exolosion followed by a heavy
rubling noise like thunder and that the smoke cloud was growing larg r all
the time. Also there was a white smoke trail in the sly fron the Southwest
where the missile had come from.
ile said that from
mushroon of smcke vas directly ovarhaad and at a tremerdous height.
had heard
the motors of an airplane.
hih. le says that it resenbled a rocket traveling northeast toward Norton
diraction, and that suddenly there was a terrific explosion followed by a
nd or wrison,
in othor vords, losing ultitude.
Stardinr biside thn Morer elerator and feard
iwr high over hnad, looked up to nae a vory brigle flank of ligh and
tin a loud exolosion followed by a hig clod o' smole.
it Taaro 2
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'een, and it
was five stens. les, it om it. Had I not
been vashing my car prior to the occurrence, wetting round, there would
have deen a bare spot in the yard where the thing started up because there was
a goat rush of fire fren it It sust) ceen quite high ven
it exoloded.
ays, son of w, lt miles east og Norton on 05 36, at the Jot.
south side of highway. At about 5 to 5:30 P.
ouse, when s he heard and felt something
lilta a truck might have struck the house. She ran out ot the house and tren
firnt saw the huge cloud of smoke. About ho minutes later, a art of the
swoke clou dirfted dirnctly over ouse, and vent on east oyor
sbirg.
at croatur, stated that at about liaje P.ll. he was
insice he front window ettur costofriie hForaatir, when
ed a blindi "laoh as if smeone lad taren a Ctishliht pletury.
acata no o! y with a cawrn, bit oticad neveral ran valkin t0
e strees ind looking up. aLad ost.orer her
1.saw dLond

elevator, when he heard the explosion. He t ought that his oil-burner had
exploded in the of fice and ran in to see about it. Finding it O.K., he ran
outside to see what had exploded, saw the big cloud of smoke high overhead,
slightly west.
Eastern one just
Like this one, coning Kansas, re it
timed west and disarpeared
Check with Chief Soott of Norton about a burned flashlight bittery
which fell in the street of Norton just eftor the exlosion. It was too
hot to be piclæd up for several minutes. Chief Scott has it.

1948, March.6.
Coraoniin: Ginerel,
a'r eteriel tomeind,
Prl dt-Patteraon air"'Force Base,
sa"ton, Chilo.
Attn. Hajor M. W. Feulk (MoIA)
Di" Stri
6 weel-amd cf Marca l3th ; in town, I
- yeor
- ote on week-end trios,
heanwhile. fireball of Feb. 18,
D.. over northern Kinsas, I can eoy thure is
renron to elleve that this object was a normal daylight
gete a
a 2 to the 2807 wa for fra ments.
4 2aTe R03 cn
cated t / Licea L3 1h8
waY find them. in. H. C. Stock-
Hutch 039 for meteorites with a
rezio ce but
0 Bucce33. normally
istance I 217
tainz result. 5

Leces.
12 "OU state. all ef this igconfidential, and
1 2 1 l3 Foct: taere is more or less Jealousy,
1 non. TCDEOLSE hunters and workere, and it would be
Sifeioult ter
s and made
trtain thls ooee. Hs is rot an eaey ms get elong
nEich15c00. There is soce reason in attituies,
I h ve been on the otherslde of the fencet if you do a
reli inor edicationel wcrk on a fireball, vou don't iike

supposed meteorite at l705 CST. 1948. It was stated that this
phenomeron was definitely daytims fireball, The
most conclusive evidence of this taken of the dust cloud
left by the fireball. Th
of Norton, Zansas by Duane E Kansas. Mr. Tray has sold the
copyright to this photograph to:
Cleveland 13, Ohio. Mr. Nonnig said during the flight of a meteorite outside
be a ourned shell surrounding usuully abous2
Yei hts are ordinarily of the crder of a few ounces.
Final evidence that the ls February incident was a fireball will be
the diseovery of meteorite particles. The discovery will probably be re-
ported by Professor Nininger, since the meteorite is caldulated to have fallen
Trpitory, thisiists
LERAS t llaotor..Dig-
CATOry may ocour very soon, or it may be as long as l2 months beiore any par-
tioles are found.
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turwarded S lapercoriate.
M
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Ln Os GAMES F. L. O'CONNELL,
L. Sot Inol-Rot ded Colotel, USAF
w/inel Secr Aer Gotnarded.
2. Cy of ltr to Ho
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you finally that there is tangible proof that the fireball of Feb. l8 Gver S
northern Kensas was just that, inasmich as meteorites have been recovered
from it.
There were found beginning Apr 24. Firgt severol smeller fregments =
up to oneof 4-1/2 pounds came to light. Then a distrubed soot in a clowver
field led to the digging un of a piece of ome l09 pounds about two feet in
the soil.
You can get details from the Norton papers referred vou to efore.
Altho Prof. H. H. Nininger mode the primary initial survey, Dr. L. La Paz
came in later and got most of the material recovered to date. You coul
write either of them for details or confirmntion. The stone is what is

Reference is made to your
M. W. Boulk, . Major Fenlk has been transferred; however,
the project on which he was working is
at this Headquarters.
Inclosed are technical manuals on the
and ScB-625 Mine Detectors. To information ia availabls
at this Goamand as to where surplus equioment of this type
may be obtained,
Is would

18 February 1948, 39 ano 20,0001by ta B-29
aseignad this ocmmande
e. Namss, Oceupetione, and a -
Captain, Howa
2Sth Domb Gp (1 Y4
o s A0n2041. wiGh
2. Cbjees sdgtted: Smoking object.
(1) Manabsrs One (1).
(2) Shapet: Muge malti-oclored
ald of mmebs fallamed.
LNCLAS SIFIED.

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(6) ) Heading: Southeast of Limon, Colorado.
(7) Maneuvorability: Explosion rate.
(8) Altituder Approx ximataly 20,000'.
(9) Sound: Could I not cause parsonnel ware
in B-29• Airoraft
(20) Sxhaust trril or
fire at the head of trail.
FOR THE COMANDING OFFICER:
UNCLASSIFIED

It is requested of CORPORAL
The last kmown address of
FOR THE COMANDING GENERAL:
1
anees a
H. M. CECOY ACl ESA
Colonel, USAF
Chief of
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hese photographs.
If this is this offiee the name
and address of pi otures.
1
Sincerely S
W. R. CLINGERAN
Colenel, USAP
Chief, Tech Intelligence Div

These photos were made from 40 to 50 seconds after the
meteor's flight at about 15 second intervals. The time
interval was checked by actual rehearsal.
I hope these photos wil your
research.
Sincerely yours,
63 1

ion
. Sincerely yours,
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18 FEB 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

L. ETEOPSTSA Anea pioseen
the reogtd t2 ihia pbengresa were
sagterod by de. , ad a aageh ere sois ta dotsrmin4
8toori1e.
a arsieo Tvidenea t a Dteenite, i. aonh wo 1 mateorite, bas aot-
heen ilneoramed. Nannl sbenrvatiens tere bern roduoed to poiats. of
Lasaresied
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r dnmetad egneh.I ai  t t
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va
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8.1 Numbor of objects One
2 Distanco of objoct 100 miles
10. Timo in sight N/s
11.i Altitud020,000 feet
12. Speod Very high
13. Diroction of flitht Southeast Limon Colorado
1h. Tactics Ex-losion rate
15. Sound Could not be noise
16. Sizo Huge
on. Manner of 3/3
23 Romarks: dz Gyor
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1us'cosity 9f mryiying
ceatar 12 ths earth.
In thi. as in the tao snglior bames, 28 teaes nithor al y9tac7tah or
the a2iese of lataariM4 ir 935 0n M Brn fued.
aature of t29 3249 mejor lnsidsnts
didmd ai0e (ek a2 CRBY amlaesA Bnor swiiants of eimlar
IODMLY t ggptd.ent nir'gore fsritri 4 resira4d to
psad Harnain orean in whish trieerisie
1TA shiarly inflooadnd y ths
c riaaviiis  ihrd.
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acdordmnce viib tbe diatribusian of thia raport-
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Seoarity tnd 221/0260g
tolal Ineorole Cgnnod, afenr ss0r of Ws 2al1sim9n inomod
orion tont cath 1 dsgdon told zot te socompllalmpt by ia ito
cd d to a sh ersavaie
J.. lattaney ae forete 3ursria LAPAS'A raiaeit, sitsubed
informi r. A Datriot G9l
Landy In te rautaterd Dha Mdr Martet bo inferred if roar Hadkgnrtere
rae i atvisailn to soanre photieropble eoraregs or te trea ed datlirsd
a Je eitedded asye
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