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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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10. CONCLUSION

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5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATIOM
15 minutes

& TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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7. COURSE
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8. PHOTOS

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|9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

ij, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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AG 10315 Pelles a OLs7y Mas ylami, i clanced at tra Bky and noticed 3 Sairly

wide strwak of ribbon of i LUys perhaps @ cergres ut whith, which seemed to be

oxtemding itself? psa Pry dowsard as I watched. I focused oyy 7 x 5O binoculars cn
of lux incaity, wath no sharcLy

this 44 and saw civwh 1% was formed as a long cloud of 1
demarxed lights of any sort, excert trat the central portion was secicedly wirber
_ seemed to glows ite light ran from almost at the zemith to about 15 desrees of the

outhern horizon. The ends were S1inty avenly toned across the mire band, but the
cena partion asitumed the feature of tym parallel lines of Light, carking ‘he aodgss
xf tha ribbon, thas became increasingly trite

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The whole wat ‘mn motion, for in about a wimuite 16 vornmed toward the

rer the bright partion  mehed up, with a distinct cal or Light rising from it,

while the rear of the fainter part of the ribbon bre«e into wo arms, one upmizd 59
Se ‘cant, the other downward to the south Finally, about wo cimites later, the ~
brighter portion, moving fairly rapidity castward, swt at about a constant alvituie,
had coalesced to form 2 oroad, bluntly pointed head (Scmewhat like a larga ccmot),
with two ._— tails carving upward and donmmard. in another mimcte, the whole sad

faced, Gut did not entirely die out for perhaps three momen morte

T aa sufficiently familiar with astronomical occurrences to be sure this was
not 2 netearitic phenamencn nor a display of aurora borealis, and it certainiy ~™=s nct
3 conet. IS may well be something quite normal of occaurrence, uni if so, I should
appreciate your kindness in having ome of che otare of She observatory Surcest . '~
what 2 1a7 cave Seen.

MC IAXS/GWT/ame

‘ashington 6, De Ue

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Receict of your letter, dated 13 Yay 199, is acknowledved by
“Nis Headquarters.

four reported sighting of an unidentified serial phenomenon
has been made a matter of record and is S#ing incorsorated into our
-resen% atudy of this subject. It is unrortunate the exact date of
obvaervation was not romembered as this actor is of considerable
“oporGance if comparison with known asriai objects i4 So be made.
“ la hoped your repiy from harvard Cbservascory my possibly reveal
the date of this ineident.

the inelosed juestionnairs oay De used as ab o.tiine in recorde
lng pertinent information to the sizhting mentioned in your letter.

(Gb 28 desired %o18 She completed form ba dirscteda *o:;

Commanding «eral

Veadgquarters Air ‘Materiel Command
'righte Patterson Alr “orce Jase
ayton, Uhie

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Sinesrely yours,

L Ineols N, 2. CLINGS May
Guide toe Investigation Solonel, USA?
Chie?, Analysis Division
inteallizence Department

Technical Intelligence vivisi
Air Materiel Command H :
Wricht-Patterson Air Force 3:

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Dayton, Vnio

Dear Sirs:

Last month I observed a phenomenon in the sky that i
asaumed to be astronomical, and as I conld not identify it, 1 wrote
to the Harvard Ubservatory about it. The observatory an
{t was not astronimical, in their opinion, “#r. oidne}

De idl ae oy :  « ~ DA 2 — a = ane — : —- . + eatin an all
writes in the Saturday Evening Post that you wish to be informed

of such observations, so 1 am addressing you on the subdject.
My reason for writing is cartly tnat someone elses may nave reported
the same event to you, and my notes will serve as verification.

Unfortunately, L do not recall the eract date. Lf you
wieh, you can obtain it by procuring my letter from the Harvard
Joservatory, which was written half an hour atter tne occurrence.

I belleve it was on April 14 or 25.

AGE LO&LS, Paellley L returned to my nome 2! mMLtT, wriande
about 25 miles north of Washington, D.C., five miles nortn ot
Olney, de 10 wa 1 dark, moonless nignt, witn fairiy bright
starlight, and consideradle sisture in the air, but no mist.

There was no wind. IL glanced up at the sonthern aicyy and noticed
n rather faint id streak of Luminosity acous legrees acorve
tne horizone The lower end apreared to be dropping ward the
soyuthern horizon.

i carry <« 50 binoculars in the car, 30 1 in edtlately
cot them out an@® foaussed trem on this light. [tt anneared drizgrter
+hrouch the glasses, and conld be seen to be a ribdon of light,
perhaps one or "> dexzrees wide, elongating raridly toward the
sround. The upper and lower end of this band were ratner faint,
cus the central porstion was much brighter. this sentral portion
formed two very oright parrm’lel streaks, with faintar luminosity
between them. I could ses nothing that appeared to be solid,
and there were no sparks or other lients evident. Thies condition
is shown in sketch #l.