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1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Aug 1951 Herkimer, New York 0 Was Balleon
o Prabably Bollcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2330 Ground-Visual Ground-Roder Was Alicraft
06/0430z Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
. Yes Probably Astronomical
*Ne civilian . 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Other.
000 Insufficient valuation
3 - 5 seconds South Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Solid obj, flickered, length 2-3X width de- Meteor sight
scribed as spherical red obj with green tail.
No sound. Intensity
tlurred. Straight, level flight. isappeared in
SW behind trees after 60 deg arc of movement.

Day Month Year
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(Circle One) Yes No
(Circle One) Yes No
symmetrical .

NAME r First Nomo Middle Nome
ADDRESS S UAMAICA 35 N.Y
Street City Zone State
NUMBER NONE
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Ago 416 Sex MaLE
Technical school Avition.
b. High school A little. (Type) -

statements, or sketches that you belleve important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurre tional paper may be attached
if they are needed.
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DATE Dec. 21, 1953.
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DEFENSE
8 Dec 53
Captain Hardin
MEMO FOR
Would you please send this I
have made no reply to his letter.
Thanks
Lt White
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. " We do not of any special meteor which
was seen on the date you mention, but records of
these do not until later, in magazines.
It might have
perhaps; we cannot tell as well a8 you. There
were were no special meteor showers due meteor on on that date,
but very often there are "spurious" meteors, that
is, those not belonging to any particular shower,
which fall and are seen, singly. Some of them
are slowly moving objects; others move fast. We
have seen them of the color you mention. We would
mention that the height and distance, as witnessed,
are quite deceptive; the objects usually far-
ther away supposed.
C-30214

5f$ AUG. Minutes
1951
Doy Month Year (Circle One): A.M P.M.
3. Time zone: a. Eastern
(Circle One): (Circle One): a.Daylight Saving
b. Centra! b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4Where were you when you saw the object?
HERKIMERSO. NEW YORK. .
Nearest Podtal Address City or Town State or Country
y Big Moose Road, north side, in the woods.
Elev. 19001, lecatic
5. Estimate how long you saw object. . - 0 O 3-5
c. To your right f. Don't remember
2-1

- MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
. None Bright moonlight
b. A few b.Dull moonlight ?
c. Many c.No moonlight -pitch dark
d.Don't remember
.Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? .
(Circle One): a.Yes b. No .Don't remember
b. Soveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards oway?
.Other
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? . ,
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know.

ION
Forewayd pa NOte!
red, sketch corv
to viewedat
LENGTH 2603X 1TS WIOTH.A a distauce
The edges of the object were: However, The gener -
(Circle One): aFuzzy or blurred Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined

". and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i.Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar '
22.1 (Circle One of following to indicat how certair
a. Certain c.Not very sure
bFairly certain d. Uncertain
om view?
such

. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. +
looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
20 Whot diroat r ohiect?. (Circle Ons)
.From true North degrees. MAP SEEMS BE ON A
b. From horizon._. degrees. FROM
When it disappeared: WARDS -
31.2
From true North £220 degrees.
60 degrees

. In the following larger sketch place an "A" t the position the object was when you
Angle of opening
B
proba6ly