PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Group Numier 5, was very similar to thet of llumuer 2- althrough it was
traveling in the Yesterly oye

tte time of appearence for this group of lightsw&s an~wroximately 12.50
jee septemcer lo, 1952.

There was no cnsnze in the spotty haze in the western sky end thus; ze
mera ebla to view through the clearness this group of _lighta, £3 unier
similsr conditions to that when viewing Groun Numver =. all conditi-us
oR hate wos e ual to the cther groups, and there was no corontic
Bilsoue

~t s-aetly £2:45 Ali september 15, 1952, trere suddenly aoveered in tic
ecag ter. sty and ap-roachuing fron 32 nOrtreastwriy direction and trsveilin
in = southwesterly dirsetioa, the s08t ie ete. of ull tre luminous
@ispluys snd grouns of truvei tin @ lishnts, so far o.servede

tais articular croup of spserics!] illuninste: codies wee travellius
the same general direction and flying course as tue others 80 apnesr
in the eastern sky; wut, it was in tae perfect Y¥ form 2g guown sn tA
Cant a3 Number 6, with the leg og the:Y forme heading in the directi
of travel und the ar.ag of the Y were trailing in the pie Tais Y fo
teingz some wuat loncer tian the other croups, aid go spread out in i
perfect and symetericu] form, was truly interesting to ssy the lect

che srmacing of 811 the asphericel balls of luminous light were ti sven
order; and, in this ne tiealay order it definitely anreared that tre

peri phere) "edge of ons sphere to that of the otter, would be e.vout

~j putt dah a of the disSmeter of any one srcere. AlL shperes had s6<
dianeters

Tae high speed luminous Y of lights as they pessed over nead and to te
east, were definitely swe oo ecerel due to the foct of their symeterical
order, és in their orier adh Ae pt ee definitely gave the Luvression
of the long inted nose of & "Jet" vlane with its sonic nose tip; if
iliuzinated with a string of lights, from the tip of the nose to a
determine. distance and then at this point sreeating into the two arc
which formed the balance? Y.

Due to the fect thst of a1l the diaplacys ovserved during this period cf
oLservstion, there had never been eny row of lights in vrosressive order
following esch other. This Y display zeve the op-ortunity $0 note if
there were enr connections between the treilong light units. In this ces
there were mo connections end there was mo coronic eriaecte 1.0 ehenze an

"e > a -=-
the white luminosity, ond certsinly there did 19% acnear to be Suny soace
sSiorceLlbion in the cmce setwem the Licht units tas% tiges ceer 713
| G , EBSUWoSLCR T21at tais coul@ possivly se Stars of pjover
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This { formation, disapresre: from view, without going over the uorizon.
It just s3eene. to vyanisa in thin air; or- thers may sat ceem & sudden
turning On the axic, whick causei the lights to vanish from view. 2.2
the lishts of the Y, froa the foot of the eg SO the mad of the arzs
went out o?2 view, the action some whkst spveare: as though each lisht w

3
turned off as sdvence of travel oacured.

"

Display Number 7- 1:00 All september 15,1952- was & jiemi-Cirele Zorn as
wea @ ual to the semi-Clreles of Nuaber 4 ana 5 46 gnowu on the Mcp Cazert
mith the exceptien that there was @ very notionule sarount of froatcl
movement of the individual lights in the forward ere of the Semielire

i
in its: forward llue of travel. Mere AsQin, Goce move rent of these ;
VAG slatlor to that of uncer <, umd apocrantly sinasedl in wave
form. At no time in the few seconda of the *iuwe of Soserved flight ec:
this BT OUD, did it aprear thet suy of the lichts, caine in contset wits
aiy OF the other lights, there anpesred to us suid t ligats tacus

any contact.

11 of taa lights in teis group were criaght, as euusl to tu
pest Alsvley3e fhere waa uo coronic electrical effect o.ss
chance of the white licht to tact of any of the single oF
colors. Taig displ; wau observed in the sasteru cky ana Solleeina
the same general secu’ .westerly courge, without, veer, sae or loss of
elevation aud pass9e% “ron Visw without passing over tns horizone

vaegee Numver S- wha o.gerved 2% opmroximstely 1:20 /!', veptemier 15,
19652.

This disrlay of 4 7411 scemleCircle of lights, which and while in their
line of flight, di? «ot to any wey very froz she courses of fligat =:d cid
uot veer or yawin !: Linte

This Tlight of lights as olserved in tae souther sky, Sollowing “ue
sane general uorthwesa*erly course ag taat of Piight Jumver Ze This
flight did not disappear over the horicos, tut simnly veanisaed fron

Sian in the south westerly skp. There wes no veriation in the elevation
of the flight at ary *ine.

The itar positioning was definitely notei by the ovserver (writer) so sas
thet with hamd compass, the seueral course aud direction could be cuscred
This aspect wssa secomplishe the following evening.

Shere were no sddiitiorml flights of iights, sftwre Number 8; altaroues

{xies wave viewe: for several mora acura,
re = * = on = _ - -_“ i. - . a - . r. . ~~ = é>
ua tha erent 23 of wentemuer 15,i352, the y- ) veerver
- ~* -* or =
ieir i:terest to view the cries once 3s
-2 al ~ » a =
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- - > . ~* - , a ’ a ~
. me . / — _ dede4 i~ _ ~ yeh . ; _— + _

The elavse of time in Seconds, from the instance of first vision to the
point of disappearance is so very: short, tist it would ie inposgivle
for any person to use observing glasses or instruments of sny kind.
algo, fron ground level, it would be imooasibie for any observer, not
aggucia ted with &n obseeving staf? properly equiped, ond where ali of
the celestial factors for the period woers imorn, ani thus atter an
ovsorve filght, expresy any views other tasn those of 2 generalized

nacuxr ee

In sieving ee this displey of lights and “se interest so oreated, it is
the write yiew und opinion; tast Lif the eouernl public and many
creanchss of the Saederal Government, wish to mow more sbout tais
seientifie display, whetser 1% oe in tce order or the nature or 60
meda; shen the following weEEve Teo is offered. | (it ne: now be in
mrectice aud not the mow! 8az6 of the writer or the publics, 411 for the
protective benizyit for sour ustion and coutinent.

it the various ermy and navy post’s- a const.ant aourly water should 39

pogtes with the rmroper e.ul “men te Tois should @pply to 8ay interestec
people in public lita and intersst.

In closing tuis: The writer will make no suggesticns 23 to the why's

to thecrize about this abserved displey; out, will sinceresiy state %

any end all perties wiohing for € new field of definite ccientizfic

peeee eens cen now find such cy taking the tins ont 9s2cu night Bae obcer-
ion. The slight mowledgse of Astromony and nevicesion waies ta

aeiter studied in years pest, has now srove: of rea? value.

» OF
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This is respectizuily submitted, to those of craater lmow-how and wit
the sincere LS teagan Nene ia this Little contricution and extention of
effort can fustly enmnance the value of taig new science smi study.

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O3JECTS SEEN OVER S.We EL PASO BETWEEN( 2339: ‘MST 14 SEP 52 AND 91290 ST)

15 SEP 52. OBJECTS. RPTD SPHERICAL OR DISC@SHAPED, LUMINOUS, IN GROUPS
pcs etna to,
OF TEN OR TWELVE. OBJECTS IN FORMATIONS RANGING FROM ARCS TO INVERTED *Y",

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NS

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ViSIBLE TARU OVERCAST AT ALL TIMES UTIL PASED FROM NORMAL RANGE OF

VISION, SCUCE AND THREE WITNESSES MADE OBSERVATIONS NEAR SANTA FE

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BRIDGE ON MEXICAN BORDER, £L PASO SIDE. PRELIMINARY CHECKS REVEAL NO
“NOWN METRO CONDITIONS OR ALR TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT

SOR SIGHTINGS. RELIABILITY OF SOURCE UNDETERMINED. WRITTEN REPORT
sOLLOWS. ©

14/3349Z SEP JWFBG

IV. BALLOON DATA

» WeRt BALLOONS RELEASED IN ARE, i
22, TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON KELEASE:

e3 NO

i = —— ai

« POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH §& a:

| 0 en wn ghted Describe
7 =30% | | No | Lighting

a oe a a )
each overiay,

_———e eee .

V. EVALUATION
REPOR''s

C_) Excellent
C_) Good
C) Fair
{—) Poor

{ ] Insufficient to Evaluate
(_} Unreliable

~ FINAL EVALUATION:
C)Was Balloon [1 Was Astronorical
CJ Probably Balloon (Cj Probably 4. nomical
[J] Possibly Balloon (_] Possibly 4::. comical
()Was Aircraft Cl other:
C]Probably Aircraft
| (-} Possibly Aircraft ficient Data For Evaluation

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PROvECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHaeT |

2. -

1. DATE OF OBSERVATION |2, Tihk OF CBSERVAT mae » STATION OBSERVING

i ee ee a se ee ee ee ee oe ee oe me eee ee
ALTITUDE

DIRECTION . ALTITUDE sLOCITY DIRECTION
(degree eet cnc

~ 25,000
30,000

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“a
[35.00
|

| 45,000

5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED?

Cj No
| (If yes, at what altitude? 2
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTC NOTED IN ARBA?, CJ No
; (If yes, at what quadrant? ~d
7. DUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS
tenths at feet. tenths at feet. MILES.
| tenths at feet. tenths at feet.

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ATIC Test Forz 333 (13 Aug 52)

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She "LIGHTs of"C

fo Wuon, this may ccacerus in the reeslm and profession of acientivzic
atudisse

Tae following reswse, is & gesoription of sn unusgal manifestation of
Cleestial Lights, ss ovuserved by the writer and three other ousery ers,
on the ulght of september 14, 15, 1952. This diuplsy o7 unusal guts,
certainiy are not a famllar t, the sight of man or women, whan sieeias
the Celestioal Sodies of the sky on a clear night.

viewlAg of these uuussi liests with their hitches
the 9ug 1 1e sky, ws firet observei by accident, oy the wr
‘The following will .© set forts as observed facta and ther
used 404 sonsidezed au will vest befit the preseut secunul
and information on the isuujecte

3
° x
‘oo
rt
rc
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ad
a? cf

Lo PS the nig

my ear with lrse ee fr:

Calhuehue,  exico.

The car was facing north, tus Sllowing irseeqQ@MBMB to view the e2st-
eriy sky, cm sittins om the rigat side of the CBr.

At 11:30 Pelie (ied. -.* tu Bl Paae]- 12: 30 Bette ¢.3.7. (basic time for
Mexico) Map Chert time MeoT. )

ies. QM observoi, sud immediately attreeta: ay attention to @ cron
of very brillant Lighsas suite hich in the easterly sky and traveling

in & course slighti, . ithwesterly, @g 4 group of very vriliant light

spheres.

On the "Celestrial ‘ay Chart" of tais observation, this first group of
lights is designate’ ss "Group Numier 1".

This grozuyv of lights yea treveling et & very high rate of speed, on its
scuthwesterly course.
There wes no veering “2° the right, the left or in elevation. ,This serous

—_®

of lights definitely appeared to stay on its course without any deri:
tion. }

In this group of lights, it is eatimated thet there wes at leest twel
to fizteen round brilliant srpeves, traveling in & strsizht line at
Tight anzies ta the line of Plizh*
When this line of iighats pasgeed the observers it: tus e.aterliy cur,
stheres ef lighta guva the enresrance of the rigant sud the left u2i7

spVing in Su oseillstiug motion, cimilsr ménmmer to Of wins .
ine in tlisi#t- wilte ths exception, thet the wi ’ 4 not

he ine; tut 7° pm to be ;

: forward a | t is

; *-

J

The lisht epheres of tnis group, were in no way
oining spheres.

The licht itmited from these ligh* spheres was
white light from froste: electric light gloces

y connected with the :d

very similar to thet

There was no display of colors, and there did not appear to ve any

coronic eleotrical effect. in this respect, it
Specd «nd travel- w6e 2% sucha Lige speed vaze
the etmozphere, thet the eyes did not neve tas
sdfucted snd especially when this was the firs
vati on.

These Calasticn) Lichts, apnrecred out of the
Gisa~neared i. the seutharetterts sa7, witout
spnericsl diameter a: without ofssing over wv
It is ngsumed frou rouvn m@p scsling, thet tit
efut sky, woul: orobauly o@ & lines oF Sprarant
@3p

100 miles in leugzta. In this r ect, this is
may part or any one sise- waen so viewing for t
Ooserved trsvsl wos oo vary short in cecondse
consumed to travel tliis aprAarant aistancs.

The senort from the “ ftice of Director of Intelligence at sicg

Base, 51 Paso, Tezas, sttested to the fact that

hase over tae Base © ©“ night of ieptemvrer le, Lio. was vet

and 25,000 feet in sicvation.

a8 this group of traveling lights Spsaerss moved ¢

westerly sky, it was very appereut thet' these
acove the slight Clu.i naze; for in tails ocser

when viewed through i spota of haze wera lets

the haze the brightness would 2prear.
Immediately after the »~acsege of this display,

may be stated thet ths

usc the lower levels of
weoper tine to bacone

t onrertunity for obdzar-

~ ,+*. xn mt wltts Poet -ee,3 3
Of VIeBaSsSt WI wy “tach 3uU
. \% 4 5s +a ‘A ~ *
tisiniahing to erast
“a ye
5 Iori conve

- _ =? < > ; . ~

J ~ _ ~-—-*+ 4 i4 #ia’y
. . & e«) rr A
Fiichs, vwsetween 7a

acsolute sasuiption, on

ke first tice such &
line of ligstsa and thetr sudden adigplay und es:

én > _ ~—- * 2
¢ csiesily whan the tics o

va 7 ~
seve

©
the ulgsest of cloud
en 20 ,00C
unridly ucros@ tae south
QOusects were very muck

vei vrauvel, vce Ligats

orillant end then ous of

To. Game brought to

the attention of tcis display, to her Yuther end ‘other, senor ané
Senor] QGEMIGMEENME., These people tuen syeut toe «dditional tice to
view the skies for t:* rossicility of cdditions! disnlears, whieh aid

came into view, @s cre Jumbered-£-5-4-5-6-7-,
their ames in sattest.nnte

at the moma:t senor @imeriewes the ckies,
the time by out watches.

for which ther have sicned

.
bea and the writer cuecxs.

7.

6D) ne Laie

<<

Group Numer 5S, was ver
traveling in the ester ly

sbe time of asppearencs
Aenue veptenuer lo, lvoe
There was nd catnze in

were cuis to view thro

similar conditions to that when viewing Grous Numer &.

of brillauce wes e wal
effsct.

y similar t thet
skye
Sse this ground of lightswas acp-roxinstely 12.35¢

of iumuer 2- althrough it was

Sue 8 pos ty héze in the western cky end thus; xe
ck the clearness this group Of _liguvd, s3 under

all ¢onditi-ns
to the cther grovpz, and there wes no coronic

4% exactly 22:45 Ali .ebtemcer 15, 1352, tisre sudcenly anoneered in-tuie
eng ter: sky and an roveuiug £fO7 8 nOFtaesstweiy 4irection and treveline
in © southwesterly dirsaction, tne unset interesting of 111 the luminous
displ ys tnd groups of truveling lisghts, so fer o.served.

this ~srticuler crounr of spaerics! illuminate: oodles was treaveliusr in

-

the sane ceneral dlilrect
in the e: otern gey3 unt

Chut ag iiumost 6, wit.
of travel and the ur a
being some wast longer

nerfect and symetertient

"he grmcing of sll ¢ »

lon and flyiug course 23
, it was in tae

7?

the leg og the X

tie OUners 80 i yieawiak
perfect Y form 28 3404n on tae Ver
forme heeding ii: the direc*tion

of the Y were trailing in the rear. Tais ¢ forn,
than the other croups, aud so spread out in its

form, was truly interesting to say tse ,lesst.

gonerical balls of !tuminous lizkht were Lu even

order; and, in this *rticular order it definitely appeared that the
peripheral "edze of cic sphere t that of the otuer, vld be evsut
three-coucrters of the iinmeter of any one sieere. ee shpere3 hsd e_u3l
Gdisametorse

The nish speed luminoes 7f of lights a3 they pussed Over neada and to cha
east, were @efinitel, «wa inspirinz, dus to the fact of thatr aymeterical
order, s3 in their .-‘:wr of progression, cefinitely gave the iapression

of the long pointe: cose
flluminsted with @ siriag

detormin distance (mi
which forced the belase

Due to the fact thet of 21] the dlsplecys ooservei during this

of a "Jet" plane with tts sonic nose tir; i?
of ligtts, from the tip of the uose to a
Logn at thi: point - Phan Pe hi into the two arcs

ec Ye

pericd of

OLservution, there hai never deen sny row of lights in pros sressiva order
followines each other. This Y displa, gave the op-ortunity to note if
there sere snr connections tetween tae treilong licht units. In this e4ce
there were mo connections sand there was no coronic sffecte 1.0 chunzs in
the white luminositr, ané certsiniy there did uot 8-necr to be tn: 8
ecloy p46n in the Boe batween trae liekht nuits ; tient sehr :
v. _ ? = - ~~ sUie > ol 7 tails C yi4 Oogsicl, a o -_- -
e

LS ei Gary Py We iri : <2 ; pe a

I . ita roare 1 Ghro 2.8

Fis

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The ssme conditicns of flight travel were noted, when the treveiins
spheres pasgse:. over the clesr and aazy areas in the coutwnern sky, as
did apvly to the group of apreres in Numuer 1. Apsinue Ly assumption,

the nsight above the hoze, appeare: t be e:usl to thst of the hese
Soove the ground level, ar possitly higher. There was aLaoluteliy n0
imier or line movement "of the spheres, in their course of travel during
the visual period. Also- there was nd Gisvlay of colores ond tce epherss
individually hed the came covearance of those in Group Juccer 1. Thusvrea
wo3a me &ppearance of any coronic electrics etfect.

hun dumber 2, raminerd on its ccurse, and there wac no veer or
oh vould vary its grou> level.
Sectors Of tata diapley were <ustiy note. in the cousition of the ira
—_

ma briefly reocrded yor regereuce.e

ae es
-Sa8 +2
t

>

yaw 13

z% Oc > ouue { “i 4 ji; 4 ch % } the “0 sur Ov serv -_r n st a 3 ¥ r

] rs, 2 gudden e..t-
ence of a vetz oda aicned group of fast treveling {lluninated srhereas,
in the westerly aky ond oo-arsutiy followine tre - aneral] ccourcs
gsoutunesterlys as thet of Groun ‘ius ver 1. Zuis is ssown on tue ap Ciast.

This group was exceadinuly intersstinug to view, Ss there weg not any
frontel line of flight tiat detinitelr appeeare: to .e stacle, for tne
reeson tast within the aguere odd she ped aprearaace of this group, *usre
was an inner movement of the illuminated spheres trot oved from ona
position to thee Other without contacting ssca other in riigst; as le

39 i€ tices Ooserve. in the unoredictecie action of tus “~urore sore 2.2"
fs tee nosthern lsatitudoge

Thts <rour anv-esr to ise on equel elevation acovs tis searta ond
apreared to follow its course in & southwesterly direction without veer
or yaw. and, it too, disepmaved frois view without macsing over tu

gaorigon. There was no views of any coronic electrical eZffact and no
colorse

Group Number 4 ppearea in the easterly scy et gout 15:15 1...
ghd Bip 15, 1382, in a Jemie-circuler forn.

The odd manifestetion of this display, was the fact tust s¢@ this eroup
pesse. to the aouth in the easteriy ay, the observers were sole to
t

note with curious interest, that the lett wing of the iaemi-Circia, screi
in 2 sinosoedial wave form, "aiuging at the center of the lins of fitent
= “ews on $26 May -Cart. This wave form in movetent of “he soutaragtea
erly tlight avnerantly 2214 not niter the line of fiigat or couse en:
"wonve, veer or yew in the file@nt. alsoe with this tyes of wave moveent,
tuerea 414 not anvsar to cos any alteration of Plight, or any degres

sertsrance; it anrenrei to .6 4 nSturs]l fanction in ths course of

tHe there wSa not any alteration in the luminosity cl the-anher:
109 OuGerved coroni y@zect waich wonld «1 igv!
i up 2iso Gice@p wares Irom view, wWitaout saiu vr tae :