DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7339793
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONStephenville NFLD
FRAMES27
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
in area at time.
bj first moving
as fast as jet, then stopped » orbited
and climbed wery fast and disappeared.
WX clear. Mo radar contact. No jets
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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. NFLD O Was Balloon
| 32 Oct 55 Stey enville, QO Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION "| Possibly Balloon
; QO Was Aircraft
Local : & Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar 4 Probably Aircraft
GM +01/02502 NOV 55 D Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Redar O Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE OO Was Astronomical
O Yes QO Prebably ee
O P i A j
jeeta O Ne | am ossibly Astronomica
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ;O Other - as
QO Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
0 Unknown
110-15 min x Wehabiin iM bh ’
110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval bright Ifght, white. Three times PROBABLE Afc.
‘ the size of a star.
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On October 4, Kabul, Afchanisten reported that
the Soviets were testing a revolutionary bottle-shaned aircraft
at a secret base in the remote
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reported seeing the strange craft which they first
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of air at high speed,
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Witnesses reported it was shaped something
like a neckless bottle, about 20 feet high,with "pins" extending
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official! suggested today
killing sixtyreix persons ‘migh
have been “incapacitated” just
Ry Sa es, : tps eight!
‘| In his second day of testimony
‘lr. E.. Sommermeyer, of Denver,
it, A. i. ditector of flying, said
selection of # short-cut by, Capt.
*ICooke aver the. Medicine’ Bow
Range in: Wyoming, was-“incon~-
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JHE MYSTERY AT MEDICINE BOW PEAK
Although aviational mishaps are frequent and some-
times mysterious, we cannot blame them all on the UFO.
While most are due to operational causes, others forever
look suspicious in spite of their written-off explanations
which evades certain evidence.’ For example, in recent
months we have grown a little curious about the increas-
ing number of military planes colliding in midair® and
wonder if the proverbial blanket of security is really
hiding the true circumstances. Other cases, however, leave
even greater doubt as to the cause such as the incident
occurring at Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, 4 disaster
costing the lives of 66 people. For analysis of the evi-
dence, known to date, we return to Herbert E. Clark, Jr.
who is well-informed in the field of aviation.
Case 108, Medicine Bow Peak, Wyo. Oct. 6, 1955—To
begin, Clark does not necessarily blame the disaster on 4
UFO, but merely points out some of the unexplained
mysteries and flaws in the announced circumstances sur-
rounding the affair. We quote from Clark’s analysis:
“The DC-4, fiying 200 mph. + crashed 30 minutes after
take-off from Denver. Reports indicate the plane was
35 miles off course but no information has been given as
to which direction the craft was flying. The weather re-
ports at the time were contradictory. The plane was not
to Gy over 11,000 ft. because of lack of pressurization,
however, the plane was flying at 11,800 ft. and thus hit
the peak which was 12,005 ft. high. The pilots certainly
had knowledge of this terrain. The plane had full radio
equipment which presumably was in operation, but there
was no record of any radio message sent from the plane.
The plane was also equipped with OMNI, a radio direc-
tion finding apparatus which sends signals to range sta-
tions, which in turn, reply by radio. When such stations
reply the pilot knows exactly the position of his plane.
There are three airports that the DC-4 would have passed
over in normal flight, namely, Ft. Collins, Laramie and
Medicine Bow. None of these towns reported seeing the
DC.”
Logically, Clark concludes: “Where, why and how could the
plane get off course? How could all of the instruments and the
radio gotten out of order? There are only three conclusions for!
the group of data available at this time, (1) It was a clear cut}
case of pilot error, (2) the instrumentation and radio was thrown |
out of kilter because of artificial magnetic influences. (3) the plane |
collided with or came in contact with the magnetic feld of an |
UFO.” (Ed: See Case 24.)
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NC CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 29 October, 1955
Source (News Paper) Burlington, North C rolina
‘Angel ‘Hair | :
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Hq, 4602d AISS AISOP Subj: Monthly UFO!
Investigative Efforts (con't)
INVESTIGATIVS UNIT
LOCATION OF SIGHTING
ummary, Oct 55
CONCLUSION
J OCF Detachment 2 Shelby, Iowa Was Balloon
Soy Flicht 3-H Oxford, Pennsylvania Probably Balloon
7G er cop. Hq, 4602 AISS Cheyenne, Wyoming No object, sound
b.
4 Serr 7 by means of AT
htt ““ tigations as follows:
In addition to the above, four (l) limited follow-up
investigations were conducted by Headquerters,
of ATIC Form 16h (U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet}.
(1) radar sighting at Minneapolis, Minnesota,
TC Form 332 (Electronics Data Sheet).
of Diesel locomotive
602d AISS, by means
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is being investicated
Limited inves-
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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT LOCATICN OF SIGHTING CCNCLUSION
2; Headoua rters sy akeg. Ohio Possibly Balloon ofr
} ocf 3. \ Headouarters Vermillion, Chio Possibly Astronomical }¢
i.) Headauarters Warren, Ohio Probably Astronomica
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c, The one (1) investigation not concluded at the time
of the September 1955 UFOB Summary has been concluded with results
as follows:
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT LOCATION OF SIGHTING CONCLUSION
T4 Ser Flight 3-K West, Chester, Penn. Probably ®alioon
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire hes been prepared so thot you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified ceric] phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The infermation that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with cny statements,
»- ‘conclusions; or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1, When did you see the object? ~ ss 2. Time of day: 2hou7 Z
Hours Minutes
asf: < Ocz» LISS (Circle One): A.M, or au)
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5. How long was object in sight? (Totet Duration) Ss 4 4 a a
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5.1 How wos lime in sight determined? GOA See preg What t+ had Jime Sealant
5.2 Was object im sight continuously? aco No
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6. What was the condition of the sky?" i : : : : at :
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a. Bright (>. Hriaht>
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): oa. In front of you d. To your left
b. In Back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f, Don't remember
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2. MOON (Circle One):
None _ a. Bright moontight
b. A few .6. Dull moonlight
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9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One}: r ~ WEATHER (Circle One}.
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c.. Scattered clouds 4 = 9.) oe es ; ; '. ¢. Moderate or heavy rain
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12. The edges of the object were: : —
(Circle One}: a.. Fuzzy or blurred: ey
13. Did the object:
oc. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes
c. Breck up into parts or explode? Yes
* d. Give off smoke? Yes
e. Change brightness? Yes
f. Change shape? Yes
g. Flash or flicker? Yes
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
Yes. Lt moved ovenhesad, 7a The ees! and 2
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15. Did the object move behind something at anytime; perticularly a, cloud? : “yo ay er
(Circle Onek ~ Yes. Don’t know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did EE i BA! in front of heperesi ot any time, particularly a cloud? ,
aoe ae k Re iF d YES, then tell wh
tr y (Circle Oneal. rs ‘Don't now, ~. you answere then what
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19. Drow a picture that will show the shape of the. sbiechos objects: Label and Include in your alate any details of shes object
“3° that you saw such as-wings, protrusions, ete., and ta cee trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the abi
=~ to show the Greceee he obit ee pence oF te ae are haat: SLO pane . ; “ed
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes as)
IF you onswered YES, then what speed would you estimate?_ LOZ <
Ses Sewn ros
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object wos?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then how foraway would you soy it was? See fF a7 peeres] pon]
evectead
22.. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One}
(Circle One): :
a. In the business section of a city?’
a. Inside o building: Cc}. inthe residential section of c city?)
b. Ima car Pee efi c. In open countryside? .
ae BES iS d. Nearanoirfield? = 0 5 > Mi Se Frogs
d. In an airplane (type). Ba $. or Flying over acity? SgoPet 2 * Oats
e. Atseo ree oe, =e a eo ase Pee ain 6, “Flying over open country?
Lh, Oren tag ee Sah A ae
24. IF yout. were 5 MOVING iN AN AUTOMOaLE ¢ of ¢ other vehicle at ee trme “then complete the followion peo oe 3
7 tes
24. ¥ What difectios sere yee meron? (Circle Oneyy
oe a iss : pet. ‘A : = > “pe ss
op North 5 x ae ce Easts= toety ate
ar be Northeasties <i Se orenet 2 ef
24.2. Sidie Saad wie pole mating? Dick. — oA
24S Did you stop ab any tena while yoeieace lookbigiot the
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25. Did you observe the object through ony of the following? *
a. Eyeglasses.» Yess. No - est Binoculors &5 » Yess » No
b. Sunglosses’ 9. > Yes ==» No Zone & Telescope. Yes™ No
c. Windshield <2 - Yes. << > Nears, aes Theodolite.. ' ee VOSS No.
d- Window glass’ == Yes 2 No 8 8 Se he Other r okt
PET see (ome ie oe eer Sg SMa T SENSIS sag eles
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26. In order that you tan give os clear @ picture os S pommies Cis you sow describe i in ‘your. own parce a common n object or ees
jects which; when placed up in the sky, would givethe same appeorance as the object which you saw. :
Gane hile at2 Wp He Be,”
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27. In the following sketch, i imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an “A” on the curved line to show | high the ob}
was above the horizon (s kyline) when you first saw it, Place a “B” on the same LuAeEN ne to show kay nee se bi rs
above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place an “A” on the compass when you first saw it. bo i cline
pess when you last saw the object.
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Place a “B” on the com.
ao Draw o picture that will: shaw the’ motion that the object or objects made. Place an ye atthe posing of the poth, o."B'* ot
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location,
31.-Was anyone else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Cs No
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. 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) No
$ “* 33.2 Please list their names and addresses: ol . e f a4 . a
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: peak Fes. ae A ee
Day Month Yeor
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35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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NOVEMBER 1955 SIGHTINGS
DATS LOUATION
liev ‘Rungary
1 Solided, California
L ‘Corpus Christi, Texas
1 YLakeland, Florida
2 ‘Elmira, New Yorx
2 ‘Ocala, Florida
4 ‘Peatrice, Nebraska
5 Council Bluffs, fowa
6 ‘Dade City, Florida
< Jefferson, Fexas ,
7 ‘Atlantic Ocean i
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9 ‘Dover AFB, Delaware
10 ‘Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12 ‘Glen Avon, California
14 ‘Barrington, New Jersey
by Deming, Mew Me:ico (CASE MISSING)
17 St Iouts, Missourl
13.) seGlen Avon, Cxbhiturnta
20 ‘Lake City, Tennessee
20 *Boston Massaciuicet.ls
2l ‘Yan Dyke, Mieliftosn
el ‘Oklahama City, ()4heora
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2e ‘Santa Anna, Culitornia
2 ‘Hokkaido, Japan
25 ‘LaVeta, Color!
a5 “Lomax, Illinet::
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SHINGTON, Aug. 3 W—
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and) North. American Aviation,
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interceptor producers now,~
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_|*a long way to travel yet, and
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“} |the moon. within twenty years,”
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Space Experts Predict Men
Will Land on Moon by 2000
COPENHAGEN, Aug. i:
Amorican scientist Frederick C
Durant predicted today that
manned space ships will land on
the moon by the end of this
century.
At the same time a prediction
that unmanned space ships will
be on the moon “within twenty
years’’ was made by American
guided missile engineer Norman,
V. Petersen, of Great Neck, N. Y.
Mr. Durant, of Lexington.
Mass., president of the Sixth In-
ternational Astronautical Con-
gress, made his prediction at a
group. He said he could not ex-
clude the: possibility of man
landing on the moon before the
year 2,000. But he said there is
this is not traveled over night.”
he The Next Stage
Mr.: “Petersen, speaking to
newspaper men, was emphatic
in his prediction. “No doubt. un-
‘said “The next stage will be
jeend miantied reared to
Mig Beterserty and rs
engineer Haywar
A
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‘\canrieysof Buffalo,..will: mre. |
“>. lsent- ‘@ joint “paper ‘tomorrow
“Uses and Lifctimes of Arti-
ts » Elsenhower Cable .
ing session with a-cable from
President Eisenhower in which
the President said he has asked
American. authorities’ ta study
the offer of hen See
space congress assis e
American earth satellite project.
The space congress is attend-
ed by~ top research experts of
East and West, including Soviet
scientists, |
Soviet. delegates sald today
that: their: country wants ‘‘co-
operation. ... mot competi-
tion’ with the United States on
space exploration.
“Tt is a misrepresentation and
distortion of fact when certain
medical obstacles to sustained.
Space flight, the Sixth Interna-
Wonal Astronautical Congress
was told today.
Dr. Fred A. Hitchcock, of the
hio State University labora-
tory of aviation physiology, said
in @ paper prepared for the
congress that “while there are
many physiological problems in
relation to space flights still to
be solved, nevertheless, in the
light of current investigation,
none of these seems to be in-
surmountable.”
Dr. Hitchcock said that for
medical purposes space flights)
begin above 63,000 feet, and/|*
pointed out that some test}
pilots have already reached 93,-
000 feet for a few seconds in
rocket-propelled craft.
Space Ship Design
Dr. Hitchcock said. scientists
still have to solve the problem
of desi
mitting crews to travel without
oxygen masks, that will with-
stand the tremendous heat in
passing, through the § earth’s
outer-atmosphere and will’ per
mit Tife to continue in the
vacuum of gravity-free space).
shielding
absolutely necessary to shield it
from the excessive amout of ul-
tra-violet light present outsides
he earth’s atmosphere,” he said.
“In view of the fact, however,
that most glass and plastics
adsorb ultra-violet light, such
would probably be
easily accomplished.
Cosmic Rays
“The matter of shielding from
cosmic rays is much more diffi-
cult, if not impossible. Experi-
ments are currently under way
to determine the effects of cos-
mic rays on animals. These ex-
periments consist of exposing
‘Small animals to regions in the
upper atmosphere where cosmic
radiation is at a maximum
When results of such experi-
ments are available, we will be
better able to evaluate. the haz-
ards of cosmic radiation. ...
“The matter of ozone anc
& & space ship, per-iother toxic substances such a:
atomic ciouds through which thi
ship might pass is of no seriou
importance, since the cabi
would be sealed and. provide
with an artificial atmospher
and. would, therefore. be im
penetradle to any gas mibstance
“Im arder to make life possi-
through which the fight jnigh
ble im a space shin. it would be; pass.”
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Western papers quote us as say-
ing. or even indicating that the
Soviet Union wants to launch!
the world’s frst artificial sate!-
lite in competition with the
United States,” Soviet Professor
L. I. Sedov said. “We aim at co-
operation. We do not want com-
petition.”
“The Soviet Union and the
United States should talk about
these problems,” Mr. Sedov’s col-
Chilean Peso Slumps
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mited States dollar today on!
e Chilean free market.
ta
league, Astronomy Professor K.
F, Gorodnixoy, said.
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NEW YORK.
Full Moon’ Rocket eral ua
By James E. Warner
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—The
United States Afr Force hopes
to explode a sodium-vapor rocket}
sixty miles above the earth’s
. surface this autumn, rivaling
the light of a full. moon at twi-
light, the Alr Force announced
today.
The projectile will be launched
from Hoiliman Alr Force Base,
New Mexico, during the week
of Oct. 14. It will be-an aerobee
rocket, sisters of which have
reached an altitude of 152 miles.
Other Tockets have atfained a
height of 250 miles.
Purpose of the experiment is,
first; to find if there is a layer
~ of sodium long suspected in the
upper atmosphere, and second,
to find how thick it is.
; If the few pounds of sodium
vapor ejected from the rocket
shines brightly, scientists be-
eve it will confirm existence of
the soditiat layer in the fono-
sphere, For technical reasons,
scientists said, the ejected so-
dium would not glow or pro-
duce light if released lower, or
-*
in the absence of 4 natural so-
dium layer in he sky.
The experiment also may pro-
vide data, according to Dr.
Homer Newel! of the Naval Re-
search Laboratory, for
satellite » which the
States proposes to launch by
1957. The satellite, rocket-pro-
pelled, will rise above the bonds
of gravity and circle the earth
at an altitude of between 200
and 300 miles.
A somewhat similar project
was tried last winter, with no
results, the Ajr Forcé said.
The Research and Develop-
ment Command of the Air Force
was “scooped” on its own an-
nouncement by a Briton, Profes-
sor D. R. Bates, of Queen's Uni-
versity, Belfast. ‘If was the sec-
ond time in a week that an
American project had been an-
mounced abroad before it was
released here. On Thursday,
while a battery of scientists were
briefing White House reporters
Belgian scientist amnounced the
American project in Brussels.
Professor. Bates said he had
proposed a~-similar experiment
to the British Royal Society,
which is..joining the United
States and Russia in attempts
to explore outer space.
| Dr, Néweil, chief of the rocket
sonde branch of the Naval Re-
search Laboratary, in comment-}.
ing on Professor Bates’ revela-
‘search
ing conducted *’ at.
Mass? '¥he Atomic Energy Com-
on plans for the satellite, aj
tien, noted Ahiat it isan engsheen
projct, research.an which ;
Cambridgs
the| fis:
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Artist’s sketch showing how rocket will be shot up by United States scien
duce artificial “moonlight.”
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A tts for United Nations: co-
ordination of. the launching. of
satelliteainto outer. space ta
j mission saidi it, was not partici-
pas fais Pret Yt ibe
Tater bi Si for’ the
‘Cambridge said: thetaveket: will
be fired during the week of Oct.
14 to an altitude‘of twenty to
joer die miles “above: the*'earth’s
surfaces apeings ‘on weather
ditions: Hé/said. the: Aerobee
nas climbed aa high as 152 mls
7 Ue Gres faa
fessor Bates, who will lead ene of
ve university groups taking part
in British, rocket. research. pro-
grams, said: today. there are difi-
Boling of the metal to release
the vapor. has! been suggested
but has pele Spero he
declared. ©
“The potest may release
@ grenade-from.a rocket which,
on exploding, would vaporize the
metal,” he said.
The upper-atmosphere coa-
tains one part in a billion of}
sodium which. produces a great
deal of the light in the air, he
explained, and by greatly in-
creasing the amount he believed!
2 “full moon” effect would be
created.
ment would provide mucn infor-|
=
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treme height, the temperature of
the atmophere and the chemical
arehé Center: aby
Sonoam ie S (Aix — Pro-}
He considers that the experi- -| I
on about the winds at. ex-!)
allay fears that the exnerimenis
mask military projects was is-
sued yesterday .-by, €] noni M.
ihersery, executive: & irectar}
af thesAmeri¢an Astociaticta for
the. United’ Nations ag * e50Ne are
Mr’ Eichelberger. pointed. out
that: a precedent exists. in: the
proposed special Uw Nu agency
for the: peaceful: usezof atomic
energy” a: suggested a. ecolise
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In a communication to officers
and chapters of the association,
Mr.. Bichelberger noted that!
the: peacetime role of the pian
to send up a sateilite within
three years. He also mentioned
their intention to share the
scientific. information gained
with other nations.
“Unfortunately,” Mr. Eichel-
oerger said, “we cannot help but
jbe reminded that ‘our
some time ago that they were
striving to set up a space satei-
‘lite and that it would be the
beginning of experiments lead-|
ing to interplanetary flights.
‘ithe: United States, which:
greatest;
announced}
U.N. Control of Moon Plans
Urged to Allay War Fears
“Friendly ‘and healthy compe-
tition. between the scientists
the dreamers of al) countries:
healthy. . But - Intense rivalry
with some. possible military on
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Monument ‘Study Bill
WASHINGTON, Aug: 3 17
President Eisenhower today
signed a bill authorizing an in-
vestigation to determine the ad-
visability of erecting a battle
monument {n Brooklyn in honcer
of 256 Maryland soidiers killed
\there during the Revolutionary
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