PROJECT BLUE BOOK

like inverted mbrellas. traveling in area carrying specially
in single off light ight amber aber designed lights designed lights to simulate simulate
glow. No ist. Crossed Crossed : abqut about movement of a: movement of artificial satellitds tificial satellitds
one mile sky in 30 skv in ds. Glow to cross mile'
appeared "throb" at one "throb" ne time time beford beford is 173 is l73 ft/sc
obj disappeared. obj disappeared. general s general sp light nlanes. ight planes.
The"throbbing The"throbbing" amber mber glow lends
credence to a/c austs
as may be observed stance stancd
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'Jetallite' flies to I help moonwaichers track satellle
The first satellite (simulated) to take the air, this Air Force Sabrejet
flew over Washington recently in a training program for moonwatchers
who will keep track of the real earth satellite. It carried i variour-size
lights (right) under the fuselage to simulate altitudes up to 1,500 miles.
JAREY 185795
also tho light lane to ay at
lane to any lights light
Mock-up for Moon Watchers Mock-up for Moon Watchers 9o to 110 M 90to 110m
090
AN ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE, twice removed from the real
thing, was slated to give volunteer observers a taste of the
MOONWATCH mission this week. Subbing for the man-made
satellite they will
artificial standin made of a "plumber's friend" suction cup,
a small light and some batteries. It was to be towed by light
planes of the Civil Air Patrol in exercises designed to trgin
the observers in tracking the sateilite. Checking g the "bug"
used tor the test are (leit to right) Col. Owen F. Clarke, USAF
project officer, Dr. Armand N. Spitz, cordinator for the visual
observation portion of the Earth Satellite Program and Col.
Donald T. Spiers, test project officer for the Civil Air Patrol.

maps is Capella, in Auriga, the charioteer. a layer of ice some I6,0o0 miles thick. On
has dimmed greatly, having now a magni- just barely sbove the northwestern horizon. the outside is an atmosphere, largely hy-
rude of two. and to the right of Castor and Pollux. drogen, , 6,000 miles in thickness, containing
Mars is low in the northwest in the Because it is so low in the sky, its light colored clouds that form the series of belts
constellation of Gemini, the twins, and just is greatly dimmed by absorption in the and other markings that are visible from
to the left of the stars Castor and Pollux. earth's atmosphere, and it looks far fainter earth through a telescope.
The position of Mars is indicated on the than it did last winter, when it was shining The ball of Saturn has a similar struc-
accompanying maps, which depict the sky high in the south. ture, with the rocky core perhaps 28,000
as it appears about 10:00 p.m., your own Saturn and Jupiter Compared miles in diameter. The ice layer is esti-
kind of standard time-add one hour for mated to be about 6,0o0 miles thick, but
daylight saving time-at the beginning of With Jupiter and Saturn both in the the depth of the atmosphere is something
June, or an hour earlier at the middle evening sky, we have the opportunity of like 16,opo miles. relatively much deeper
of the month. observing and comparing these giants among than Jupiter's.
Jupiter and Saturn in South the planets that revolve around the sun. Thus, the solid part of Saturn is much
The other two June planets are in the They are the biggest among the nine planets, less in proportion, which makes its aver-
southern sky. which include Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which include Uranus, Neptune and Pluto age density very low, about two-thirds that
Brightest is Jupiter, of magnitude minus Brightest is Jupiter, of magnitude minus -all too faint to be seen with -all too faint to be seen with the naked the naked of water. With a big enough lake in which
1.6. This make it about 27 times as bright ee-as well as the earth and the five mep- eye-as well as the earth and the five mep- to immerse the planet, Saturn would actu- to immerse the planet, Saturn would sctu-
s Mars but less than a quarter as bright tioned earlier. ally foat!
is Venus. Jupiter is now in the western end
of Virgo, the virgin. It is almost, in fact,
in the next-door consteflation of Leo, the PYENATICI BOTES
Hon. It is thus berween the bright stars CANES HERCULES
Spica, part of Virgo, and Regulus, in Leo, JUNE DIPPE 4Miear
but it is considerably brighter than cither. 1957 Loth
Saturn, the last of our planets, likewise LEO the Llaga
sbout ou the border berween t two star MINOR- DRACO LYRAS
groops. It is in the southeast, actually in URSA MAJOR URSA CYGNUS
Ophinchus, the serpent-bearer, but it is LEO MINOR
near the bright reddish star Antares, which LYN}$ Polaris
is part of Scorpius, the scorpion. The planet Deneb- Cross Rgitta
surpasses the star in brightness by about two CEPHEUS
and a half times.
Bright Stars Visible Pollux Castar
Mars GEMINI AURIGA CASSIOPEIA
In addition to Pollux, Regulus, Spica and Lapella
Antares, five other stars which the astrono- WEST Face North EAST

Sctence News Letter jor May 25, 1955)
JUNE CORONA: SOOTES
1937 BOREALIS
HERCULES COMA BERENICES
SERDENS Dignebola
AQUILA SERPENS TOPHIUCHUS VIRGO
LEO
tair Saturn LIBRA Spica Jupiter
CORVUS Regulus
SCORP1US tares
LUPUS HYDRA
EAST
Jace South
SYMBOLS WEST
Celestial Time
JUNE EST Table for June 11
I 3:50 a.m. Moon passes Mars 12 8:57 a.m. Mown passes Sartuen
2:00 p.m. Saturn in opposite 18 5:02 a.m. Full moon
from sun and nearest: direction 6:00 a.m. Moon farthest; distance 351.
6:00 p.m. 837,100,000 miles distance 20 5:233.m. 400 mules
Mercury farthest west of sun: 21 11:21a.m. Moon in last quarter
visible for a tew dayt around Summer solifice fxun north:
sunrise this date low in eist before 27 3:53p.m. New moon north: summer cumpences)
11:00 p.m. Moon nearest: distance 239, 30 3:00 a.m.
5 2:10 a.m r0n miles miles Moon nearet: distance 226,260
7:47 p.m. Moon passes Jupiter Moon in first quarter Subtract one hour for Cst, two bours for
MST, and three for PST.
Sclence News Lattar, May 25, 1957

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No Case (Information Only)
Fhyag SRUckkS mAy58
SOUKCE:
SPOTTERS TRA
'FLYTNG OBI
The ground Doserter
Roval Canadian
June and nas
ing a mysterious flying
has orders to keep close
Thier Observer Herb Hart
the suburban Don Mills
area says:
"It's like a little ball of
keeps shifting from east
to south. We have no idea
is."
.

Information Oaly 1 June 1957
Cource: 0SI Bulletin # 20, 25 July 57 Gew Orlews
June 1, 1957: Reports from several parts of New Orleans of a "blue streak" falling
over the Mississippi River about 10:30 p.m.; in view for more than a minute
and reported to have broken in two pieces by at least one observer. - N. O.
Times-Picayune, 6/2. (Credit: Dick Hall, New Orleans.)

No explanation of the "unidentified
An dir defense alert at MeGuire Air aircraft" alert at McGuire Air Force Base
Force Base, New Jersey on June 7, on June 7, 1957, has been received by
1957 hon been started) by the Air NICAP, although a request for the details
Farce to have been due to "an un- was sent to McGuire AFB almost two
months ago.
usual number oit tempcrarily unidenti- An Air Force statement on June 7 re-
fied aircraft." Although there is no vealed that t three fighter squadrons had
evidencs linkingthis. alert with been alerted because of "an unusual number
UFO's, NICAP is making a routine of temporarily unidentified aircraft."
check, aince the Air Farce final an- We regret being unable to furnish
additional information as planned and
nouncement: did not state thot the announced in the No. 1 issue.
unknawo gireraft had ever been idem
tifted.
This incident, which probably was
a routine alert; deow attention have been
NICAP-headquarters becouse of o. becouse of a. friendly planes." 7 7
lotter recently: seceived by a Now recently: seceived by a Naw 1
.
Jersey membet.xnFor.mosona which member.xFar r.mosone which Thm MoGuire Air Force The McGuire Air Force E Base alert
will bw obvicus, his name has beon accurred between 2 and 3 p.m. between 2 and 3 p p.m. cn cns
deleted in quoting his leti deleted in quoting his let or:.e1 Juna 7th. A state of defense ereadi- readi-
ness wass crciered by the Continental ness wiss. crdered by the Continental
Gentlegen: Gentlegen: Air Defense Command.The alert ai- Command.The alert ci-
Some months ago I attended a fected two air air defense command
tour of toux of McGuire Air Farce McGuire Air Farce Bose Bose. 21 fightor fightor squadrons and a New Jersey and a New Jersey
During a bristing cn the deiense Atr National Alr National Guard squadron.
mission, and on missicn, and the subject of The Air Force The Air Farce wording "an unusual
intarcepts, the dfiitcer offficer made a number of number of tempcrarily temporarily unidentified
romark of this natus "ghen an aircrait" would indicate a very IEY large lorae
unimown.torget as a radar is not formatiou or group of planes. Ncr-
identified it. is mally, the operation of such forma-
am AS! tions. would known by the Air
the torget is friandly or not. If t o Defanse Cotmand. NICAP will pub-
is not, our mission is to dostrcy lish the facts in the fellowing issue
moet df all the of the UFO INVESTIGATOR.
June 7-McGuire AF Base=2-3pm=Air Defense Alert called
number of due to 'an unusual
temporarily unidentified-Aircraft"!(NJ). (It has not
vet'been revealed if they were DV):

Inforas'd on Only 17 - 24 June 1957
Couree: C3I Eulletin # 20, 25 July 57 Benudatte, Minnesota
Week of June 17-24, 1957: Several people at Beaudette, liinnesota, reported big
"lantern-like" object in northern sky near horizon. I Filter Center at Bemidji
stated that they "had reports of the object" and the e the AF was trying to lo-
cate it on radar. - Roseau (Minn.) Times-Region, 6/27.

Under NCAP isvestigetion
a m
Three bright, round objects, slying
in a V formation, were sighted on
June 18 by the captain and most of
the crew of a Mastson Line freighter,
according to a teport mada whea the.
ship reached port in California,
Capt. C. G. skipper of the
Hawaiian Was quoted as
stating he ha revar before seen
anything likce strange objects.
were later
joined by a third, appeared off f the
ship's port bearm about.8 D.m. a
June 18, when the freighter was 150
miles from Sam Froncisco.
Chief Electricion Roy Melton, who
first sigh ted the objects, said through
binoculars they looked liks "small
moonn, diffing diffuming a cold, white, un- cold, white,tw-
chamging chomging light." Melton estimated
the objects' altituce at about l0,000 altitude at about l0,000
feet. IS.
As Capt: Wertz and the ship's crow As Capt: Wertz and the ship's chow MICAP Will Evalente
watched the two two UFO's, a thind UFO's, a third NCAP han asked for detailed re- NTCAP has asked for detailed i re-
round, bright ebject joined the othars, ports ports from from Copt. Wertz and Chief
formaing the V formarticn.As the sicy formaing the V formarticn. As the siky Electricion Melton. The Maritime Maritime
darkened, the three glowing abjects darkened, the three glowing objects Commission and airiines and airiines operating coerating
while, then betwe en Califoria and Honolulu have
also been queried.
June 16=l5Omiles off San Francisco,Cal-Spm=3 round,bright,glowing,white
UFOs in V-Formation,seen by Crew of Freighter, Originally there
were only 2 UFOs,but a third Object soon joined them. They paced
the Ship at Estimated : 10,Oooft.,then'all moved off..(SEA again!).
1

22 June 1957
Rye, New York
Inforati on Only GSI Bulletin # 20, 25 July 1957
Couree:
il
June 22, 1957: I Large object with twa white lights, one red light, seen plunging in-
to Long Island Sound by two Patrol Chester (N.Y.)
Item, 6/22.

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AFOIN-4 AFCIN-4Eh/Capt G.T. Gregory/wm
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25. JU61557
AFOIN-4X26
AFCIN-4E4
Mrs. s
AFOIN-AX2 R.F.D. 1
Easton, Maryland
AFOIN-4X3 Leer
C. We are in receipt of your letter dated 8 July 1957 in which you
AFOIN-4X4 flying object observed night of
2 Jume 1957.
AFOIN-4A
The sighting has s not been conclusively identified as yet. You
are located adjacent to one of the heaviest air traffics in the
United States, as well as in an area of considerable naval, military
and air training and other operations. A plot of the location given
AFOIN-4B us discloses to oximately 15 miles from the Annapolis
Academy , 35 miles from the Aberdeen Army Proving Grounds, and
roM three air traffic ianes.
There is the distinct possibility distinct possibility that you may you may have observed
aseries of lights underneath an underneath an aircraft designed for desiged for the the purpose purpose
AFOIN-4C AFOIN-4C of training of training observers for the forthcoming observers for the forthcoming artificial artificial satellite. A
eopy of the copy of the aircra question is attached. attached.
Your promp Your prompt eporting of the of the incident incident rities, Les,
and and your inter matter appreciated.
AFOIN-4D AFOIN-4D Sincerely,
1 1 Inel Inel
AFOIN-4E Cy pf a/c
WALLACE W. ELWOOD
YEY Captain, USAF
464 Assistent Adjutant
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Information Only 25 June 1957
Cource: GSI Bulletin # 20, 25 July 57 Staples, Minnesota
June 25, 1957: Reports of brilliant light seen NW of Staples, linnesota, moving
northwest at very rapid speed. -- Staples World, 6/27.
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were "somewhat an sky,Estimated Wind Velocity:Fc ce:4.
June 18-LaFayette,Ind-5:3Oam-Red,tublike UFO seen NE CP.D
June 2O-Athens,Tenn-1l:l5am-Bright,revol.ving,round UFO going West..(+2
Lightning bolts
trometer-Camera "Rock-oon"s proposed for'studying Mars & Sun!)
June 23-NY Times imes article on: crazy on: crazy Weather this year.(Nuclear-Tests?),
(+Baseball-siz (+Baseball-sized Hai in in Texas;Midwest Rain-plagued)
June June 24-Sa aming ning UFO shoots shoot overhead!.. rerhead!..
June 25-Greencastle,Ind-Big 25-Gne fast.r carrying car other lights North.' other lights North.
June June 27-San Francisco,Cal-2:O6 27-San ncisco,Cal-2: pm=2,loud,roaring Blasts.felt!(-Mt. Blasts.felt!(-Mt:
Merapi no in Jaka arta,Indonesia, erupts-4,000 gers Lee.
June m-Large.silver UFO followed by 4
fast,lead appeared to TOW the smallerones!):.
report bright,cireula D..
June 30-Van

1 - 20 JULY 1957 3IGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Jul Shiloh, Ohio PAYSICAL 3) Other (METEORTTE)
Brooklyn, New York Aireraft
HMA Hamilton, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Civilian Aircraft
Seattle, Washington Other (SHIP LIGHT)
Canton, Ohio CASE MISSING) Civilian Astro (STAR)
Parkton, Maryland Insufficient Data
Buffalo, New YOrk (CASE MISSING) Civilian Insufficient Data
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Military Astro (STAR)
Kokomo, Indiana (CASE MISSING) Military Balloon
Peoria, Illinois Astro (ARCTURUS)
9 Amarillo, Texas Balloon
10 Los Angeles, California Balloon
10 Hartford, Connecticut Military Ealloon
10-11 Del Rio, Texas Astro (STAR)
11 Elmira, New York Balloon
·11 Wellsboro , Pennsylvania Insufficient Data
·13 Newport,Beach, California Astro (METEOR)
Deming-Columbus, New Mexico Other (EOAK, UNRELIAB
Covington, Kentucky Insufficient Data
Hastings, Michigan Aircraft Refueling Cp
9999999 New York, New York Aircraft
Lorain, Ohio Aircraft
Cheyenne, Wyoming Other (CONTRAILS)
16 Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Military (RADAR) (RADAR) Other (ECM)
17 17 Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas Military (Vis &$ (Vis&$ RADAR) RADAR) Aircraft Aircraft
17 Trenton, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey Aircraft
New York, New York - Insufficient Data
Schenectady-Albany Schenectady-Albany, New New York York Multi Astro (METEOR)
Sarasota, Florida Balloon
A555999999 Hamilton, Montana Aircraft Aircraft
1555999999 Cineimnati, Ohio Cincimnati, Ohio Multi (Stringfield) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data
Mt Lemmon AFS, Arizona Military (RADAR) Other (TARGET Other (TARGET F SIMULATK P SIMULATC
Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun, Wisconsin Insufricient Insufficient Data
Dayton, Ohio Insufficient Lata Cata
Payton, Payton, Chio Chio Insufficient Cata Cata
ADDITIONAL REPORTED ADDITIONAL REPORTED SI3ETINGG SI3ETINGS (NOT (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Jul Universe Science News Ltr
1957 Hatfield, Herts (Ltr)
Kewsolipping
Teaneck, New Jersey Newsalipping
Campos, Rio State, Brazil Hewselipping
Honolulu, Hawaii Hewsclipping
Great Farrington, Massachusetto Newsolipping
Cravford Springs, Oregon Hevsclipping
Ris Tove, Brazil Newselipping

east to west, evenly Disappeared sheet,
spaced when
hidden by trees on west. atteed
h. Unusual features: No lights as are 475
shown by planes, either flashing or fixed
white, red. Entire smooth surface
glowed with amber light; at f rst sighting
glow seemed to be throbbing, but by the time
they
2. Time: Sighted about 21:40 Saturday, June 29, 1957.
In sight about thirty seconds.
3. Sighting: automobile
in slow y motion. tmut
about Maryland, on eastern shore of
Chesanaake Bay. while facing south, looking
across a field which stretches about one mile between woods on
east end and trees on west end. They were about l/3 of the way up
in the sky, and took about thirty seconds to cross from behind
east woods ehind trees at west end.
5. Identifying information: Was on my way home to my
mother's house after shopping in Easton. I do not drink, and was
not over-tired or nervously upset. I Have never seen anything like

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quge that I kmow of in the vicinity.
sound of any
planes; farm is many miles from road and noise of plane in
vicinity can be easily heard.
R.F.D R.F Easton, Maryland) Easton. Maryland)
Character witness: Characterwitness: has been in my
employ for fifteen years. She is steady, reliable, and sensible. employ for fifteen years. She is steady, reliable, and sensible.
I believe that the above accurate escripti what she what she
observed.
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Jetallite'flies to help moonwatchers track satellite
The first s satellite (simulated) to take the air, this Air Force Sabrejet
flew over Washington recently in a training program for moonwatchers
who will keep track of the real earth satellite. It carried various-size
lights (right) under the fuselage to simulate altitudes up to 1,500 miles.
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