PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
29 Sentember 1957 N. Truro, Massachusetts 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Passibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Roder Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT dusk AirVisual Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomicel Meteor
aYes Probably Astronomical
Ct No Military PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 - 2 seconds one west
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow flame with flame tail, angling Dfinitely a meteor.
down, disappeared same as a meteor same as a meteor
flame went out.
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24. Did the object: (Circle one for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time Yea No Don't know
C. Break up into parts o explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
8. Change brightness? AND COLOR Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Yes No Don't know
25.I Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle one) Yes No Don't know. If you answered YES, then tell
what it moved behind. what it moved behind.
26.I 26. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?.
(Circle one) Yes No Don't know. If you answered YES, then tell
what it moved in front of.
27. The edges of the object weres (Circle one)
a. F Fuzzy or blurred Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember e. Other
28.
BRIGHT Ree TO YELlOW TO SULUER TO BLUe TO BRIGHT REn TO YELloW IO SuLuEe T
RCO, IN ABOUT THAT ORDER
its longest dimension. its longest dimension. ? feet. feet.

REALIZE MY THILKING
INFLUENCED BY THIS SUBSEQUEAT
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42. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle one) Icdm2eonn Yea) No No. If you answered no, then when, where, and
under what circumstances did you see other ones?
43. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused
it?
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37. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle one)
a. North C. East e. South West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
38. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle one) (Circlo one)
a North 0. East e South g. West
b. b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest h. h. Northwest Northwest
39. Draw a picture that will ahow the shape of the object or objects. Le bel and Lebel and
include in your sketch any details of the object thnt you saw such as wings,
protrusions, etc., and especially exhsust trails or vapor trails. Place an
arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the objcct was moving.
A BALL OR CIRCULAR SHAPE
TTH159
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40. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made.
Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path,
and show any changes in direction during the course. and show any changes in direction during the course.
0 O
13 3 7 A
240° 240°

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1i5. Show the location of the object in relation to the aircraft by placing an
"y" on the edge of the circle at the o'clock position and state high, low
or level. If this relationship changed during the sighting, use another
circle and show the new relationship of the object to the aircraft. Also
indicate any changes of heading of your aircraft.
APPEH 340 240
Heading Heading
Z12 12
9 3 3 9 9 39 39
J
..
6 6
(Circle one) (Circle one)
HIGH HICH HIGH
LOW LOW
NOTE1 LEVEL LEVEL
Same
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Ssme Sem e Same Same Same
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44. If practicoblo, attach to this page the section of a local area chart which
shovs the location of the sighting. On this chart t plot the fligkt_path of
your aircraft and the flight path of the object.
not available, roughly sketch in the area of the
ampbeliton
barco
Oll tenke 40
138 Pawnee Riverdate
Ranch
682
BLUE 30 Pumping
station
630 630
A A Tulefe Tulef
-3,0806 Mineral
Berelair
30
Three Rivq Three Rivqt MORMANNA NORMANNA
NORMANNA 329 NC3 329 NC3
Tilden Tilden No wyce No Wice Bidgs
Oakyil Oakyi Doen-alr Doen-air
334 TRAVLAND theater
290 27
NAVY CHASE
ons 365 NIR NIR
Sand ptt Beeville No yoice
Houses
Opep-air CLAREVILLE 19
theater George West
20 1BI NAAS CHASE
186LH80
R GCA DF Ranch
arevll 126.18
142.74 233.8
154 Mikeska
Aransas
Ranch 058
Skidmore
B
Dinew
CLEG BER4 PAPALOTS
RTWRIGHT RANCH (Pvt) Pumping
110 38 MtLucas steyon
Tynan sfote
330
cI Opan-air
thea
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Mathis
LakeC
Corpus Corpus 200 300 SINTON NO 2
Christi Christi 49--26
Hauses dauses 500 Ranch HP HP
Sandia
OperAi OpenAir
theater
50 1.28 128
A
Edroy
ys ys Orang Orange
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2 Od
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C LOST CONTACT

on My NOSF, CAPT LOST 5IGHT OF TH
OBJGCT anD VD I WAS
SPCCD FOE AN INTERCCPT. I WAS FOING
MALH .8 WHEN I LOST SIGAT OF I
THIS ROPORT HAS BOCN FINED OUT WITHOUT
THHE COMMENTS OF CAPT. KASA
IN MICHIGAN WITHTH FLU.
NOTG1 I SAY LEUCh BOCAUSE T 5AY heuck Bacause r PEARRO TO BC PEARD TO BG
ONTHE i
MIGHT MIGHT WELL WELL MEAN  WAS HIGH. MEAN,WAS H161.
STCC Od TeC Oodi Hhas lea Ihas bea ropealelly ropeal1l
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47. Ploase give tho following information about yourself:
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDR Becull TEXAS
Street City Zone State 7
TELEPHONE
What is your present job?
Age 26 Sex Mikc
Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade School a. Grade School e. e. Technical School Technical School
b. b. H High School High School (Type) (Type)
c. College College f. Flying School
d. Post graduate d.I Post graduate g. Other special training 35k ANDIOS
1800 HOURS 1000 J0T HOuS
48. Date you completed this questionaire?:
14 Oc7 1957
Day Month Year
0 O 11
DISh DIuh
8 OCT.957
C77-1227 7-1227
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PILOT OBSERVER, WHO WAS AT 4O,OOO FEET ELEVATION, AT THAT TIME.
SIMILAR REPORTS OF CLANGING MULTICOLOR LIGHTS OF TYPE DESCRIBED
GENERALLY FOUND TO BE IN FLIGHT REFUELING OPERATIONS, BUT NEVER AT
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12. Science News LeTter for August.24, 1957
ASTRONOMY
Venus, Saturn Now Seen
Although Venus is becoming g brighter in the evening that night and the next, will be 74 minutes.
Thus, in September and October, when the
sky, it is still retiring early from view. September will have a moon is full and bright, it rises about the
samme time for several evenings.
Harvest Moon for Farmers
By JAMES STOKLEY will becomne prominent in the winter eve-
nings. As John Ferguson wrote in a book on
THE PLANET Venus is High in the southeast are four stars astronomy published in 1757, explaining
gradually which form the "Great Square" in the why this is called the harvest moon:
brightening, and becoming more prominent constellation of Pegasus, t the winged horse. The farmers gratefully ascribe the early
in the evening sky. However, it still sets Below this is Aquarius, the water-carrier, rising of the full moon at that time of year
about an hour and a half after the sun. This one of the constellations of the zodiac, the to the goodness of God, not doubting that
is before twilight has completely ended, and path of the sun, moon and planets. And He had ordered it so on purpose to give
the sky has become dark. If you look to- below Aquarius we find Piscis Austrinus, them an immediate supply of moonlight
ward the southwest as dusk gathers, Venus the southern fish, with the first-magnitude after sunset, for their greater conveniency
will soon appear. Of magnitude eminus 3.5 Fomalhaut, also dimmed by its low altitude. in reaping the fruits of the earth."
on the astronomical b brightness scale, it ex- For our latitudes, it never rises much h higher The reason for the differences in the
ceeds any other star or planet. It is in the than it is now; you have to travel southward delay of moonrise from one night to the
constellation of Virgo, , the virgin, and close to see it high in the sky. next is found in the changing angle made
to the star called Spica, which is so much at various times of the year by the ecliptic,
fainter that it will be considerably more Mercury Becomes Morning Star the path which the moon closely follows.
difficult to locate. It makes a trip around the ecliptic about
The accompanying maps are drawn to As for the other planets, Mars and once a month; each night it is about a
show the appearance of the evening sky at Jupiter are now both too nearly in line twenty-ninth of its circumference farther
about 10:00 p.m., your own kind of standard with the sun to be observed. Mercury, on with the sun to be observed. Mercury, on east. Thus, being farther east, it rises later
time—add one hour for daylight-saving time Aen tin --about 52 minutes on the average.
-at the first of the month, an hour earlier Sept. 9, passes nearly between the earth and
at the middle and two hours earlier as the sun, but by the 25th it will be farthest At this time of year the southernmost
September gives way to October. . Thus, west of the sun. It will rise ahead of the part of the ecliptic is in our evening sky—
Venus s does not appear upon them. sun, and for a few days around that date it passes through Sagittarius, the archer,
They do, however, show the second planet will be visible as a morning star, in the east and the line is not far from parallel to the
of the September evening. just before sunrise. horizon. Hence, the moon's daily eastward
This is Saturn, which stands in the con- On Sept. 23, at 2:27 a.m., EST, the sun movement is utilized in moving it hori-
stellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer. will be directly over the equator, at the zontally to a considerable degree. Just be-
During the early evening Saturn is in the halfway point of the southward journey in fore moonrise it is not much farther below
southern sky, but it moves toward the the sky which it began last June. This is the horizon than it was the night before.
southwestern horizon and goes down, at the the autumnal equinox which marks the In March, on the other hand, the ecliptic
beginning of the month, around 11:00 p.m. beginning of autumn in the Northern is nearly vertical, and the same eastward
by your kind of standard time. Hemisphere and of spring in the Southern. movement of the moon takes that body con-
On the night of Sept. 8 the moon is full. siderably farther below the horizon, thus
This is the "harvest moon" and we can see making the greatest changes at moonrise.
September's Brightest Star what it means if we consult a table that
gives the times of moonrise, and see how Hunter's Moon
Brightest star of the September evening is iuch later this occurs on succeeding nights,
Vega, in Lyra, the lyre, high in the west. at different times of year. On Sept. 9, we In October, conditions will be quite simi-
Directly overhead is Cygnus, the swan, in find, the moon will rise (at 40 degrees lar to what they are in September. Again
which Deneb may be seen. This group is north latitude) only 28 minutes later than there will be relatively little delay in moon-
also called the Northern Cross. Deneb it did on the eighth. rise from one night to the next when it is
marks larks ue top or s the top of the cross, toward the Next March, on the other hand, the dif- Next March, on the other hand, the dif- full. This is again on the eighth, and it will full. This is again on the eighth, and it will
northeast. Moving down from Cygnus, to- ference will be much greater. rise only 30 minutes later on the ninth. This
ward the southwest, one comes to Aquila, The moon will be full on the fifth and The moon will be full on the fifth and is called the "hunter's moon," since the
the eagle, of which Altair is the brightest the difference in time of moonrise, between the difference in time of moonrise, between hunter is supposed to benefit at that time.
star.
Three other stars which, like these, are
of the first magnitude, are also shown on LYRA
the maps. These are all so near the horizon Deneb Deneb LACERTA
that they appear considerably fainter than Vega CYGNUS
if they were high overhead. if they were high overhead. SEPTEMBER
This is a result of the absorption of their 1957 HERCULES ANDROMEDA
light by the greater thickness of the earth's light by the greater r thickness of the earth's DRACO CEPHEUS
atmosphere which must be penetrated. Low CASSIOPEIA
in the northwest is the figure of Bootes, the SERPENS CORONA *Polaris
bear-driver, with Arcturus. Next, to the UASA MINOR
right, is the Great Dipper, which is part of
Ursa Major, the great bear. The dipper's ARIES
handle extends toward Bootes, and if you BOOTES UASA MAJOA PEASEUS
follow the curve of the handle, it brings you CANES POINTERS Capella
directly to Arcturus. Arcturus VENATICI AURIGA 69
Farther right, low in the northeast, is
Capella, in Auriga, the charioteer, which IWEST Jace North EAST

No Case (Information Only) 28 September 1957
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
II:1 Plane Spotter Watches Odd-Shaped Object(s) Eject "Silvery Stuff"
At about 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, Mr. and Mrs. were hav-
ing sandwiches in the back yard of their hilltop home in Old Greerwich, Connecticut.
Mrs. a valued CSI member and an experienced GOC plane-spotter, had her 7 x 50
binoculars out and was examining a small plane flying over Long Island Sound to the
south, when her husband commented that there was something in the sky above the
plane. To the naked eye it was a small but definite silvery disc, about l/20 the
size of the moon. M asked for the binoculars, expecting to see a balloon.
Instead, the glasses showed him something of puzzling shape "like an upside-down para-
chute." Unable to make out just what this was, he returned the binoculars to his
wife. Just at that moment the object moved off the right, described a wide hori-
zontal circle, and returned to its former position in the south-southwest, about 35o
above the horizon. After a few seconds, it repeated the maneuver. After this it was
motionless again for fifteen or twenty seconds, during which time Mrs. had it
continuously in view through the binoculars. The accompanying sketch
shows what she saw. The objects "resembled frosted glass" and ap-
peared to be spinning; the connecting silvery strands were wavy, as
shown. While she was watching, two smaller white objects rapidly shown. While she was watching, two smaller white objects rapidly
crossed the field, but these were not clearly seen. crossed the field, but these were not clearly seen. Suddenly, some- Suddenly, some-
thing like silvery sparks "exploded" out of the top of the object, or
pair of objects, and almost at once it moved suddenly off to the right. pair of objects, and almost at once it moved suddenly off to the right.
Trying to follow it with the glasses, she caught the sun and was temp-
orarily blinded, but Mr. baw that the object described a third circle like its
two previous ones, terminating it this time with an abrupt and final vertical ascent.
The object dwindled as it rose through the clear sky, and was out of sight in a few
seconds.
Mr. whose distance vision is excellent, had also noted the ejection of
the silvery material, which he saw begin to float dowrwards as vertical strands,
glittering in the sun. He compared the appearance of these glittering strands to
"spider web." It drifted away from them toward the south and was not visible very
long; Mrs. , still dazzled by the sun, did not see it. She asked her husband
whether it mignt have been smoke or cloud-mist (like a jet contrail), but he was def-
inite about the comparison to spider web. Mr. had never heard of "angel hair";
if his wife had ever mentioned it to him, he had paid no attention, for she found
that the term comveyed nothing to him. His visual impressions were therefore entire-
ly uninfluenced by suggestion or expectation. (He has taken very little interest in
saucers hitherto.)
A few minutes after the UFo had disappeared, two red swept-ving jets, possibly A few minutes after the UFO had disappeared, two red swept-wring jets, possibly
Vulcans, passed over heading southwards and climbing. Later other jets were seen to
the south. Whether the unusual jet activity was provoked by the UFo isn't known. the south. Whether the unusual jet tivity was provoked by the UFo isn't known.
No more intelligent, trustworthy, and non-credulous witnesses than Mr. and Mrs. No more intelligent, trustworthy, and non-credulous witnesses than Mr. and Mrs.
could be desired. (Neither I could be desired. (Neither had ever seen a UFo before.) nad ever seen a UFo before.) They have, of course,
wondered whether what they saw might be explainable as some unusual type of wondered whether what they saw might be explainable as some unusual type of balloon, balloon,
but after discussing it with the Research Section there was general agreement that but after discussing it with the Research Section there was general agreement that
it is pretty safe to accept this as an authentic UFO sighting. it is pretty safe to accept this as an authentic UFo sighting.
Mrs. Mrs. felt that what she saw looked like "two UFOs doing felt that what she saw looked like "two UFOs doing whatever it is whatever it is
they do with that angel hair--maybe refueling each other", and that it appeared
"more animal than mechanical." This certainly seems acceptable. Some of us would go
a bit further, and would suggest that we may have here an observation of the mating
of two UFOs.
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SCience News Letter for August 24, 1957 121
low eight percent. Above this, the ruby ICHTHYOLOGY
would becorne green-colored. Narcotic From Pistol
E FIELDS Measurements of the minute distances Subdues Sharks in Sea
between the atoms in red rubies and "green
rubies" showed that above eight percent A FOUR HUNDRED pounds of occan-
chromium, the e chemical bonds between the
aluminurn and the chromium atoms and the swimming shark can be knocked out in
ARCHAEOLOGY matrix "softened up," allowing the true one minute or less with a water pistol full
Ancient Toltec Colony green color of chromium n to show through. of a narcotic c known at M.S. 222, Dr. Perry
Below eight percent, , the tight aluminum W. Gilbert and F. G. Wood Jr. of Cornell
Found in Western Mexico oxide crystal structure literally "squeezes" University, Ithaca, N. Y., report in Science
the chroimium atoms, shortening the inter- (Aug. 2).
A PREVIOUSLY unknown Toltec col- atomic bonds as much as four percent. This Large sharks and rays were needed for a
ony has been discovered on the west coast shortening causes the shift in color from study of mating habits and of all the tran-
of Mexico, representing z the westward limit green to red. .. quilizers and anesthetics tried, M.S. 222
of expansion of this ancient t civilization. Science News Letter, August 24, 1957 was the most useful.
The site has been nofficially explored for The large fish are brought alongside of
the first time by archaeologists from the ENGINEERING the boat and their heads are pulled up out
University of California at Los Angeles, Study Tiny Tempests on of the water. Then a solution of the nar-
under the direction of Dr. Clement cotic is squirted into the mouth of a shark
Meighan. The expedition n was sponsored by Aircraft, Missile"Skin" or the spiracles of a ray and sprayed over
Phil Berg, a Los Angeles s executive. the gill openings.
The site lies along Mexico's new West STRUCTURAL FAILURE of the "skin" A water pistol, rubber-bulb syringe, or
Coast highway Coast highway near the city of Tepic. Dr. near the city of Tepic. Dr. of aircraft and missiles traveling at super- of aircraft and missiles traveling at super- pump-type hand sprayer can be used, the pump-type hand sprayer can be used, the
Meighan estimates the colony reached its estimates the colony reached its sonic speeds may be due to tiny tempests authors report.
cultural peak peak about 1200 A.D. that rage over it. Within 15 seconds, the drug begins tak-
Relics s from the site represent a higher from the site r represent a higher This phenomenon, known as panel flut- This phenomenon, known as panel flut- ing effect. The fish can then be safely
degree of cultural achievement than had degree of cultural achievement than had ter, is the subject of research by John handled either in or out of the water. The
previously been thought to exist in this Miles, professor of engineering at the Uni- first stages of recovery take place within
region during this period, Dr. Meighan during g this period, Dr. Meighan versity of California at Los Angeles. five to 30 minutes after the shark is put
said. Panel flutter has been a suspect in certain back in the water. After that, the drug
They include excellent examples of pot- structural failures s ever since such defects ever since such defects wears off gradually and completely, and the wears off gradually and completely, and the
tery of six-color r decor, figurines, bronze decor, figurines, bronze were noticed in the first German V-2 fish are unharmed.
axe-heads, copper pins and tweezers, and a rockets, Mr. Miles pointed out. But the rockets, Mr. Miles pointed out. But the Science News Letter, August 24, 1957
whistle with an authoritative tweet that whistle with an authoritative tweet that forces acting to cause the failures were not TECHNOLOGY
would "make a basketball referee green wouuld "makieabacke known.
with envy." The action is very similar to that of ocean New Conduit "Pipes"
The pottery is described as being of high waves generated by high winds or the Microwave Radio Signals
quality with exquisite patterns in six dif. llutter r of a flag. In fact the study has
ferent colors. Much of the pottery appear thrown new light on wave formation in "PIPING" SHORT radio waves around
to be art objects rather than utilitarian items. the ocean. corners and sharp angles is expected to be
Some of it was apparently used only in con- The study has indicated that the effect made easier by a new lightweight "traveling-
nection with burial rites. is eliminated with thicker "skins." wave" conduit tube announced by the Radio
Sclence News Letter, August 24, 1957 Practical design criteria are currently Corporation n of America.
CHEMISTRY being y worked d out to assure that "skin" One property of the very short radio
Chromium Chemical thickening does not pose a weight problem, waves or microwaves, measured in inches
a particularly critical area in missiles, Mr. or less, is that they can be "piped" for short
Makes Ruby Redness Miles said. distances through tubes and conduits some-
Science News Letter, August 24, 1957 what like water. One disadvantage of pres-
> SCIENTISTS have found why the red- CHEMISTRY ent high-sensitivity microwave conduit sys-
ness of rubies comes from a green chemical, Most tems is the need for 30-pound d electromag-
a compound of the same metal chromium Chemists Develop nets to focus the waves precisely down the
that is used to put glittering platings on Sensitive Test for Metals axis of the conducting tubes. The align-
automobile trim. ment of the large electro-magnets is affected
Delving into the secrets of these fascinat- A RAPID and convenient method for by vibration, changes in environment and
in jewels, Dr. L. E. Orgel of the depart- measuring the metal content of solutions has changes temperature, and must be ad-
ment of theoretical chemistry, at Britain's been developed. It is so sensitive it is justed periodically.
University of Cambridge, describes his re- versrty or Cannbridge, descrbes ns  re affected by the tiny amounts of lead dis- affected d by the tiny amounts of lead dis- The new The new tube, developed by Dr. K. K. N. tube, developed by Dr. K. K. N.
searches on rubies in Nature (June 29). solved from the glass of much ordinary from the glass of much ordinary Chang of I Chang of RCA's David RCA's David Sarnoff Research SarnoffResearch
Most jewels are really a "solid solution" laboratory equipment. Center, dispenses with the huge electro-mag-
of some chemical compound, usually a metal of some chemical compound, usually a metal Dr. Irving Shain, professor of chemistry, net, using net, using instead a compact electrostatic
oxide or s oxide or silicate, in a basic mineral or and Richard D. DeMars, research assistant, focusing g element element t built into the tube, and built into the tube, and
"matrix." These metals are really impuri- These metals are really impuri- University of Wisconsin, Madison, reported permanently aligned.
ties, making jewels "contaminated minerals," the new electrolytic method that can Dr. Chang explained that the focusing explained that the focusing
and the color of the jewel is very close to measure one part measure one part of lead in five trillion element in element in the the plug-in" "plug-in" traveling wave traveling wave
that of the metal compound dissolved in its parts of solution. The basis of the tech- solution. .The basis of the tech- tube consists of two pairs of spiral windings.
matrix. nique is an electrode consisting of a tiny The larger outer pair carries the microwave
In the case of rubies, the effect is just the In the case of rubies, the effect is just the drop of mercury hanging from a platinum signals, and the inner pair lies within a signals, and the inner pair lies within a
opposite. Chromium oxide, a green chemi- opposite. Chromium oxide, a green chemi- wire. Any metal that will alloy itself with tubular electron beam and helps the outer
cal, dissolved in an aluminum oxide matrix, mercury can be tested. tested pair in beam focusing.
a colorless or white substance, gives not a Using this method, the Wisconsin chem- Successfully operated in the research stage.
green stone but a red one: the ruby. ists can measure concentrations as small as Dr. Chang predicted the tube's future use as
Dr. Orgel, investigating this property, seven billionths of an ounce of lead or two an electronic amplifier in airborne radar and
made use of the fact that synthetic rubies billionths of an ounce of zinc in a quart of countermeasures equipment as well as micro-
could be made only if the chromiun con- solution. wave communications systems.
tent of the melted aluminum oxide was Science News Letter, August 24, 1957

Sciench Vevs Letter for August 24, 1957
CYGNUS LYRA
SEPTEMBER GREAT SAGITTA
957 SQUARE" PEGASUS HERCULES
Altair
Markab EQUULEUS AQUILA
. PISCES SERRENS
AQUAAIUS OPHIUCRUS olo3
CAPRICORNUS
MHaM
ceus
AUSTRINUS GAUS SAGITTARIUS *Ssturn
S9
EAST Juce South WEST
* 0 SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS
Celestial Time Table for mences in Northern Hemisphere.
September 2:18 p.m. New moon.
25 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Mercury farthest west of sun; Mercury farthest west of sun;
Sept. Sept. EST EST visible for a few days around
8 12:00 noon Moon farthest, distance 252,000 Moon farthest, distance 252,000 this date low in east before sun- this date low in east before sun-
miles. miles. rise. rise.
11:55 p.m. Full moon (Harvest Moon). 26 1:12 p.m. Moon passes Venus.
16 16 11:02 p.m. Moon in last quarter. 28 8:56 a.m. Moon passes Saturn.
21 10:00 a.m. Sun and Mars in line with earth. 30 12:49 p.m. Moon in first uarter. Moon in first quarter.
22 Midnight Moon nearest, distance 222,300 Subtract one hour for CST, two hours for
miles. MST, and three for PST.
23 2:27 a.m. Sun over equator, autumn com- Science News Letter, August 24, 1957
ASTRONOMY
Early Stars Were Brighter
A study of the atmospheres of the B stars leads
astronomers to believe that billions of years ago the stars were
much brighter than they now are.
> THE SKIES were adorned with much same process is repeated in the more mas-
brighter stars billions of years ago than sive objects.
they are now and the rate of star creation The sun is thus, since it was formed so
then was much faster than now. many millenia ago, believed to have a
So conclude Drs. L. H. Aller and Jun smaller fraction of heavier elements than
Jugaku of the University of Michigan Ob- has a star made only "recently" from inter.
servatory from a study of the atmospheres stellar gas.
of the very young, hot and bright objects Although the problem of comparing the
known as B stars. The astronomers re- sun's atmosphere with that of a young B
ported results of their study, supported by star is very complex and not very accurate,
the National Science Foundation, to the Drs. Aller and Jugaku found that some ele-
American Astronomical Society meeting in ments, such as silicon and oxygen, do not
Urbana, III. seem to be substantially greater in the young
B stars are only a few million years old, stars are ony a icw inmion years old, stars than in the sun. stars than in sun.
very young on the astronomical time scale very young on the astronomical time scale Therefore, they conclude, the rate of ele-
that dates the sun's formation as five billion that dates the sun's formation as five billion ment building, and of star formation as well, ment building, and of star formation as well,
years ago. They are believed formed from years ago. They are believed formed from must have proceeded at a much slower pace
interstellar gas in the spiral arms of the since the sun was formed than it did in the
Milky Way galaxy in which the earth and Milky Way galaxy in which the earth and early stages of the Milky Way galaxy.
sun are found. The interstellar gas from which stars are
Since B stars consume their nuclear fuel, Since B stars consume their nuclear fuel, formed is being continuously renewed by an formed is being continuously renewed by an
hydrogen, at a rate hundreds of times faster hydrogen, at a rate hundreds of times faster outward flow of gas from the galactic cen- outward flow of gas from the galactic cen-
than does the sun, their lifetimes must be ter, or nucleus, Dr. Sidney van den Bergh
relatively short. By comparing the sun's of Perkins Observatory, Delaware, Ohio, re-
composition with that of a young B star, composition with that of a young B star, ported to the meeting. The present rate of
Drs. Aller and Jugaku hoped to find the gas lost from the nucleus about equals the
amount of element building occurring in rate at which gas is lost from the spiral
the last four billion years. arms by star formation, he has calculated.
According to the present itleas of stellar Dr. van den Bergh based his conclusion
evolution, the heavier elements are produced on the recent findings that the Milky Way
1at in the dense, hot cores of massive stars, galaxy, as well as the Andromeda nebula,
which subsequently spew these materials contain "surprisingly" small amounts of in.
into interstellar space. The interstellar ma- terstellar gas.
teriel is again collected into stars and the Science News Letter, August 24, 1957

Science News Letter for August 4, 1957
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1 - 14 OCTOBER 1957 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVAUATION
Oct United States Multi Astro (COMET ENCKE)
Oct Los Angeles, California (PHYSICAL s) Other HOAX)
Oct Dolinsk, USSR Civilian Insufficient Data
1 SE Lompoc, California Astro (VENUS)
Green Bay, Wisconsin Insufficient Data
Dayton, Ohio Balloon
Dayton, Ohio Astro·(VENUS)
Dayton, Ohio Other (GROUND LIGHTS)
San Antonio, Texas mth Aircraft
Toucumen, Panama Canal Zone Astro VENUS)
North Bend, Oregon Astro (METEOR)
Des Moines, Iowa Aircraft
Krenmling, Colorado Balloon
7 Overland, Missouri Aircraft
Presque Isle, Maine Aircraft
Elmendorf, Alaska Elmendorf, Alaska Military (PHOTO) Satellite (sPUTNIK I) Satellite (SPUTNIK I)
Seattle, Washington Military UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
I San Antonio, Texas Military Aircraft
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Eremerton,Washington Aircraft Aircraft
-Lakehurst, New Jersey Military Astro (METEOR)
·Garden City, New York ·Garden City, New York Balloon
New London, Nre Britair, Connecticut Mulit Insufficient Data
Parkersburg, West Virglnia Military Aircraft Ai onoft
Long Island, New York Astro METEOR)
9 Salisbury, North Carolina Millcary Astro METEOR)
10 -Western U.S., Utah, Wyoming Multi Astro (METEOR)
11 Levittown, New York Astro (METEOR)
12 -Philadelphis, Pennsylvania PHOTOs Aircraft
- Martha's Vinyard, Massachusetts Multi Balloon'
New York, New York Aircraft
. Great Falls, Virginia Insufficient Data
Indian Trails, Michigan Astro:(METEOR)
Eugene, Oregon Montgomery Astro (METEOR)
1933 -Iran American Counsul Insufficient Data
Fairmont, West Virginia Insufficient Data
New Platz, New York Insufficient Data
Stewart AFB, Tennessee (CASE MISSING) Military Insufficient Data
Camp Hill, Alabama Astro,(METEOR)
San Bernardino, California Astro' (MOON)
14 San Diego, California San Diego, California Air (VIS & RADAR) RADAR) 1. Astro 1. Astro
2. Radar (wX) 2.I Radar (wX)
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Oct Universe Science I Science News Ltr News Ltr
Oct Oct Branford, Connecticut (Ltr, 164)
4 Newport, Oregon Newport, regon Newsclipping
=1 Japan Japan Newsclipping
*n Wooster, Ohio Newsclipping Nazvsa7
Poston Area Newsclipping
10 Dayton, Ohia Newsclipping
1 Long Island City, New York, Newsclipping
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ITEM ITEM
SEVER- (A) VERY CLEAR (B) SURFACE-360 AT 13 KNOTS 6,000-010
-20 10,000-020-25 -20 10,000-2 16,000-370-35 20,000-360-35 30,000- Nd
360-50 50000-36Q-35 80,000-N/A-N/A (C) NO CEILINGS (D) 360-50 50000-360-3 NO CEILINGS (D)
CLEAR (E) NONE (FL NONE ITEM EIGHT- NONE ITEM NINE-NONE CLEAR (E) NONE (FL NONE ITEM EIGHT- NONE ITEM M NINE-NONE
1471 ITEM TEN- NONE IN SIGHT OF AIRCRAFT ITEM ELEVEL- NOTHING
UNUSAL PICKED UP ON RADAR. ITEM TWELVE-NONE
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Aooking WesT
(A) LOOKING AT SUNSET
()HEADING OVER HEAD WEST TO HORIZON
(C) NONE
(D) ANGLING DOWN_CUR PATH-TO-HORIZON-.
(E) SAME AS AMEYEOR FLAME WENT OUT
(FO I OR 2 SECONDS MOTE —MOTE (
(3) MANNZR OF OBSERVATION (3) MANNZR OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND VISUAL (
(B)NONE (B) NONE (
(C) NONE (C) NONE
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 29 SRPT 57-WhAT2 TiMe oF DAY?
(B)DUSK
(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVATION
FMH HOUSING
(6)I IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
(A) NONE
(B) CAPT BRIGGS FARLN miteonite apparnthy seared
him into sepocting it. him into sepoting it.
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5. Aircraft identification 6.I Flight Data EDE
a. Type aircreaft IU-2((7-33) a. Heading290
b. Serial No. ∠32922 Mag True Compass
c. Home Station NAAS CHase En Ind. Altitude 40.000
Becuille Texts c. Ind. Airspeed
knots MPH
uis
7. Was an attempt to detect the object on airborne radar made? (Cirgle one
Yes No Radar No Radar Radar inoperativealfitue
a. a. If YES, describe: If YES, describe: maniuver. mameven.
1
8. Was an intercept attempted7 (Circle one) Yes No
9. Were photographs t taken? (Circle one) Yes No
)
10. Were any other aircraft seen in the area? (Circle one) Yes No
a. If YES, was any attempt made to contact them? Comments: AuY SZu
SAFETY AIRCRAFT. T. FoR THiS REASON NO aSSISiaNCE
WAS REQUGSTED FRCM TMGON. Wi rcaues THELE ALTITERE WAS BELOU 20000 ALTiTUPE WAS BELOU 2OO00
11. 11. Were any nearby ground stations contacted during or soon after the sighting?
(Circla one) (Circle one) Yes Yes No Comments: HEADMAN ATEMPTEP Comments: HEADMAN ATEMPTEP
TO PAINT  OBJECT ,HouaUk I BELGINE TY To PanT e oB.JECT Houcuck I Belcve TY
LERE UNSeCcESFUL VERE UNSUCLCSFL
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AIRBORNE OBEERVER'S DATA SHEET
This questionaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S.
Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified
aerial phenomenon that you have observed. lease try to answer as many
questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be
used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material.
Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions,
or publications without your permission. We request this personal infor-
mation so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further
details.
1. Date observation was made: 2. Time observation was made:
30 SC0T 1932 2030 sone □ Daylight
Day Month Year Time Saving
standard
or Z (GM)
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AISOP #2
(19 Sep 56)

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18. If you saw the object at night, twilight, or duwn, what did you notice con-
cerning the stars and moon?
STARS (Circle one) MOON (Circle one)
a None a. Bright moon light
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c Many C. No n moonlight -- pitch dark
Don t remember Don't remember
19. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle one)
a. a Yes b. No. No c. Don't remember
20. 20. If it was BRIGHren THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of If it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of
an automobile hendlight? (Circle one)
a A mile or more away (n distant cur)? A mile or more away (a distant cur)? b. Several blocks away? Several blocks away?
block away? d. Several yards away? O. Other
21. What were the wind conditions at the time you saw the object? (Circle one)
No wind b. Slight breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remember
22. What type of cloud cover were you flying through at the time you saw the
object? (Circle one)
a. Clear b. Overcast c. Undercast
Above scattered clouds e. Below scattered clouds
f. Through scattered clouds hrough scuttered clouds g. g. Other Other
23. Did the object appear: (Circle one) (Circle one)
a a Solid?
b. Transparont?
c. Don't know.
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12. Were any unusual disturbances noted on the compass or radio?
(Circle one) Yes No Comnents:
13. Was any turbulence noted? (Circle one) Yes .
Comments:
14. Estimate how long you saw the object. M utes M nutee
Hours Hours Seconds
Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer answer
to Question 14. to Question 14.
a. Certain Fairly certain Not very sure Just a guess
15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No
c. Other
16. What was the condition of the sky? (Circle one)
a. Bright daylight Just a trace of daylight
Duii dayiignt Dull daylight e. No trace of. daylight NO trace of.daylight
c. c. Bright twilight Bright twilight f. Don't remember
17. If you saw the object during daylight, twilight, or dawn, where was the sun If you saw the object during daylight, twilight, or dawn, where was the sun
located as you looked at located as you looked at the object? the object? (Circle one)
a. a. In front of you In front of you d. To your left To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember

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30.I Do you think you con estirate the speed of the object? -
(Circle one) Yes -
If you answered YS then what speed would you estimate? MPH.
V
31.I Do you think you can estinate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle one) Yes No
If you answered Y then how far asay would you say it was? feet.
32. Try to estimate the number of degrees the object was 32. Try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North (Azimuth). sfrom true North (Azimuth).
amnt dreusaly almt greusaly
32.1 When it first appeared: 32.1 When it first appeared: 240 degrees. 240 degrees.
te fosition
32.2 32.2 When it disappeared: When it disappeared: 240 degrees. 240degrees. VENUS at Tt
Coe 14.0. 4.0.
33. If there was more than one object, then how many were there? Qvt
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the
direction that they were treveling.
34. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the
following objects held in the hand and at arm's length? (Circle one)
a Head of a pin e. Quarter Quarter 1. i. Grapefruit
b b. Pea f. Half Dollar Half Dollar j. Basketball
c. Dime g. Silver Dollar Silver Dollar k. Other Other
d. d. Nickel h. Baseball
35. 35. Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer
to Question 34. to Ouestion 34
a. Certain b. Fairly certain Not very sure Uncertain
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