PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Wos Balloon
5 November 1957 De Rosa, California DeR Rosa, California 00 0 Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local GroundVisual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
OX Probably Aireraft Probobly Aireraft
GMT_ GMT 06/0722Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar D D Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical,
aYes 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE 00 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
30 seconds Unknown
one unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round very bright yellowish red Description, duration indicate
light seen on two occasions one minute that this sighting was probably
for a duration of thirty seconds. caused by an aircraft or more
over Norton at the time of
sighting reported.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

A RADIO REPORT FROM THE COAST GUARD CUTTER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
SAID THE OBJECT SPOTTED BY ITS MEN *RESEMBLED A BRILLIANT PLANET"
RADAR CONTACT WA: ROM 5:10 A.M. UNTIL 5:37
THE COAST GU LERTED OTHER
SHIPS IN THE AREA TO KEEP A WATCH FOR THE OBJECT.
FOUR MEN TALKED BY MARINE PH ONE AND RADIO WITH
COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW ORLEANS.
ENS. WA BJECT

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about the signal classified, but w
an FCC spokesman was iater Ba
quoted as saying: wh
"It isn't classified. We just ed
don't know yet what it is."
The signal as reproduced pit
from a recording was a long
note of low pitch, followed
after a few secnds by two cou
short notes. WOLL
Last month, shortly after he
sputnik I went aloit, several 1Inty
radio hams at Phoenix, Ariz., , it ri
reported hearing a series of self
strange signals adjacent to the "C
20.005 frequency used by the
ably military, was invoived.
Object Over Wiseonsin pr
Speoner, Wis., Nov. 5 (-- ve:
Widely separated residents of In:
this northwestern Wisconsin
area-including an Episcopal
minister and a newspaper edi-
tor--reported sighting
a strange object in the sky at
about sunset yesterday. The
Rev. R. C. Warder, rector of br
St. Albans church, said he
was driving 20 miles north- the
east of Spooner when he saw In
a " cigar shaped object" in Int
the western sky. Islan
William Stewart, editor of any
the Spooner Advocate, re- fessor was aware that one of "I was
ceived a call from a woman
who reported she also saw to put a destructive or investiga
something in the westerly sky. death ray " on its list of want- death ray" on its list of want- similar
Stewart went outside his office ed inventions. The council Stewart went outside his office ed inventions. The council other are
with a pair of field glasses circulates such a list among with a pair of field glasses circulates such a list among Witnes
and coniirmed that he could civilian inventors, engineers ject skipi
see a distant object, but could and scientists. So far, he said, tryside h tryside h.
not identify it. not identify it. ino one has come up with any no one has come up with any tifie mili
Rav' Device Unknown death or destructive ray.
Washington, Nov. 5 P-A The air force said today it Mexico ov
device capable of disrupting has assigned trained investi- James
the operation of motor vehi- gators to look into the current gineer fre
cles or other mechanical flurry of reported sightings of sile deve
equipment is one of the strange flying objects. Holloman
things the armed forces The radar network of the do, N. M
would like to see developed. air defense command is keep- newsc
Leonard Hardland, chief ing watch, the air force said, KALG, A
engineer of the national in- but no radar sightings have were sto
ventors council, said today in been reported by it. desert hi
response to an inquiry that Within the last two days
he does not know of any re- sightings of strange objects
search in this country aimed have been reported from a va-
at producing a device that riety of places in the United
could stall automobiles or States and at sea. Severai re-
cause radios to fade. ports spoke of an egg shaped PS
Such happenings have been object several hundred feet
reported in the last several long.
days in the southwest in con- Reports Autos Stalled
neetion with the reported Lubbock, Tex., Nov. 5 U
sighting of a mystery object A missile engineer reported
in the skies. seeing a." brilliant egg-shaped
Hardland said that four or object" which he said stalled
five years ago the military autos in New Mexico yester-
asked the inventors council day. The air force began an

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on the radar screen at 6:10
a.m. (EST) as the Sebago was.
cruising in the gulf 300 miles
Found, AF Says southeast of New Orleans. It
was seen by four men on watch
for about three seconds at 5:21
The Air Force says its inves- a.m. The last radar contact
tigations 5,700 reported was at 5:37 a.m.
staitings of flying saucers in Lt. Shaffer said the radar in-
the past 10 years have pro- dicated the brilliant cbject was
duxed "no physical or material about 14 miles from the cutter
evidence" that such things when it was first spotted. It
exint. was moving from north to south
The Pentagon issued this re- and faded rapidly astern on the
prst last night after sightings radar scope. a:
of mysterious flying objects Second Contact Reported
were reported this week from About-three minutes later.
LSNONL vartous parts of the country. he said, a second contact was
Same of the reported objects made.
were said to glow with a "Its range was very close and
strange light and to have it was coming back in the op-
carsed auto engines to stall. posite direction from which it
dightings of flying saucers had been traveling--in other
have been reported from time words from south to north. It
to time over the past decade. moved up again and back up
Investigation of them has been the port side of the Sebago and
handled by the Air Technical again no audible or visual con-
Entelligence Center at Wright- tact was made."
Patterson Air Force Base near On another radar contact,
Dayton, Ohio. Previous Air the officer said, the object was
Force reports on saucers have at a distance of 22 miles on a
been along the lines of the one bearing of 188 degrees. He con-
tinued:
dence that the alleged objects
are interplanetary space ships.
that they indicate developments
beyond the range of current
scientific knowledge, or that
they pose any threat to the
Nation's security.
In Pensacola, Fla.. the navi-
gator of the Coast Guard cut-
ter Sebago yesterday estimated
a flying object sighted over the
gulf the day before had a gulf the day before had a
speed of between 1,0oo and speed of between 1,00o and
3,300 miles per hour.
Lt. (j.g.) Donald Shaffer of
Greensboro, Pa.; said he based Greensboro, Pa. said he based
the estimate on elapsed time
and distance traveled between and distance traveled between
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in. -Contact was regained.
vateultes and their The object appeared station- wa
repercussions on - world af- ary, seven miles due north. w
fairs. 5:21-The object was seen, th
The solemn mien of cabinet moving horizontally south to Cutter
members evidenced concern north. It was seen for about no
over the impending full scale three seconds and resembled la na in SEN
senate investigation into what a brilliant planet with a high se
the United States needs to win rate of speed. er ning
the race for superiority over 5:21-Radar contact was re-
the soviet union in rocket- sumed. Ab:
missile developments. 5:37-The cutter reported its
Admits Reds Ahead last radar contact with the ob- S
ject about 175 miles north of brate al
In the afternoon Secretary the ship. plshe-
of State Dulles told a news oon. lic
conference that Russia a ap- The Sebago is expected to on
pears' to lead the United report back to its home base ron,

make an address of major im- Aay PPl !P
portance Thursday night on fuel, nine years ago; two publ
U. S. plants produce it. Knig C 'ad Stu
science and security on na- Story on page. 5. ferr "1d a
tional radio and televisions Sectional jealousies im- how LodS UI
hookups. peril midwest's preëmi- Nixca aoo's d'z 'd'
The cabinet meeting was nence in nuclear research, nour CAAAOVO
held against the ominous U. of C. chance!lor warns. Uni2
background of Russian scien- Story on page 11. year Beacn
tific accomplishments and the K la Vepo1 b o
related legislative and budge- New Orleans, Nov. 5 (P- out
tary programs of the admini- The coast guard cutter Sebago whick
stration for 1958. Several sighted an unidentified flying qunr  d'a d' 1D
again B0
hours later the White House object over th Gulf of Mexi- Cal. unqijl
said that the President will co at 5:21 a. . today. The will
cancel his scheduled press object, seen for about three to
conference tomorrow morn- seconds, resembled a brilliant his
ing because he will cover the planet moving at tremendous K
same information. speed. nich
Thursday night speech as Coast guard headquarters said
would have provided in New Orleans received a ra- race
answers to press auestions. dio message about the sight- "bi
Thursday night falis on the ing. The message did not say spli
40th anniversary of the Rus- exactly who on board the cut- the
sian revolution. ter had seen the object.
Slate Live Broadcast But the message said the
The address, the first of his object had been tracked on the do
Sabago's radar screen for 11
Broadcasting system on tele- the object darted off the
vision and radio from 7 to screen every few minutes but err
7:30 p. m., Chicago time. The soon returned oni
White House said the Ameri- the
can Broadcasting system will Gives Location of Ship rea
show a film of the speech at Comdr. James Schrader, to
9:30 p. m. and National Broad- head of search and rescue op-
casting company at 10:15 erations in the gulf, said the sta
p. m., Chicago time. Mutual object had been seen at lati- no
Broadcasting system will re- tude 25.47. north, longitude in
broadcast the speech at 89.24 west or about 200 miles pa
10 p. m., Chicago time. directly south of the mouth of sta
Cabinet members left the the Mississippi river. lan
White House silent as usual Comdr. Schrader said the wc
on their deliberations with the radio message gave this log of De
President. They'will return the morning incident:
Friday for another assessment 5:10. a m.-The object was
of problems confronting the seen on the radar screen, mov-
administration. ing north to south, about 14
Meet Again Friday miles from the cutter. The ob-
ject continued to move closer,
The White House and cab- shifting toward the port side.
net members would not dis- 5:14-Contact was lost.
se that the extraordinary 5:16Contact was regained
session and the regular ses- with the object about 22 miles
sion Friday were concerned north of the cutter. P
with the startling Russian de- 5:18-The object, about 55 do
velopments in rocket and mis- miles from the Sebago, faded ha
sile research. It was conceded, off the screen. wh
Red earth satellites and their The object appeared station- ES
repercussions on world af- ary, seven miles due north.
fairs. 5:21-The object was seen,
The solemn mien of cabinet moving horizontally south to no
members evidenced concern north. It was seen for about !ai
over the impending full scale three seconds and resembled s6
senate investigation into what a brilliant planet with a high
the United States needs to win rate of speed.
the race for superiority over 5:21-Radar contact was re-
the soviet union in rocket- sumed.
missile developments. 5:37-The cutter reported its
Admits Reds Ahead last radar contact with the ob-
ject about 175 miles north of
In the afternoon Secretary the ship..
of State Dulles told a news The Sebago is expected to
conference that Russia ap- report back to its home base
pears 'to lead the United in Mobile by Thursday..
States in the missile field in
some respects, but expressed Mystery Signal Heard
confidence this country can New York, Nov. 5 (M)-A
catch up. mysterious radio signal not
The United States, he said; emanating irom Russia's new
will demonstrate that,. like sputnik is baffling short wave

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VOLUME VOLUME CXVI-NO. 266 CXVI-NO. 266 (REG. U. 8. PAT. OFFICE ©) 1957 BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNEI BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNEI WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1957 NOVEMBER 6, 1957 FOUR SECTIONS-SECTION ONE THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF R R PRICE-SEVEN PRICE-SEVEN CENT
CENT
TRACE 'SAUCER' BY RADAR
Object Seen from
American Ship
on
in Gulf of Mexico
TO
Ike Plans Address Logged by Cutter
Tomorrow Night Off Louisiana in SEN
Saioncel Eodda Momnind

nterplanetary," Kehoe said. the Air Force missile develop- ation from a giant sun lamp," in
Seen Some of the citizens, peace ment center at Alamagordo, its wake.
fficers and servicemen who re- N. M., reported 10 autos stalled Leonard Hardlund, chief engi-
orted sighting mystery objects yesterday on a desert higiway. neer for the National Inventors
nues the Southwest since the week- He reported seeing a soundless, council here, said a device that
nd said the objects stalled auto "brilliant-colored egg-shaped ob- could stall autos or other me-
gines and caused radios to ject" which flitted erratically chanical equipment is one of the
ht Flying de. across the countryside and left things the armed forces would
James Stokes, an engineer at a sort of heat wave, 'like radi- like to see developed.
peed 10
oject was re-
t :1 reports of
oojects. In-
der the Air
at Colorado
nport to the
igence Can-
He Air Force
"vrrent signt-
vemomena or
made cojects
walf of this
oniv
and sch as-
as meteorites
unt-accordi-
ree's oificial
most four-
private or-
investigate
such said he
at this point
7 of reported
Maj. Don-
ireetor of the
ranona Commit-
enomena, added
obiente may be

the Southwest since the week- He reported seeing a soundless. council her
nd said the objects stalled auto "brilliant-colored egg-shaped ob- could stall
Coast Guard Says Brilliant Light Flying bgines and caused radios to ject" which flitted erratically chanical ec
te. across the countryside and left things the
James Stokes, an engineer gtla sort of heat wave, "like radi- like to see
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-A brilliant mystery object was re-
ported sighted today in southern skies by a coast guard cutter, even
as Air Force specialists investigated-a flurry of earlier similar
reports.
The coast guard cutter Sebago, cruising in the Gulf of Mexico
about 220 miles south of Louisiana, 'radioed that an object resem-
bling "a brilliant planet with a high rate of speed"' was seen for
about three seconds at 5:21 a.m.
Coast Guard headquarters in
New. Orleans said the message Sightings of strange objects
did not report exactly who on have been reported from widely
board the cutter had seen the scattered sec United
vestigators work under the Air
Defense Command at Colorado
Springs, Colo., and report to the
Air Technical Intelligence Cen-
ter.
The chances are the Air Force
will attribute the current sight-
ings to natural phenomena or
such ordinary man-made objects
as aircraft.
During the first half of this
year, the Air Force said, only
1.9 per cent of the 250 reported
sightings of saucers and
other fantastic aerial objects
have wound up in the "unknown"
category.
And the Air Force said firmly-
though not all flying saucer buffs
may agree-that it doesn't be-
lieve even the 1.9 per cent resi-
due is made up of the things
the current rash of reported
sightings.
But retired Marine Maj. Don-
ald E. Keyhoe, director of the
National Investigations Commit-
tee on Aerial Phenomena, added
that the reported objects may be
from another planet.
"Assuming they are real."he
said, "they would be secret
weapons, made on earth or are
interplanerary." Any nation with
the secret, he added, would by
now have abandoned conven-
tional aircraft or. missiles.
"It looks as though they are

Sees Object
Over Gulf
Radar Contact
Is Maintained
For 27 Minutes
Associated Prers
A brilliant mystery object
was reported sighted yester-
day in southern skies bv a
Coast Guard cutter, even as
Air Force special investigat-
ors checked a flurry of ear-
lier, similar reports.
The Coast Guard cutter Se-
bago, cruising in the Gulf of
Mexico about 200 miles south
of Louisiana, radioed that an
object resembling "a brilliant
planet with a high rate of
speed" was seen for about
three seconds at 5:21 a. m.
(CST).
Strong Pip
[The cutter's captain, Cmdr.
C. H. Waring. said the object
first appeared on the ship's
radar screen as a "good, strong
pip at 5:10 a. m. and was lost
in a northerly direction at 5:37
a. m.
[In this time, the skipper
said the object, which came as
close as two miles to the ves-
Reds say super fuel can Reds say super fuel can
power 10-hour rocket flight power 10-hour rocket flight
to moon. Page A3
sel, was actually seen by four
members of the crew. One,
Ens. Wayne D. Shockley, de-
scribed it as a "bright point
of light with no definite shape,
resembling the planet Venus."
Shockley said there were no
vapor trails or any other in-
dications as to the object's
method of propulsion. One
estimate of its height placed
it at 2000 feet.
[Glenn Northcutt, Willis,
Okla., rancher and member of
the University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents, reported
that on Saturday he and five
others had watched "a bril-
liant, mysterious light that
looked like the planet Venus
magnified many, many times."
The object, he said, was visible
more than half an hour.]
Many Sightings
Sightings of strange objects
have been reported from wide-
ly scattered sections of the
United States, most of them
near secret military, installa-
tions in the Southwest.
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To Study 3 of
46 'Objects'
wsh Porl Associated Press
The North American Air
Defense Command at
Colorado Springs, Colo., re-
ported vesterday it had re-
ceived 46 reports of unidenti-
fied objects from throughout
the Nation but only three, in-
Neb., "deserved further cluding one from Kearney,
study." Capt. Andy Beasley, public
information officer, said two
Air Force investigators were
sent to Kearney after a Calia-
forian, R. O. Schmidt, told of
sighting a cigar-shaped object
on a Nebraska praire and chat-
ting with four men and two
women in it. Beasley said the command
had not yet decided whether
to assign inspectors to the two
of meteorology professor said
that from descriptions of the
meteor which came unusually objects it appeared to be a
close to the earth. N. E. Lasuer, the professor,
said the meteors appeared to
give off a bluish green light,
particularly at night. The navigator of the Coast
Guard cutter Sebago esti-
mated that a flying object Gulf of
sighted over the
Mexico Tuesday had a speed 1000 and 3300
of between 7
miles per hour. 1
Time Figured 7 -
Lt. (jg) Donald Shaffer of
Greenburg, Pa., said he based
the estimate on elapsed time traveled be-
and distance first and second
sightings on the cutter's radar tween the
ficer of the deck when the ob-
ject was sighted, and radar-
man James Moore, Carlton.
Tex., left the ship to fly to
New York to appear today on
a national television program,
today. Crewmen said they have
not yet been questioned by
Air Force investigators. The Air Force said Tues-
day its radar network of the
Air Defense Command had
been altered to watch for the
object.

STERY-FrOP.1
U. S. Shipin Gulf Reports
Sighting Mystery Object
Command was keeping watch er for such reported objects
--so far with no results-and could be cosmic ray energy.
that specially qualified irwes- Some of the citizens, peace
officers and servicemen who
tigators had been assigent to reported sighting mystery ob-
took into the reports. jects in the southwest since
For several years the Air the weekend said the objects
Force has checked all reports stalled auto engines and
of unidentified flying otiects. caused radios to-fade.
Investigators work under the James Stokes, an engineer
Air Defense Command  Col- at the Air Force missile de
orado Springs, Colo.,  re- velopment center at Alama-
port to the Air Technics In- gord, N. M., reported 10 autos
telligenceCenter. were stalled Monday on a des-
Judging from past fimings, ert highway between Alama-
the chances are 50-1 the Air gordo and the White Sands
Force will ofer a humtrum (N. M.) Providing Grounds.
explanation xplanation for the curent for the curent He reported seeing a sound- He I reported seeing a sound-
sightings. less, "brilliant less, "brilliant colored egg- colored egg-
During the first half of this shaped object", which flitted
vear, the Air Force said, only erratically across the country-
1.9 per cent of the 250 report- side and left a sort of heat
ed sightings of flying sancers d sightings of flying sancers wave, "like radiation from a wave, "like radiation from a
and other fantastic aerit ob- and other fantastic aerit ob- giant sun lamp," in its wake.
jects have wound up in the jects have.wound up in the Device Sought Device Sought
unknown'rategery. unknawn'rategery. Leonard Hardlund, chief en-
Lir Force Skeptica gineer for the National Inven-
And the Anf rorce said firm- And the Anr rorce said frm- tors. Council in Washington,
y-though not all flying sau- said a device that could stall
er buffs may agree-that it autos or other mechanical autos or other mechanical
icesn't believe even the 1.9 equipment was one of the
per cent residue is made up things the armed forces would
the things you read about like to see developed.
n science fiction magazines. But Hardlund said he knew
Balloons, aircraft and such of no research in this country
astronomical sights as meteo- aimed at producing such a de-
rites and bright stars account vice.
-at least to the Air Force's Two teen-age girls reported
flicial satisfaction-for al- seeing a mysterious object in
nost four·fifths of the sight. the sky over Annapolis, Md.,
last week.
ngs. Jean Hunt, 13. and Sylvia
The director of a private or- Fowler, 15, said they saw
anization set up to inves- an egg-shaped object which
gate flying saucers and such glowed like a neon light. They
aid he couldn't evaluate at spotted it while trick-or-treat-
his point the current rash of ing with Jean's two. younger
enorted sightings. sisters on Halloween night in
But retired Marine Maj. Primrose Acres, a housing de-
nald E. Keyhoe, director of velopment on the outskirts of
2 National Investigations Annapolis.
ommittee on Aerial Phe- Jean said the girls became
omena, added that the re-frightened and ran home but
orted objects may be some-no one would believe their
ing from another planet. hing from another planet. story until weekend newspa- story unti weekend newspa-
Assuming they are real," he per accounts told of a mystery Assuming they are real," he per accounts told of a mystery
id. "they would be secretjobject sighted in Texas. ald, "they would be secret object sighted in Texas.
apons made on earth or apons made on earth
a interplanetary." Any na- interplanetary." Any na-
n with the secret, he added, with the secret, he added,
uld by now have abandoned
onventional aireraft or mis-
lies.
Cosmic Energy 2
It looks as though they are
rplanetary." Keyhoe said. planetary." Keyhoe said.
He said one source of pow- Le said one source of pow-
.
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INSERT AFTER 4TH PGH OBJECT - NEW ORLEANS X X X LOUISIANA COAST.
FOUR LEN ABOARD THE SEBAGO SAID THEY SAW THE FLYING OBJECT OVER FOUR MEN ABOARD E SEBAGO SAID THEY SAW THE FLYING OBJECT OVER
THE GULF  THEY TALKED BY MARINE PHONE AND MARINE PHONE AND WITH COAST
GUARD HEADQUARTOMBTIPPNEW ORLEANS.
ENS. MAY R1 MX HITS
THE GULF. THEY TALKED BY MARINE PHONE AND RADIO WITH THEY TALKED BY MARINE PHONE AND RADIO WITH COAST COAST
GUARD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW GUARD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW ORLEANS.
ENS. REDLANDS, CALIF. SAID HE SAW THE OBJECT
AT 31-DE T ENTERED
A CLOUDBANK ISAPPEARED
NAVIGATOI ALD WAS CALLED TO
HIS POST AN TOOK .A READING ON THE OBJECT WITH A SEXTANT. OTHERS
ABOARD WHO SAW IT WERE QM-1 KENNETH SMITH, JACKSONVILLE, F LA, AND
RADARMAN THOMAS KIRK OF ROOKLYN,
BU212P11
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WITH A ALSO: TRACKED IT DA THEM TO GET A
ROUGH C ACIILATLON STRUMENTS.
COULD NOT REALLY
BOUT 20 OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CST ANI TTENTI
BY RADAR UNTIL IT CT
£3$ INTO A CLOUD BANK K AT ABOUT 2,00 EET,
WARING SAID.
IT WAS VISIBLE TO'THE NAKED EYE FOR THREE SECONDS AT 5:22 A.M.
WHILE IT APPEARED TO BE MOVING IN A GI ARC, HE SAID.
ERY STRONG."
TO .1,000
MILES PER HOUR, COMMANDEF RADE!
SAID IN NEW ORLEANS
BORE NO RELATION SATELLITE CARRYING A DOG.
THE ENTIRE REPORT FROM THE SEBAGO
WASHINGTON
ACKED OBJECT ON RADAR FIRST IN
TTS TH-NORTH DIRECTION.
SBUR VIGATOR,
ESTIMATED. HAN
CONTACTED SHAFFER AND
RADARMAN THOMAS KIRK RADARMAN THOMAS KIRK OF BROOKLYN, N. Y . TOLD HOW THEY TRACKED THE THEY
OBJECT AND LATER SAW OBJECT AND LATER SA A BRILLIANT FLASH.ACROSS .IANT FLASHACROSS THE SKY. E SKY.
KIRK SAID HE FIRST TRACKED TH DISTANCE OF 14 MILES
AS IT MOVED AT A NORTH TO SOUTH A NORTH TO SOUTH HE TRACKED E TRACKED
IT GOING TH GOING TI A , HE
WI SAW ROSS ROss THE SKY THE SAID. "IT SAID. "IT BEGAN
MOVING AN MOVING AN I EMENDOLS
SPEED."
THE OFFICER DISCOUNTED THE POSSIBILITY THE OFFICER DISCOUNTED THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT THAT IT WAS A METEOR BECAUSE WAS A METEOR BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO TRAIL, AND IT MOVED IN A HORIZONTAL *THER AND IT MOVED IN: A HORIZONTAI RATHER THAN A RATHER THAN A
DIRECTION ACROSS THE SKY."
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beause they vare under heaviy trvoladrie Lnct.
it soved south, made a tura- and honded bat C. the north cgain-
but this early in the corning thoy didntt give it much thought.
At Saly the target vent ore the scope to the noetr.
At Sal6 it var beck and the ineaitude tir Lrtenth ron At 5al6 it was back and the hneaitude tir Lrt nth ron
Low the barget wr 22 riee couth or the nhaip Lo one i. the CIc Low the target wr 22 ras couth or the nhip To one tn the CI-
had to dran e picturce Soncthting, in to pinuttr had ditppor
of radar rango, and hed gwungin from the south
Word went up to the Idokout They tonscd up nd Lgn to
scan the skTo
The redar contaet continu
This second contact south of the shipr las hobe tor tre fauld
At St2o the target was bac- but now it ar north or in thip
sgain, and it was hovering!
Thelr l No answers didn't hold for Iong because gecond Ftar
theitr tord roport bogn to com into the cic. A tbribtont that torsd ropart bogn to com into the cic A tbeiltant
Light Lie c plmat ur ctrene Lerasr th northgtoy abont
3d degreer Chave the hortzon. Untortumately the radar ha-lott 3d degre thave the horizon, Untortunately the syadar h d-lost
contact rorA Eoant thor the iainl report Gr Ln

. O 0
L
Tuesday morning's chief contribution to the UFO epidemic was asily, for it was made by trained military
personnel. At 5:10 A.M. on N not to be laughed off so eas ,the Coast Guard Cutter
Sebago, traveling north in the Gulf of Mexico, detected an errati-
ject would race across and off the scope only cally maneuvering UFO on the radarscope. The swiftly moving ob- reappear almost
immediately from another direction and position and again move off the scope at incredible speed. After ten minutes the radar target
vanished, but watchers on the deck glimpsed a glowing object, bril- liant as a planet; it streaked across the sky just above the northwest
horizon and vanished. The unknown radar targets then returned and continued to fill the scope with their incredible movements
until 5:37, when they finaly disappeared and did not return. until 5:37, when they finally disappeared and did mot return. This mystery, too, yielded to orderly investigation by the Air
Force. The ship, some 2oo miles south of New Orleans, was moving urrder heavily traveled air lanes. The radar targets came not from
a single, fantastically maneuverable UFO but from the complex pattern of air traffic overhead. Weather conditions accounted for
the unusual and briefly puzzling radar echoes (see Chapter vm). The brilliant light that flashed across the sky was not reported by
the radarscope and had no relation to the radar returns. In view A
for a few seconds at most, brilliant in the morning twilight (the sun rose some fifty minutes later), the flash of light was probably a
distant meteor. No evidence for a spaceship could be found.
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QUERIES TO HEADGUARTERS USAF AND ATIC DURING LAST THREE QUERIES TO HEADGUARTERS USAF AND ATIC DURING LAST THREE
DAYS REGARDING UFO INCIDENTS THRCUGHOUT U.S. GIVEN WIDE DAYS REGARDING UFO INCIDENTS THRCUGHOUT U.3. GIVEN WIDE
PUELICITY, AND YCUR R PUELICITY, AND YCUR REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE CONCLISIONS OR CONCLISIONS OR
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PART KEARNEY, NEBRASKA "SFACE SHIP" INCIDENT. SOUR CE
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a. I IMPRESSION THAT ONLY ONE CBJECT OBSERVED APPEARS
ERRONECUS. FOUR SEPARATE TARGETS ON
ONE VISUALLY. 1
b. EACH TIME
MOST DIRECT OPPUSIT ARGET AND
S OME DISTAME AWAY.-
SPEED GESTING
HORIZONPALLY, AGAIN SUGOESTIVE OF AIRCRAFT.
e. AREA OF INCIDENT IS SCENE OF MANY FLIGHTS AND OPERA-
TIONS OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE. HWEVER, WE CANNOT CHECK
THE COUNTLESS POSSIBLE RCRAFT F AND THEIR
ELIGHT PLANS,
. ON BASIS OF ABOVE, MANZUVERS AND SPEEDS SUGGESTIVE OF
CONVENTT ONAL AIRCRAFT FOR MUST PART. HUWEVER, THE SUDDEN
APPEARANCE AND DISAPP APPEARANCE AND DISA COUD BR
INDICATIVE OF SPURIOUS RETURNS INDICATIVE OF SPURIOUS RETURNS
EVENT. AORE THAN ONE RETURN IS INDICATED, CONPRARY TV EVENT. MORE THAN ONE RETURN IS INDICATED ,CONPRARY TU
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tet
FARP Iti, "BLUE LIGHT" CASE. INFORMED
BY CUMMAID ER, IOOGTH AISS THAT INVESTIGAPION PROGEEDING
SATISPACTURILY. FURTHER DATA DISCLOSE FOLLOMING:
a. CONTRARY TO KEYHOE'S AND WASHINGTEN PRESS REP URTS
ONLY THREE, NOT NINE PERSONS WITNESSED INODENT.
. CBJEOT CBSERVED FOR ONLY FEW SECONDS, AND NOP LENGTHY
PERIOD AS IMPLIED BY PRESS. PERIOD AS IUPLIED BY PRESS.
c. o. MIST, RAIN, TAUNDERSTO DRMS AND LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN|
a. I THE FOLLOWING POSSIBILITTES, REPEAT POSSIBILITIES, THE FOLLOWING P
BEING CHECKED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNUSUAL PHENUMENA BEING CHECKED, WHICH COULD RESULT I IN UNUSUAL PHENOMENA
BSERVED PARTICULARLY UNDER DARKNESS, MIST AND RAIN:(1)
BURNING GAS PROM OIL OPERATIONS IN THE AREA,REFLECTING OFT
LOW CLOUD CEILING EXISTING AT TMAT TIME, (2) DOWNED PUWER
LINE GIVING FF SPARK DISPLAY IN CONTACT WITH WET CRUND,
ELMO'S FIRE CAUSED BY RIGHT COMBINATION UF WEATHER AND
NEVERTHELESS, PUSSIB ILI IN VIEN OF LIGHTING ICHARGES
IN VICINITY.
PART IV. SIGHPING AROUND WHITE SAND PROVING GROUND, NEW
MEXICO AREA. INFORMED THAT MAJOR GENERAL LEIGHTON DAVIS,
COMMANDER HAS SET UF INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO INTO
SIGHTINGS. RERORTED THAT DO mise 4se
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VMDR ATIC
BY MEAT OF FLYING CBJECT THAT MADE A PASS NEAR HI3 LOCA-
TION, WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
PART V. R REFERENCE DEMANDS OF APFOR RETURN OF
HIS SAUCER FILM ALLEDGEDLY WITHHELD BY THE AIR FURCE.
IS TELEVISION EDITOR OF TV STATION KVWT, CLEVELAND.
HAS PUBLICLY ACCUSED AF OF THIS. FOLLOWING IS QUOTED HAS PUBLICLY ACCUSED AF OF THIS. FOLLOWING IS QUOTED FRUM PRUM
LETTER TO AFCIN-X, DATED 9 M LETTER TO AFCIN-X, DATED 9 MARCH 1954. QUUTE 1. AIR MARCH 1954. QUUTE 1. AIR
TECHNICAL INTELLICENCE CENTER HAS NO RECORD OF TECHNICAL INTELLICENCE CENTER HAS NO RECORD OF HAVING
RECEIVED SUBJECT PILM PRUM (MARINE) RECEIVED SUBJECT FILM FRUM (MARINE)
2. 2. LIFE MAGAZINE, IN RECENT TELEPHONE CONVERSATIUN. WITH LIFE MAGAZINE, IN RECENT CCONVERSATIUN. WITH
APIC, INDICATED THAT IT (FILM) HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY TURNEL)
OVER TO A NAVAL BASE. IP THIS IS THE CASE, THE FILM
IT APPEARS THAT ON THE
PART VI. REGARDING PUSSIBLE DECIASSIFICATION AND RELEASE
OF BRFING GIVEN TO MEMBER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SRCRE-
PORTT TARY OF DEFENSE, DR. ROBERTSON, REFERENCE IS MADE TO FORM
AFHA C-B6 MESSAGE TO AFCIN-KL, DATED 18 OCTOBER 57,
ATTENTION: ATTENTION: MAJOR BYRNE ON SAME SUBJECT. IN BRIEF, THTS MAJOR B BYRNE ON SAME SUBJECT. IN BRIEF, THIS
CENTER INTERPOSES NO OBJEOTION TO RRLRASE. HUWEVER, CENTER INTERPOSES NO OBJEOTION TO RALRASE. HUWEVER,
DECISION TO RELEASE LIES WITH AF DECIEION TO RELEASE LIES WITH AFCIN AND SAFIS. AND SAPIS,
PART VLI. ATTENPION IS INVITED TO FACT THAT MEMBER F MEMBER
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LAS 270I TAC K-0045. UF0B PD .
S1ZE BRIGHT(YELLOWISH RED LIGHT. ONE.
E. NONE. F.
HORIZON .
E. UNKNOWN. F. TWO SITINGS ONE MINUTE APART THIRTY SECONDS DURATICN
3. A. GROUND-VITUAL. B. NAKED EYE. C. NONE. .
4A. Z6/0722Z B. NIGHT. 0772-8=2322l0cal
5. DEL ROSA, CALIFORNIA
..
S. A. CIVILIAN. DEL ROSA, CALIF. .
lo what, wao the sise of the ohjiect? 1 what, was the sie of the ohjict? •
Comments: Comments:
Brohably a light on a sole or building;
:
oTher
TWO RJWPJB 12B
CLEAR
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C. NOT APPLICABLE. D. 4D MILES. E. NONE. F. NONE.
3. NONE.
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NONE
-=NONE 18. NONE
NO EXPLANATION. CAPTAIN BROWN, USAF, SENIOR CONTROLLER. 1. NO EXPLANATICN. CAPTAIN BROWN, USAF, SENIOR CONTROLLER.
12. NONE.
2T RT
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INVESTIGATE, S SIGNIFICANT TO POLNT OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THIS a
INVESTIGATE, CR DO NOT RELEASE THEIR FINDINGS, IT HAS NOT
MADE ANY STATEMENTS REGARDING ITS UNN FINDINGS UR CONCLU-
SIONS. DESIRABLE IF NICAP WOULD MAKE ITS FINDINGS KNOWN
FIRST, THEN USAP COULD QUERY HOW ANALISIS PERFORMED AND
CONCE SIONS DERIVED, IN ALL PROBABILITY NICAP WILL LET CONCE SIONS DERIVED, IN ALL PROBABILITY NICAP WILL LET
USAF MAKE FIRST STATEMENT, THEN WILL MAKE THE USUAL CHARGHS. USAF MAKE FIRST STATEMENT, THEN WILL MAKE THE USUAL CHARGHS.
PART VIIL. MAKING CHECK FOR INFORMATIUN REGARDING ATIC'S PART VIII. MAKING CHECK FOR INFORMATIUN REGARDING ATIC'S
ENTRY INTO UFO ROCRAM AND EARLY HISTORY ENTRY INTO UFO ROCRAM AND EARLY HISTORY REGARDING LOCU- LOCU-
MENTS WHICH BROUGHT THIS ABOUT. MENPS TO13
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1957. THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFU RE HIGHLY 1957. THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFU RE PUBLICIZED
INCIDENTS.
REF. PART I OF PREVIOUS MESG: INVESTIGATION OF ANOTHER REF. PART I OF PREVIOUS MESG: INVESTIGATION OF ANOTHER
SOURCE IN AREA WHO CLAIMS THAT HIS IGNITION STALLED AT SOURCE IN AREA WHO
TIME SIGHTING, DISCLOSED THAT HIS DISTRIBUTUR
ROTUR WAS CHANGED IN HIS TRUCK DAY BEFORE. FURTHER, STATE-
MENT FROM MECHANIC INDICATES THAT PIECE OF OID ROTOR LATER
FOUND W WEDGED IN BETWEEN POINTS.
REF. PART IV, INCIDENT: HUSPITAL EXAMINATION
REVEALS NO BU BURNS ON UNDER EXAMINATION ADMITS THAT
WITNESSES WHOM T57-30580
FOUND AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH. E 10 TIME
BY AF INVESTICATORS. BY AF IN PORS. MONTH MCNTH YEAR
NOV 57
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REF VART IV, MILITARY FATROLS INCIDENTS: INVESTIGAPION
MADE CF 3 CR 4 MEMBERS WAC OBSERVED UFOS AT SEPARATE
PIMES IN WHETE SANDS PROVING GROUNDS. FOLLOWING DISOLOGEH:
a. SCURCES AGES 17 to 21, QUITE IMFRESSIONABLE.
o. INDICATED THAT NOT PARTICULARLY OBSERVANT OR ANALYTICAL.
c. ALL MENBERS HAD DISCUSSED PHENOMENA AMONG THEMSELVES,
WHICH PROBABLY ACCUNTS FOR ALMOST IDENTICAL STORIES.
d. THEY GAVE STORY FIRST TO LOCAL NEW'SPAPERS.
a. e. ASTRO PLOFS INDICATE VENUS AT ITS MAGNITUDE AT TIME,
FLACE AND DIRECTION OF FIRST PATROL'S OBSERVATION. MOON
IN GENERAL DIRECTION UF SECOND IN GENERAL DIRECTION UF SECOND PATROL'S PATROL'S
SCATTERED CLOUDS,
PASS ON TO MAJOR TACKER, SAFIS. C CAPTAIN GREGORY COULD NOT
CONTACT MAJOR TACKER, MONTS OR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE OFFICE, SATURDAY. INFORMATION GIVEN TO MISTER
HOWELL. A ADDITIONAL INF ORMATION NEGATIVE GIVEN TO LIFE
MAGAZINE BY SOURCB. AISS DETACHMENT, NORTON AFB SAYS
PRINT WILL BE OBTAINED SOON. A ASSUMPTION GIVEN TO MISTER
HOWELL NOW APPEARS VALID. .
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6 NOWTMPER 1957 SIGITINGS
DAT LOCATION ORSERVER EVALUATION
United States /2l Report: Astre (AURora)
N of Seoul, Koren Military Bolloor
Fhilirpines Mlitary & Givildan Astro (vEius)
Heisonz, Kore Mu7+1 AsTrO (ITTEOR)
Formingdele, tey' Ingufrioient Deta
vMlaukee), Wisconsin Military Inauffiadent Date
Anaheim, California (PTOTC) Other (TCAX)
6000000000000000 Shiroi AB, Japan Military Astro (ETEOR)
Whiteman ArB, Missouri Milftary (RADAR) Other (FALSE TARGE?)
Georgia, Floride, Alabama Multi (6 cases) Astro (METEOR)
New Crleans, Louisiana Insufficient Data
Dantiigh, North Dakota (CAsE MIssING)Civilian Astro (vENuS)
Lake County, Ohio Insureicient Dato
5O : Rotbins.AFE, Georgia : Rotkins.AFE, Georgia Other (UNRELIABLE REPOI Other (UNRELIABLE REPOI
6 "Vashington Island, Wisconsin Vashington Island, Wisconsin Aircraft Aircraft
5 Kogaahima, Japan 'Kogaahima, Japan Military RADAR 2: Vis L. Aircraft
2. Redar (WX Zffecto) 2. Redar (WX Zrfecto)
Denbury, Connectiout Insufficient Tata
: Atlentic H3.20n 17.30W : Atlentic H3.20N 17.30W Military Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
W  O WLO 7 Atlentie 35.22n 74.14W 7 Atlentie 35.22N 74,14W Civilian Ship Astro (AURORA) Astro (AURORA)
Laredo AFB, Texas Military (RADAR) Other (ANOMALOUS PROP)
WO0WOOOWD Vassalboro, Naine Vassalboro, Naine Astro (VENUS)
Celma, North Carolina Insufficient-Data
Cak Tree, New Jersey Insufficient Data
Haverhill, Massachusetts Aireraft
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Insufficient Data
Columbus,.Chic.(CA3E MISSING) Aireraft
Enffalo, New York Astro (VENUS).
Abington, West Virgink Aireraft
New York, Maine:: Multi (6 cases). Astro (VENUs)
Creat Neck, New York Aireraft
Ft Knox, Kentucky Insufficient Data
St Albans, West Virginia (CAse MIssING) GOC Astro (METZOR)
Rydal, Georgia Aircraft
Macon, Georgia Other (UMRELIABLE REPOF
Englishtown, New Jersey Astro (METEOR)
Coontd,-Wisconsin TAPE Insufflcient Data
Boare, Tecas UNEDENEIFIED
$01001000000000000100W Atro (METEOR)
-Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio Other(Searchlighr). Other(Searchli
Hempstead, Long Island, New York Hempstead, Long Island, New York Airereft
Chilo, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Chilo, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Civilian (coo) Civilian (Goo) Other (UNRELIABLE Other (UNRELIABLE RPT RPT
Turner ArB, Georgia Military Astro (METEOR)
.Eellmoer, Long Island, New Eallmoer, Long Island, New York Yors Insufficieat Data Insufficient Data
-El Paso, Tekas El Paso, Takas Astro (AETDR) Astro (AETBR)
. Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Aireraft Airoraft
Lakewood, California Airerart
Albuquerque, New Nexioo Albuquerque, New Mexioo Military Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS)
following folder
I

Just above Orion is Taurus. the bull, with
Leonids, "shocting stars." brilliant Aldebaran, aod to the ieir of this
fgure stands Auriga, the charinteer, with
first magnitude Capella.
not in Pegasus at all, but in the neighboring Although only Venus is now visille in
By JAMES STOKLEY group Andromeda. This constellation the evening, two other plancts appear in the
represents the Ethiopian princess who, ac- southeast before sunrise. Brightest of thew
THAT BRILLLANT object you see in cording to mythology, was chained to a rock is Jupiter, in the constellation of Vurgo, the
the southwestern these evenings as dark- to be devoured by a sea monster, represented virgin. It is close to the bright star Spica.
ness falls is not as axpiane, a slying saucer, by the constellation of Cetus, the whale. in However, it exceeds the star in brilliance
or some brignt highar snang in the iky a part the south. Fortunately, she was rescued by about ten times.
of an experiment. the hern, Perseus, who is seen in the north- Farther east is Mars, rising about an hour
What you see is dhie planet Venus, now cast ahead of the sun. Its brightness is about
reaching its greaust prominence, which Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, is seen half that of Spica. Mercury and Saturn
cones just before ins disappearance. from in the north, a group forming the letter M, are both too near the sun to be casily visible
the evening sky cady in 1958. above Polaris, the pole star. Alongside her in November.
Venus is far brigiter than any other star. is her husband, the king. Cepheus.
or planet seen in bre night sky and there Turning now toward the cast, we can sce Shower of "Stars" to Come
is no difficulty in identifying it. Indeed, it what is generally considered to be the finest
can be observed lomg before the siky is dark. constellation in the skty making its debut for Noveinber is the month bringing one of
In fact, if you know where to look, you can in faict, if you know wncre to look you can  the seaso the season. the year's famous showers of metcors, or the year's famous showers of meteors, or
even see it in broed daylightt even see it in broed daylightt shooting stars," which appear from about "shooting stars," which appear from about
After it passed beftind the sun last April After it passed betind the sun last April Orient Orion: Seasen's Finest the 13th to the 16th.
14, Venus has-gradually been drawing to 14, Venus has- gradually been drawing to They are most numerous after midnight,
the east of that body. That meant that it This is Orion, the warricr, easily recog- because then we are on the forward side of because then we are on the forward side ot
followed the. sun in its daily motion across mized bocause of the three stars in a row the earth in its annual movement around
the sky, and so remained visible in the west the sky, and so remmsined visible in the west that form bis belt. To the left is Betel- that form his belt. To the left is Betet- the sun. Thus, we mcet thein head-on. the sun. Thus, we meet then head-on.
after the sun had sct. On Nov. 18 it will after the sun had sct. On Nov. 18 it will geuse, to the right is Rigel, both of the first This is different from the evening hours
be farther east of the sun, hence remaining magnitude, although being ao low in the magnitude, although being so low in the when we are on the rearward part. and see when we are on the rearward part. and sce
in the sky for the longest time after sunset, in the sky for the longest time after sunser, sky they do not appear as bright as they only those that catch up to us.
nearly three houre Afuer that ix will start nearlv three houre Afuer that ix will start
moving toward the sun again. moving toward the sun again.'
Because of its early setting, Venus does Because of its carly setting Venus docs ANDROMEDA
not appear on the accoenpanying maps of NOVEMSER ACERTA
the November evening skies, which show 1897 AScthear
their appearance about 10:00 p.m., your own
kind of standard time, at the first of Noven- X CASSIOPSIA
ber, 9:00 p.m. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on CERNEUS CAMELOPARDALIS
the 30th.
AURIGA
Bright Birds in the Sky TAURUS
These maps do, bowever, show the stars
that are now visible. MunA NERCULES MAJOR GE
Toward the west is Deneb, at the top of WIG DEPPER
the "northern croas." which is really part
of the constellation of Cygnus, the swan.
Deneb is in the bird's tail; in fact, the word WEST North EAST
is Arabic and means rai 1." The crosspicce
represents the wings, and the lower part of
the cross his long neck, stretched forward
in flight. At the head is Albireo, a star of ratz
the second magnitude on the astronomical NOVEMSER EMEAJ
brightness scale. Below Cygnus is another 1087 SQVARE
first-magnitude star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. Markab
To the left is another bird, Aquila, the DSCES PEGASUS
To the left is anocher bird, Aquila, the
cagle, with the star Altair.
High in the south you can ace the four High in-the south you can ace the four EQWYLEUS EQWLEUS
stars that form the "great square," part of AQNARIUS AQUARIUS
the consteilation of Pegasus, the winged 0136
horse. Although these are not among the emalhaut mahaut
brightest, their characteristic arrangement PISCIS PISCIS
makes them a good starting place froen makes them a good d starting place froen DARIDR CAPRIUOR
which wo find other which to find other groups. The horse, PREDENEX PRERENIX AUSTRINUS ABSTRINUS
actually, is upside down in the siky, as the actually, is upside down in the sky, as the
row of stars extending westward from the row of stars extending tward from the EAST Jace South ace South WESTD
lower right corner of the square is his head! BRICHTNESS
Tke was The yar at the uppe STARS IN IN ORDER F BRICHTNESS
S. lught t.-
t. intucirt Faen

He had stopad a bus shelter about *wo blocks north of the 242nd Street subway
terminus, ank 11 :ing to a bus driver there as he emptied the trash cans, when
his attentisr enly arrested by something strange in the air over the park.
"Look at ths, zimed to the bus driver Then, as he puts it, he "froze."
He realizad tha. oking at a flying saucer, no more than a quarter-mile
away. Dulbymet-: . the dim light of the Broadway street lamps (dawn was not
yet brightedt , it was of the "classic" shape: a flat, disk-shaped base
surmounted y a. t-like dome, with portholes. The dome Was I motionless, but
the base was sti mitting a purring noise "like a Hollywood muffler two blocks
away." The Hie. ot luminous, and bore no lights. Its apparent size greatly
exceeded that of moon, and it was hovering over the field at a height that
seemed to be "abs of a five-story building" - perhaps two of its owm diame-
ters. I Mr. L. S prprofile view, and could not see the under surface of the
disk. He tiinks
saucer took off "just like a shooting star," ving the
witnesses dazzle. assping.
An hour or s , Mr. C. was in a diner with his helper, telling him of what
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OBJECT O THE
NAKED .M.
A RADI REPORT THE GULF MEXICO, SAID
THE OBJECT RESEM
THE *PLANET" IN CONCENTRIC AROUND THE SHIP,
ACCORDING TO PORT, AND
VESSEL. WAS HEADE TOWARD THE LOUISIANA
COAST..
THE COAST GUARD ORLEANS S SAID IT IS ALERTING SHIPS TO KEEP
A WATCH IEC RLING FLIGHT COVERED AT LEAST 175
MILES DiRIN 27 MINUTES TRACKED BY Y THE SEBAGO.
IN NORTH1 ISIANA,
A BRIGHT SIZE OF AN RISING
FROM THE GROU LAST NIGHT NEAR MONROE.
E REPORTS AND FOUND NOTH UNUSUAL
(MOPE:
EASTWARD ON
THE SAID ASEOUS"
AT KI ONE PILOT SAID TODAY HIS SON
SPOTTED AL-SHAPED AIRCRAFT EARLY LAST NIGHT
SAID HIS 11-YEAR OLD 30 CRIBED THE AIRCRAFT
AND HAVING MORE THAN ON EXHAUST HE SAID IT
EA THUNDER THAN
A JET."
YOUNG JE5 ABOUT
5:45 P.M.
IT WAS OVAL-SHAPED AND HAD NO VISIBLE WINGS,* HIS FATHER SAID.
"THE BOY KNOWS ALL MILITARY CRAFT--HE'S A FORMER CHER--AND HE
SAID THE OBJECT WAS MOVING PRETTY OBJECT WAS MOVING PRETTY FAST FOR ST FOR ITS ITS ALTITUDE." ALTITUDE.
THREE FIREMEN REPORTED THREE FIREMEN REPORTED EARLY TODAY THEY SAW EARLY TODAY THEY SAW AN AN OBJECT THAT OBJECT THAT APPEARED
TO B ALL WITH A SHINY SHINY THE HORIZON FROM THE
DIRECTION TLANTA TLANTA
"IT HAD A OW, BRIGHTER THAN TAR," SAID FOUNTAIN CITY SAID FOUNTAIN CITY
FIREMAN GEORGE FIREMAN GEORG MS. MS, HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RUSSIAN
EARTH SATELLITE.
CB1036A..

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1957
Streaking'Planet on Cutter's Radar
Coast Guard Ship in Gulf Sees Strange Light
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 .-|flitted on and off the screen/ported objects may be some-N. M., reported ten autos were
A brilliant mystery object was several times. thing from another planet. stalled yesterday on a desert
reported sighted. today in Sightings of strange objects Assuming they are real," he highway between. Alamogordo
Southern skies by a Coast have been reported from widely said, "they would be secret and the White Sands Proving
Guard cutter, even as the Air scattered sections of the United weapons made on earth or are grounds.
Force investigated 'a 'flurry of States since Sunday. most of interplanetary." Any  nation He reported seeing a sound-
earlier similar reports. them near secret military in- with the secret, he added, would less, "brilliant colored egg-
The Coast Guard cutter stallations in the Southwest. by now have abandoned con- shaped object" which flitted
Sebago, cruising in the Gulf of Sebago, cruising in the Gulf of The Air Force said the radar ventional aircraft or missiles. ventional aircraft or missiles. erratically across the country- erratically across the country-
Mexico 200 miles south of Lou- network of the Air Defense It looks as though they are It looks as though they are side and left a sort of heat
isiana, radioed that an object Command is keeping watch- Command is keeping watch- interplanetary." wave, "like radiation from a
resembling "a brilliant planet so far with no results-and so far with no resultsand He said one source of power He said one source of power giant sun lamp." in its wake.
with a high rate of speed" was with a high rate of  speed" was that specially qualified investi- for such reported objects could for such reported objects could Leonard Hardlund, 'chief en-
seen for three seconds at gators have been assigned to be cosmic-ray energy. be cosmic-ray energy. gineer for the Nationa! In-
5:21 a. m. look into the reports. ' look into the reports. Some of the citizens, peace Some of the citizens, peace ventors Council here, said a ventors Council here, said a
Coast Guard headquarters in For several years the Air officers and service men who device that could stall suios that could stall sutos
New Orleans said the message Force has checked all reports of reported sighting mystery ob- or other mechanical equipment
did not report exactly who on unidentified flying objects. In- jects since jects since the week end the week end saidjis one of the things the armed saidjis one of the things the armed
board the cutter had seen the board the cutter had seen the vestigators work under the Air the objects stalled auto engines forces would like to see de-
object. object.. Defense Command at Colorado and caused radios to fade. and caused radios to fade. veloped. But Mr. Hardlund said veloped. But Mr. Hardhund said
The Sebago's message said Springs and report to the Air James Stokes, an engineer at he knows of no remearch in this James Stokes, an engineer at he knows of no research in this
the cbject was tracked on the the object was tracked on the Technical Intelligence Center. igencea the Air Force Missile Develop country aimed at producing the Air Force Missile Develop. country aimed at producing
vessel's radar screen for twen- ment Center Alamagordo, such a device. R
ty-seven  minutes and that, ·As to Flying Saucers
during that period, the object During the first half of this I
year, the Air Force said. only
Object Called 1.9 per cent of the 250 reported B.Altmare l
sightings of flying saucers and
Part of Missile other fantastic aerial objects
have wound up in the "un-
known" category.
Lands in Egypt An the Air Force said firmly
-though not all flying saucer
CAIRO. Egypt, Nov. 5 .- buffs may agree-that it doesn't rugs cleaned and
A mysterious flaming object believe even the 1.9 per cent
bounced d into the yard of residue is made up of the things
Alexandria University. today. you read about in science fic- returned promptly
Russian scientists who rushed tion magazines.
to the scene from the atoms- Balloons, aircraft and such
for-peace exhibit here identi- astronomical sights as meteor-
fied it as part of a short-range ites and bright stars account. Call MUrrayhill 9-7000, ext. 447 or 42 for fast.
missile. at least to the Air Force's offi- efficient service. Rugs will be called for, · given a
The object, three inches long, cial satisfaction, for almost professional cleaning: (repaired if necessary).
two inches wide and less than four-fifths of the sightings.
an inch thick, was made of The director of a private or- Summer rugs cleaned at the plant w be stored
white. rubber and had three ganization set up to investigate free until June 1, 1958. Rugs may alss be cleaned
lenses. flying saucers and such said he in your own home .. altered to fit new locations.
Flames from the object were Flames from the.object were couldn't evaluate at this point couldn't evaluate at this point
extinguished by police. the current rash of reported Altman rugs, fifth floer
No planes were flying No planes were flying over over sightings. But retired Marine and in the suburbs at: For
Alexandria at the time the Alexandria at the time the Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, direc- con cOn
object bounced into the school tor of the National Investiga- WIite Plains 6-7000 MAnhasset 7-3800 WIite Plains 6-700o MAnhasst 7-3800
yard and no one saw where tions Committee on Aerial Phe- DRexel 9-3000 DRexel 9-3000 Pea
it came from. nomena, added that the : nomena, added that the re- day

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SUN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1957
AFRadar Hunts Mystery Objects
Tex., that several persons had,cials also reported seeing the
By the Uriled Press. sighted an egg·shaped object object.
The Air Force said today An electronics engineer re.
its radar network· has been about 200 -ieet long ·which ported seeing an object near
s alerted to watch for whatever glowed with a reddish color. Alamogordo, N. Mex., which
n has sparked a flurry of "space It caused motors to stop and caused his car radio to fade
is ship" reports from the Gulf of headlights to dim. and his engine to die. Other
ro Mexico, Texas and New Mex- White Sands, N. Mex., New Mexico residents aiso re-
ico. The latest report came today missile proving grounds offi- ported seeing the object.
s Coast Guard craft Coast Guard craft
from from relaved word it had word it had
r which relaved object
ic ic kept a brilliant fying object kept a brilliant flying
e in its radarscope as it circled in its radarscope as it circled
e The Coast Guard cutter Se- The Coast Guard cutter Se-
bage reported that the object bago reported that the object
obet members of its
the ship at tigh speed. the ship at tigh speed.
CTE Timinutes reaem Iiminutes reacm
Allian: planet." Trrer B: pianet" Trrer
AST A.S. Verve palata a! Setma. Aia. ra.Aia..
Umsher mU m:U
East an: Caa togh thr
say yesterday morning.
Here are various other te
ports of unidemtified objects:
A report from Leveliand.I
2

.. radarmen on the Coast Guard cutter