PROJECT BLUE BOOK

I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
11 August 1958 Rock Springs & Rawlins, IYyQ m Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 12/0630Z ivqulars Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
40 mins one West
0. BRIEF SUI SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round ball-like obj, red & blue No planets visible. Mars just
(dull red) red & white tail extend- rising in East. Arcturus setting
ing to South. Was stationary, then in West. No position given.
moved westerly & ceared. Object possibly Arcturus; howevcr,
cannot conclude without clov or
azimuth. Also possible comet.
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NX31 3,1958
WASHINGTON, AUG / - (UPI)--ASTRONOME S TODAY TOLD ROCIET-AGE
MOONWATCHERS EARLY TODAY TO GO B.CK TO SLELF
THEY SAW APPARENTLY HEADED FOR THE MOON.
IT WAS· THE FLANET MANS, A NAVAL OBSERVATCRY SPOKESMAIN S .ID.
IN NEW VORK, AN ASTRONOMER FOR THE HAYDE: FLA.ETARIUM ALSO SAID
IT AFFEARED TE OBJECT WAS MARS. HE EXPLAINED TLAT, Ii. ITS PRESEWT
CYCLE, MARS BRIGITER THAN IT HAS BEEN SINCE EARLY 1957.
MOREOVER, THE ASTRONOIER, DR. KENINETH FRANKLIN. SAID THIE PLA..ET OULD
BECOME INCREASINGLY CRITER. IN RELATION TO THE MOON, DURIIC THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS, REACHING IIS PEAK IN NOVEMBER. THEREAFTE , HE SAID,
ITS BRIGITNESS ..OULD DI-INISH SLOWLY.
THE DEFENSE DEPARIME T HAS DISCLOSED MIAT IT PLAIS TO TRY TO
LAUNCH THE FIRST U.S. "LUNAR FROBE" ROCKET AT CAFE CLNAVERAL, FLI.,
BETWEEN AUG. 17 AND AUG. 20, THOLGH TECHNICAL FROBLEMS MAY DELAY
A MOON SHCT OF THEIR OVN AND THE-E BEEN ALREADY
TRIED ONCE UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRIED ONCE UNSUCCESGFULLY.
LAST NIGHIT NEWS AGENCIES AND ASTRONOME'"S ACROSS TIE COUNL'RY WEE LAST NIGHT NEWS AGENCIES AND ASTRONOME'S ACROSS TIE COUNL'RY WEE
PHONED BY EXCITED CITIZENS HO REPORTED SEEING A BRIGHT OBJECT L. SFACE PHONED BY EXCITED CITIZENS AHO REPORTED SEEING A BRIGHT OBJEOT L. DFACE
IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOON. SOME REPORTS SAID THE OBJECT AS IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOON. SC RTS SAID T ECT .AS HURTLLG HURTLING
TOWARD THE MOON.
PHONE CALLS TO OBSERVATORIES SEEMED TO DYSIEL THE EXCTTEMENT. PHONE CALLS TO OBSERVATORIES SEEMED TO DYSIEL. THE EXCTT'EAEM.
MARTHA MARTHA SHERMAIN, A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THE U. S. NAVAL SHERMAN. A On THE STAFF OF THE U. S. NAVAL
OBSERVATORY, SAID SHE'D SEEN THT OBJHCT, TOO. OBSERVATORY, SAID SHE'D SEEN THE OBJHCT, TOO BUT AFTER OBSLAVING BUT AFTER OBSRAVING IT IT
AND CONSULTING CHARTS SHE IDENTIFIED IT POSITIVELY AS THE FLAAET AND CONSULTING CHARTS SHE IDENTIFIED IT FOSITIVELY AS THE FLANET
MARS WHICH HAPPENS TO BE AT THAT ANGLE TO BE AT TH GIE BUT MUCH FARTMER MUCH FARTMER
AWAY THAN THE MOON. AWAY THAN THE MOON.
AT THE GEROGETO.N UNIVERSITY, ASTRONOMER O.EN AT THE GEROGETO.AN MATTINCLY
TOOK A LCOK TOO.
IT WAS  A BRIGHT STAR OR FUSSIBLY A PLANET.
MATTLNGLY SAID NO ROCKET FIRED FROM THE EARTH MOON WOUID
REMAIN VISIBLE IN SPACE FOR VLRY IONG: IT
REMAIN VISIBLE IN SPACE FOR VERY LONG: IT JUST WOULDN'T I BE BIG
ENOUGH TO HAVE THE BRILLIANCE OF A STAR OR PLANLT.
NO COMMLNT WAS IMMEDLATELY AVAIIAHLE FROM THE NAVAL REEEARCH
LABORATORY, MHICH TRACKS THE U.S. AND RUSSIAN EARTH SATEILITES.
ALTHOUGH AMATEUR MCONATCHES RIFORTED THLY SAW E CBJLCT MOVIC
TOWARD THE MOON, FRANKLIN SAID THE SITUATION WAS ACTUALLY THE REVERSL
- THAT IS, THE MOON WAS MOVING TOWARD MARS. FROM THE EARTH,
HOWEVER, HE EXPLAINED, THE PHENOMENON WOULD GIVE THE
THE REVERSE WAS TRUE.
FRANKLIN ATTRIBUTED THE ACUTE INTEREST TO A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO LAUNCH ALUNAR FROEE" ROCKET
AND RUSSIA'S AVOWED INTENTION OF TRYING TO SHOOT A ROCKET TO THE MOON.
JA-JR726A C
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NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 3 Aug 58
New Jersey
SOURCE: SAUCER NEWS, Oct, Nov 1958
Zrd that they had seen'a bright glowing ball circling just beneath the moon on
the previous Friday night...

INFO ONH AKITA JAFIIN 3AUGUST 1958
rains on the Shonan ang
Flying gSaucer
Seen in Akita
AKITA (Kyodo) -A
green, green, black-eyed "flying "flying
saucer" saucer was was reported reported here here
last night. last night. 1
Two residents of Yuzawa, residents sof f Yuzawa, 1 ,
Akita Prefecture said they
saw the luminous object at saw the luminous s object at
about 8:30 p.m. One witness
said the object was yellow-
green and had two black
eyes.
She said the circular-shap-
ed object flew across the sky PREBAB4 leTER PREBAE heTEOR
southeast ef thre city for southeast of tire city for
bout one segond.
asui's asui's

singie norral artificial satellito. :
e - to note thatd wo have thraa other -
recent raliable repor stmgwbat sindlar unidentified objeot.,
as followst
La• Cruoos, N.M. July 25 U.T.
Portland, Oregon August 1 03
Chapak Hill, N.O. Aupust
Color was not mentioned in the Las wua The Portland
objeot shan
is tho Caot that the tuo timg intorsv
Bernuda vast-tomerst aightina, and
obserrstions. hnv ccnron denoninator, o barts partod.
of abous 3l5 wlautes. Tha Chepol iiil w 31so be
Inelvded in thls virs groupins ir ve
benolVe 115 wnuted, ax tho uvon bnole corjod or all three
Intervels. (N.B. The Portiand sighting tino is only very
ayuroxizato). a
4
A.B. G.
.

Ln CABE INF ONLY 7 AAGUST 1958
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1958 THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS
Boom, Balloons Mystify Utah Residents
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. Some observers thought t they ing an odd-smelling gas. They
-IP-A couple of heavenly saw a missile and two chase floated down from the sky
happenstances jarred and mys- planes in the sky. . Newsmen and landed southeast of Salt
tified Salt Lake valley residents were told that further informa- Lake City a as Henry Engh, 45,
last evening. tion was classified, but that and his family stood in their
First there was an explo- the military knew of no missiles yard discussing the blast noise.
sion, later identified as a over Utah at the time. The boom thunderclapped
sonic boom caused by a plane Moments later came the bal- over some 30 miles of the val-
breaking he sound barrier. loons-two of them, one leak- ley, and many residents ran
outside to see what caused tified the noise as a sonic boom
it. Many reported seeing the but added: "All other in-
craft overhead-two tiny jets formation about it formation about It is classi-
high in the sky following a fied."
larger, black craft.' No dam- He said he saw no connec- connec-
age was reported. tion betwene the boom and the
Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, unmarked balloons. unmarked balloons. He or-
Utah's adjutant general, iden- Utah's adjutant general, iden- dered an Air National Guard
Nen Sthy Nhn Stay Clns7e-baeloon Clni7e-bacloon
G:ls t:ls Cn lucle C lncle boy, Tie ailnce ly, Tie ailnce PAGE 3
unit to take charge charge of. of the the operational missile units in the and had a blue paper-like ma- operational missile units in the and had a blue paper-like ma-
plastic objects and try to Utah area. terial, somewhat like rice pa-
identify them. Other missile centers in per, betwene them. They car-
The balloons were not iden- Southern California and New ried no markings or instru-
tified immediafely. The weath- Mexico-as well as the De- ments.
er bureau said they weren't fense Department in Washing-
theirs: Weather balloons are ton-said there was no missile
filled with helium or hydrogen, firing yesterday.
a spokesman said. neither of The balloons, of clear plastic,
which has an odor. were about four fect long. and
As for the boom. the Strate- 18 inches in diameter. They
gic Air Command headquar- ~Avere bound_ together, Engh
ters at Omaha said it had no- said, with Tireeracker string

comniated bn Mr. Crisn Vogt ed
ofheial of the Provictal Senate of the Irovmee
of Buenos Airea, in the Argertine Republic who
was driving his lts Ford car aloong the road be
tween Cnsue: and Boliar on August S. Fy5s.
when his cugie sukden stalled. His dash-board
clock stopped. showing .The witness got
out to lind the cause of he breakdown. cleaned
the distributor-heads. and then trid to get the
car going again, but in vain. Oulv then did he
notice, at a distaner of 3o0 or 4on metres. what
seemrd to be a mac he which was spproaching
relatively slou ly, and cle o the ground. He
thereopon put his lights o. The phenonenom
observerd by hum was not eompletely symmetrieal.
as the wituess speaks of of the " hnd-
part : a temos phosphorescence as given off
from the thing. The phuenouneno as accom-
panied by a solt whirring. like the noise of a fan
varying according to its moveinents. The witness
describes this" machine " as hav ing a copola
or cockpit that emitted a blinding bluish light.
Finally the thing rose. at a " staggering" speed. Pinally the thing rose, at a " staggering sperd,
towards the south. giving oft whistling noises. Re- towards the south, giving oft whistling noises. Re-
turning to his car. the witness fourd that the turnung to his car. the witness found that the
needle on his oil gauge had gone " crazy." but
that he was able to start the …ngite again. that he was able to start the ngire again.

ALMOGARDO, NEU MEXCO 8AlG 1958
INFO. ONLT
Judianaons
bbrates
8AUG
'Flying Saucers' 'Flying Saucers
Formed Cluster,
Observers Say
Alamogordo, N.M. (UPI) - Alamogordo, N.M. (UPI) -
A group of unidentified flying group pof unidentified flying
objects "clustered like a star"
hovered hovered d for more than an hour for more than an hour
near here Friday night and
then suddenly."broke apart suddenly."broke apart
T and and disappeared," witnesses disappeared," witnesses
said yesterday.
A spokesman for the Aerial
Research Phenomena Organi-
zation filter center here said
a total of nine persons had
reported seeing the mysterious
objects.
A check of nearby military
Bases, airports and the United
States Weather Bureau dis-
.closed there were no jets or
weather balloons aloft at or
near the time of the sightings,
between 10 p.m. and 11:30
p.m., filter center director L.
J. Lorenzen said.
An employe of the Alamo-
gordo schools system, Izaac
Car, told the filter center: "I
wouldn't have believed it if
'I hadn't seen it myself."

NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 9 Aug 58
Detroit, Mich
SOURCE: SAUCER NEWS, Oct, Nov 1958
....32 people in Detroit, Michigan
saw a mysterious fireball that bobbed and. weaved over the Detroit airport for
nearly four hours on the night of Aug.9th. nearly four hours on the night of Aug. 9th. The OAA was informed of the sight- The CAA was informed of the sight-
B

12 - 31 AUGUST 1958 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
12 Madras, Oregon Multi Astro (METEOR)
-12 Atlantic City, New Jersey. Insufficient t Data
12 Beebeetown, Iowa Multi Astro (METEOR)
12 San Antonio, Texas Balloon
12 Cleveland, Ohio Astro (METEOR)
Las Vegas, Nevada Other (GROUND LIGHT)
Atlantic, North of Azores Military Insufficient Data
Long Island, New York Insufficient Data
Ponca City, Oklahoma Astro (METEOR)
Burbank, California PHOTO/NR) Balloon
New Port, Arkansas Astro (METEOR)
Newburgh, New York Aircraft
Angel's Peak, Nevada Military Other (INCONSISTENT DATA)
West Point, Mississippi Insufficient Data
Dayton, Ohio Satellite (SPUTNIK III)
Brookfield, Ohio Aircraft
Roswell, New Mexico Astro (METEOR)
Detroit, Michigan, Aircraft
Warren, Michigan UNIDENTIFIED
-17: -17: Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham, Michigan Satellite (SPUTNIK III) Satellite (SPUTNIK III)
-17 Essex, Maryland Insufficient Data
-18 18 Columbus AFB, Mississippi Aircraft
-18 Bismark, North Dakota Balloon
-18 I 18 Fort Monmouth, New Jarsey Multi Multi Aircraft
-18 -18 Minot, North Dakota Minot, North Dakota Aircraft (REFUEL OPR)
~119 -19 Beacon, New York Beacon, New York Insufficient Data
-19 Steward AFB; New York Steward AFB; New Yorz Military Satellite (SPUTNIK. Satellite (SPUTNIK. I III) III)
20 Eastern Mediterranes: Eastern Mediterranes Military Satellite (SPUTNIK Satellite (SPUTNIK III III)
20 Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Astro (ARCTuRUS)
-21 -21 Vinton, Oelwein, Iow Vinton, Oelwein, Iow Insufficient Data
-21 Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas . Kansas Aircraft
-21 Rock Springs, Wyoming Astro (METEOR)
22 USSR (North Pacific) Military (Vis/Air) Astro METEOR)
-24 Ridgefield, Washington Astro (METEOR)
-24 Atlantic 36.42N 70.25W Liberian Tanker Insufficient Data
-26 Dayton, Ohio Balloon
-26 Lexington, Kentucky Insufficient Data
Park Ridge, Illinois Aircraft
Deering, New Hampshire Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT)
8858 Old Bridge, New Jersey Astro (MARs)
Brooklyn, New York Aircraft
Gray AFB, Killeen, Texas Military RADAR Insufficient Data
Denver, Colorado Insufficient Data
ADDITI
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Aug Universe Science News Ltr
Aug Lebanon, Oregon Newsclipping
13 Selma, Alabama Newsclipping
15 Cleveland, Ohio Newsclipping
18-19 Cleveland, Ohio Neff(Ltr(

·TO RJEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND :
RJUPGU/COMMDER 29TH AIR DIVISION •
:
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR O USAF •
BT •
1. A. ROUND BALL LIKE •
B. ABOUT LIKE SUN •
C. CRED AND BLUE DULL RED
•
E. NONE •
F. NONE
G.RED AND WHITE TAIL EXTENDING TO SOUTH •
H. NONE HNONE E HEARD HE ARD •
I. NONE
•
Y- --
•
•
•
•
PAGE TWO RJWPSB 3B •
2. A• JUST SAW IT
WAS •
C. MOVING UEST object sighTed?
•
D. STATIONARY CHEN MOVED WESTERLY
•
•
3. A GROUND VISUAL NOCUL NOTE
B. BINOCULARS . •
C. AIRCRAFT IN AREA WERE ASKED TO LOOK FOR OBJECT BUT WERE UNABLE
TT AaTE.dn.a.h4 . -

4. A. 1206302 0630- 7 = 2330 not a oljet!
B. NIGHT
5. BOCKSPRING VYO. RALWINS WYO
6. A. CIVILIAN CAA ATCS OPERATORS
AT ROCKS SPRING NYO
V. QUICKS RAULINGS WYO, AT CS
B.N/A
7. A. RALWINS WYO CLEAR AND 15 MI VIS. NW
NNE W
8 NEGATIVE
PAGE THREE RJWPSB 3B
9. COMMERCIAL AIRCRAET IN AREA WILL TRY TO GET A SIGTING
BT
12/0730Z AUG RJWPSB nunth. (ramets
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4. The oderver probably eaw one of
The abone tvo planets.
Prob.ASTRO
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sweJist septemier, enLe ttm  t cothet.
ww onite p  sei dr at Ir a m thr iet pe a Wiohr The ent. is locaued sboat taechand od
s ias heen dry mg wosei  the car'h w.ha.is m Adiroaneda tie Ilred yra the wi ouat trom the cone to the aige
an . aa te the brit we see hes mothe and it this distance the thakaces of the
tahtan4no. the qupa Thtamoac gdis 1s p waps 25iw ligh: er. T
Iurgt meta wowill t te n ohe sde, the to of the he a i the dren d Sagaios
ot ad bearstso a a 1 wewe bak tha waw. we se lwks
. Starry Metropolis
T hain sh  1r oe nes TS Tit ahh galy is staaeg ldbog
wiad sgh the wnpanving i ie wghthemaovigi Wher sebk towuwep b ahe  ne Rather is  w.ar o iIA aet is 1 st.r n
maran th ena com.n!nagirtri'i comn!hagirtrti'wie th moton it the glanes in te sola s th mhotkon it the ohanees in te sola as
AsMa1 ld slio AMa si ig "l.snana . the metrn is i "lnaoa a. the metrn iis 1en. "wid jose wnereost going tosteat 1e wi Jose wnereost going tastest
xueed1s ien k.woa 1x ueted11ien k.wa a trst shk we ar a saa nd run a tst sb we ar a saa ndrun w be sua' dhistamce fron. te clter. it be suasdhistane fron. w crter. it
ma hd  ndand ma ta phr ma hd  ndand ma ta hr mant ant pt t the sr. may f mant ant pt t the sar. maay f a one cplee revolutd t s e iaa one cmmpiee revoiutd h s e
thgha samg i he mo  ig ist thgho samg a h m  iugist vrah, tke de sun. ahay wei be .. wrah, tke de sun. aay wei be . aewprd mn e cd ae,,,pd omcn es ced
ur cn a the  a ho urcnathe a iho paned 'a fanuly ot plancts, are arr.tg! paed 'a fanuly ot plamct, are arr.g! the iamk
a si si the end o tha monha. Mes r a i i the chd o the monh. M.rs rees wim he hoie an othe wiliog wain the oie h othe wilog It a besaiot di shape ot the golsy It a beaiot ti shape ot the golsy
ir the hoirs ir th hors Hare i a geat ot Ar the ouar thes Hae  a gat aty At the ouar the tat we see the Milky Wav, whach is the tat we see the Milky Way, whach is the
Even uore balhant thaa Mars  fapt Even uore ballant than Mars  fapit t ws te racked very lonh rogi'i tow ae racked very loneh rog'i: odcentrationy o stas an we lok  to dentrationy o stas as we konok  to
wha ets, at de begnaing ot tic nn nih., whad es, at de begnaing ot tie nn mih, tatho  hey ate mre satared. Th.n tatho  h ate mre satared. Th.n the edge. in the gaiactic plane. T.a ar.i t. the edge. in the galactic plane. Toas ar.i t.
ro h.ur e uset. P. t1uls t roo heur se uset. P. to 1s somes t aterurban area where vom tind somes ar aterurban atea wbere vom tind sides. the stars tre much wote sparse sicles. the stars tre much more sarse y
ogat a sur map. However. i is in th ogat a sur map. Howeer. i is a th ly n i sional house, untid yo apptah aly n i sional house, until yo apptah the tine ot year we can ser the Milky Way the rine ot year we can see the Milky Wy
astehlation o Vigo, the shg. the coste:n astela ion o Virgo, the sug. the coste:n
n i wbut is hoan ba in the soup. i wbuat is han ba in the soup. iYGNUS GKVS
to the righ! ot Se tmns, the seorps t. to the righ! ot Se temns, the seorp VLES o
toper n a taiti  the cast ot Spud. th AUUST
igl t star on Vugs. 1959 ORACU LACERTA
te plae is shaan o the s aT eoQrEs
s m.farthan cith M mt
auad o  fo t asmmde s. 1 s io Arituru UHSA CECHFUS
hius. the seren:ber. t r PEGRSUS
CANES 009 MINan Phiors LASC!
(ete ky. ust um the com VENATKI AVOROMEBA SIKAM
i lot of Seopis wa th red ste DORS CASSIOPFIA
Votares. URSA PERSEUS
HAJOR
Vega: Most Brilliant Star TRIANGULLM
e ao ir o e v g WEST EASTD
ALtaan
mtaa thmshaii
tae dawn. New owaewat
, wi, the cagk vme Ai Taa
he cist is Cyguns. the san. i. whct CYENUS
Deach is to Se tound WCySI HERCULES
Yaotber bright siar. secod oniy to Vega. PEGASUS OFIPUINUS
. "the west. Thas is Armrus i Bnnt. Mag AMUILA EAO SS
the lwir driver, a reletener to its ptoxi,o PEGASUS
to La Mair. the great brear.o wnc he EQUULEUS
big daqur" is a past. Thi bgat is sen SWTUN
to the nouthuest. in the lower pu. oe ts AQUARSUS
two "pounters." w he se directon ie.ads CAPRICOANUS
P.larb, the pole sta, whu is part ot the SAGITIARISS
latte dipper m Usa Mimu. he uhe tx XORPIUS
The sears meutoned, cxept I' da. s
ai the firat dagh tui, bot woo tamr EAST 1h WESID
oneare ale sgen, hah fonhsterb
grou;s, casily alentned. DER OF BRIGHTNESS

3
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hag hrm ayet  he notth, T
aw orled t
S2itors in the aoth Ie is had t ae
.m (t,  co,hitr wph  ht.
1. wk wtk skv oit w d eniry i
i ai apuent Fe a gat ban
wi shnt tha" n isn
a mia u san mi tha te mt .
mtnSa
t'h lk: W. 1k  t. i if
th4eu tthgduint
Millions of Galaxies
nse a there ae .het ote, iey nd t
y  yont otd hsae
se there other alaxurs.nual. thio.
i tt. sattered go sh wriers
Oue of the choea is thot hiie to the a sei
ye.  a dark nigh. n an h,aucua ts
in'nn ishoun by a smil 'x  the
map
Ye hstance isbout Sin ka. laght wens
w a  y for the moi din" oo tha
w sh we sh t nokee.c.
I  the Andseda a quals
": nay eve se th! ge
Thisroprseevesnudm ae
tinvrthwd
thok in ona ket iliv maller thn Urs thok in ona ket liv maller th urs
Then d tound ot Ur dmh  of ot Then d toundot Ue d oft
wan had bean oeraainsted hni pard, wan had bean oerasinste hni par,
rehaved the discrepu. rehoved the discrapu.
Nex they reit th distaie sa to Next the reis th distae sa to
dhe ther galaxies, and oe it in Aniron. dhe ther galaxies, and e ait in Anron.
w tured anst io tw abut wice t tor w tured oat io tw abaut wice as tot
. tney had supposed Therctore, to ank they had supposed Thercdore, to bank
the siee that it deoes a the ii, it hat to the siee that it dees a the ii, it hat i
n iwier as large. iwicr as large.
Life in Space?
—
As we each out tarther snd :arther into As we ceach out larther and tarther into
sace, with bipger and ligger space. with bipger and ligaer teleseryes. telesopes.
nore and more galsves come ineo view. nore and more galstes come inro view.
Some, tke the one n Anctorneda, have
a spiral structure. Mile a huge pawheel.
Others are shaped like a tlat dens. and show
f. w details of structute. A rhrd class shosus
an rregular shape, with mo poureular torta.
Thee are the comonens of our amvcrse:
millons and pillious o galaxks, cach con
taiging millions or even bilins oi stars.
A Kod proportion o these stars se
protubly aoompamed by plauers like those .
aionund the sun. Many of these planets may
weil be inhabited. It no longer seems that
out cathly life is unique--or nearly so.
Celestial Time Table for August
August EST
; 1:0tp.Mn. Mawp arthest dme 151
3.u miie..
7 4:4*8.n. Mon pase, Mas
12:4p.m. Mison in hnt mariet.
12 earlya.m. Mtan wthle: cmoanng
I:  costellanon of Peowus.
:s 6:02 a.m Miaon pases Vrnus.
:I 40:43pm. Nov man.
17 10:00 2.in. M. ora:.1a 26.200
inues.
10:06am. Mawon pa:  Junter.
21 2:45p.m. Mrwd in hustpiarte.
2:474.191. M.un pacs S.
24 12:534.007. Full o.
Sabirat ohe beor for tst. iw. hours for
M'sT. and thice tor PST.
Bcienee Nogws Lettar July 24. 1958
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ONLY Ang 58
INFO
SAFOICC/Mrs Cassel/jad/79079/1l Apr 67
APR 1 1 1967
Dear
This replies to your letter concerning your unusual observation
nine years ago.
Your sighting will be filed for information purposes only
since at this late date a comprehensive study is since at this late date a comprehensive study is not possible. I not possible. I
want to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. want to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
A D
GEORCE P. FREEMAN, JR. GEORCE P. FREEMAN, JR.
Lt Colonel, USAF
to tr Chief, Civil Branch Chief, Civil Branch
Conanunity Conannity Relations Relations Division
Office of Information
Fayetteville, North Carolina 2S301
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Proposed reply to letter from
Dear
This Meplus ts letter of 11 Merch 1969 concerning your unusual
ence your
nine yean ago will be filed for information purposes
observation Phe-information
Your sighting
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and brigbrness wbich are not
deseribed). If they were largo ohjeotn, thoy conld be fireballs
and, while i.t would bs romarkablo that so many firoballe could bs
seen in suoh a shcnt spaon of time (ten in nair sn hour), it in
not outside the bounds of pors.l ility.
! would, of
course, rule cnt any chanodo with any
i single normal artifiuial sateliite.
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. recend reliable roports or
as followak as followar
Lan Cruces, N.M. Lae Cruoes, N.M. July 25 08 7 03 27 U.T,
Portland, Orogon Portland, Oregon Auruat Auruat 1
Chapek Hill, N.C. August 4 4 01 15
Color was not Color wasI not mentioned in the Las Crucas cane. imentioned in the Laa Crucas cane. The Portland The Portland
ob jeot oharged mAd from whito te red and wae almost one-fourth o tha
moon in eiss. The Chapel iill ob joct was ous-tenth of the noon's
diameter und had a large orange tail.. All were traveliing in a
more or less easterly direction.
… is the faat that the two time intersvals be tiean che laat
Bermuria veet-toraas. sighzine, and ths Las Crucen and Portlaud
observatlurs, have a common cenominutox, or comnon basio period,
of about 5 mlnutos. Tho Chapel H:ll sightine oan also be .
.. Inoludad in this tine groupling if we ure oe-third of vnis paried.
.. namol;, 1.15 minutrs, as the sonmon basle poriod for all thres
intervals. (N.B. The Fortiand sigtating timo io only vory
approxinunto).
A.B.G.
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