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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
31 October 1958 0 Was Balloon
Long Beach, New York 0 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GM1/03452 Nov 58 AirVisual. Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical I Meteors
Yes 0O 0 Probably Astronomical
D No DNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4-5 secs//2 4-5 secs//2 0 Unknown
secs two IN to S/NE to SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objs Two objs observed East of Long Beach. Meteor. sightings. Meteor. sightings.
First was round, yellow in color, First was round, yellow in color,
almost directly overhead. Second was almost directly overhead. Second was
triangular, red in color. Both were
size of pea.
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will then be approaching its minimum dis-
tance of 45,310,000 miles, which it reaches body does not come squarely between sun Luis, in the interior of Argentina.
on Nov. 8. and earth; rather it goes a little north or There are a number of small islands in
Mars rises in the east about 8:00 p.m., south of the line joining the two bodies. this path, and it is to these that the astron-
your own kind of standard time (add one But occasionally the moon does pass directly omers have traveled, since the most satis-
hour for daylight savingat the beginning between them. Then its shadow may fall on factory eclipse observations require solid
of October, or about two hours after sun- some part of the earth, and from the region ground under the instruments. Five expedi-
set. It is then in the constellation of Taurus, the shadow covers, the sun is hidden from tions have gone from the United States to
the bull, which can be seen low in the east. view. That is, there is a total eclipse of the Danger Islands, a group formed by a
Its position is shown on the accompanying the sun. coral atoll at 10 degrees 55 minutes south
maps. These picture the sky as it appears Such an event will happen on Columbus latitude and 165 degrees 50 minutes west
around around 10:00 p.m. 10:00 pim., your own kind: of stand- your own kind of stand- Day, Oct. 12. The eclipse will not be visible , Oet. iz. Tne ecipse wi not longitude. longitude. Their T heir Observations are part of observations are part of
ard time, Oct. I, an hour earlier on-the 15th ard time, Oct. l, an hour earlier on-the 15th in the United States or any part of North in the United States or any part of North the International Geophysical Year, the
and two h and two hours carlier at the end: of the hours earlier at the end. of the America, but many scientists from various great project to study the earth and its sur-
month. month. Expressed in the scale used by as- Expressed in the scale used by as- nations have migrated temporarily to some roundings, in which virtually all the nations roundings, in which virtually all the nations
tronomers, its brightness increases during small islands in the South Pacific where it small islands in the South Pacific where it of the earth are of the earth are cooperating. cooperating.
October from minus 1.2 to minus 1.8, which can be observed. can be observed. A naval vessel, the USS A naval vessel, the USS Thomaston,
is an increase of 75%. It is now about ten At 1:20 p.m., Eastern Standard p.m., Eastern Standard Time, which is an LSD (landing ship dock, a kind
times as bright as the first magnitude star from a point in the Pacific near the Mar- of foating drydock), reached the eclipse
Aldebaran, which is below Mars, also in shall Islands, which are about half way site early in September. Since the entrance
Taurus. Another star of this magnitude, between Hawaii and New Guinea, the sun to the lagoon is not large enough to permit
and even brighter, is Capella, in Auriga, will be just rising. An observer at that will be just rising. An observer at that a ship of this size to enter, and the water
the charioteer, which is just to the left of place, looking carefully, would see a tiny place, looking carefully, would see a tiny offshore is too deep for an anchorage, it has
Taurus.
LAC ANDROME
Vega Now Brightest Vega Now Brightest OCTOBER Deneb Ueneb NDROME
1958 CYGNUS
Brightest star of the October evenings, &LYRA TRIANGULUM
however, is Vega, in Lyra, the lyre, high in Vega CASSTOPEIA ARIES
the northwest. Directly above it is Cygnus,
the swan, in which Deneb is the lucida, the HERCIKLES DRACQ Polaris PERSEUS
most brilliant star. Altair, also of the first OPHIUCHUS URSA CAMELOPARDAUS Pleiadest
magnitude, appears to the left of Lyra, in MAA1
Aquila, the eagle. MINOR Capella
A little earlier in the evening than the AURIGA
times for which the maps are prepared, you URSA MAJOR TAURIS
can see another planet, Saturn. It is in CORONA DIPPER
Ophiuchus, part of which is shown, in the WEST face North EAST
west. Saturn sets, at the beginning oi Octo-
ber, 'about 9:30
The other naked eye planets are not eas- AXBROMEDA Alpherate
ily visible in October. Mercury is too nearly OCTOBER GREAT CYGNUS
in the same direction as the sun. The same 1958 ARIES SQUARE PEGASUS
is true of Jupiter, which was shining so Markab
brightly in the southwest a month or two PISCES SAGITTA
EQUULEUS Aitair.
ago. AQUILA
Venus has been shining very brightly in AQUARIUS
the morning sky, just before sunrise. At the CETUS
first of October it will appear above the SERPENS
eastern horizon about an hour ahead of the PISCIS AUSTRINUS CAPRICORNUS OPHIUCHUS
sun, and may be glimpsed if you have a Fomaihaut
clear view in that direction. By the end of PHOENIX GRUS SAGITTARIUS
the month, however, it will rise only a few S5
minutes before sunrise, and will not be EAST Juce South WESTD
visible.
As the moon goes through its phases dur- * * * • SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS

been slowly cruising back and forth two or
three miles out, in the open ocean. The ship
is provided with a helicopter, to carry the
seientists back and forth, as well as equip-
ment, for the members of the expedition
will generally live on board. From there.
the sun will be hidden for more than four
minutes.
In addition to Americans, Russian astron-
omers are also ready to observe the eclipse.
from another location. Japanese astron-
omers from Tokyo Observatory will make
their eclipse observations from Suwarros
Island, which is about 200 miles southeast
of the Danger group. Somewhat farther
east is Tahiti which, however, is not in the
path of totality, so Tahitians will see only
a large partial eclipse.
Study the Corona
Although it is no longer necessary, as it
was a few years ago, to wait for a total
eclipse to observe the sun's outermost layer.
the corona, this region can only be seen and
photographed in its greatest detail and ex.
tent at such a time. Thus, many of the ob.
servations will be to record the corona,
which changes in step with the 1 11-year
cycle of solar activity. cycle of solar activity.
Other studies will be made of the solar
atmosphere, which is at the rim of the
bright disc as we ordinarily see it. Just at
the beginning, and end, of a total eclipse.
part of this layer can be observed by itself.
as the rest of the sun is covered. This will
be done with the aid of spectroscopes which
analyze its light and yield many valuable analyze its light and yield many valuable
data.
Of course, such observations require
clear sky, and the New Zealand Weather
Bureau has estimated that the chances of
clear weather at eclipse time are 60%. But
possible clouds will not affect the six Nike. possible clouds will not affect the six Nike.
Asp two-stage rockets that will be fired to
a height of 150 miles; two before, two
during and two after totality. These will
be sent aloft from the Thomaston, and will
make records of short ultraviolet rays and
X-rays from the sun, radiations that do not
reach the ground. Radio observations will
also be made, to determine changes in the
high atmosphere as it is momentarily in the
moon's shadow.
Celestial Time Table for October
OCT. EST
2 1:23 p.m. Moon passes Mars.
5 8:20 p.m. Moon in last quarter.
12 3:52 p.m. New moon; total cclipse visi-
ble in South Pacific.
9:00 p.m. Moon nearest; distance 221,90
miles.
16 8:12 p.m. Moon passes Saturn.
19 9:07 a.m. Moon in first quarter.
20 early a.m. Meteors visible radiating from
constellation Orion.
26 7:00 p.m. Moon farthest: distance 252.
a 500 miles.
27 10:41a.m. Full moon, Hunter's moon.
29 2:14 p.m. Moon passes Mars.
31 early a.m. Meteors visible radiating from
Taurus.
Substract one 1 hour for CST. two hours for
MST, and three for PST.
Science News Letter, September 27, 1958

NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLT) 18 October, 1958
Eastern Washington
Source: Space Craft Digest, Fall 1958
On the 18th of the month---
Big Fiery Object Seen A big fiery object flashed a-
cross the sky in Eastern
In Early Morning Sky Washington early Friday and
a weather obe at Spok-
anc said. "it as as bright
as lighting, too bright for a
shooting star". it was orted to have been s een from Spokane to Pasco
and Prosser and Prosser( secret US Rutonium ret US Futonium works at Han ford, Wn. Ed) ks at Han ford, Wn. Ed)
Deputy sheriff William H. Miller of Spokane County said the object lit up
the ground around the patrol car in the Spokane Valley for from 15 to 20 in t. Spokane Valley for from 15 to 20
seconds and the object cast shadows from nearby objects. Spokane city
police said they also saw it. Other reports came in from Othello.

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CLOSE SIGHTIN CALIFORNIAI AlmOBt as if BGMe nOW
wondorful exhibit secret midnight tests. a brightiy-glowing
blimp-shaped UFO Ploating 300 yerdn abovo Nalt Msney's fameus "Die-
reyland" near Garde California, last Oct. 23rd. It wss seen by Richard
Osterloh, who Oaterloh, who apett apetted the objoct oblaet while driving home while driving hone at 12-30 a.8. along A along A
nearby street. He described the object as the eize and eize and shape of thape blinp, sur- Mimp, our-
rounded by a halo glow, end with three or four brightly rounded by a halo glow, end with h three or four brightly shining colored shining colored lirhtn lightn
in ito conter. It aleo had a tail.about three er four timos the langth of tho in its conter. It aleo had a tail.about three er four timos the length of tho
objeot itself, with a bright light shining at the end. The Ufo was in view fer
about two minutes. Eventually it took a sharp dive towsrd the grownd and dis- about two minutes. Eventually it took a sharp dive towsrd the grewnd and dis-
appeared in a bright flash, without naking eny neise.

ering in Marion County ckies
Friday night, judging from SndesLea Nevt Serrtes
reports of two valley police chiefs.
Stayton Dlice Chief.. Everette Norfleet, Sgt. Ronald Frey and another Stay-
ton man reported seeing an object in the Northeast eky traveling Southwest
at 7:30 PM while they ewer police patrol.
"It looked like an evening star with a tail below it", Norfleet said. "I've
watched for flying saucers
anything Like thia s, "he added.
The object was reported to have been a light "star" color gradually chang- the oojectwae reporteut
ing to a ruddy glow and ewin like a penduhum. R was watched for soine watched for sorne
15 minutes and still in view when the men remuined their police duties. 15 minutes and still in view when the men ree ed their police duties.
At the same time, Mill City Chief of Bolice, Clarence Meader reported
seeing an object moving East frorn where he was watching. North of Mill seeing an object moving East frorn where he was watching. North of Mill
City.
I am not saying what it was, Meader eaid, reporting that it wae a clear I am not saying what it was, Meader caid, reporting that it was a clear
bright blue point of light. bright blue point of light. The object was seen later in the evening from The object was seen later in the evening from
a point west of Mill City. This time it a point west of Mill City. This time it was moving West, Meader said. was moving West, Meader said.
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Altheugh there were jet planes reported in the area Friday night. both men
said they were faniliar with jets. and that said they were with jets. object wae something else. something else.
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