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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

O Wes Belloon
O Prebably Balloon
o Possisly Balloon |

GO Was Aircraft
OC Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft

Possibly Aircroft

Wes Astronomicel
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical |

Oc Other .
In sufficient e for Evaluction

O Air-intercept Redar

A white blob appeared on a photograph source overexposed succes sive print
which was not noticed until after the and the white biob began to show the
photo was developed. outlines of a window, Source ais-

covered that the big double west windo
of the Law Building is in the exact
center of the blob. When the window is
opened at just the right angle, it
reflects the sun at the exact spot
where source was standing when he too!
the picture.

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tr, Se April 19, 3960

I Deitawe that the Soulde> Library probvabiy bas a copy
of my book, 'Fiying Saucers,’ You might be Interested in
reading it.

Thanking you for your kindness in sending me the
picture aad again pleese accept my apclogies for a tardy corm-
munication. ;

Sjicertly yours,

DHM /dd Donala H. Menzel)

Slpacter

An unusually fine large UFO inserted itself into a photograph
taken on February 6, 1959. near Boulder, Colorado. The witness |
had spent the afternoon climbing on Flagstaff Mountain and, about | |
5:00 P.M., snapped a picture of the town of Boulder, to the southeast. | |
Although he had seen nothing unusual in the sky or in the air, the |
negative, when déveloped, showed a small black blob that printed |
as a white, luminous, roughly spherical object,—a typical flying |
saucer.

Civilian saucer investigators in the area procured a copy of the
photograph and sent it to NICAP for evaluation. The witness him-
self did not immediately assume that he had photographed an inter- |
planetary spaceship hovering over the city of Boulder; instead, he | |
sent a print and a description of the circumstances to Dr. Menzel,
who was well acquainted with the geography of Boulder and Flag-
staff Mountain. Dr. Menzel suggested that the blob of light could
have been produced by some type of reflection: “The sun appears
to have been pretty low at the time. Is there, in the approximate
position of the blob, some house with a fairly large window that
could have been reflecting the sun? Stand at approximately the
same spot and look over the region with a field glass. A bright spot
like this often spreads enormously on the film. You can see from
the picture that the sun must have been shining brilliantly. The
shadow, especially of the large barn on the right, gives us some
idea of the height of the sun. This was in February, and the angle
of the sun will now have changed. Please make this test and let
me know.”

Not until the first week of May, however, was the witness able to |
repeat his excursion and make the necessary tests. Using a copy of | |
his original picture as a guide, he was able to stand in the exact |
spot from which he lad taken the picture. He then realized that ,
the Law Building of the University of Colorado stood in the place
occupied by the UlO and that the big double window of the Law ; )
Building was at the exact center. In May no reflection appeared, |
but from calculations he found that the position of the February | , |
sun was such that the window, when open at just the right tilt, |
would reflect the s1n’s image to the exact spot on Flagstaff Mountain
frora which he took the picture. The image of the reflected sun is
extremely bright and the film had been overexposed: therefore the
image had spread on the film to create the large UFO. To confirm
the hypothesis, the witness tried overprinting the negative so that .
the entire picture came out practically black, and with successively
loner exposures the size of the hricdht UFO diminished. As he cot

it down to the smailest size on the blackest print, he could see the
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fuzzy outline of a window [2].

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I an Very sorry to be «ac t¢ ia answering your let*er
ae but it cnae risht in ie Ri so-gae f finals, and 320 -
ar a tace the reflection sevative in to te printed.

a jowever, have now done 30, “ey i alse took it over to the
’ UAL [3 Achy a »

Zoverer, there ‘gs 3% commlicetion; it *furns cut that the
‘our densitometer $s not there ra sw, and has not been for

evornl years. it is now down 2° the Cacramento reac

_ sevatory in Yew Mexico. also, +t. “anc Mr. GD say

- + the machine is veing coupl-d wita somethl.¢ else or
thing, and may not be creritine. However, i am coing

+. yweite Sac Peak, sending the »Boto anu your letter, and

-s< them to run it through.

in looking «u* the bright wot on tne blac«est print, the
lines of a window begin to show. They are fussy and blurry
' euch bisrver than lize, Lut nevertheless there if one
carefull yr at least, there are some lines through

‘nage that lock like the ou
ce of the lese black prints, it aprears as i? the linee could
hs fist images o% the country beyond showing through, though.

ere it no indication of the sun itse@&? to the eye, though.

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+>: ne of a window frame. Cn

| y the way, how did your anpesrance on the show "Today" ,
on May 16th go? Unfortunately, our TY set was out of order
, ie 1

to enelosin: Sie nextetoetr--biscckest crint Sor your
e > and «. ar @rurs coy Pr tre nict ire orinted rormn ll:

2sked. eh Ss SOSH. /

June 14, 1960

Boulder, Colorado

Dear Mr. Johnson:

Thank you for the two photograph copies. I shall
be interested in the microdensitometer records if Sacra-

mento Peak is able to furnish them.

My TV appearance on ''Today" did not go too well.
Mr. Keyhoe hogged the show and i had difficulty getting a
word in edgewise. I felt rather disgusted about the whole
thing, Kspecially since Dave Garroway himself turned out
to be something of a "believer" and joined with Mr. Keyhoe

in attacking ine.

Again rnany thanks for your interesting information.

Cordially yours,

oe ae Dinan ties.

Director
DHM/mam

HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY
' CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS

June 14, 1960

Major Robert J. Friend
Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center

Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

Dear Major Friend:
I think you might like to have for your records

another flying saucer case, which my arm-chair method

completely saved. I enclose herewith copies of the

correspondence and a photograph.

Thanking you for your intere st and encouragement,

I am,

Cordially yours,

DHM/mam
Encls:

Miay 12. ly¥yoa

Me j OS eee,

_onldar, Calorade

Lear ddr. ris,

Thask you for the extra photo and tae laterestiag picture of
the gun pillers. TAis le a good exarmmoale, though | havea a some wha:
seller ome that j vued as UlvaicAliogn un ong Dome. ABT meg have isdi-
tied, i hope to de sauliner od.isos or, prefersdiv, en estireir aew
“wn pleta book.

wae, oi course, extrumea.y satlalying to 200 SBal wour recon-

.¢.@8ance proved the correctnense o/ rey reLestioa theory. Ae lor tha
vine of the reflection, there ia no myeterty at ail. The lraage of the
cofiveted gua is extremely Dright. ig seernanposed om the flim ena
‘naa tae image arreadse. As one [nether oxperiseent, oa caight try
over-orinting the negative, oo ttt t3e wtlire pirtara comes Jul prac-
tacaily Biack. AD YOU Maee Hac tas very Longer eavbevses, yoa wiil
(nd that the alae of the bright arsa diminishes. Whee we get dowa to
i.e armallest size, you may conceaivarly fiad sornetsing ‘nteresting,
thaugn | dewost that the resolutiow of the camara would show a: that
distance. However, tlis worthtry ng. You might trace thle ieltar
ver to the High Altitude OSserreicry nad xsk cme of the astrsacmers
c¢en to run the o.ctare through (ve. 7 contucr deaswometer. lf trat
\y Operating, suck a picture would give emactiy the informatica 3 am
senaing.

i am te be on talevision, che program called “Today, '' the morsaing
of May 26. I am planning to taza your photograph sloag with me and per-
ape § may show it. Aty subject: Flying Saecere. jf shall de iaterviewed
st che same time as they iaterview Xevyhoe, wha \s & strong Seiiever ia

_ og Qancers.

With beet wisses, aad looming forward ta heariag from you 44312,

» wire.

Tordiaily yours,

Ou {mam sis a ap ese

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Boulder, Colorado
7 May, 1960

Dr. Donald H. Menzel
Earvard Observatory
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Menzel:

I would have anewered you sooner on your letter about the
. flying saucer picture I sent you, but the weather has been so
‘+ bad that it would have done me no good to go up on Flagstaff,
’.. as | would have seen nothinz! However, I was able to go there
' yesterday, with the visibility 40 to 50 miles. Using some
more copies @6f the photo as a -uide to parallax, I was able
to find and stand in the exact spot from which the picture was
taxen. It seems that the Law Buildine is in the area of the
White blob,:-and its bis double west window is located in the
exact center of the blob. Of course, the position of the sun
mow is different than in Pebruary when the picture was taken,
but 1 did a little Sizsuring, and came up with the followings
when the window is onened to just the riczht angle of tilt, the
position of the February sum id such that its imaze will be
reSMected right to that particular spot on FPlagstaf? Mt.
Therefore, this reflection theory is very ppobably correct,
thouxh I fail to sew why the reflection is such a large obdject
on the phote. (The picture wus taken very late in the afternocn,

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as you can see.)

I am including a 5x7 enlarsement of the whole area covered
in the negative, which may be more suitable for your new book.

Yes, 1 would be delighted to have you use my photo. P

I have read the 1953 edition, and I see that you also deal
with such unusual natural phenomena as sun pillars. Therefore,
I am also enclosing a picture of the latter. It was taken et
about 14h VP on the morning of Rebruary 23, 1960. When I first
saw the pillar, it was about 15° in height, but fading rapidly.
Of the 3 filters which I have, Wratten 254A, Xl and 80B, it seemed
to be the most prominent through the 80B, so this was alsé used
in the photo.: All this took some time, and by the time I was |
ready to snap, the pillar was only 10° high. Therefore, I just
took the picture with the shutter set the same as it had been
overt: cht; the exoorre was 1/700 9 £/5.5 on Tri-X 35mm fila,
A3 y°O2 cin gee, ther: were 9 incnes oF snow on the ground, and

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Il just didn’t have time to get ready to zo outside.

There 18 almost no trace of it in the photo, but there was
also a faint round 6211 of luminescenae right below the pillar
before and during the exposure. The faint light streak 25/32
of on inch te the risht of the sillar ig a defect of the rrint,

ig ar? ail the other: except tte 2illar. | am sorry taat she

Dlllar snows B80 pooriy, but the fellow who printed this tells

ine 74:3 the negative is so flat it is a wonder that anything shows
' besides the b ter area at the pillar’s base. The pillar seems
to d@ about 8” high on tne print in its extremities (including a

', Bittle bit abowe the darkish cloud} if you are doubtful about
£4 eos tc aie ‘. |

the scale. I will be glad to send a larger copy of this photo if
you feel you can use it. lease let me know if you want any more

information.

Sincerely yours,

a A Cangas
) y PS : The black lett corner of = 5x7 is apparently ny finger!

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Dr. Donald H. Nenzel
% Harvard College Observatory
Cumoridve 38, Macrachusett=

Near Sir:

On February 6,,1959, while on Plagetaff ‘It., a
7000" foothill weet of Boulder, I took what I thought
would be an ordinary scenic nicture of Boulder thrown
my brother's Brownie Holiday, which is a $7 box ¥;
cumera. On development, however, a small black blo»
-yhowed on the nevative; one strongly reminiscent of
a “flying saucer. *

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"he enclosed nictur+® is a 65x enlariement from &
eimall section of that ne,ative. "Te exposure war
1/25 second at £/ll, through a 25A filter, on TrieX.
Develooment was nosml commercial.

Absolutely nothin, wae seen in the area with
the eye alone either cefore oc after, dul I must admit
that I ween't looking for anything unusual.

NICAP in Yuehinzton snatched up a ceny of the
orto rivht away, vul they will not give any kind of
exnlanation for the phenomenon. ‘As you have written
an informative book on "70's, I was wondering if you
“guid ve willing to offer an explanation. I1 do not
remember the weather conditions on that date, Sut
could find them out for you. I will send the original
neeative if you sieh.

“he ploture was taken at bout 5S pam, and tne
direction of view is approximately southeast.

Yours truly,

ney SEER. Seite