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ASTRONOMY

Planets Still in Morning Sky

Uranus and Piuto will be at their closest points to earth = ut Tages exposure, througly a ceally

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hig instrument, lvings out something cle:

tor 1960 during February. However, only Mercury will Be nctutous douds around many of the stars.
visible in the evening without some kind of optical aid. Araby ot Ae, Wit Aton ese, clouds

shows tt to be the same as the tight from
the stars theroselves: that 1s, it is. reflected

JAMES STOKLEY Jupiter, about sixth as bright 5 Venus. starlight,

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Saturn, which is fainter, but still about In nearby Orion, berveen Beielgeuse and
ff YOU want to see a planet on February lwice as bright as Mars, as farther cast, and Rigel, are three stars in a row that dark |
eveniags, you will have to use some sort of will be close ta Vetus on Veb. 7, the warrior’s belt. Langing from it, as pic
optical aid except for the brief appearance Phe stars of February evenings are shown tured on old star maps, is his sword, in

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on our maps. These give the appearance of which is a star called theta Orionis. It is

of Mercury about Feb, 23. The others thar © , : ;
tie shies at aoout 10) p.in., your own kind too faint to be shay on GUr Tips, Dil Was

are visible to the naked eve are now in the

early morning sky, of standard tinie, at the first of February; just above the one between the belt and
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gut twe of the more distant planets are x pees i inid-Pebruary and eight o'clock Rigel inarked with the \ pe he circle, sola
728 4 7 ‘ he ¢ + ; ‘ wd fa Th ty '
now visible in ihe evening. In fact, during #8 Te ene ,  Ortonis, On a clear dark night, you G

Sirius, in Canis Major, the great dog, is easily see theta, and you ill probably find
the brightest of these. Others thatare bright (thar it seems a Htthle Muorred Theoagh ”
enough to be classed as first magnitude are: tole: sope you can see a beautifal lake
Phuro, which will be at a Lule more than Cape! Bh in Auriga, the choriotecr, high light, eae photographs bring out Hicster
three billioa inifes distant at the end of the @¥erbeads Botelgeuse ancl Rigel in Orton, detail. ‘This is the “great nebula in Orion’
month. : the Watrior, in the south; Aldebaran, in and it has been observed since the carliest

While Pluto is so faint—of the 15th mag- Seca rae bull, ieee Ry ane rn hi | days of telescopic astronomy.
nitude-that a large telescope is needed to wanes es By ivales oa oa ap ae ‘, aoe :
reveal it, Uranus 1s at pas about the limit 9? UP 20s the UGH. in the cast; and Pro” Nebula’s Light
of naked: ye visibility. It is in the constella cyon in Canis Minor, the lesser dog, below

, ars : yemini The Wt rah?
ton of Lee, the lion, and ts position 1s oe z : ' 1}: 4 f Patieave ' t] The Jigehet ot this hebula, tou, bias hy cn
it rc 6constelintion oO nurus, to iL analyzed, with thy aid of the speetroscope,

rach on our map of the southern half of |. Pe a 1 Seas obextars: ih
pri? ; Hie ° tp) Star
" rae ‘ * De Mipea ft Ont me SUArS It turns out to be quite different from thet
which Aldebaran stands—and which marks f riasnaarhusintk. “There atechauhe Be
“ATDY Nts. wre Pre Pit nes

e sky by a smull “x afer th Ie Maine Leo,
in ie southeast. If the night is dark and phigh nck a hss : ah
the bulls hice—1s a little cluster of fanter ; . , nat
Wy ats spectrum, which show lisht coming
from glowing gases, such as hydrogen,

clear, look at the region with a good. pair 4
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stars called the Pleiades. These have an
of bineculars, and you should be Able to the Vleiack Das bien
locate it. Uj n i shine ith a steadier light ae ” ee Mace 1n mythol} OBY: Ad aye Otteh helt l

weabh : ‘Pail lls ; es \  § LCS - 4 r : 7 - - "ITI i } ’ ry crve me by */
ar ee scintill er - AD and iit i called the “seven sisters,” but ordinarily only =" ee Mirogen and oxygen, Associate d
1; atl an eR "i re, a ' as ] 1 j Six stars are visible with the naked eye. with these gases are clouds of dust, Part
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SE SBE URS tev LECRteR it Phrough a small telescope more than a hun- ol the Orion nebula itself is hidden by ob
you can perhaps pick it up with the naked ; eae . 1: ;
4 ; d , : ** ' : uit = vd drex Stirs can be % cn, while a photograph SCUIiP clouds, and al short cistatice uv ny,
cCyvc-—provides nir eyesinn i.¢ = fect a i
md au re Away fr : th pedice. ani taken through a large one shows thousands, near the star Alnitok, castermrnost of the
ana j are away from =the i
wlhire im the city sky.

February, they will be at their closest for
the year: Uranus, which will be a mere
1,615,000,000 miles away on the eighth; and

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SHURA s
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Mercurial Orbit

Mercury goes aroand the sun once tn 8S 5
days. It Moves in OM « Di consider: ily ly ’ + AMELOPAAIALIS ;
stnaller than carth’s, wi ter etl *‘neircle every . ’
365 days, with the result that it passes our Ss ° fs! \ ’
planet every 116 days. About 2 days be- “ Syassiursn N URSA \ LEO
fore this happens, it 4 ts greatest dis- ANDROMMENA Shale Z| MINH i CANES
tance cast of the sun. It cous somains visible cents? os _onaco | VENATICI
above the western horizon for a iitthe w hile Ne 4S
after sunset. Conditions tor seeing it are mpperes .
nest favorable when suc gareatest Cast § Ng ms stead tie
ern clongation” occurs near th > beginning «WEST i SEP. shiney r FAST 5
of spring (March 20 in 1960), s0 this should
be a good time to view it —~

Look for Mercury yy in the west for a

> ray 2 hajye
© fy! is 2 hn8 a ‘ PS anne
i) “" . *) Hat hits
{ on fi \ a ‘ , iJ

tew days around Feb, 23, after the sun has ANTE Yo tee» \
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gone down and twilight is fading. By the i nyse * ORION oS “ee we
time the sky ts entirely dark, the planet * 6 NS UP ineea a S e
aso will have set. PS Pe i a 9) © nN i 1

The other planets that can be scen with i ° MOTOLERUY peg here
the nuked eye are all in Sagittarius, the " oir’ Pel q Si. ORB Mf 211,"
archer, which 16 in the southeast a Httle be HYSTA fais PP aldol Ms
fore sunrise. Brightest of these is Venus, * oo, union “LEDS .
which rises an hour oc so ahead of the san. / Furl ie ae
On the morning of Feb. 17 it will be close re, ¢ crys . (ina
to Mars, which is only about a hundredth 1 As 26 ee we

bright. In the western part of Sagittarius, 4 EAST linen Mantle

Haat it rises about three hours ahead of

un ; tly secomie lied hiest placer, o . GYMHOLS FOR STARS IN ) 2 Or Bi? {ilkeSy

Plime late DLdetor HEIa ew pnt op. PLL ada’ de Ld bi cally

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three belt stars, is a very fanious dark
nebula, with the shape of a ;sorse’s head.

The Orion nebula is an example of one
that shines by emission of its own light,
while that around the Pleiades merely re-
flects the star light falling on it. It is the
temperature of the associated stars that de-
termines which kind it is.

The Pleiades are relatively cool, as stars
go, with surface temperatures of around
20,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Theta Orionis

is touch hotter-—-approximately 69,000 de
grees Fahrenheit. Since it is se hot, much
of its radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet
range. As these rays shine on the hydrogen

trons are knocked out of their norma! places
in the hydrogen atoms. Then the clectron:
fall back to their normal places, and light
is emitted. This is the process of fluores.
cence, Familiar in fluorescent lamps.

But the cooler Pleiades yield radiation of
much lower energy, which is incapable of
displacing the electrons in the gas clouds.
All that we can sce is the star light reflected
frown the clouds of dust. And even in the
emission nebulae, like Orion, there is some
reflected star light, although it is largely
overpowered by the fluorescence.

and other gases tw the nearby clouds, se

Colestial Time Table for February

Feb, EST
+ o:27a.m. Moon at first quarter,
6 12:08am. Algol! (variable star in Perseus)
at mininum brightness.
7 00a... Moon farthest, distance 251,-
700 miles,
$§ 2:00p.m. Uranus opposite sun and near-
est earth; distance 1,618,000,-
o00 miles.
8:st p.m. Algol at minimun.

32 12:24 p.m. Full nioon,

16 10:00p.m, Venus passes Mars.

19 6:33 p.m. Moon tn last quarter,

210 «7:00 pn, ~=Moon passes Jupiter.

22 10:09 p.ta, Moon nearest, distance 228,- |
400 miles,

r:00 p.m. Moon passes Saturn.

23.00 7:00 pan. Mercury farthest east of sun,
visible for a few days about
this cate low in west after sun-
set.

24 700 aan, Pluto opposite sun and nearest
carth, distance 3,054,000,000
miles,

260 t353 am. Algol at minimum.

1:24 p.n. New moan,

2” 7:00 pan. Moon passes Mercury,

28 ior43p.m. Algol at minimum,

Subtract one hour for CST, two hours for

MST, and three for PST.

Science News Letter, Jonuary 23, 1940

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REPORT ON AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
OVER
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
February 5, 1960 and February 6, 1960

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(Observed by Hundreds of Witnesses)

This report is the result of a thorough and exhaustive study of this occurrence
by the

LOS ANGELES NICAP SUBCOMMITTEE (LANS)

A Scientific, Investigative Commitieec of the

NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA (NICAP)
1536 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Washington 6, D. C.
Major Donald E. Keyhoe
USMC (Ret.)
Director

Foreword

Correlation of observations of many independent witnesses, who observed
this phenomenon from various locations in Hollywood, together with scientific
and technological information from authoritative sources have made this report

possible.

We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all witnesses who gave so
generously of their time in describing their observations of this sighting, and
granted permission to use their names in this report. Our sincere thanks also
to those witnesses who, for personal reasons, requested anonymity, but never-
theless rendered valuable information and assistance.

Our grateful acknowledgment for vital information and advice on the techno-
logical aspects of this study, to the following: U. S. Weather Bureau, Santa
Monica, California; U. S. Weather Bureau, International Airport, Inglewood,
California; U. S. Weather Bureau, Burbank, California; Lockheed Control Tower,
Lockheed Airport, Burbank, California; Lockheed Aircraft Corp. (1) Lockheed
Research, (2) Missiles and Space Div,, Van Nuys, California; Griffith Park
Observatory, Los Angeles, California; Dept. of Water and Power (1) Los Angeles,
(2) Van Nuys, California; Southern California Edison Co., Los Angeles, California;
Edwards Air Force Base, Weather Detachment Forecaster, California; and U. S.
Naval Ordnance Station, China Lake, California.

A. special word of thanks to The Citizen-News, whose article (see page 2 )
in behalf of this committee, brought remarkable results in locating witnesses to
this sighting.

THE REPORT,

(As described by many witnesses. Signed reports in files of NICAP. )

On two successive nights, February 5, 1960 and February 6, 1960, from 11:15
PM until after midnight, a brilliant red light traversed approximately the same
course low over the heart of Hollywood.

It moved very slowly and silently, remaining completely stationary for periods
of 8 to 10 minutes at a time.

Both nights the brilliant red light came from the west, traveling due east,
parallel with Sunset Boulevard, And both nights it stopped and rernained motion-
less over the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue 5 to 8
minutes, Friday night it continued its motion due east (after the 5 minute stop)
for about two blocks, then veered to the southeast and disappeared.

Saturday night the red light made its appearance about the same time (11:15
PM) seemingly following the identical course, west to east, parallel with Sunset
Boulevard. This time its first stop was about a block east of La Brea, where it
remained stationary for approximately 10 minutes. Elevation of the light at this
point was approximately 560 feet. (See Elevation A, Page 17.) Then, as witnesses
“watched, there was a loud explosion, and flash of bluish white light (flash of light
was directed downward and westward), and the sudden formation of a ''mushroom!"

shaped white cloud.

At the moment of the bright flash, a dull aluminum colored tubular shaped
object was seen to shoot upwards, anda smaller object was seen ''spiraling"
downward. As the 'whitish'' cloud dissipated, it took on faint hues of pink, blue
and purple. Sore noticed a peculiar odor.

Simultaneous with the explosion, the brilliant red light seemed ''to go out".
It ''came back on", or reappeared about five seconds later, slightly higher in
elevation and a block west of the point of explosion--again, as on Friday night,
it was directly over the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Ave-
nue. There it remained stationary for approximately eight minutes (while hund-
reds of Hollywood citizens watched in unbelieving amazement). Elevation of the
light at this point was approximately 1,000 feet. (See Elevation B, page 17.)
Then, very slowly it began to move due east. Witnesses said that for a few min-
utes the movement was so slow that it was almost imperceptible to the eye. After
moving due east for about a block, it turned in a northeasterly direction, and ap-
peared to be gaining altitude steadily. Finally, it stopped again, at an elevation
of approximately 28,000 feet (see Elevation C, page 17), remaining motionless
for about ten minutes--then suddenly shot straight up at ''fantastic speed'' and
was out of sight in less than three seconds.

DESCRIPTION OF RED LIGHT.

Although the size of the light was variously estimated from the size of a
baseball toa full moon, the majority of observers said that it appeared to be
about one-fourth, or one-third the size of the full moon. (It has been suggested
that the difference of opinion as to the size of the light may have been due to dif-
ferences in location of witnesses, and angle of sighting.) There was almost
unanimous agreement that the shape was round and clearly defined. Only a few
thought the outline was fuzzy. To those who saw the light, there was no doubt
as to its color. It was red--very red. The shade of red most often described

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was "'a brilliant cherry red". Several viewers said that the light was " pulsating".
Many witnesses described the forward movement of the red light, when in motion,
as "deliberate" or "like that of a controlled device". All observers said that it
was unlike anything they had ever seen.

FRIDAY NIGHT SIGHTING (Feb. 5, 1960) AS TOLD BY THE WITNESSES.

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Jerry Darr was busily attending to his duties at the Standa Sa Service Station,
where he was employed, at the nor theast corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea
Avenue. The time was shortly after 11:00 PM. The weather was clear and the
stars visible. Something bright caught his eye and he looked up. He recounted,
"There was this brilliant red light coming over the Eldorado (restaurant) real
low, I just stared, sort of transfixed for a mornent, wondering what it was."
Then he called his co-worker, Charles Walker, to see it, and by that time
others were looking up and watching as the red light came on slowly and silently
towards them. Jerry Darr and Charles Walker then related how the red light
had stopped and remained motionless for at least five minutes over Tiny Naylors
Restaurant and Drive-in across the street at the northwest corner of Sunset and
la Brea. They said, "Hundreds of people saw it--everybody was looking up."
Then the light began moving again, slowly, and carne directly over the service
station, rnoving due east. ‘Charles Walker comme nted, "It didn't float--its
movemen! was deliberate--like a machine."' Jerry Darr went on, "As it passed
right over us, we stared anda stared at it and we couldn't sea what that light was
attached to--it was frustrating!" About a block east of them it turned southeast
and Jerry Darr said, "I looked away for a second and when I looked back, it was
gone--just as if it had turned off..'

Less than a third of a mile north, others were watching this strange sight.
Ken Meyer, manager of the Union Oil Service Station, at the northeast corner
~of Hollywood Boulevard and Sycamore, had also seen the bright red light. He
said he could detect no movement for about ten minutes, then it Slowly moved
away ina southeasterly direction. Meyer said that he and others watching de-
cided that it was either "manned or radio-controlled because of the abrupt and
apparently purposeful manner of leaving."

Mr. Harold Sherman, author and lecturer, and Mrs. Sherrnan had just re-
turned to the Garden Court Apartments, 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, where they
reside, ani as they got out of their car they too saw the brilliant red light. They
both agreed that the size of the light, as near as they could estirate, was about
one-fourth the size of the full moon. It was such a spectacle, they decided to
walk on down Hollywood Boulevard a wed distance to call their friends, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Brown, owners of Brown's Confectionery, 7007 Hollyw ood
Boulevard, Mrs. Brown thought that it piste like a "ball of fire just hanging
motionless in the sky". As the four watched, it began moving siowly--appeared
to stop again--then moved eastward. Soon it disappeared from view behind the
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and the four interested observers walked hurriedly
on down to the next corner (Hollywood Boulevard and Oranges), hoping to see it
again as it reappeared. Ina few minutes it carne into view again frorn behind
the hotel, but was turning southeast away from thern. Slowly the red light di-
minished in size, and then was pone, Mr. Brown commented that the elevation
of the light seerned very low. Mrs. Sherman thought they had watched the light
for approximately twenty minutes. Mr. Sherman said, "twenty or thirty other
passersby saw it, ancl some taxi men at the Hallywe od Roosave!t also witnessed

the phenomenon, all asking each other, ‘what is it?"

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Other witnesses, who requested anonymity, including a police officer at
the Hollywood Police Station, witnessed this phenomenon Friday night,

SATURDAY NIGHT (Feb. 6, 1960) RED LIGHT REAPPEARS,

On Saturday nights, between 11:00 PM and midnight, activity on Hollywood
Boulevard seerns to reach a high point for the entire week. The same is true of
other main thoroughfares in the heart of Hollywood. This Saturday night was no

exception. The sky was clear and the stars visible. The moon was almost due
west about thirty-five degrees off the horizon, two days past first quarter. It
was an ideal night.

Miss Anne O'Neal, actress, was enjoying the sight from the porch of the
Garden Court Apartments, 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, where she resides. A
very bright red object in the sky attracted her attention, and after studying it
for a minute or two, she went into the lobby and called Mr. Leonard Luban,
night clerk at the Garden Court, and Mr. Lester Luther, drama teacher (also
a resident of the Garden Court).

They hurried back to the porch and there they were greeted by Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Sherman, coming up the walk, who had seen the brilliant red light just as
they got out of their car, exactly in the same way they had first seen it the previ-
ous night. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sherman agreed that it appeared to be in the same
place as the night before. Leonard Luban rushed back into the lobby and put ina
hurried cail to one of the daily newspapers, and asked if they knew what the
strange red light was. He was told they hadn't heard about it. He returned to
the porch and watched for a few minutes more with the Oraee 3 and decided to
phone mee neWepe per again, This time they told him, ''We've had a lot of calls--
but we don't know what it is!'' Luban joined the others again and the five contin-
ued to watches nd wonder.

Approximately ten minutes elapsed. The brilliant red light was still motion-
less. Orhers on the boulevard were looking up. Suddenly there was an explosion
and flash of bright bluish white light. Mr. Luther told interviewers, "The flash
of white light carne out of the right side of the red light--and the explosion wasn't
like a sonic boom, or like any explosion I've ever heard. It was different. The
red light went out, and about five seconds later carne backon. It was just the
same ee as before the explosion--about the size of a pie tin, or one-third the
size of the full moon, Something fell out of it and spiraled downwards, "!

knne O'Neal told interviewers, 'We were all so amazed when the red light
came back on several seconds later--we thought it had blown up!"'"' "A mushroom
shaped white cloud formed at the time of the explosion, and as it dissipated, I
noticed colors of blue and purple in it''’, she said. She also noticeda "peculiar
odor'', something like sulphur, she thought. Miss O'Neal described the light
asa "large red star that radiated light--about one-third the size of the full
moon", She, too, saw some small object, which she could not describe, spiral
downwards after the explosion.

Leonard Luban spoke of the strange odor, the mushroom shaped cloud, the
pulsating of the red light, and the object that spiraled downwards after the explo-
Sion, He said, "When the red light reappeared several seconds after the explo-
sion, it was considerably higher and a little farther to the west." Luban agreed
with the others that the light was about one-third the size of the full moon,

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Mr. Sherman described the explosion, the white flash coming out of one side
of the red light, and directed westward, the mushroom shaped white cloud, and
the pulsating of the light. But he did not see the object that fell downward. His
eyes were focused on something else. In the moment of illumination from the
white flash of light, he saw a "tubular shaped object shoot upwards", He said,

"it appeared to be dull aluminum in color." (See diagram B page 14.) Mr. Sher-
man described the red light going out at the rnoment of the explosion and coming
back on about five seconds later, somewhat higher in elevation and a little west

of its original position. Before the explosion, the light had been due south of

the Garden Court.

Mrs. Sherman confirmed the statements of the others on most points. She
didn't notice the object falling downward, nor the object which shot upward, seen
by Mr. Sherrmman. Caught ina moment of surprise, it is understandable that no
One person could perceive all of the details of a bizarre happening such 4s this.
Therefore, five witnesses viewing such an occurrence at the same time could
give a more complete account of the various details which contributed to the en-
tire picture.

All five observers related how they continued to watch the red light as it again
remained motionless (after its reappearance following the explosion) for fiye min-
utes or so. Then it began to move, very slowly, due east. It continued this course
for a block or two, then turned northeast. This brought it towards them, but slight-
ly east of them. (See map, page 15.) It was ascending steadily and as it crossed
Hollywood Boulevard the watchers realized that very soon buildings would obstruct
their view. Mr. and Mrs, Shermanand Mr. Luther rushed into the lobby andtook
the eleyator to the roof where they had an excellent unobstructed view of the object
ag it continued to ascend ina northeasterly direction. Finally, it stopped again
and remained stationary for approximately ten minutes. The three viewers de-
scribed what happened next in these words, ''Suddenly it shot straight up at fan-
tastic speed and was out of sight in two or three seconds, !!

MORE OBSERVERS TELL OF SATURDAY NIGHT SIGHTING.

A little more than a fourth of a mile north of the Garden Court, Miss June
Di Maggie, actress-singer, was returning home to her apartment at the Landmark
Apartments, 7047 Franklin Avenue. Just as she was about to enter the building
she was startled by an explosion and flash of light, which lit up the ground around
her. She said, "I looked up and sawa pink cloud of smoke--sort of mushroom
shaped--and a tubular shaped 'top' which was spinning. The left side looked
shiny, but the right side seemed to be shadowed. I only saw the spinning object
i0r a second. Then the smoke seemed to turn to lavender and different colors, '!
Miss Di Mégzio said that she felt slight concussion from the explosion. She went
into the apartment building then and did not see anymore.

Ken Meyer, night manager of the Union Service Station at the corner of Syca-
more and Hollywood, saw the red light for only a minute or so Saturday night. He
said that it was in the northwest, apparently stationary. He was very busy at the
time and did not see it again. He did not recall the time. (It is presurned to have
been before 11:15 PM.)

Floyd Rickords, instructor of IBM key punch, of 1646 North Curson Avenue,
was viewing the moon through his telescope (Polarex, 1200 tinm focal length, eye-
piece 25 mm, 48 power eyepiece). Mr. Rickords told of his experience, "It was
near 11:30 PM and there was a loud explosion and flash of light that was so bright

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that I could easily have read fine print by it. My first thought was that some air-
craft had blown up. I had been looking at the moon in the west, but the flash of
light came from the east. J looked in the direction of the explosion and flash and
expected to see parts of a plane falling, but instead, there was a brilliant red
light motionless in the sky. A few minutes later I saw it through the telescope,
but could still not make out anything but the burning red light, that seemed io be
turning or revolving. After the light ascended, it was directly between two stars.
Although it was many times larger than any star, it twinkled like a star.'"' Mr.
Rickords said that he went in the house to get his wife, who had retired earlier,
to come cut and see the strange object, and by the time he got back outside, the

red light was gone.

Across the street at 1647 Curson Avenues, Tom Burns and two friends were
watching television. Burns said, "It must have been near 11:30 because the coin-
mercial had just come on, All of a sudden we heard an explosion and [ raced out
to see what happened. What I saw looked just like a big red Christmas ball hang-
ing there in the sky. It seemed to pulsate from time to time. I went back into the
apartment and the three of us watched it off and on through the window. Finally,
we went back outside and it seemed smaller than when I first saw it. The first
time I looked at it, it looked as big as the full moon, and I had the feeling that
it was going to fall. It stayed in one place for a long while, then it went straight
up into the sky at terrific speed and was gone in a couple of seconds."" Mr. Burns'
friends gave complete testimony of their sighting to interviewers, but requested
anonymity. Their statements confirmed Mr. Burns' account of'the sighting.

At i554 North Sierra Bonita Avenue, Mr. E. W. Cass, builder and contractor,
was winding his alarm clock and looking right at it. He had not switched the light
on, he said, as there was sufficient light from the hallway. "It was exactly 11:30",
he declared, ''and suddenly a bright flash lit up the whole bedroom.'' Astonished,
he went to investigate and find out who was responsible. Mr. Cass continued, "J
went outside and there in the sky was a big red light--about twenty-five times
larger than a red light ona plane. I stared at it for a couple of minutes, then I
called my wife (who was still watching television in the living room). We both
watched it for a while and it didn't seem to move atali. Finally, I decided to
call the police and tell them about it:"" Mrs. Cass said, ''The stars were very
clear, and we noticed that this big red light was right between two stars. As we
were watching, it went straight up into the sky very fast, and we didn't see it any
roore."' Both Mr. and Mrs. Cass commented on what a beautiful shade of red that
it was. They both agreed that it was the most beautiful shade of red that they had
ever seen! (Strangely enough, several other witnesses rnade the same comment. )
Mr. Cass asserted, "I've never been interested in things that are in the sky, but
I've never seen anything like that in my whole life."

Sone’ Rosi, parking lot attendant at the La Brea Inn, 1543 North La Brea
Avenue, Was enjoying a moment of respite, Then he heard an explosicn--and
the ground around him lit up like day. "It was a bluish white light", he said.
At first he saw nothing unusual, but after a few minutes he saw what looked like
a "big hot ember" about as big as the full moon. He thought it looked as though
"pieces were falling from it". It finally moved east, slowly, and out of sight.
A. row of tall pine trees east of the La Brea Inn could have obstructed Mr. Rosi's
view of the red object as it turned northeast,

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The corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue is a typical modern inter-
section where two six lane thoroughfares inter sect. Located on the four corners
are two gasoline service stations, a popular restaurant and drive-in, and a mar-
ket which remains open until midnight. Allare brightly lighted. Adjacent to these
are more equally popular restaurants, also brightening the area with highly illum-

inated decorative signs.

Saturday nights this area is fairly teeming with life and activity. The res-
taurants are 'packed", late shoppers are buying their proceries for the week,
and the usual steady stream of drivers are going in and out of the service sta-
tions, and lined up bumper to bumper waiting for signals to change. Such was
the picture at Sunset and La Brea on Saturday night, February 6, when an ex-
plosion and flash of light caused throngs of Hollywood citizens to stop and look
up into the sky. The story is told by two police officers, a waiter and a waitress,
who witnessed this inex; plicable event.

Tiny Naylors Restaurant and Drive-in occupies the northwest corner of the
intersection. The Drive-in was filled to capacity. Outside, standing on the lot
were Officer Ray Lopez, and Officer Daniel Jaffee of the Los Angeles Police De-
partment. Officer Lopez said that when he heard the explosion and looked up, he
saw a bright red light--something like a flare, but sharply outlined, and about one-
fourth the size of the full moon. He said,"It was directly overhead--right straight
up. J had the feeling that it was going to fall. After watching it hover in the same
place for about five minutes, it began to move eastward very slowly. I believe that
I watched it for about twenty minutes, but I didn't have the opportunity to watch it
Steadily, and the last time I looked, it was out of sight.'' Officer Lopez said that
he had phoned the station and reported the object and he added, "They'd already

heard about it,"

Officer Jaffee recalled that when he first looked up, following the explosion,
he thought he saw a puff of smoke. A few seconds later, he saw the red light.
His description was very much the same as that of Officer Lopez. "It was straight
overhead, silent, and just hanging there'', he said. Officer Jaffee continued, "it
seemed to be the color ofa flare, but it didn't flicker like a flare. I had the feel-
ing it was going to drop. When it began to move, it was so slow that the only way
you could tell it had moved was to look away then look back again. I guess I
watched it about twenty minutes altogether, but we were busy and I didn't poset
see it disappear.'' Both Officer Lopez and Ojificer Jaffee stated they had felt the
ion from the explosion. Both officers also mentioned that the weather was
either had ever seen anything like the strange red light before.

Barbara Joiner is a waitress, or car hop as they are popularly called, at
Tiny Naylors. She was very busy at the time of the excitement and didn't get to
vatch the light for more than twelve or fifteen minutes. Her testimony was much
like the others, The light was ''very red--like a red stop signal--only it hada
very unfamiliar look. it was so vibrant'', sho said,

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Larry Moquin, waiter at Tiny Naylors, had received speciai training at Pear!
Harbor during World War II, for spotting unknown sky objects. He was Chief Plot-
ter for Major Calibre Anti-Aircraft Artillery. His training proved useful on the
night of February 6, when he saw a vivid red object in the sky that he did not rec-
ognize, He told interviewers, "The explosion was different from other explosions- -
it had sort of a hollow sound, and you felt it as well as hearing it. I thought [ saw
a little srnoke, anda few moments later a light appeared directly above us. I'd
say it was a bright cherry red, self-luminous and sharply outlined. It appeared
to be completely motionless, and my first thought was to line it up with something
stationary so I'd know for sure whether it moved or not.'!' Moquin then showed
the interviewers exactly where he had lined up the red object. ‘The front part of
the buiiding has a cantilever roof which extends some distance out beyond the main
part of the building. On the front is the sign, "Tiny Naylors'. He stood under the
edge of this and sighted straight up (90 degree angle) past the ''T" in the sign. He
said the red light remained stationary for approximately eight minutes, then began
moving slowly, very slowly, eastward, He continued, "Everybody was standing
outside their cars looking up--cars were backed up in the street--and everyone
was asking each other, ''What is it?'' Moquin viewed the object off and or, for
about twenty minutes, and by this time his duties took his attention, and the next

time he looked, it was out of sight.

One of the cashiers at the Safeway market, on the southeast corner of Sunset
and La Brea, told interviewers that she had not seen the spectacle herself, but
that she had heard a lot of customers talking about it.

The hostess at Carolina Pines Jr. Coffee Shop, 1518 North La Brea (near
the intersection of Sunset and La Brea), said that patrons had told her all about
the red light, the explosion and the mushroom cloud.

There can be little doubt that a red light of unknown origin, created consider-~
able ez:citement in Hollywood two nights in succession--traveling over approxi-
mately the same course, stopping at the same locations for intervals of five to

~ ten minutes, Hollywood citizens are still asking, 'What was it?"

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. SIMILAR SIGHTINGS ELSEWHERE,

it is interesting to note that the explosion and flash which covered a wide
area of Hollywood, occurred within thirty minutes of the time that a bright flash,
accompanied by explosion, was seen over Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.
The time of the flash over the four states was 12:03 AM, MST, February 7
(which was 11:03 PST, February 6). (See article, page i

Also of interest was the "fiery red flying object'' which was seen over Oakland,
California, December 2, 1959. (See article, page 11.) Several aspects of this
sighting significantly parallels the Hollywood sighting. The object was "fiery
red", It approached slowly. There was an explosion and white vaporous cloud--
and it shot up at "fantastic speed".

Sightings over Alaska, February 16, 1960, mention "flash" and explosion.
(See articles below. )

4 The significance of these sightings, in relation to the Hollywood sighting of
February 5 and 6, is speculative, but too important to be overlooked in an over-
all evaluation of the problem.

L.4A,. Mirror-—News
Feb. 16, 1960

Fobruary 16, 1960

VALLEY TIMES

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served in the skies over, | ¢ ¢

Alaska early yesterday. Pose x 3 daa t

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Air Force Base here received é i Bet

a report at 3 a.m, yesterday ; saber ;

from northerly observation STARS Me PGs Pr Seonistertoes an i

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The object also produced a
flash which was assumed to
have been an explosion.
Whether the object expload-
éd has not been determined
but officials: are making a
search of the area,
A silvery object belching

flames was reported to have

tions across Alaska.

One was reported in the
vicinity: of Nome, It ap-
peared to be moving slowly
in 2 northeasterly direction,
The object diseppeared with-
out a trace and without giv-
ing any indication of its size,

The second object report-
edly was sighted at Unala-
kleet, moving rapidly north-
west at a speed sufficient to
nroduce contrails (exhaust

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SERN OVER ALASKA—Line of arrows indicates

route of mysterious object which was reported seen
, - sf > al *. ee y

hurtling over Western Alaska, Nome airlines em-

pioye sald object was silvery and tubular with

flaming tail--~AP Wirepholo,

Note object,
over Alaska Feb.

6.

"Tubular'' object reported over Hollywood

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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959
San Francisco Chronicle

“
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Over Sr aetie, e Area

SALT LAKE CITY. Febstern Air Lines plane. “It was: 1
7 iM-—-A bright flash lit upja brighter nighttime Nash) | fs ‘ Ays a
the sky over four westernithan either my  co-pilot,} Yoiei ry
slates early today. The light|Georg ve Holgreen, or I had) at ,
wis seen by hundreds ofjever “seen.”
persons in Montana, idaho, Capt. Belew said he did! ine all in
Wyoming “and Northern, not see the actual flash —
Utah. ‘only the light from it. He ! i
Their reports seemed topwas about sf miles soul of} Oa' ee nd SKY
pinpoint if in Southwestern, Great Falls, Mont., flying ut!
Montane —- possibly in the 11.000 ft. | ;

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Bitter Root Valiev. Some’ At Butte, Aletha Tallon,

persons in Missoula and a seeretary at radio station’ ject WAS 8% not! bad high: over

Butte, Mont, claimed they KHOW, said a noise, like a ae ena a

heard #n e: citeslal Int nt ict planes taking off, ee uh and-Hrement area
“Ht was fantastic: Hy brieht followed the Iorilliant flus sh, at 9:33 last night.

jt lit up eversthing in the? In Utsh, the State High- Ten watchers in the

enukpit and the cabin and wit + Patrol said it had many 1, ; ates
the entire sky outside,” saidjreports which described the Oakland Airport control

Capt Richard Belew of Salt! light like a flash of lightning tower saw the red light
Lake €ity, pilot of a West- streaking across the ‘sky. approach slowly from the’
southeast at an estimated
2000 feet, then suddenly
shoot up at a “fantastic”
4 speed and explode into a

PAN white, vaporous cloud.
The pilots of two commer-
cial planes approaching San
Franciseo over Point Reyes

Helow is e quote in a letter from reported sighting the red

Carl M Nelson, Colonsi, USAF, light. One pilot, flying at’

Congressional Inquiry Division, 7600 feet, said the object ap-|

Office of Legislative Liaison, penne to be feats oh iin. se

. sit ; [2 =~ ; , ’ he ae

> Department a the Aly Poreas ject just disxopaited, he
Orfice of the Secretary ~ ~ to said.

Hon, Porter Hardy, Jr., Virginia A dozen persons called the

Congressmans (Date of letter, Alameda County Sheriff's

March 31, 1960 office in San Lorenzo to re-

| part sichting the object, and
it was also seen at the San

"iho 7 February 1960 UFO sichting Francisco Airport tower and
in the midwest was not reported ne Far tert wa: Contes Gosta
aa) the United Statea Air Force and, ate aty.

therefors, the Air Force did not A Thor missile Ws

analyas or evaluate this sighting." Tantichad at Ur2) p.m. lets

\ end rite Wy - ARYL {Ort ; 125°.

(Documentation for above in files an eon yt Ht ae loft
at NICAP) * hin : by alae ue,

‘Se a :

i va ' ryaly Siup

re Haraiiton Santa

{ ta ira county, saa Oo & 2?

i there saw the flying abject.

Whitford said tt was barely
oassibie thal the object wes
;

a meicar, We Sut there ‘coutd

have heen fo cennection with
the missile firing.

The Cittxer-Nefs Wed. Feb. 10,1960
M HO TERY “FL ASH peel Pat Sus, eb. 7, 1960 hos Angele 23 Exansiin id
Hy i a” < Te
Fi ivebolt BP eee Mystery Light Hangs

in Hollywoo d eva te Over Hloliywood

Thet mystery flash which} Cass’ description of the ane

Scores of telephone hi peared to snuff out at

“as reported from four west-
mi states — Montana, idaho,
Weouiien and Tiiah -— Sunday
night, may also have been,

observed in Hollywood by E.

W. Cass, who says the flash

lib up his bedroom like a flash-

Hat ‘through the window.
Cass was the second local man

to report the phenomenon.

Cass, who lives at 1554 N.

Sierra Bonita -Ave. in Holly-
wood, says the flash first it

Holly wood.

ing closely resembles that re-
lated to the Associated Press
‘Monday by amateur astrono-
mer Floyd Rickores, also of

Mickeres said after the flash!
of light the “red ball was
brighter than anything else
in the sky. It seemed to hang
motionless between two stars
for some time, then took off
with fantastic speed and dis-
appeared.’ a

2 Te te eee

up his room at 11:30 as he was!.
winding the alarm clock. He
looked outside and saw’2 “red|'
ball" in the sky’ and he watch-
od it for a couple of minutes
before he:called his wife, then
they went outside and watch-
ed it some more.

He. described the direction
as slightly north of east from)
his location. His description as
to Ehe time involved in observ-
jing. the phenomenon, whatever
jit was, is not.in keeping with
ithe descriptions of the falsh
pa nm, and heard, (it was de-l.

scribed aS sounding like a
flock. of jets going by) in the)’
IM fontana disturbance,- which
the “ various reports investi-
‘gated would tend to pinpoint
in the area of the Bitter Root

{Valley. +
i
(Time given as Sunday

night should read
Saturday night)

Nome Floyd Rickoros

should read Floyd

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‘ckords) >»

[ bos Ay Angeles Herald 4 Express

. 7

MYSTS ary
oy +4 + Seen
s Meteor

tty A mysteri Loits bright light in
the sky visible here early yes-
terday was undoubtedly a
meteor, experts said today.

Hundreds of persons” in
Utah, Montana and Wyoming
saw the swrange light, indicat-
ing its path was over that
area. j

Loca! witnesses sald the
light appeared to hover’ over
Tollywood and Vine, and early
reports identified it as a
weather balloon,

However, Floyd Rickores of
Hollywood, an amateur as.
tronomer, said he tracked a
red ball in the sky for nearly
five minutes after a “bright
Nash lighted the room.” He
said the ball was brighter
than anything else in the nic,
and he guessed it was thon-
sands of miles ‘above the
earth.

“ft scemed to stay sta-
tionary between lwo stars
for three or four minutes,
then it took off with a fan.
‘taste speed and = @isap-
peared,” he said.

Western Air Line Pilot
Richard Below, whose plane
Wes 11,000 teel over Western
Montana, said the light was
“fantastically bright, , . it
lit up everythitg in the cock.
ple and the cabin and the
entire sky outside.”

Observers in the mountain
States described the lipht as
something ike & flash of
lightning streaking across

quiries were received by
the police and newspaper
offices late last night from
people who reported a
strange red light high in
the heavens almost directly
over Hollywood blvd. and
Vine st.

After a check of Weather
Bureau stations, the FAA
and all airports in the
metropolitan area, Lt. R. 8,
Tucker, night watch corm-
mander ut the Hollywood
police division, said he was
unofficially recording the
phenonmenon as a weather
balloon.

The “UFO” (unknown fly-
ing object) was ftirst re-
ported at 11:30 p.m.

Lt. Lucker, who kept |

track on the light from his

office window, said it ap-

. the sky.

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12:15 a.m.

A spokesman for the
Weather Bureau said he
did not believe it was a
scheduled weather balloon
flight, but that it “couid
have been.”

He explained that the
light, operated by batteries,
is to warn approaching air-
craft. The balloons usually
remain in the air for about

an hour and ascend to as :

high as 190,000 feet. The
vertical position of the

“UFO” over Hollywood last
-night was explained by the

fact wind conditions were
Zero,

Thurs., March 10, 1960 Che WTitixen-N efes

Sky Light Witnesses
Sought by Commities
Persons who may have wit-
nessed an unusual bright light)
in the sky on the night of Feb.|
6 are urged to contact the Na-!

tional Investigation Committee
of Aerial Phenomena. -

A representative of the com-
mittee, which makes an eva-
ination of such happenings, |
ean be reached by calling Ri-

pubic 1-4530,

METHOD AND PROCEDURE ; OF INVESTIGATION

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Riarly in the investigation of this phenomenon over Hollywood, one of the first
steps was to determine the possibility of the red light being attached to a balloon--

+A hy

a meteorolopical balloon, or 3 balloon of any description, from any source

(Three different offices of the U. S. Weather Bureau, military bases, and sev-
#ial private or ganizations (who had in the past released test Balloons) were consulted.

The Weather Detachment Forecaster, Edwards Air Force Base, stated that no
balloons had been released from 5 February, 0950 PST until 8 February. He fur-
ther stated the balloons from that station were the same as used by the U. S. Wea-

vei

ther Bureau, and did not carry lights.

A. ce hie sr trom the U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California,
dated 2 March 1960, reads: "In answer to your letter of inquiry dated 26 Fsbruary

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rewarding the unidentified objects observed over Hollywood, California, 6 February,

tie il

we had not released any balloons at this Station during the evening on that date."
(Signed, Quentin S. Walton, )

‘these two military bases are located northeast of Hollywood. The preys iling
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winds tae night of February 6 (according to U. S. Weather Bureau records) were
from the northeast,

The U. ss Weather Bureau, Santa Monica, California, where the meteorological
balloons are released, stated that the balloon released from thair station at 2101

PST, F ayy 6 did not go toward Hollywood, but in the opposite direction and
was well out over the ocean by the time it had reached eight thousand feet. They
also stated that none of their balloons had been carrying lights for some tim: gx-Hot
even the : - Radio Sonde balloons which normally carry a ony, “white light with flash-

light size bulb. It was also stated that the light on the Radio Sonde balloon was
so small that it could not be seen by a ground observer,

Private organizations which were contacted had not released any balloons for
several months

it was necessary to learn the source of the explosion and bright flash of light,
which had been reported to the Hollywood Police Station by scores of Hollywood
citizens. The Bureau of Water and Power and the Southern California Edison
Company, two companies serving the Los Angeles area with power and light, were
contacted. A thorough check of the logs of maintenance crews for the night of Feb-
cuary 6 was made, and both companies stated there had been no transformer blow

~

outs and no trouble of any kind with power lines which could have caused an explo-

sion or bright flash. (At this time, the committee had not talked with those wit-
nesses who were actually looking at the red light at the time of explosion and flash.)

Letters of inquiry were sent to Major Lawrence J. Tacker, USAF, Office of
Information, Washington, D. C., and to Major Victor E. Irons, Jr., USA, Of-
fice of Information, Los Angeles, California, to learn if the U. S. Air Force had
investigated the unusual sighting over Hollywood. Their replies are included

with this report.

The general report (Page 3) was a reconstruction of the sighting based on
Statements of a majority of the witnesses, or where certain aspects were de-
scribed by two or more independent witnesses.

12

REMI ARRIN US Ce lei orWtAhe cae ev nbalententsan thane RR em I igo hns i :

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COAIMERCE
WEATHER SUREAU
Santa HMoniea, California

Hey 19, 1960

Mrg

Los Angeles 18, Calif,

Dear Mro,

In ansver to your questions; I will only show the general char~
acteristics cozmen to msetoorological balloons,

1, None of the balloons released by porsonnel eat this station ware
equipped with lighting units on tho nighte of February 5th or 6th,

2, I have attached a map of the local area indicating the line of
flight for sourdings wade during this periods also atteshed Iss
a composite of the wind data as evaluated for eash wounding,

to frwe balloon will resuain otationary, nor appear to rewain
ytationary for this duration, regardless of tho wind spsed,

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Balloons released froa this station have, as a general rule, an
= ascention rate of at least 800 feet por ninute; this, under nor
mal night-time corditions limits their visibility time to abou’
3 mirates unlighted ond 8 mimites when equipped with a lighting
unit. However, when equipped with a lighting unit ths balloon 1t~
self cunnot be defined, only the light romainsa visible after 3
mimitea, therefore, the redius of visibllity for a night release
4s reduced to only the tiuediate area of thy point of relexyse.

hope this shall be of seme assistance to you and tha facilitios
of this office romsin open for any further information you nay
roquirle.

Very truly yours,

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ind Direction and Velocity (Imnots)
Fob, 6, 1960 2101 PST
tit. Dire Sp.
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2 20 ;
30 2101 PST for each 1000 feet/direction

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5 140 6 from point of release.

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5 50 10
s
10000 360 15
1/000 2 17

20000 ‘ 22

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Above sketch made at the office of the
U. Se Weather Bureau

Please note extreme difference of flight path of red light, as shown on opposite
page, than that of the U.S. Weather Bureau meteorological balloon.

Unfortunately, space will not permit inclusion of other important information
firnished by the U, S, Weather Bureau,

ravhic Solution for Determination of Hoight of Tubular Object

At a distance of 25 inches from observer's eye, the object
was estimated to be 1-1/4 inches in height.

A ~ Distance from observer's eye to ruler (held at arm's
length) |

Be Estinusated height of object

CO = The graphical slope distance from observer to object
(1400 feet)

D - Height of tubular object (object in vertic 21 position)

A retio of A to Bas © is to D givos a height of 70 feet.

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4 30 08 ‘, 310 12
5 O0 13 5 320 12
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st Supplement. (page 17) Hollywood sighting report Feb.. 5 & 5, 1960

METHOD OF DETERMINING MINETY DESHEE ANGLE’
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‘yYa.lon 4 Aitnesses at the Garden Court Apartments (Lone on «A. MAD payy J
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2eserved oo ject LL. rea oe Fh | Cie Se rpore | a ee leapresas rom LIU 30 PTS J.
Coservers indicated position of red liznt in sky rslative to a
suiiding. intarviewsrs, using a military comzass, sstabliched the
atimuth.

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ditressea at Santa Monica anc la Urse (Locet ~ion Cy. map pare 15) she
served red light approximately 1% dagrees({ from true north),

Tress twa independent erouns obserted Plash, explosion and sushrsom
‘C.Lond at same moment, 11:70 PM, Pad. 5, 19450,
Platting this information on mp (U. * 3a0l seri cat Sate VAD, Low
Angcles County Caiivornia, Hollywood Wiadrang » a} the intersecting
- tines locate the oh? Sent (red liz grt ) over tne intersection of Sunset
Boulevard and’ Sycamors Scrat Soint (1) maz paze 25 of recort), .
. .

Tlavation 3 Tie mimety deeres amrle shawn ia son@tmmed the obseersers gh Mae
“ 5

~ .-eAg
- 2 > , - P s ~
wa ysars, sunset ana La Srv (Laon — on 3. poi (2) mre vere i5 i
Vitawases at tnis location locked straicsht us, ub cahaty decree
angle, *9 Bee red light,

+.8vation C FPoiita oO

26 rficer at Police station, Wilcox and De Loazpre (Location iH,
map pases 15) observed Ted lizgnt, azimuth gives, 345 deyrsea (fr-
mae north).
~ Witmesses at Cursor and Bollywood poaevard (Locatians F & .G, map

page 15) viewed red light, using stationary object as reference point.
Azimits 43 degrees (fron true north),

-

ny 28 {ame tims

Thaes two indap pendent groups observed the red-light at the
as it hovered (Point (3 ) map page 15) and watched final take off,

Platting thts: information on the U,.3,. Geo

lines intersect at a point over the Holly

Logical Surysy Mar, the
ood Freeway, .

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14,020 300 30K 16,002 FT 295 SAK 26,000 FT 282 58K 39,990 FT
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RAWINSONDE RELEASES AT APPROX 1890Z

Ke AIR POLICE OFFICER POSSIBILITY EXISTS OF THIS BEING A WEATHER
BALLOON ON WAY Down IF LEAKING SIGHTED SHORTLY AFTER DARK |

AT HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON WITH INSTRUMENT PACKAGE COULD APPEAR

AS SIGHTED OBJECT DESCRIPTION BY WITNESSES F /I/ F /2/ A AND

* /2/ B COINCIDES OTHER WITNESSES AGREE

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AOALL YW OD o-bant SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
L635 ANGELES OF FICE OF [HPORMATION
6035 SUNSET BOULEVARD
HOLLYWOOD 23, CALIFORNIA

“ ARPLY TO

ATT OF: SAPOI LAw=l 2 June 1960

RYAIZC Ts

18) , Tay

Boulevard
Los Angeles 18, California

Doar Mrs.

This offica has no record of being notified on February 5
or 6 of the unusual sightings mentioned in your lettar.

If such a repert was made to this offics, a reswee of it would
have been forwarded to Headquarters United States Ajr Pores
in Washington, D. C. for farther ovaluation,

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PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 864 CONGRESS, SECOND SESS!ON

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NICAP UFO Report

- EXTENSION CP REMARKS

HON. LEONARD G. WOLF

or wwe
\N THE HOCSE OP REPRESZNTATIVES

Wednesday, August 31, 1360

Mr. WCL?. Mr. Speaker, under leave

. extend my remarks, {[ incluce an ur-
int warming by Vice Acm. 2 R. Hi. i. Billea-
ai Setber, former Direetor of she Cenizal
. alelligence Agency, hat certain poten:
NT Faagers are linked with unidenetied
vet TEE Beets SFOs. Admiral Hulen-
vetlee’3 cequest that Congress inform
‘fe pubic as to the facts is endorsed by
iy Taore Loan 200 puota, rocest, aviation,
cod radar experts, astronomers, military
/“teranos, and other technically trained
‘neundera of the National Investigations
Committee om Aerial Phenomena.
Among them are Rear Adm. H. 8B.
tnowies; Col Joeeph Bryan DI, US.
vir Poece Reserve; Lt. Col. Jas. Mc-
an, USAYR: Li. Col. Samuel Free-
“.2an, US. Army Reserve, Aviation; Mr.
3. B. Bartranft, president, Atrerazt
Owners Pilots Asscciation: Capt. 2. B
MeLaughlin, Navy missile expert;
Wr. Prank Rawlinson, physicist, National
Aeronautical and Space Agency; Dr.
i@alie Kaeburn, space consultant, Uni-
versity of Southern California: former
ur Porce Maj. Wiliem D. Leet, with
naree omcialy reported TSO encounters
rnule an Alr Porce pilot: Prank Hai-
tema, 25 years aa curstor, Darling Ob-
erratory: Rear Adm. D. Ss. Pahrney,
crmer chief of the Navy missile pro-
‘'yasn; Col. BR. B Emerson, 0. 3. Army
serve, eed of Emerson Testing Lab-
ones; Prof. Charies A. Maney, astro-

wwost, Drfflance University: apt.

3. Nasn, Pan American Airways.
een 77408

“stould ne. given, eaceful.

oo - ot heated

Dap-

The “NICAD P Report, nn Sacre

nee vena oor

Today, this danger may surpass the ona

2 * et arn ere ae in NICA?’s repurt: Thas the » USSR.

Se

—™ he eety ee Borer th —- ~

ton ma: “and to several < other ser Meniher.ot.

See Pe ST

[eel es + Aa including Senator [rnpow

“SSuxson. In a reply to NICAP, July 4.

1960, Senater Jounsow stated that he
hed orttered the stat? of the Senate Pre-
parednessa investigating Subcommiltire to
keep close watch on UFO deveiooments
and to report On any recent significant
sightings and the Air Force Investics-
tions of such sixhtings.

Although 1 have not had time for a
detailed study, I believe Che Soacaslons
experienced s SCAR piicial

Onsic ers hon

of these
Certaimy their sober evatuations snould
de completely disasscciated from the ob-
vious frauds and delusions about UFC's
which urfertumately have been pub-
Uctzed. The NICAP report is stated to
be the result of a 3-year investigaiion—
{ts conciusions based only on verified vris-
ual, racar, and photographic evidence
by trained, reputable observers.

On August 30, 1960, NICAP sent me
the following statement to be added to
the original report:

There in a growing danger that UPO's
may be mistaken for Soviet missiles or jet
aircrult, sccidentally causing war. Severn!
Aw® Defense wrambies and alerts sireacy hare
occurred when defense radarmen mistook
UO formationa for possible enemy me.
chines. NICA? agrees with this sober wars-
ing by Gen. L. M. Chassin. MATO coordinator
of Aijied Au Services:

“Ts ta of Srat importance to conZrm these
Objecta © * © the Disiniews’ of governments
to taze a hand, Uf oniy to areld the dansvr
of gical trawedy [f we pHersist tn refusines
Ww recoymime the ¢xlateoce of theese UFO's oe
Wil end Lp, oe One Guy. Cy muletadicg them
for the guided misses of 19 enemy—and
she worst will bw ipod us”

et Als eB Soo tafiet= Sanw casi a

Senn ent LP

secret hed devices which nie’ eas aul
the U5. and allied targets and couid >be weet
43 eurprise-attack Weapous, (Sizne Amert-
CARA asfeexiy guspect hidden feur of UPO'’s
aa the reason for secrecy.)

We are eure you will agree it ls imperative
fo end the rist of accidental war from de-
fense forew’ confusion over UTO’s, AN de-
fonse personnel, sot merely top-level groups,
should De told that the UFPO's are reai and
should De trainet to distinguish them—by
ther characteristic spends and maneumrecs—
TOM conventional planes and Missties. This
ts mot tra effect today.

Steund, the AimefMcaa peurie must De con.
Vinced, Dy domimented facts, that the [POs
Soule not be Soviet machines.

~

ertaimly every Member of Congress
Wt agree that any such danger of acci-
Gental war—even if Se ee be

averted tn every possible way. It is also
important to prevent any unfounded f fear
Shat the UMO's are secret enemy devices.

After discussing the subject with col-
leagues, I am cortain that there is real
concern by Inany Members of Conarrss.
Without necessarily accepting all the
conclusions of the NICAP Ecard of Gov-
ernors und technical advisers, we are

——— see me

convinced that a thorough study_of th

mer are? a

UFO problem showd t be be made. Pending
such action, I believe thas publication of
the NICAP report will help to reduce the
dangers cited by Vice Admiral Fillen-
koetter and the other NICAP officials.

For these Members desiring to do 40
the previously mentioned conkdential
report cun be obtained upon request as
Lhe National Investigation Committee on
Aerial Phenomena, 1538 Connecticut
Avenue NW., Waahington, DC.

1 «Orbe nee Pere ti ne OF Fics. 1Oee

ANALYSIS OF HOLLYWOOD SIGHTING.

Scientific evidence, together with the testimony of many independent witnesses,
form the basis for the following conclusions:

Characteristics of the red light, as described by witnesses, rule out any known
forra of natural phenomena (such as ball lightning, St. Elmo's fire, temperature
& & J
inversion, after-image, etc.).

Aircraft, including helicopters, are obviously not the answer. The red object
rnoved silently. A helicopter can be heard at five thousand feet elevation, and in
gliding flight without power the blades can still be heard. It has been shown that
the red light was less than one thousand feet, for ten minutes at one location,
and approximately one thousand feet for about eight minutes at another location.
Every witness, without exception declared that the red light was cornpletely si-
lent, both when moving and when stationary. (Explosion excepted.)

The question of a balloon being involved in the sighting, February 6, over
Hollywood, was settled with finality by the information furnished by the U. S.
Weather Bureau (included with this report). No balloon travels against or into
the wind. The red light not only moved against the wind, but remained stationary
for a period of approximately ten minutes in a wind velocity of more than twenty
knots, 2t its last stop, at an elevation of some twenty-eight thousand feet, just
before shooting upwards at high speed and out of sight.

7 Calculations of the dull aluminum colored tubular shaped object, seen by Mr.
MRRP). (2..s0 reported by Miss qpug@giiliamamo) showed the object to be
approximately seventy feet long. Mr. @@MMMMpsaid that the length of the objec
appeared to be three or four times greater than the width. In round figures, this
makes the tubular object twenty feet by seventy feet. It is a startling disclosure--
but then, a "disembodied" red light roaming around at will, creating loud explo-
sions and mushroom clouds, is no less startling. It is presumed the red light

was attached to something of a solid nature.

~ By the process of elimination, and the careful study of testimony of many
witnesses, the enigmatic red light appears to fall into the classification called

Munknowaz!',

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OPP OP TOM ORC AATY

elena Reel he Matas ih he 6 net aie

DEPANTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

27 May 1960

Dear Mrs, iii.

This is to acknowledge ycur letter
of 2], May 1960 concerning UFO sightings
mn February 1960 over Hollywood, Calif.

These sightings you described vere
not reported to the USAF end therefore
no investigation was made on these cases.

Public Ingormation Division

Office of Information

Mrs.

Los Angeles, Californi

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AHL BO I OT se ys en ree ecrreny it an ( ies cin

ADDENDUM,

This report would not be complete without some mention of the psychological
impact of the sighting to the witnesses themselves. The observers spoke of the
red light as "eerie" or "weird" and although they were convinced at the time of
the sighting that the object was unnatural, there was no panic. There was awe,
excitement and apprehension, but most of all, an intense curiosity to know what
it was and where it came from,

Naturally, there was much speculation-~-one or two thought it was a new
device of our own government (and were indignant at the idea of testing it over
a deusely populated city). Several thought it was from Russia--a device to spy
onus. They reasoned that it had made an aerial surveillance Friday night and
came back Saturday night over the same spot to take a photograph. But the
majority thought that whatever it was, it was from outside this world--and
they were frank to declare they'd rather it was from outer space than from
Russia,

Many witnesses complained that they had felt completely frustrated in their
efforts to report the sighting to the "proper authorities", One witness was told
to ''call back on Monday"’.

Some were concerned over the ''mushroom!" shaped cloud which followed

the explosion, and wondered whether there had been radiation in the area, They

said, 'Whay wasn't an investigation made?"!

r

aircrait during the entire period of sighting (approximately one hour, Saturday
night). {This fact is indicated on all signed reports of this sighting in files at
NICAP. )

These witnesses represent a cross-section of the many hundreds who wit-
nessed this strange phenomenon over Hollywood, two nights in succession--and
without doubt reflect the thinking of all concerned. They are asking questions--
serious, thoughtful questions about what is going on in our skies~-and they feel
they have the right to know.

edith Seek ad pst Pia, hd eee ae oe oe

el lie el

No Gase (Information Only)

Source: Saucer News

FITCHBURG, MASS.

SENTINEL uy
D. 17,998 | PAGE ONE i

“ft could be a UFO.”

So said a government agency
rwhich studies UFO's or unidenti-|
fier flying objects.
Robert &, Nurnberger, 18-year-:!
old Pitehburg High School senior
i thous “bt he photographed a UFO)
land wrote to Washington.

|, Bob didn’t know what a bright
cofvin a photograph was for some |
time, He's a stargazar and what}
had caught his eve and piqued his
‘uriositvy. was a photograoh he
|cndde of the heavens from the yard
‘of hts home at 88 Walton street in
|e enruary, 1960.
| In the corner of two ohotographs,
‘hoth nade by time exposures, was
a hbrigat dot of light showing a
stationary object.

wow did he know it ‘vas station-
wey? Because all of the Stars,
taken by time exposure are shown
‘S short streaks. They move. But
rire bright dot hada? moved during
ithe period the shutter was open.

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more he hecame convinced there
wus something strange about the
brit tht dot.

Could it be a UFO? An unidenii-
fied flving abject?

Mob didn't know so he scouted
shout and came up with the ar-
iCress of the Nationa! Investigating
Committee on Aerial Phenomena;
.in Washington, D.C, .

i rnittee,

| The director of the organizauon
jis Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC,
'retired.

| He sent the photographs and
some information relative to when
he took the shots. He waited pa-
tiently for an answer,

Then back came an answer!
which still leaves the story un-!
tinished,

“Vos,” Bob was told in a letter
from the Washington based com-,
“it could be a UFO.” )
However, the letter noted ‘At
this stage We can only Say it is a
| |possible UFO.”

The committee, which for a num-;
ber of years has attempted toi
verify and substantiate reported
UFO’s from throughout the world,)
made enlargements of Bob's photo-|
graphs and is still studying them in)
an attempt to identify the bright
dot. They will notify the 18-year-old
amateur astronomer if they make
a determination.

The youth has been studving
eonerny Since he was 12 years

old.

\ The bright dot on the photo-
graph furnished the impetus to
yer him on a study of unidentified
bying objects, flying saucers and
#2

Bob will enter the air force on

July 8 after his graduation from
\£HS and hopes to receive a college

1: UFO, Page 19

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The more Bob pondered the |

|

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OQ ear owe

T° "le tw moun Hi our mr th |

Feb 8, 19 450
Fitchburs

Massachus

STARGAZER—Robert F. Nurn- |
berger, 18, of 38 Walton street, |
above, whose hobby is astron--+
omy, may have photographed |
a UFO or unidentified flying
object. A government agency
has studied a hright dot in a
photograph. Bod made.in Feb-
ruary, 1960 and his given the
cpinion that “it could be a
UFO.” The government agency
is making further studies of the
pholograph made from the
Nuriberger yard.

—~

Sa eee

——

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE : |
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY |

MEMORANDUM |

July 29, 1963

.
-

Dear Colonel Priend

The attached clipping and
letter is FYI. Tf don't plan
ite NICAP, since Mr,
can do it himself, if
he cares enough.

REC ty

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SAUCER AND UNEXPLAINED CELESTIAL EVENTS RESEARCH SOCIETY

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MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. BOX 163, FORT LEE, N. J. EDITOR:

OFFICE: Oia, 303 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK, N., Y. JAMES W. MOSELEY

TELEPHONE: MURRAY HILL 6-3743

Dear Major Harts

L call your attention to the enclosed newspaper clipping in which, as
you can sae, Major Keyhoe's HI as been mistaken for an official
governnental BSONCY You will note that ihe young man who took the alleged saucer
photograph, as well as the newspaper in which the article app eared drew the con.
clusion that NICAP is an official agency - probably because of Koyhoe's title of Major,
end becauss NICAP is located in Washington.

Whereas these srrors ara not necessarily NICAP's fault in any way, it

would be a good idea if Keyhoa could be persuaded to publish in his bulletins that
he is notc t

{y
5°
onnec eas with the Government in eny way ~ so as to end this type of con-
fusion, There are probably many saucer fans around the country who have come to the
Same sort of erroneous conclusion regarding NICAP, i.ee, they may beliove it is of.
ficially sanctioned or connected with the Covernment.

Best wishes, as always,

newman

“alld CS Sei acne spi Aaa os re EH Rha Grecian ink Gg ws - J

No Case (information Only)

On February 12 over Manomet an oranze-li

the passengers of a car for 3 seconds.

12 February 1960
Manomnet, Massachusetts

ghted egg-shaped UFO was watched by

—_—--—

——

Se en a wank

At 2045 hours, ATIC Daty Officer received a telephc C:
Cantain Sather, ©... #1, who was relaying informath n |
3 3 J

received fron /fet Lafferty, Flicht Services, 51107.

“/Set Lafferty was recipient of

usu, @ind.ay, Ohio, Phone Naber

telenhnone call from a

‘

Garden 34152. f7'se

a short ring, and heard over the line a "beepine” Like a satell
and heard conversations in the backrround that were in a foreipn
har euacne, She asserts that she was asked what comtry this was,

brokene

a 5

?
and then the reception was

pe
contact

called the local police who
called “PAB and made contact

“Ts
JPAFB,

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She

No action has been
the preparation of

taken by tie
this report.

A t ron .
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ene: 3°. ‘nee she ariswe: ved her telenhone this evenioc arta:
;

Eyes Ker

No Case (Information Only) 2i February 1960
, ‘ Manomet, Massachusetts,

, On February 21 a cigar-shaped object with

12 saucer=shaped craft were reported by Church Deacon Webster Moore at Manomet,.

Last Feoruary 31 2a cigar—shaped object with 12 saucer-shaped
orartt were reported by Church Deacon Webster Hoore at jznnomet.

5, Since then other sightings have come from Bedford, Wakefield,

Boston, Beverly, Woburn, Lexington, Plymouth, iianomet, Blackstone,

and Leominister and other cities aad toms in the Bay State,

MARCH 1960 SIGHTINGS

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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
“Spring Maddock, North Dakota PHYSICAL S) Other (CHAT?F)

2 Leibaitz, Austria PHOTO) Insufficient Data

ey" Dubuque, Iowa Mites ( PHOTO) UNIDENTIFIED

5 Perryville, Missouri Other (RSFLECTION)
“6 Evaasville, Indiana Eastera Airliaes Insufficieat Data
‘6 Nome, Alaska «wr: a Astro (METIOR)

aa Eastern United States Multi Satellite (DsCAY)

‘9 Gulf of Mexico ale Coast Guard Astre (MSTZOR)
“14 Wateroury, Connecticut —_ Insu?ficieat Data

it Mather AFB, Califoraia Iasufficient Data

17 Ravaiian Islaads . - Military ead Astro ie 'E0R )

19 North Piatte, Nebraska’ Military (Air Other (MIRAGE)
~19 Codroy, lzwfoundlaud oa Tasuffriciest Data
19-21 Ousi Suomi, Pinland - fir Attache Astro (METEOR)
~20 Moaros, Wisconsin aE aa Balloon
22 Havaiiaa Islaads Military (Air) Astro (METEOR)
-23 Iadianapelis, Indiana UNIDENTIFIED
“2h % Louis, Missauri Ixsufficieat Data
2h Terre Haute, Indiana Military (Air) Other (FLARE)

a i Dalton, Massachusetts — Other (ICE)

25 Viola, Delaware Astro (METEXR)

25 Bizgs AFB, Texas Multi Astra (METzZOR)
“29 Hawaiian Islanuds Military (Air) _ Astra (METEOR)
~31 Reins, France oeee ae Astro en Sui)

7 ENS of Hawaiion Islaads ay Astro (M2TZOR)

SDDITIOUAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)

DATS LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATIOY
‘Spring. Clarksburg, West Virginia Newsclippiag
at Bedvord, Massachusetts Wewsclipoing

S Beverly, Massachusetts Nawsclinping
me) Syracuse, New fork Nawaclipoing & Ltr j
~ 2h Wakefield, Massachus2ctts Newselipviag

je Osatario, Caiiforaia Newsclippiasg
eh, Baltinore, Marylaad Newsclinping
a $f North Atlantic Newsclipping