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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 May 61 South Hadley Falls, Mass. 0 Probably Balloon
D Possibly Balloon 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
2005 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Aireraft
Local 00 Probably
1501052 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT AirVisual
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
Civilian Possibly Astronomical
No Other. Echo I
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER URSE :000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
8 min 1 W-E path, and
SUMMARY OF sIGHTINGOblong sphere, size of 11. COMMENTS Description, Ilight
10. BRIEF duration are characteristic of a
dime. Bright white front, reddish rear. Appeared agency chacked with
80°-90°. Disappeared 40°-50°. Appeared to satellite. Reporting
or rolling motion. Jus Goddard Space Flight Center, which
have a slight weaving confirmed that satellite Echo I was
faded from view.
ob,jt in question.
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May 10: Syracase.N May 10: Syra Two F-101
ets from ets from Griffls AFB were sent to were sent to
chase a "mysterious light"" moving a moving a-
cross the sky. Sever cross the sky. Several UFOs in a group a group
were reported were reporte
about 9:30 p. about 9:30 p.n
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May 11 Lake Worth, Flx. -- NICAP May 11 Lake Worth, Flx. --NICAP
member Jeffres Xich and a school
teacher in a separate location sighted a teacher: in a separate location sichted a
brilliant UFO which first hovered. then brilliant UFO which first hovered. then
shot upwards at premnendous speed. The shot upwards at iremendous speed. The
teacher 'Baid f in a report to NiCAP: teacher 'Baid r M report to NICAP:
…'It ascended at a gpeed greater than "It ascended at a gpeed greater than.
anything I have ev anything I have I

May I3: Capt. RA. Ainsworth, com-
mander of an Eig African Airways
Comet jet reported that he and his Comet jet reported that he and his
crew had seen crew had seen a a flying saucer while flying saucer while
flying across the Sudan that morning. morning.
Capt. Ainsworet said. be saw the Capt. Aingvorati aidby 334 the
"gaucer" dawne."It was flying It was flying
parallel to this Com parallel m airliner.iad
"It was like a very large green ftre "It was like a very large green ftre
with a shower of red sparks behind it." with a shower of red sparks behind it. "
he said. He ealied his navigator, flrst.
officer and engineer officer. who all officer and engineer offlcer. who all
saw, the object and agreed ia was cicher saw, the object aod agreed ia was cither
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15 - 31 MAY 1961 SIGHTINGS
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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
aco, Texas Multiple AIPCRAFT
35.26N 141.55E (Far East) Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
56.17N 50.52W (Atlantic) Military SATELLITE
45.1ON 50.45W (Atlantic) Military SATEILITE
San Antonio, Texas SATELLITE
43.46N 37.00W (Atlantic) Military INSIFFICTENT DATA
Valhalla Center, Alberta INSUFFICIENT DATA
17, 24 May, 1 June Washington, D. c. BALLCON
19 Bay Minnette, Alabame SATELLITE
19 H. California & Oregon Multiple Astro (METEOR)
20 Tyndall AFB, Florida Multiple Astro (VENUS)
21 03.O0N 177.00W (Pacific) Military SATELLITE
21 43.30N 134.0ow (Facifie) 134.00w (Facifie) Military SATEILITE
22 Maxwell AFB, Alabama Maxwell AFB, Alabama Military Military (VISUAL) Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS)
(RADAR) (RADAR) Other (wX Inversion) Other (WX Inversion)
22 Tyndall AFB, Florida UNIDENTIFIED
22 Canton, Chio INSUFFICIENT INISUFFICIENT DATA
22 Davison AB, Virgiaia AB, Virgiaia Military AIRCRAFT
23 Bronson & Cross City, Florida Military (RADAR) INSIFFICIENT INSIFFICTEN
Civilian &Ml
(VISUAL) (VISUAL) BALLOON BALLOON
23 Astorie, New Yors - INSUFFICIENT DATA
23 23 Hayai de Pc Military Military Other (CONFLIOTING
DATA) DATA)
Falls Church, Virsiaia Multiple BALLOON
32.0ON 127.3C (Facifie) Military Astro (METEOR)
Sayra, Delaware Astro (ANTARES)
Nashville, Tenneasae Multiple BAILOON
Las Vegas, Multiple AIRCRAFT
Stanlay, Iaho Cther (LENTICULAR
CLOUD)
wLonlta Falls, Texas Military SATELLITE
55 Minnesota Astro (NSTECR)
ADDITIONAL REPORTED (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATICN SCURCE EVALUATION
May Universe Seience New Itr
19 Long Beach , California Naws Clipping
21 North Shore, Iong Islani, M. Y. " If
22 Cliaton, Iowa 1 "
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May 4! OII City, Mr. and Mrs.
and others sighed a missile-
like dbject abrout 8:30 p.m. which ap-
pesred to be controlled. As Mr. Wein-
gard described It to the News-Herald:
oMA 'evayter
the shape of a milssile. n changed in
color from a bright fire-red to crange.
and then a darkez orange as ir passed
over the ared. There aiso scemed to be
a large ball-like section in the nose of
the vehicle and about every ten seconds,
a lizht would flash on and off in the nose
cone. Ther higher it elimbed (towards the
WNw). the longer ir appeared In shape."
The UFO was visible 5-6 mimutes.
Two hours later in Mayfisld Heights,
Chio, (about 80 miles to the Chio, (about 80 mfles the west)
Bertha M. Kinkoff, John Carroll Univ. Bertha M. Kinkoff. John Carroll Univ.
biclogy student, and her father-observed biclogy student, and her father-observed
a very bright yellow-white a very bright yellow-white UFO moving O'moving
from E to W from E to W.

May 5: Athol, Mass. -- Anwnidentified
whirtsh light which moved back and fortr
making sharp angle turns, and dropped
progressively lower unril out of sight
behind trees. was sighned or about 20
minutes beginning at 10:10 p.m. by five
witesses 27 railrond depot. One
reDo demarest
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Gundagai, Australia
seeking Astronomers at Mount Stromlo Observatory in Australia were a solution to th -
object seen mystery of of a
glowing with bluish light in strange
Gundagai on May 7, 1961. ssistant the night sky near
Mr. on said N.S.W. government astronomer
what it could after having phot
be. I can't explai 1t don't know
ing to APRO was at all aph accord-
mechanic, a taken by Naval Ken by Ia rating ting
mechanic, a f ninute inute exposu exposure an electrical
The shape The shape shot with a high quality with a high quality
object was enerally nerally circular camera.
pointing pointing earthward. with effect
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A number of stories by
of them.
1. t the Testimony of Mr. R. C.
We were living at the time in M near Z
afternoon of January 1957 my wife called me to the
garden. I saw in the sky to left of the mountain, directsy
in front of me in the direction of the village East Edna,
three clear balls. They were of the same size and symetrically
arranged. The next day my wife called me to the balcony a second
time. I saw the sun located in an unusual place. At first,
it was it was very difficult to determine very difficult to determine which of the two balls .
One of the strange balls, the strange balls, however, however, was another color---blood was another color---blood i red- red-
and colored everything around it. I do not remember remember any any longer
when and he when and how this phenomena w this phenomena sappeared. ppeared.
2. the testimony of Mrs. K. 2. the testimony
All of a All of a sudden Mrs. sudden Mrs. K. K. perceived a flying object, round and
silvery-white, bulging out on the bottom* similar similar to a hat. to a hat.
It was flying towards towards the village in an oscillating motion and
was shining like a mirror exposed to the sun. sun. Mrs. K. supposed K. supposed
that it could be at an altitiude of about 500 be at an altitiude of about 500 meters meters and have a and i have a
diameter of about 20 meters. (* bulged out above) The object
was completely flat on the bottom and Mrs. K. could not distinquish
any detail on rounded upper part. At certain moment the
object turned around and went away in the direction of North East
towards village of Bcre Zette ata very nigh velocity.
It then between two mountains and Mrs. K. astonished,
supposed that it was a : new kind of aircraft, having heard any-
one spen flying saucers
2nd Heading: of Poland, called to the Attention of
ection c in Poland
1. Ne, had an observatton of unidontiried flying object Nay 9, 1961 as
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6:00 in the evening.
1. It was a case an object of cylindrical form like a cigar
which remained suspended,without budging over the village of
Gadisk Mouseveski (?) situated at 4o kilometers to the west of
Warsaw. The object was very brilliant, blinding, After a time,
it began to move slowly. It changed its position to horizontal (1y)
and shifted towards the west. ( The observation lasted about a
half an hour and it took place over the center of the railroad
Madam Stenestava Roslovits who was a witness to this ob: vation
along with a number of other persons.
As far as I know the Astronomic Observatory of Warsaw has some
details concerning this object, but I not know what twaddle
they invented to explain this apparition.