PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 Sep 61 . CapeMay, Atlantio City 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. /0140z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
CK.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other orther
00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SUMMARY OF SIGHTING amie URER 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS weoriptLon conf'orms Fon1pt1 Mn conf'orms
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Kort, an iree, Ltghtr or red dn center grees her Xor: In oree, ltghtr or rad In center grees her
on natrdide spreeling' fm lortoward to S5. on natride spreeling fm lertoward to S5.

Moorofleld. N.J.-.
Twe pilots, one & NaCA.P member, spotted
tear-drop·shaped UrC abcut 1:Snp.m.,
while standing ou an alr strip at the local while standing ou an alrstriy at the local
airport. Manber William D. Neva said
the object aoomred past a jatiloer and the object aoomred past a jetiloer and
passed aloost dirtcty vverhead. The passed aloost directhy vverhead. The
atrliner was peliccting snli ght, bay the afrliner wae refiecting snli ghr, bay the
tr0 a be seli-lord inous, be selr-lund inous,y
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1 - 14 CCTOBER 1961
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Oct Danbury, Connecticut Astro (BALL LIGHTNING)
2 Salt Lake City, Utah Multiple TAPE Astro (SUN DOG)
Roswell, New Mexico Military Astro (METEOR)
Johnson Island Military (PHOTO) Other (REFLECTIONS)
Waynesville, North Carolina INSUFFICIENT DATA
Sharon, Massachusetts Other (LIGHT REFRACTION)
Arlington, Virginia Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
7 Albany, New York Multiple INSUFFICIENT DATA
\ 8 Grand Forks, North Dakota
Military INSUFFICIENT DATA.
-10 Middle Village, New York Astro (METEOR)
-11 Brooklyn, New York ENISUFFICIENT DATA
-11 Duluth, Minnesota AIRCRAFT (REFUELING
-12 Ferndale, Michigan OFERATION)
-12 Dayton, Chio Other (CONTRAILS)
-13 Los Angeles, California AIFCRAFT
-14 BALLOON
Las Vegas, New Mexico Astro (JUPITER)
ADDITIONAL FEPORTED ADDITIO FEPORTED SIGHTINGS SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SCURCE EVALUATION
Oct Grafton, Grafton, North North Dakceta Daketa News Clipping
1 1 Universe Science News Ltr Science News Ltr
Seymour Johnson A, North Seymour Johnson Carolina Message
no0 noo Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela News Clipping News Clipping
Newfoundland " "
8 Charleston Heights, South Carolina Carolina
11 Denver, Colorado n n "
12 12 Indianapolis, Indiana "
14 14 Sunset, Utah . ." * t
14-15 U4-15 North of Mexican Border Message
SEPAK FOLDER

/ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 14924(30 Sep 61) INCO MING M/gr
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : 00P-2, -1,SAFS-3(24)
SMB C 011
ZCHQA927ZCBJA022 Q
YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEGUF 015
ZNR
Y 010215Z
FM CCGD THREE
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/ CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF Nell gh
RBEKHC/COMASWFORLANT
RBE GUH/COME ASTSEAFR ON .
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RCEHC/ CANCOMARLANT 4
RJEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RJEZSN/TWO SIX NORAD
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT I COGARD
ZEN/COMEASTAREA
USCG GRNC
UNCLAS.;
FOLLOWING RECD QUOTE. 010205Z FM CGRADSTA CAPE MAY TO THREE
GRNC BT UNCLAS.
1. 010141Z
1. HERTFORD D INLET LBS STATES LIGHT IS STARTING TO DIMINISH SLOWLY
2. BRANDYWING SHOAL LISTA REPORT UNABLE TO SEE LIGHT
3. LIGHT.
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SMB C 007 INCON MING
CHQA926ZCBJB024
'*'YY RJEZHQ 31
DEK RBEGUF 009
ZNR
Y 010150Z AF IN : 14920(30Sep 61)M/gr
FM CCGD THREE ACTION: CIN-17
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT INFO : 00P-2, (24)
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBEKHC/COMASWF ORLANT
RBEGUH/COMEAST SEAFRON
RCEHC/CANCOMARLANT
RJEMVB/ CANA IRDEF
RJEZSN/TWO SIX NORAD
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT COGARD
ZEN/COMEEASTAREA
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.

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AF IN : 14928 (30 Sep 61) M/rff
ACTION: CIN-17 INFO: 00P-2, 00 - (24)
SMB C 012
CHQA930ZCBJB030
YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEGUF F 021
ZNR
Y 010255Z
FM CCGD THREE .
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT -
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF BS
RBEKHC/COMASWFORLANT
RBE GUH/COMEASTSEAFR ON RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
RCEHC/CANCOMARLANT
RJEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RJEZSN/TWO SIX NORAD
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT T COGARD
ZEN/COMEASTAREA
USCG GRNC
BT
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
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INCO IN G
AF IN : 14928 (1 0ct 61) Page 2 of 2
FOLLOWING REC QUOTE. 0 010243Z CG RADSTA CAPE MAY TO CCGD THREE
BT
UNCLAS.
A_2$ MY 010141Z
1. LIGHTS ARE HALF-WAY ACROSS SKY AND ARE TURNING RED IN CENTER
WITH GREENISH HUE ON THE OUTERSIDE.
2. SPREADING FROM NORTHWARD TO SOUTHEASTWARD
3. ALL LBS'S CAPE MAY GROUP CONCUR
NOTE , vance copy delivered to OOP-CI CIN 2305L
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stars, are In the solar system, as far as we know, Observe Jupiter's Satellites
maps, which depict the skies as they look natural satellites-smaller
about ten p.m., your own kind of standard there are 31 with a
time (add one hour for daylight saving bodies accompanying planets. Earth has You can see these four satellites
time on Sept. 1. They appear similarly one, Mars two, Jupiter twelve, Saturn nine, good pair of binoculars, which is a con-
about nine o'clock at the middle of the Uranus five and Neptune two. None has siderably better instrument than Galileo's
month and eight o'clock at the end. been discovered attending Mercury, Venus primitive etelescope. They must be held
The brightest star of these evenings is or Pluto. very steady, however, perhaps with n your
seen high in the west. It is Vega, in Lyra, Our moon is the only satellite visible to arms resting on some firm support.
the lyre. Still higher, almost directly over- the naked eye from earth. Most of the Io takes I day, 18 hours to revolve
head for the times of our maps. is Deneb in others require rather large telescopes in around the planet; Europa goes around in
Cygnus, the swan. Part of this group is order to see them. But this is not true for 3 days, 13 hours, Ganymede in 7 days, 4
shown on the northern sky map, the rest the four larger satellites of Jupiter, which hours, and Callisto in 16 days, 17 hours.
(with Deneb) on the southern. And high were the first astronomical objects to be Europa and Callisto are of the sixth
in the south, in Aquila, the eagle, is the discovered after the invention of the tele- magnitude, just at the limit of naked eye
star called Altair. scope in 1610. visibility with a dark clear sky. Io and
Deneb. Altair and Vega are all of the It was in January of that year that an Ganymede are of fifth magnitude, enough
first magnitude, or brighter. In addition,
three other first magnitude stars are shown LYRA Oeneb
on the maps, but they all are so low that Vega CYGNUS LACERTA
their light is considerably dimmed by the their light is considerably dimmed by the
greater thickness of atmosphere it has to greater thickness of atmosphere it has to SEPTEMBER 1961 1961 HERCULES ANDROMEDA
penetrate. BRACO DRACO CEPHEUS
Capella Stands Low in Northeast CASSIOPEIA
SERPENS SERPENS CORONA Dolaris
Low in the northeast is Capella, in Low in the northeast is Capella, in UASA MINOR
Auriga, the charioteer. This will move into ARTES
a more prominent position in the evening URSA MAJOA PERSEUS
sky during the autumn. Arcturus, in Bootes, BOOTES
the herdsman, is low in the northwest. CANES POINTERS Capella
During the late spring and summer it was Arcturus VENATICI AURIGA
more prominent in the evening sky, and 4WEST Jace North EAST
now it is about to disappear from view.
And low in the south in Piscis Austrinus,
the southern fish, is Fomalhaut, now at LYRA o-o
about its best position for our latitude, and CYGNUS
as high as it ever comes for us. From more SEPTEMBER SAGITTA
southerly countries it rises higher. At Porto 1961 SQUARE CREAT PEGASUS DELPHIMUS HERCULES
altair AQUILA
Alegre, in southern Brazil, it passes directly Markab EQUULEUS
overhead. PISCES SERDENS
In the eastern sky you will find Pegasus, AQUARIUS TARICORIS OPHIUCRUS
the winged horse, and this contains a
rather prominent figure, even though the JUPITER
stars sre not so bright. This is the "great CETUS OiSCIS SATURN
square," whose regular shape makes it easy Fomalhaut SAGITTARIUS
to locate. Actually, the northernmost star, AUSTRINUS GRUS 68
called Alpheratz, is not in Pegasus at all.
It is in the next door constellation of An- EAST Fuce South WEST
dromeda, which represents the mythological SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER BRIGHTNESS
princess who was chained to the rock.

to make them visible without a telescope,
were they not so close to the bright planet
with its overpowering glare.
Because of its rapid revolution, Io
changes position rapidly with regard to
Jupiter, and Europa a little more slowly.
Ganymede and Callisto, for several nights
at a time, may be seen on the same side of
the planet. Callisto will be to the west from
Sept. 3 to 10 and from Sept. 19 to 27. It
will be toward the east for the rest of the
month. Ganymede will be to the west about
Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; and to the east
around Sept. 4, 11, 19 and 26.
But if you watch these satellites you may
find, as Galileo did, that sometimes only
three, two or even one is visible. Some-
times they are eclipsed. These moons, like
our moon, shine by reflected sunlignt, so
when they y pass into Jupiter's s shadow they
disappear. Also, t they may be occulted, when
one goes behind Jupiter. Sometimes, also, a
moon passes in front of the planet. Then,
also, it is invisible, except with a good-
sized stecu telescope. And ieiescopc. And sonetines. sometimes. with a
telescope, one can see telescope, one can see the shadow of a
satellite, moving across the planet's dise. satellite,1 moving z across the planet's disc.
Ganymede and Callisto are the largest of
the satellites, each about 3,200 the satellites, each about 3,200 miles in miles in
diameter, so they are considerably bigger
than our moon, with 2,160 miles. lo, with a than our moon, with 2,160 miles. 1o, with a
diameter of 2,300 miles, is somewhat larger
than the moon: Europa, with 2,000 miles, than the moon: Europa, with 2,000 miles,
is a little smaller. is a little smaller.
Celestial Time Table for Celestial Time Table for
September September
Sept. Sept. EST
I 6:06 p.m. Moon in last quarter
6 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Moon passes Venus
7 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Moon farthest, distance
252,400 miles
9 9:50 p.m. New moon New moon
10 1:39 1:39 a.m. a.m. Algol I (variable star in Per- (variable star in Per-
seus) at minimum brightness
12 10:27 p.m. Algol at mnimum
15 7:16 p.m. Aigol at minimum
17 3:24 p.m. Moon at first t quarter
19 5:00 p.m. Moon passes Saturn
midnight Moon passes Jupiter
22 11:00 p.m. Moon nearest, distance
223,600 miles
23 1:43 a.m. Sun over equator, autumn
commences
24 6:34 a.m. Fuli moon
28 5:00 a.m. Mercury farthest east of sun ′
Subtract one hour for CST, two hours for
MST. and three hours for PST.

30 October 1961
Dear M
Your recent letter to the Department of Defense has been
The unidentiied flying object report you queried about
2 no s
I bave enclosed which we would
appreciate your completing if you witnessed the object in
question. The other copies of the questionnaires are for other
witnesses, if any. If you should have any newspaper clippings
pertaining to this event, it would be appreciate you could
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Major, USAF
UFO Project Information UFO Project Information Officer
Public Public Informetion Division
Office of Information of Inforation
Mr
Street
Duluth 7, Minnesota
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