PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
62.30 N 08.20 W Was Bolloon
15 April 1962 000 Probobly Bollson
3. DATE-TIME CROU 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibiy Balioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Roda 0 Was Ancroft
0 Probably Aireraf
GMT.. 16/03102 Al-Visual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
QYs DOD Probably Astronomicol
No Military Possibly Axtronomicai
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION . NUMBE URSE Other Echo
000 Insufticlent Dota for Evoluation
1 E Unknown
3 Min.
10, 10. BRIEM SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Single greenish white greenish white ob,ject ob,ject observed at 30 observed at 30 On 16 On 16 April at April at 02568 02568 Echo was at
elev 165 Az, disappearing 3 elevI 165^ Az, disappearing Min. later at
10° elev. 45Az. Following elev. 45Az. Following orbital I path path further N. Longitude at 0256.8Z further N. Longitude at 0256.8z was
to E at constant to E at constant speed. eraft at 6,000 raft at 6,000 WX 46.18 E. Echo wor 46.18 E. Echo would have have been visible
clear with light haze layer clear with light haze layer Looked like to the S at the time of sighting going to the S at the time of sighting going
Echo E just prior to changing from a S-N orien-
tation to a N-S one heading back toward tation to a N-S heading back toward
equator. Case evaluated as Echo I. equator. Case evaluated as Echo I.
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ATIC FORM (RZV

Modesta, California
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Five days prior this event at Lodesta, California on
April 13, 1962 five teenagers reported a strange glowling light
Blowly descending feet altitude and ecoming brighter as it
neared neared cne the ground. Tne ground ne eyewltnesse eyewitnesse sd to get out o get out OI of their their
car, but found themselves themnselves physically affected by physical: ected by their their encounter.
Their bodies Their bodies became numb became numb all over all ov a time they could hardly they could hardly
move. All of move. All of them were them were visibly frightened visibly frightened by heir exp erience. erience.
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ano humh heid sdeans aad
irns ogth, It was the wone
ve i11 inont is behund. and
pute mlike 4n4 seropiane I
Save ever senn. I war palzled and
wondered what i could be. then
I sonced cwo thigs. there was
1 Noew and the thing hud no
wenugs just at this momeot i beard
the sound ot an apprwhng
bratd w
Sok buciewards but conld ser
cvnuius
owis on the rzn. The thove-
nend I made wonid take one and
a half to two seconis at most.
shen I looked forward and wp-
ard again barrei had
mished. not into cionds. for
bete were none. just an momeuse
ashining
It was ab net 4 p.m. and the
hole episeade conid not have
iken more than 25 to 30 seconds
ron tho irst wighting to the chs.
sppearance. The pisae I had
renrd and not smen, cmfred its
w iy to the south, and the soand
it gradily Sadod away. The
eet I sow war travelling worth-
west when i disappred."

15 - 30 APRIL 1962 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
- 18 Nellis AFB, Nevada Military (RADAR) Insufficient Data
-19 Multi. Astro (METEOR)
-19 14.59N 149.02E Military Satellite
-19 33.OON 170.00W Military Insufficient Data
- 19 29.40N 94.20W Military Satellite
2$ 18.45N 166.00E (Pacific) Military Satellite
22 19.06N 168.12E (Pacific) Military Satellite
22 Maplewood,. New Jersey Insufficient Data
-23 27.09N 176.34E (Pacific) Military Satellite
-23 26.21N 128.12E Military Satellite
-23-16May Lincoln Park, Michigan (PHOTOS) Astro (VENUS)
/ 23 USAF Ac y, Colorado Military Astro (METEOR)
24 France Insufficient Data
25 Chicago, Illinois Satellite
25 Baker Lake, Carada Air Commo Astro METEOR)
25 25 30.00N 30.00N 138.30w (Pacific) Military Military Astro (METEOR)
26 Danville, Illinois Balloon
27 60.05N 13.14w (Iceland) 13.14w(Iceland) Military Military Insufficient Data
1 27 Philadelphia, Fhiladelphia, P nnsylvania nsylvania Astro Astro (METEOR)
28 Coloma, Michigan Astro METEOR
28 Rochester, Ne Rochester, Nev Hampshire Astro (METEOR)
28 Fort Worth, Texas (PHOTOS)AoTrec&Insufficient Data (PHOTOS)NOTrec( Insufficient Data
-29 29 Edwards Edwards AFB, California (PHOTOS)AT (PHOTOS)AT reed recd Insufficient Data
-29 Indian Indien House Lake, Canada multi Astro (BETEIGEUX) Astro (BETEIGEUX)
-29 33.OON 177.oow (Pacific) 177.OOw (Pacific) Military Military Satellite
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) ADDITIO ORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
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DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
24 Mt Lovewell, New Hamyshire Newselipping
25 Whalley, England Newselipping
25 Fiji Newsclipping
27 MiIan, Italy -Newsclipping
SePAR FOLDER.
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, DEPARTMSNT OF THO AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCIASRIRID AIMCACE
AF IN :5 52580 (15 Apr 62)
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, 00 -CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-2 (26)
SM3 3 006
1ZCHOA712ZCBJ3028
''……' ZZ RJEZHO
DE RADIC 018
ZNR
ZM 160354Z
FM ADMINO COMBARLANT
TO RBEPW/CNO
ZEN/CINCLANTFLT
RJEZHO/HO USAF
RJWFAL3/CINCONAD RJWFAL3/CINCONAD
RJWFAWB/26 NORAD REGION
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
. INFO ZEN/COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC
3T
UNCLAS
LOCATING ONE UFO
1. BRIGHT OBJECT LIKE SECOND MAGNITUDE STAR
2. 6230N 0820W
3.160310Z
4. UNknOWN
5. VISUAL
6. UNKNOWN N BUT VERY HIGH
ELAPSED TIME 3 MIN
3T NOTE : A Advance copies delivered OOP-CP

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ACTION: CIN-17 Tnhi
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SMB A 013 0f
ZCZCH0B067ZCBJB388
PP RJEZHO
DE RBDIC 053
ZNR
P 161009Z
FM ADMINO COMBARFORLANT
TO RBEPW/CNO
RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJEZHQ/HOSUSAF
RJWFALB/CINCONAD
RJEZSN/26 NORAD REGION
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO RBEKDT/COMASWFORLANT
. NAVY GRNC NAVY Y GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
LOCATING ONE UFO AMPLIFYING
A. MY 162354Z
1. SINGLE E OBJECT SIZE 0 HEAD PIN HELD AT ARMS LENGTH GREENISH
WHITE IN COLOR.
2. ATTENTION OF OBSERVERS, CREW OF WV-2 ACFT BUNO 141330, ATTRACTED
BY RAPID NOVENENT OF OBJECT IN RELATION TO OTHER STARS. OBJECT FIRST
OBSERVED AT ELEVATION 30 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 165 DEGREES TRUE. OBJECT IN
SIGHT FOR THREE MINUTES AND DISAPPEARED AT ELEVATION 10 DEGREES, AZIMUTH
145 DEGREES TRUE, APPEARED FOLLOW W ORBITAL PATH IN EASTERLY DIRECT ION

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIRED MISSAGE
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AT CONSTANT SPEED,
3. OBSERVED VISUALLY WITHOUT OPTICAL AIDS. POSITION OF ACFT TIME OF
197 WEATHER CLEAR WITH LIGHT HAZE LAYER WIND AT FLT LEVEL 210
DEGREES TRUE, 36 KTS.
4. OBJECT EVALUATED AS POSSIBLE SATELLITE.
BT
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quite bright. Four weecks after that Venus in the bowl of the dipper which, followed snake. The head is between Regulus and
sets more than an hour later in time-or downward, lead to Polaris, the pole star. Procyon. The end of the tail is below Spica.
about half an hour longer after sunset. Its This is at the end of the handle of the Sizes of constellations are measured in
position now is shown on the map of the little dipper, which is part of Ursa Minor, the unit calied a square degrce, i.e., a square
northern sky, in the constellation of Tanrus, the lester bear. one degrce on a side. There are 90 degrees
the bull, near the western point of the April's most spectacular display of planets from the horizon to the zenith. And the
horizon. appears in the early morning sky, a littdle apparent diameter of the full moon is half
During the rest of spring, sumimer and before sunrise, At the beginning of April, a degree; thus the side of our unit square
carly autumn, Venus will continue to in- about two and a half hours ahead of the is equal to two lunar diameters. Hydra
crease in prominence in the evening sky. sun (ie, around 3:15 a.m.), Saturn rises, covers about 1,303 square degrees in the
in the constellation of Capricornus, the sea- sky, more than any other constellation.
Study Stars to the South goat. Its magnitude is 0.9, equal to a bright Virgo, also visible these evenings, ranks
the way, used to be considered as forming Polaris "FL
the lion's I head. Denebola, a star of the DPIER -DRACO
TAURUS CASSIOPELA HERCULES
second magnitude, which is at the left-hand PERSEUS
end of the constellation, marked the tail. Aldebaran VENUSt CEPNEUS.
Extending from jus beiow Denebola, Schedif Veg!
donward to the left, you can see the con- WEST Pat ent of moxth
stellation of Virgo, the virgin. Is brightest EAST
star, another of the first magnitude, is Spica.
Above Virgo stands Bootes, with brilliant LEO AINOR
Arcturus, which is about two and three-
quarters as bright as Regulus. APRIL CMA BERENICES CANCER
A few constellations that were conspicu- 1962 Denebola" LEO
ous in the south on wiater evenings can GEMINA
stifl be seen in the west. Some are on the BOOTES CAMIS
northern map, some on the southern. One ProjuMAINOR
of these is Taurus, the bull, in which Venus CRATER MONSCEROS
now appears. The star Aldebaran is near VIRGO 8.9 Betelgaue
the planet and, although it is another first- SERDENS CoRVyS. HYORA
magaitude star, it appears considerably PUPPIS ORION
fainter because it is so low in the sky. CANIS Sirius
Its light is absorbed by the greater thickness LIBRA VEJA AMAIDR
of our atmosphere through which it has EAST untb WEST>
to travel.
Above Taurus, to the right, you will sue YMBOLS IN ORDER Of BRIGHTNEss

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secl id in area, with 1,294 squai
and the third is Ursa Major, with 1,280
square degrees. Fourth is Cetus, the whale,
which is not now visible, with 1,231, and
the fifth is Hercules, now visible in the
northeast, with 1,225. Leo ranks 12th
among the 89 constellations in the whole
sky, with 947 degrees; Bootes 13th, with
907; and Auriga 2lst, with 657. Orion is
in 25th place, with 594 and Canis Major
43rd, with only 3s0 square degrees.
Crater, the cup, which is resting on
Hydra, is in 53rd place, with 282. Near the
end of the tail, just to the right of Spica,
is a quadrilateral of stars marking Corvus,
the crow. Its area of 184 square degrees puts
it in 7lst place.
The smallest of the constellations is one
that we cannot see from most parts of the
United States, but is one of the best known
of all in the skies visible from the Southern of all in the skies visible from the Southern
Hemisphere. This is Crux, the southern Hemisphere. This is Crux, the southern
cross. It is in S9th place, with an area of cross. It is in S9th place, with an area of
only 68 square degrees.
Celesticl Time Table for April
APRIL EST
I 6:00 p.m. Moon Moon passes passes Jupiter Jupiter
2 2 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Moon Moon passes passes Mars Mars
3 4100 p.m. Moon ncarest, nearest, , distance distance
222,800 miles 222,8001 miles
4 2:45 2:455 p.m. New moon : .
5 5:00 p.m. Moen Moon passes Venus
II 2:51 p.m. Moon in first quarter
16 16 2:00 a.m. Moon farthest, distance
252,100 miles 252,100 miles
19 7:34 p.m. Full Full moon
27 8:00 a.m. Moon in last quarter
4:00 p.m. Moon passes Saturn
29 10:00 a.m. Moon passes Jupiter
Subtract one hour for CsT, two hours for
MST, and three hours for PST.
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A evlmder of diameter I.50 metres was let
Jeads hin hone. He started walking by humself down from the lower sake of the machine until it
about 9.25 pain. along the street, and before 9.30 touched the groand.
p.m. he arrived at the "carbonaia (eoal-cellar) Signon Zucealà had the impresston that the
--an open grownd from which two streels lead. vhoder, once it had tonched the ground. re-
one whch gtes to the house of Signor Zuccrlà, ednered the machune again, leaving exposed one
the other wruch goes on beyond The dy was side it the eylinder in which a door opened
Jowly. whtie ban small doars were gliding to-
and terror-stricken: six or seven mebres above 40 centhnetres high could be seen.
the earth an object was hovering. The object Twa beings came out of the opning and he
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y had a repiy. He ther: heard a voiow whch did
nor cotne iroin the two brings with him but iran inrlaw Every day be heaves the hotne early io
the inner pare of the object; according to Signor the merning and goes to work in Florence, which
Zuccala thus woice was like cne arpufied by a is abcut 2) kalonetres away, and he retsens by
ricrophone and as if resounding in a vast space. the latest bory of he evar i prvce SITA. He has
This voice, speaking in Italian. spcke several breh black eves and speaks with ealm assrance
5
28 abo setrwhn Jg the Seromo with a het glears 11 Bother eg weZU FWO
fan "Npnk 1 og ther witwitth Loo to peak a
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cn Aprl 13

10 Apr 62
NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY)
TOSCAN, ITALY
SOURCE: APRO BULLETIN
Afe hu
Tailor Talks To Saucer Man
A young Toscan, Italy tailor has claim-
ed that he not only saw a "flying sauc-
er," but talked to the occupants who
told him that "humanity will soon re-
ceive a message." The gist of it is this:
After spending the evening with a friend
Mario Z Zuceula, 27, from Cerbaia, near
Florence, went to his home, skirting the
cemetery. Suddenly he felt a current of
air behind him and looked around. He
was nearly pararlyzed with fear when
he saw an object, about 3o feet in dia-
meter, appearing to be of whitish metal
suspended in'the air a few feet from
the ground. Zuccula said a sort of me-
talie sylinder detached itself from the talie sylinder detached itself from the
cbject cbject and came to the ground. From and came to the ground. From
a door through which an intense light
radiated, radiated, came came two small two small men men "about
4 feet tall." The date: 11 April 1962.
The small "men" The small "men" approached Zuccula,
and he noted their heads were covered and he noted their heads were covered
with a sort of hood. They lifted the man
bodily off the ground and took him into
the saucer where, with a serious tone, the saucer where, with a serious tone,
which seemed to come from an ampli-
fier, one of them told him that "at the fier. one of them told him that "at the
. end of the fourth moon, about one hour
from morning, we will return to give a
message to humanity."
Without recalling the rest of the ad-
venture, Mr. Zuccula found himself be-
fore his house. His wife opened the door
for him, reproaching him for being so
fightened, then stated that she hadn't
opened the door. Because of the strange:
nature of his 'taler and his obvious emo-
tional upset, Mrs. Zuccula and her father
advised Mario to go to the authorities
and tell the story in confidence. This
is the end of the information contained
in the newspaper. It should be noted
here that the "amplifier" is a new touch
in a contact story, as is the "cylinder"
gadget which apparently brought the
little men to the ground. In evaluating
this, it is necessary to recognize the
existence of two factors: The cemetery
and the "cold gust of air," both of which
are frequently connected with paranorm-
al happenings. We attempt to
disqualify the story as to authenticity
but feel that all possibilities should be
considered.