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'ore than 5. mins one Sou th
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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od 2.Omag. which ild he seen fm H hllet Jupiterts t the time
T hting was less than Sdgr. thirty digrs rntd by the
Vituesses Mfor they. ihdlcated for they indicated that thel ob,j passed behind a mojnt" pekkk ob1 Dass Ind a moun.
S a as 'dan be can be determined.the determined the ne peaks 81 O
than sdr when measured fm Hallet 1S is R1O1
OSs S te oT OT elev wns in OV was in probably that strong invers probably that strong. lnver Lon
res re S e nt nt in area in area at time sighting. time siohti E raze assoeiated wZthi soeiated wzthis condL condt
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) rlon ion contribute to contrIDt signcing. ting.
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3. LIOHF KAS 3. LIOUT KAS STSUATSD STATATSD 36953E7 TO
THAS TDE NAS DRIOW TAS TE THE NORIZON. MORTZON. AD PEAS. SUS AP 3 PEAG. SUV NS
4. ATER APPRON 4. 4TR APPROY E MINS TIE LICRT MOVED IN A MENS TIE LICRY MOVED IN A SOUTERLY
DIRECTION PRARED BEKLIND A MKAUNTAIS PEAK. DID NOP
REAPPEAR OX O0 OX OTES SPH O17 7 PEAK AS WOULD 3B EXPECTED DF
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PRESSTINE IE RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
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FM COMNAVSUPPFOR
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CINCLANTFLT
FM HALLETT STA AF DIST:
TO COMNAVSUPPFOR ANTANCTICA CIN-14
00P-2
INFO COMANTARCTIC SUPPACTY OOP-CP-1
SAFS-3
DET ALFA A ANTARCTIC SUPPACTY (20)
UNCLAS
UNUSUAL PHENOMENA REPORT
1. OBSERVATION BY OINC AT D7OIDSZ OF BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT
APPROX 20 TIMES BRIGHTER THAN FIRST ORDER MAG STaRs. BEARING
230 DEG TRUE. ELEVATION ANGLE 30 DEG
2. LIGHT 2. LIGHT REMAINED REMAINED STATIONARY FOR STATIONARY FOR APPROX APPROX FIVE MINS DURING FIVE MINS DURING
WHICH TIME IT WAS WHICH TIME T WAs OBSERVED WITH 7X50 OBSERVED WITH 7XS0 BINOCULHNS BINOCULHKS LIGHT WAS LIGHT WAS -
CIRCULAR DIAMETER DIAMETER APPROX NINE TO TEN INCHES LIGHT WAS APPROX NINE TO TEN INCHES LIGHT WAS
DAZZLING DAZZLING GOLD SIMILAR TO TO THE REFLECTION REFLECTION OF
POLISHED GOLD SURFACE
3. LIGHT WAS SITUATED WAS SITUATED BETWEEN THAT HAT
TIME WAS BELOW THE HORIZON
4 AFTER APPROX 4. AFTER APPROX FIVE MINS THE LIGHT MOVED IN A SOUTHERLY THE LIGHT MOVED IN A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION AND DISAPPEARED DIRECTION AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A MOUNTAIN PEAK DID NOT
REAPPEAR REAPPEAR ON OTHER S ON OTHER SIDE OF PEAK AS WOULD BE EXPECTED IF
SOUTHERN COURSE HAD BE SOUTHERN COURSE HAD MAINTAINED MAINTAINED
5 SINCE THIS DATE 5 SINCE AREA HAS BEEN SCANNED SATELLITE
ETC WH .D BE EXPECTED TO REOCCUF NONE: HAS BEEN SEEN
Ir
S. NO SMCKE SEEN
92...COG
SECNAV UNSECNAV ASTSECNAV(R&D 89 093 09M 29D 83 3, 34 35 65 06 37 72
76 94 IP NAVAIDE CMC JCS CSA CSAF CIA NIC COGAND FLAGPLOT BFR
CONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
54594/JH/JBkN B170 1 2316Z/11 JUN 102205Z JUN 62
UNCLASSIFIED

in the atmosphere. The reported azimth of the object and that of the
planet at the time of the sighting are nearly the same. The wit-
nesses reported the object moved alowly in southerly direction which
is the same as the apparent motion of Jupiter when viewed from Eallett
Station st this time and date. At the time of the sighting Jupiter was
the brightest astronomical object, -2.0 magnitude, which could be seen
from Hallett Station. Jupiter's elevation at the time of the sighting
vas less than five degrees, far from the thirity degrees reported by
the witnesses. It cpinion that the witnesses estimate or
the elevation was in error for they indicated that the object passed
behind a mountain peak and as far as can be determined the nearest
mountain peaks have Alevations of less than five degrees when measured
from Hallett Station. It is prcbable that a strong inversion was
sighting and that mirage
associated with this condition ting. ing.
2. On 22 Jume 1962 at 0303 Z an object 1962 at 0303 Z an object leaving a leaving a smoke or vapor smoke or vapor trail trail
was observed from Detachment Alpha, Antarcticia. The object was reported reported
to be brighter than a first magnitude star, white in color and to have
moved frcm a bearing of 3400 to 345 at an elevation of to 345 at an elevation of 7o. 7o. The duration
of this sighting was approximately two seconds. This object was probably This object was probably
a very a very bright bright meteor kncwm as a fireball. Fireballs meteor known as a fireball. Fireballs are are a ra 9 rare class are class
of meteor, brighter than -3.0 magnitude, usually multicclored, often
leaving a very evident trall and are of relatively long duration. The
trails left by these meteors appeer 83 smoke during daylight hours and
during darkness display many colors. Trails left by fireballs have
been used to study winds in the upper atmosphere Pifty mile zone, by
such eminent astronon as Fred Whipple, Ha caYd and Dr. Charles P.
Oliver, Universi Since these trails may persist for half
an hour for them to be. winds.

traveling frOm WSW to ENE. At
gave ofr a brilliant flash and disappeared over the horizon. The object
sighted by these witnesses was probsbly 2 bolide. Polides possess the
same characteristics as fireballs and in addition are heard to mke
noise, usually a whistling, bling,or series of emlosions or is heard
or seen to explode. There is the very remote possibility that this was
the re-entry or the U.S. satellite Alpha-Peta I. This satellite decayed
between 1100Z and 2300Z on 7 July - 1962. Decay during revolution number
234 could have resulted in a display similar to that described by the
Hallett Station vitnesses. It was coneluded that this cbject was
probably a bolide because: (1) Revolution number 234 was the earliest
computed for the decay the satellite and it robably decayed nearer
to the mean the comuted time limits; (2) The path or the satellite
would have been more would have been more from the SW to the TE as from the SH to the ME as yiewed vieved from Hallett from Hallett
Station, if it did not lose its orbital Station, i it did not lose 1t3 orbital characteristics due to due to re- re-
enteringi and(3) Though and(3) Though the witnesses the vitnesses provided only a only a limited linited des-
cription of the object they the closex
to those of a bolide.
4.FTD is not aware ot eny 4.FTD is not eware of eny United United States or foreign sctivities which or foreign activities which
could could I account for the unidentified account for the unidentified flying ob.jects sighted in the Antarctic
on 7 and on 7 and 22 June 1962 and 7 July 1 22 June 1962 and 7 July 1962. Further there is no evidence
avilable which indicates that these avilable which indicates that thece no tOro vere due to cther than
natural causes.
FOR THE C FOR THE COMMANDER ANDOR
Rohut9.Jried #lf 3 lg2
EDWARD H. WYNN
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science
and pents

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Weather information was not obtained to determine 102 existed
at the time. No weather report was included with the report since the format
outlined in AFR 200-2 was not used. The sighting was in the winter in the
Antarctic and the probability eisie that such a condition existed at the time
of the observation. It is believed by the analyist at ATIc that this observation
was a refraction of the star Fomalhaut. The movement e South corresponds to
that which the star would take. The star would : e rote of I degree in
4 minutes. Since the star was setting it would not on the other side of the
mountain. It is felt that the time element and disappearance, togather with the
impression that the object was stationary and then moved behind the mountain
are within reason/Consistant with this analysis. No attempt t was made to obtain
additional infomation at time of receipt of the initial report and none has been
was the diameter of 9-lo inches determined? What was theestimated distance of
stetionary end then "rush" away
behind the I nountain? How was the time element AixxxKad deternined? Did the object
change color from white to gold? or was i i white to the human eye and gold through
the binoculars? What additional details 3 were noted through the BX that were not
visible to the human eye? Etc . weustes
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