DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8684306
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONDayton Ohio
FRAMES43
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS
& 8 Aug 63 0 0 Was Balloon
Dayton, Ohio 00 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 230 2230 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/0430X GMT 08/0430X AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical jupiter
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical 2.ARC 14
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0O Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 hrs 0 Unknown
one East
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj brighter than a star observed for over Although reported as moving East the
two hrs on each of two succeeding nights. ob ject was reported as increasing in
Looked like an airplane only moving slower. altitude and initial observation
Lights blinked. Observed through BX with no reported in NE. Total observation over
change in appearance. Red and green 2 hrs on each of two succeeding nights
flashing lights. Shaped like a dirigible.Motion in same location. Jupiter only astro
up and then to the r Called Dayton Museum ob,ject of high magnitude visible in East
to observe obj through TX.(No rep ort of whate during this period. Since obj is
they told her).Dayton Police called and they characteristic of Astro body, case is
watched obj (No report of what Police saw.) evaluated as the Planet Jupiter.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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This questionnaire has been prepored so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning tha unidentified dorial phenomeron thul you have obsurved.
be used for research purposes. Your name will net ba used in connsclton with any statoments,
conclusions, or publications without your permission, We request this personal information so
that if it is deamed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see ths object? 2.Time of doy: O310 2
Hour Hour Minuias
1010EST 1010EST
26Ang (Circle One): (Circle One): A.M. A.M or Or (.
Day Day Month Yoar
. Time Zons: 3. Time Zons:
(Circle One): (Circle One): Eastern (Circle One): (Circle One): Doylight Soving
c. Central Stondard
C. Mountain
d. Pocific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
UnK Ohio
Dogom
Noarest Postal Address Stute on Counny
.How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)
Houre Minutas Soconds
a. Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? . Clock T
5.2 Was obieet in sight continuously? No_
What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. a. Bright
b. b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the abjoer? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SU: IN located os you looked af the objour?
(Circle Gne): a. In front of you d. To your left
. In back of you e. Ovarheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None ? a. Bright moonlight 7
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many 1 No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remembor
9. What were the weuther conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS(Cirele One): CLoubs (Cirere One): WEATHER (Circle One): WEAihCR(CHrele One/:
a. a. Claar sky Claar sky D.O. Ver,Fied D.O. Ver 3 Dry Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Scattered clouds Scattered clouds c. c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. d. Thick or heavy clouds Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. o. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid As a light
b. Transparent . Don't remember
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1.if it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circla One):
a. Brighter About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
il.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
1.Tha edges of the object were: ?
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred 1 e. Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined Sharply outlined
d. d. Don't remember Don't remember
Did the object: .Did the object: (Circle One for eoch question) (Circle One for each question)
o. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes (Na Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know Don't know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes V. Don't know
i. Change shape? Yes Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Oon's know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know
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14. Did the object disappecr whils you ware watching it? If so, how?
No
15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thon tell what
it moved behind:
l6. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? .Did the objeet move in front of something af any time, porticularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Yes No No Don't Know. IF you answerod YES, then tell what
in front of: in front of: _
17.. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound Nore
b. Color like ay
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hoid a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objnct and aote how -
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this expariment at the rimne of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been cavared by the match head?
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19. Draw a picturs that will show the shape of the objsct or objocts. Label and includs in your skatch amy details
of the object that you saw-such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow besids the drawing to show the direction the objact was moving. Place an arrow besido the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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2.Do you think you can estimata the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate? _
21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No 6
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the abject? 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): (Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city? In the business section of a city? a
.Inside a building a. Inside a building in tho rasidential section of a city? in tho residential section of a city?
bIn a car b. In a car c. In open countryside?
6 Outdoors Outdoors d. Near an airfiald?
d. in an airplans (type) d. in an airplane (type) Flying over a city? Flying over a city?
e. At sea e. At sea 6. Flying over open country? f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South 9. Wast
b. Northeast d. Scutheast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? . ._miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the objact?
(Cirale One) Yos No
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a. a. Eyegiasses Eyegidsses Yes Tes No No e. e. Binoculars DinocuTdrs Yas 18s NO
b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No No UMONE
c. Windshield Yes No g. g. Theodolite No
d. d. Window glass Yes No h. Other h. Other -
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26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a cemmon
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which yeu s
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high the objact was above the horizon (slyline) when yeu first saw it. Plase a "B" on tha same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Pince an "A" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you fast daw the object.
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28. Drow a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the baginning of the
poth, a "B" ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
From Morth to
SE acvoss the sKy
2. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many we thero?/
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the diraction that they ware traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dales and location.
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ? Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yos No
31.2 Please list their naines and addresses:
32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Pleuse give the following information about yourself:
NAME - Last Name First Noma Middla Name NANNTOALTUTL
ADDRESS Strest Zone Store
City
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE SEX
Indicates any aditional information about yoursalf, includ uding any special experiance, which might be pertinent.
refused to give
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etc. iden tifie d
hom address,
"house wite "house wife heve in have in
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When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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Day Mopiel Year
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Information which you fael pertinent and which is not cdequately covered in the specific points of the
quastionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
31 Aug 63 Dayton, Ohio Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Loeal 0145 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar a Was Aireraft
t1 Probably Aireralt
GMT. AirVisual Air-intarcapt Radar D Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 6. 5OURCE Was Astronomical
Yos 000 Probably Astronomical
EN civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OSBERVATION 3. NUMBER ON OBJECTS 9. COURSE 8 Other Satellite ECHO I
00 00 Insufliciant Data For Evoluation Insufficiant Data For Evoluation
20 min one one East/north Unknown
TO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object brighter than the majority of the stars Satellite ECHo I visible to North of
appearing in unsteady flight, white, observed appearing in unsteady flight, white, observed Dayton at 38 deg elevation moving Dayton at 38 deg elevation moving
in flight at 6o deg elevation in the West ot in flight at 60 deg elevation in the West ot NE at Ol26 AM. If reporting time of
30 deg elevation in the East for a period of 30 deg elevation in the East a period of 20 min was disappearance of object
about 2o min. Curved s ightly to the N. about 20 min. Curved d ightly to the N. this accounts for the time discrepancy. this accounts for the tim discrepancy.
Same object sighted previous night by neighbor Same object sighted previous night by neighbor S Case evaluated as ECHO. Case evaluated as ECHo.
and identical object observed two years ago.
Second observer indicated color was red.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so thot you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentifled derial phenomnenon that you have observod.
Ploase try to onswer as many questions as you possibly can. Ths information that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be usad in connection with ony stotemants,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal informetion so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day:.
Hour Almutes Mimutes
1463 1463 (Circle Onak: (Circle Ona): A.M. or P.M.
Day Doy Month Your
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circle One): (Circle Onel: a, Doylight Soving
. Central b. Central (8. Srondard Srondard
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacific
Other
4, Where were you when you saw the object?
(he
Noarost Postai Address City or Town Stoto or County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Durarion) 20
Hours Minurss Seconds
a. Certain c. Not very surs
Fairly cartain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight dstermined?
5.2 Was objeet in sight continuously? Yes No.
6. What was the condition of the sky? What was the condition of the sky?
DAY DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright @. Bright aGax
b. b, Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you naw the cbject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN loccted as you looked at the obiect 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN loccted as you looked at the obiectt
(Circle Ona): a. In front of you (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your loft d To your loft
b. In back of you o. Overhead
c. To your right 1. Don't remambor
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 This form suparsedes FTn i64, Jul 61, which Is obaolste.
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Please try to answi questions as you possibly can. The information thas you givs w:i
be used for resed Your name will not be used in connecrion with any statemants,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this persanal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day: 113 3c
Hour Minutes
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54523 AUG 1953 1
(Circle One): A.Mi. or P.M.
Day Manth Yoar
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): ar Eastern (Circle Ona): a. Daylight Seving
b. Central . Standgrd
c. Mountain
d. d. Pacific Pacific
e. e. Other
Where were you when you saw the object? where were you when you saw S the object?
PAYTSN DAYTN CHIO
Noarest Postal Address Cily or Town Ciry or Town State or Count"
5.How long was object in sigh (Total Duration) 22 B2
Minutes Sosands Socands AA
Hours
Q. Certain . Certain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight dotermined? i 7I
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? No.
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHI
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b. 1
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locatad cs you looked at ths ohjoct?
(Circle One): : a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obani-ts
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8. IF you saw the object at NiGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None (a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Oull moonlight
c. Many . No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS(Cirele Ons): WEATHER (Cirele Ona):
aClear sky a.) Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds Moderate or heovy roin
d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid (0 Solid As a light (d As a light
b. Transporent . Don'tremember
c. Yopor
.If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brighrast stars? (Circle Ona):
C. Brighter thon hueyouty c.About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common objact:
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined YT ,
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
. Did the object: 1. Did the object: (Circle One for aoch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yes No Don't know
6. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at ony time? Yes No No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes 22 Don't know Don't know
5 7. Change shape? Changg shana? Yes Yas 2292 Don't know Jon't bnow
g. Flash or flicker? Yes Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yas Don't know
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15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall what
it moved behind: Xi
1. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then toll what
in front of: .
17. Tall in a fow words the following things about the object:
b. Color .
1. We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and noia how
much of ths objact is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the timne of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match haad?
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1. Draw a pleturs that will show the shape of the objoct or objects. Label and include in your skatch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vepor trails.
Place an crrow baside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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20.Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No)
IF you answered YEs, then whar speed would you estimate?
Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One): in the business section of a city?
a.
c.Inside a building (6.) in the residential section of a city?
b.In a car c. In open countryside?
c.Outdoors d. Neor an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
.At sea . At sea f. Flying over open country?
6. Ottrer. 6. Ottrer 9. Other g. Other
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South $g. $Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast 1. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast wore you moving? miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you wers looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars No
b.s Sun glasses No f. Telescope Yes No
c. c. Windshield Windshieid Yes Yes No g. g. Theodolito Theodolito Yes No
d. Window gloss Window gloss Yes No No h. .Other Other
object or objects which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the cbject which you s object or objects which, whan placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you s.
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27. In the following sketch, inogine that you are of the point shown. Place on "" on the surved line to show how
high tha object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow ir. Plnee a "n" on the sane curved lin to
show how high the object was obove the horizon (skyline) when you last aaw it. Place on "'a" on the composs
when you first saw it. Ploce a "B" on the compass whare you last sow the object.
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. Draw a picturs that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Pluce an "A at the baginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any chonges in direction during the course.
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29. IF thers was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _..
Draw a picturs of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction thar they ware iraveling.
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30. Have you aver seen this, or a similar object before. If so give dote or dutes and location.
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Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes N0
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the abject too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Plaase list their names and addresses:
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32. Please give the following information about yourself: 32. Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME F
Lost Name Firat Name Middle Noms
ADDRESS Dsytn 2.
City Zona State
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 17 SEX M
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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h ofAugre uhm T Car Jouns br Pepaik ftom li p n.
Vagus 10 oez o (raigh 3 2.m wme 8, 13. 12. 8.2:6. 13. 12 1
ly m Aon w S ry p and Ii tn alt, the memabrry of this Alien
L
As in the photograph ou the facing
page, this Perseid showy a burst. Wid
liam OKer of Whitcier. California.
reports. shae is was wero magnitude,
whise, and very swift as it paswed neat
( vguud. The trail of. :he mneteur was yguud. The trail of the meteur was
ight deyrees long. The borisoetal ight deyrees long. The borisoetsl
treaks in the pictare ahe sars. whirhs treaks in the pictire ahe aars. whirhs
raiied dnring the uratdvary sdmera's railed dnring the uratdvary sdmera's
expemure. expenure.
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werved fo 1 doure btarting at :30) a.m.
ey. His one-hour (ount fro-i2.0 Es I on the 14ch. Uder conditions sim-
n. EST gave i Perseids Between I:50 ar to those three days carter, he noted
d 4 o'choack. 39 shower meteon were 29 Perseids.
ien. w Nortolk, Virginia, Rolney O. Nor
August I .I2. David H. Wiliraurs writes en recorded 3I uheteors during 200 min-
is he and live other memixers of the s. inginning at 12:30 a.m. E5T on the
win City Amateur Astrooomers of Nor th. Most were ahout 4th magnitude.
. Iinois. had average indvidual On the morning of the lth, Rev. Ken-
unus of 7. 18. and i0 neteors during th J. Delano of New Bedford, Massa-
ree one-hour inervals startng as y husrtta. ·counied five Perseids and
.mn.. II p.m.. and 12.30 am Centrat porndic meteors between 1:15 a m. and
indard time, respectively. it was clean EST. The two brightest shower
nooghe to wre 5th magnitude stars. neutiers were Znd magnitude.
Terry Dunsle comunents chat sky con- The following observers also sent re-
tons were gooat at Jerwv Shore. Penn- pory (an asterisk indicates photographs
ivania, unti the mowon interfered abour were submitted): Bromberg. Living
itnight: In 34 bous beginning at 9:13 idnight: In 34 hous veginning at 9:13 ston. ston. N.J.D. N. J.D. ·Monre. Ill. tonee. Ul.
in ENT, he loggrd 70 meteors (13 o in ENT. he logged meteors (13 1. J. Millard, Atlanca. 1. J. Millared, Atlanca R. Lang. Lang.
hem sporadie). mostiv End magnitude or hem sporadie). mosty End magnitude or Bellerose, N. Y. R. Perret,"Jeanerett, Bellerose, N. Y.R. Per Jeanerett,
righier and whiee or vellow. A red fire righier and whiee or vellow. A ret fire L.a.: H. Phillips. Columbia, S. C.: and L.a.: H. Phillips. Columhia, S. C. and
til of maguitnie -3 leit a rain ciibl til of maguitnie -3 leik a rain ciibl G Solberg. Lu Cruces. N. M.
r severa xeaonis r evera xeaonis
Ar ahous t:is (kST). in the mornin Ar ahous 4:is (kST). in the mornin
wilight." writes Seepben Forerrk of Fall wiliohe" writes Sutbrn Eorcrgk of
River. Mansachusetts. "Fred Walcryk and *T
saw a meeracniar firetall. It appeared
out a degree east of Aipha Persei and
adend a sundlar distance uorthenst off
goi. The meteor lasted a second at
ie most. and was brilliane white: Its //
magnitude wa perhucs - 3 nr -+ (com
sted to Jupiterk The Sreball teft a
eautiful trai whose 6°-to-8" length was
nly sightly lem than ihe approxinately
10 path of the meteor. The wain re Caomeoguteliste
wained vinitile to the-nakedd eye about
'0 wconds."
Angud 1213 Veter Ialmrage of Lexi
ngion. Maaachusests. and three compan
nus couneed 1s3 mreteors betvren 9:3a
in. and 12-30 a.. EST. In che hirw
our. 4? meteors were veen, #, in tte
crwnd, and 47 in the third. Mast bad a
rain thae glolved jor a tew soconds aiter
e metens pximed re metens pximed..
Overy the charee tuars rata 9-0 p.. Overythe chree tuars lrata 9-30 p.i. Trm TRERW
i2:90 2.0. CST. 1. D. Crpenter ) 12:90 2.an. CST. J. D. Carpenter
unteri 95 Perstick This Earlvoble, Iowa. untei 95 Perseick This Earlyile, Iowa. .
Tou Thoe
. :
A 14
m1
dn angat on aguse tait. Euiward E. Turto madethis plot of namerous
Prraend aths a derrmune che -bower' radians Thd dire tieg and
: on wa ae indwed bn ntm and ane ngia.
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SAUcE LEVCEW .12 AUGUST 63
SOULCE! Flying
NOV-DEC 63 ENSLAND
of news
and comment
World round-up
about recent
sightings
ENGLAND Wolverhampton bus inspector, and the isolation hospital,' the
1 who said: 'I have always treated light was orange and seemed
More news from the these stories with a certain about a mile away. There was
amount of suspicion.' Mr. Chal- no sound and, said Mr. Orme, it
Black Country lenger was walking from the main was definitely not an aircraft. He
Wolverhampton-Sedgley road to- described the behaviour of sub-
The Wolverhampton Express wards his home with a family sidiary lights underneath much as
and Star on August 13 reported party at 10.24 p.m. last night other witnesses have done, but
further sightings over the dis- when he saw in the sky to the said they went ' up and down'
with a dangling tail have been ing to Mr. Challenger, the light distance as they went below it.
reported to the Express and Star was stationary, but this light, too, At one time there were as many
today, one of them by a man who appeared to drop other smaller as three subsidiary lights visible.
confessed he had always been lights. When he got home his The whole performance, Mr.
sceptical about such stories. twelve-year-old daughter told Orme said, lasted about three
First sighting report came him she had seen something minutes."
from Mr. S. J. Day, who was in similar on Saturday night. Can
his garden at 4 Highfield Road, anyone suggest an explanation of
Dudley, at about 10.26 p.m. last this phenomena? Is someone fly.
night armed with binoculars. He ing ? luminous kite?
was looking towards the east Walsall police also received
when he saw 'A bright, pear- two reports of an unidentified
shaped white light, blne at the object, showing gan orange light,
bottom, which appeared to be hovering over Birchills power
dropping other white lights. I station and Ocker Hill, Tipton.
counted eleven of these lights One report came from Mrs. Kath-
dropping off the bottom, and of leen Edwards, of 88 Queen Mary
the eleven five were double Street, Walsall, whose family was
lights.' motoring home from Sedgley,
He described the light as and the other from Mr. Raymond
- brighter than any star. It moved brighter than any star. It moved Laban (22), of 37 Rosamond Laban (22), of 37 Rosamond
towards the south, maintained an towards the south, maintained l an Street, Walsall, who saw an ob- Street, Walsall, who saw an ob-
even altitude although he could even altitude although he could ject over the power station.
not guess what the altitude was) Yet another sighting report of Yet another sighting report of
and seemed to disappear as the same object came later from the same object came later from
quickly as it came into his sight. quickly as it came into his sight. Mr. A. Orme, of 25 Wilkinson
Mr. Day said he saw the object Road, Moxley, who, just about
for about one and a half minutes. 10.30 p.m., yesterday, was riding
It then disappeared for half a a motor motor cycle cycle from Moxley
minute, but came back into sight roundabout, towards Darlaston, roundabout, towards Darlaston,
with a bright flash, and about with a bright flash, and about when the object attracted his
three and a half minutes after the attention to his right. He stopped.
first sighting there was a dull Mr. Orme described the object
bang in the sky. as 'Like a flare in the sky. At first
"The second sighting was re- I thought it was a rocket or a fire-
ported by Mr. J. Challenger, of work,' he said. Looking to his
Gibbons Hill Road, Sedgiey, a right '. .. over towards Wessons
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.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow +
e. Don't remember
1. The object appeared: (Circle One):
a.Solid d. Asa light
b. Transparent . Don't remember
c. Vapor Vapor
1If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): 11. If it appeared as a light, was it br ghter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter c. About the same c.About the same
. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
LIKEAIRPLANE (HILINKINCLIGHTS) (ILINKINCLIGHTS MOVEO SCOLEN MOVEO 5Co00EN
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other _LCcKEDLNG
b. (Like a bright star b. ike a bright WITN WITN BINCCULARS
c. Sharply outlined
.Don't remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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NO GASE (ENFORMATION ONLY) 13 August, 1963
Bourbonnais, Illineis
50:R-E: IADA-SER63
reddich-orapgelightst reddich or aglightat See speci.iteport elsewhere. See apecis eport elsewhere
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1O CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 13 August 1963
Todi - Heckensack, New Jereay
SOURcE: SAUCEN NE WS-
trust fth astrangerbright reejMttaring ob3
hovered for hadFan koun iveri tne L Lawns ot Loil and Haoke ck, just a
tavmilos fron vour Bditor's New Jersey residonee, deohnicians in wne tower. ot av milos fron vour Blitor's New Jersey residonee, Teohnicians in wne tover ot
Catarnoro Airport made visual obuervetions or the object, and dozens of phone Caternoro Airport mdde visual obuervetions or the object, and dotens of phonel
calla-Hora.rocolvod-by.looaliigrspaporaand.golloe.The obiast eyentually calla.Hara.rocoived.rDy.is caporsrand.golloe.rsThe obiasterentuallyl
driLted atayand dvsuopeare drirtad awayan dwsuocearo
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No Case (Information Cnly) 16 August, 1963
Glousesger, England
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bonen: Fiyng SAUcEn keview- No:-DCLbS
Activity over Gloucester Activity over Gloucester
The The Gloucester Gloucester Citizen on Citizen on
August 21 returned to the subject August 21 returned to the subject
of UFOs after a report had
appeared in its August 17 issue:
More strange objects in the
Gloucester sky! This time they Gloucester sky! This time they
were seen by Mr. and Mrs. Gavin were seen by Mr. and Mrs. Gavin
Riley, who are staying at 35
Teddington Gardens, Gloucester. Teddington Gardens, Gloucester.
Mr. Riley told The Citizen today:
'Mv wife Doreen and I were
walking towards our parked van
in Brunswick Road after a visit to
the cinema last night when, to
my amazement I saw a cluster of
lights in the sky speeding silently
from east to west.' He said that
he saw about eight or ten lights.
Then suddenly they changed
direction and headed southwards.
As they did so they fanned out
into an oval shape, apart from
three at the rear end which lag-
ged, or dropped down slightly.
When the change of course was
completed, however, they closed
up with the remainder to com-
plete the oval, which glided off
towards Bristol and disappeared
from our view,' he commented.
"Mr. Riley said he thought
they were at a height of about
2,0oo feet, and on this assump-
tion the span of the oval would
be several hundred feet. ' Neither be several hundred feet. 'Neither
my wife nor I believe in flying my wife nor I believe in flying
saucers,' he went on, 'but the saucers,' he went on, 'but the
object or objects we saw would
appear to defy explanation.' appear to defy explanation."
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NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 16 August 1963
Source: 1963 Bluford & Mt Vernon, Illinois
8/16/63 ... More strange lights were seen
in the skies over Bluford and Mt. Vernon
last night. Gutzlerreported to
the sheriff's office shortly after mid-
night that a bright white object lighted
up the yard at her home west of Bluford
and seemed to be cnly about 50 feet high
over the barn. She said it disappeared
in a short time. Cont'd pg 2
OCTOBER-1963 FSIC BULLETIN P.. 2
USA SIGHTINGS - cont'd from Page_l_
Many other Bluford area residents have reported seeing the bright, darting Ligio for
three straight nights this week. One motorist was so startled that he lost contrelof
his car and it went into a ditch. A Bluford resident said the light seemed to bewhite
in color, oval shaped on top and flat in color, oval sh aped on top a. flat on the bottom and that it had the bottom and that it had fingers leading fingers leading
from it, lighted at the ends. from it, lighted a ends.
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No Case (Information Cnly) 16-17 August 1963
Altron, Chio
Source: I FST ober 1963
LOCAL SIGHTINGS Bruce described the object in alnost
AKRON.CHIO.....8/16-17/63.......11:15PM- identical terms as to rhythmic changes in
1:OOAM... Miss Becky Deger and Bruce Deger, shape and size ( (pea at arm's length) but
16 and 15 respectively were party to a he reversed the colors, the yellow with
sighting of a strange lighted object which the longer shape. He also differed as to
ascended 60 wi and a half. the escalator-type movements upward de-
They first sar about 20 elevation. scribed by his sister. In his opinion,
(verified the changing of the colors and shape
The planets, Jupiter & Saturn, were point- might've given her this illusion. He no-
ed out to them, but both insisted they had ticed no lateral movements in its ascen-
seen scmething other than the planets re- sion. Asked if he thought it was spin-
ferred to. The following is Becky's de- ning, he said he didn't know but didn't think
C so Cont'd pg 2
scription of the object: He estimated its distance as not close nor
According to Miss Deger the object's According to Miss Deger the object's very far...Broke off obs.
shape shape undervent a rhytbmic underent a rhythmic change. change. Dia- at 1:COAM, Au-
grams follow: grams follow: -→yellow -→yellow white gust 17. Binolux 7 x 35 Binoculars were
The object seemed to swing swing around hori- used, even with the naked eye, they used, even with the naked eye, they could could
see the changes mentioned. see the changes mentioned.
zontally, becoming a longer shape of lu-
minous white. It would remain white for
about 10 secs, then within about l0 secs, then within a few seconds seconds
would would revert to the hazy, but revert to the hazy bu definitely efinitely
yellow color. The yellow woul yellow color. The yellow wou persist a- cersist a-
bout 5 secs, then fade ou the very lu-
minous white in 2 secs. This rhythmic
che nge of shape and color was seen through-
out the ascension for l 3/4 hrs, although
the observer did not watch constantly.
She said that the object appeared to turn.
Her description of its movements ascend-
ing follows:
T
2 ascension path
The object's
size was sim-
ilar to the
end of an or-
dinary pencil at arm's length.She thought
it was distant. meabu
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Inforition Only
Cource: Arl Bullotin, Hoveder 1963 17 Mngust 1963
Baltimore, Marylond
Triangle In The Sky
On the night of 17 August 1963 at 7:30
p. m. EDT. Mrs. Bradberry, a resident p. m. EDT. Mrs. Bradberry. 3 resident
of Baltimore, Maryland, observed a most
unusual UFO in the sky overhead. unusual UFO in the sky overhead.
Viewed through binoculars from her .
location the object appeared to be tri-
angular in shape with a red light eman- angular in shape with a red light eman-
ating frcm one corner. By 10:00 p. m.,
the triangie was still in approximately the triangie was still in approximalely
the same location but clouds obscured
it. At 1:i5 a. m., the triangle was visible it. At 1:i5 a. m. the triangle was visible
again but it was smaller in size and the
red light had dimmed. The position had
changed somewh regards to a ref-
erence point she was using. Investiga-
tion by Robert D. Briele, associated with
radio station WFBR in Baltimore, failed
to turn up an explanation.
Pear-Shaped Object
Over Balto.
On the same night as the Bradberry
sighting Mrs. George Spec of Baltimore
observed a pear-shaped object high in
the sky over the northeast portion of the
city. She reported the object to WFBR
immediately and viewed the object from
9:10 to 10:00 p. m. No sound or motion
were detected and Mrs. Spec said the
object pointed earthward and the whole
cbject was red in color. No optics used
in sighting. and investigation showed no in sighting. and investigation showed no
weather balloons over Baltimore for over Baltimore for
three days.
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Children Observe UAO to the vicinity of the Constellation Orion.
This latter sighting could not have in-
David and Michael Saunders of F7. spired the Saunders boys sighting for
Kent, Maine, looked up from their play it was not published until four days
on the aflernoon of 18 August, 19s3, after the boys saw the disc-shaped ob-
and saw a humming. slow-moving object ject.
which looked like two dinner plates fas-
tened together, lip-to-lip. Ft. Kent is
located in St. John Valley, and the ac-
count of the sighting was published in
the St. John Valley Times which is pub-
lished in Madawasha, Maine.
The youngsters called their Mother
and Grandmother from the house, but by
the time the women arrived, the object
had disappeared over the hill. Aged
nine and eight, David and Michael are
sons of David Saunders of the Immigra-
tion Service, Ft. Kent (on the Canadian
Border)- Their father toid the Times
reporter later that he hadn't paid much
attention'to the sighting at the time,
but then the saw an article in the but then he saw an article in the
Times about a similar sighting and de- Times about a similar sighting and de-
cided to report his sons' story. Both Mr.
and Mrs. "Saunders agree that their and Mrs. Saunders agree that their
boys are not inclined to story-telling,
and that when David, the oldest, says
be saw something, he means it. be saw something, he means it.
David and Michael said that when the
object passed over the hill, it just
cieared the trees. Its hum was intermit-
tent, like a radio which isn't functioning
properly, being turned on and off. Both
boys explained they were familiar with
airplanes and helicopters, and that it
didn't have wings or propeilors and was
going very slowly. They indicated that
it looked as though it crossed the river
on its way south. Saunders commented
that this would be strange for aircraft
as they are not supposed to cross the
border.
The Saunders home is located on
Frenchville Road, near Fort Kent. Lt.
Riee'of the Public Information Office at .
Yort Kent stated that experimental air-
craft, whether Canadian or American,
would be very unlikely cross the in-
ternational border.
On Saturday, the 17th of August, at
3:30 a.m., about 40 hours before the 3:30 a.m., about 40 hours before the
Saunders boys' sighting, a lone hiker
stopped to rest at a road junction about ,
two miles north of Cyr mountain on the
road from Birch Point to St. David. road from Birch Point to St. David.
Looking toward the south, he saw an Looking toward the south, he saw an
object moying slowly toward the north- object moving slowly toward the north-
west. It was oval-shaped, appeared to
give olf a yellowish light similar to that
of the moon. It moved along an irregu-
lar course, making frequent turns as
sharp as a hundred degrees or less. The
observer watched it for about fifteen
minutes during which time it moved
from the vicinity of the planet Saturn
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WALES:
Bank manager's sighting
The revival of interest in flying
saucers has caused the news-
papers to devote considerable
space to the subject. The follow- inferno? The fact that it was so
ing account is taken from the low and such a tremendous spec-
South Wales Evening Post pub- tacle, cuts out any suggestion of
lished in Swansea on August 23: a meteor.
"Still wondering whether he It was the shape of a shuttle-
could believe his eves, Swansea cock or jelly fish, and travelled
bank manager, Mr. W. D. Evans, bank manager, Mr. W. D. Evans, low, steadily and majestically. It low, steadily and majestically. It
told me today of the mysterious was something sufficiently was something sufficiently un- un-
object he saw in the sky off object he saw in the sky off usual to be quite frightening. I usual to be quite f frightening. I
Langland soon after midnight. have always been sceptical about
'As large as a double-decker bus, 'As large as a double-decker bus, flying saucers, but this is some-
shaped like a jellyfish, and emit- thing clean outside normal human thing clean outside normal human
ting a red-orange pulsating glow, experience so far as I am con-
it travelled silently from east to cermned.' cerned.'
west on a steady course between "Mr. King confirmed that the
40 m.p.h. and s0 m.p.h. at be- 40 m.p.h. and s0 m.p.h. at be- object emitted an orange light,
tween 2,000 and 3,000 feet,' he tween 2,0G0 and 3,000 feet,' he was moving in a straight line at a
said. And, smilingly, he added: steady altitude, was silent and
'I had not been drinking. It was travelling from east to west.
a fantastic experience. Looking I had not seen anything like
back on it now, I find it very hard it in my life. I was quite fas-
to believe it happened. It was cinated, but cannot think of any
extraordinarily eerie.' explanation. It was nothing like a
So convinced was Mr. Evans, meteorite, and I would not bave
an ex-R.A.F. operations control thought it was a flare,' he said.
officer that what he had wit- 44 Coastguards on look-out duty
nessed for a full minute-and-a- at Mumbles saw no object to sea-
half was unearthly, that he rang ward.
Swansea police and gave them a From reports we have had
full description. He called out from the police, the object must
near neighbour in Beaufort Close, have come from landward. In
Langland, Mr. Desmond King, a our view, it was a rocket or flare
production manager, who saw the fired by some unauthorised per-
object for about 15 seconds be- son. There was no distress fare
fore it disappeared low down in last night,' said a spokesman."
the direction of Mumbles light-
house.
"Mr. Evans' wife also saw the
object, and the police had reports
from two taxi drivers who had
seen things in the sky. One of
them thought it was a flare which
had come down at Southend. had come clown at Southend.
Police searched the beach at at
Southend but found nothing.
"R.A.F. air traffic control R.A.F. air traffic control l at I at
Uxbridge were informed but they
had had no report of a distress
flare. flare.
Said Mr. Evans: 'My wife Said Mr. Evans: 'My wife
and I were returning home after
taking an accident case to hos- taking an accident case to hos-
pital. Looking up, towards Lang-
land Bay Golf Club, I saw this
thing which I first thought was a
very large flare. But it passed
directly overhead, completely
soundless and on a definite track,
unaffected by the wind. There
was a tremendous glow from the
thing. It was obviously going to
a plan. It was either controlled
from the ground or from inside.
But who could live in such an
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NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 24 August 1963
Parma, Chio
SOURCE: FSIC October 1963
PARMA, OHIO.....AuguSt 24, 1963...
2:30 AM, EDST...Dogwood Estates & Pleasant
Valley Road. Three members of family
reported seeing a cigar-shaped object which
was described as like "burning pho sphorous";
"irradescent", said another.
The object changed colors from very
white to green to red. The father said he
detected small stars around it. Up and dow
movements were described as covering approx-
imately one inch at arm's length. It also imately one incn at arm's lengtn, It also
seemed to vary in distance. There was no
horizontal motion. It was seen horizontal motion. It was seen directly directly
south at 35 - 40 elevation. The daughter
said she saw it for about one hour. The
planet, Jupiter, was not in planet, Jupiter, was not in th position
indicated at that time....Credit-Earl Neff
ofCUP.
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26 August, 1963
No Case (Lnformation Only) Wadsworth, England
500kt: Fhying SAOCEn
"Round with a flat top"
The Wandsworth Borough
News on August 28 gave the
following account of as sighting
in the district: "A clear and
lucid lucid account account or a myst mysterious
flying object sighted at 7.45
a.m. last Monday a.m. last Monday (August 26)
was given to the Wandsworth given to the Wandsworth
Borough News by ten-year-old Borough News by ten-year-old
David Anthony Mohan, who lives
at 13 Grantley House, Ackroydon
Estate. Estate.
Suddenly I saw something
moving,'" moving,' said David. 'It was
travelling in a north-easterly
direction and direction and seemed to pass
right over the t top of Timperley
Court. It was s fairly high and
seemed to be moving at about
60 m.p.h. Although the sun
wasn't shining, it was glistening
brightly like whitish silver. I
didn't hear any noise of engines.
I had a very good view,'" con-
tinued David, and it was too
large to be a balloon. I think it
was about a hundred feet in
circumference. It was roundish
in shape but had a flat top, like
a platform. It seemed to be a
deck. From underneath was
sticking out a long object like a
wireless aerial, quite straight.
While I watched it,' he added, 'I
had it in view for about seven
seconds and it disappeared be-
hind a small cloud. I waited for
it to come out of the other side
but it did not reappear.'
"Close Close questioning does not questioning does not
shake any shake any detail of David's story. detail of David's story.
He is accustomed to seeing plenty He is accustomed to seeing plenty
of aircraft, but is positive that he of aircraft, but is positive that he
has never before has never before seen any object seen any object
resembling 'The Thing'that flew
across Ackroydon Estate on Mon- across Ackroydon Estate on Mon-
day day morning. David's family morning. David's family
occupy one of the top maisonette
flats of Grantley House, and
David went to the window to
look at the weather prospects for
the day. On the skyline in front
of him was the tall block named
Timperley Court on an adjoining
estate. It was a cloudy morning
with no sunshine; the light was
quite dull."
Credit to Mr. Laurence Cooper.)
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Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: -
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
0. Sound_1=
FLHSHING LIGHTS
8. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obisct and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match, If you had performed this oxperiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
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THAN ECH-ESATELLITE Trtf ECH-eSATELLITE
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ARPEAReO ANPEAReO
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch amy details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusiors, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
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No Case (Information Only) 29 August, 1963
Kent, Englard
SAuckn NU-DECE5
Sockce: Fhying
Damned fact from Kent
The London Evening Standard
on August 29 printed the follow-
ing report without comment:
"Police, farmers and council
officials were mystified by a
straw storm'which hit Dartford
todlay. It fell for about an hour
and, said one woman, 'the sky
seemed full of it.'
police spokesman said:
'We are baffled. There was too
much of it to be dropped from
an airplane.'"
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NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY) 29 August 1963
Madere, Colifornia
SOUECE: IAPA- SEP63
Case 88, Madera, California, August 29. 1963. Jerr Murray and Larry Wcoda sam ase 88, Madera; California. August 29,1951. Jefri Murray and Larry Wcoda sas a
ailvery UrO about 250Q feet in altitude. Ths object was saucer-shaped, and was ailvery Uro about 25oQ feet in altitude. The object was saucer-shaped, and was
silont. silent.
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1 - 30 SEPTEMBER 1963 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Sept Burlington, Massachusetts - INSUFFICIENTI
DATA
Sept Tenafly, New Jersey AIRCRAFT
Sept Hendersonville, N. C. d. INSUFFICIENT DATA
(?) 1 Djskarta, Indonesia AstroMETEOR)
1 Niland, California AIRCRAFT
43.2CN 173.50W (Pacific) Military SATELLITE
Sacramento, California Military Astro (JUPITER)
HNN Healdsburg, California BALLOON
Oxtord,Maine Other (HOLE IN GROUND
7 Corvallis, Oregon SATELLITE
8 8 Eastern Kansas Eastern Kansas AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
9 20/24N 155.27W (Pacific) 20/24N 1 155.27w (Pacific) Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA
10-20 10-20 San Diego, California SATELLITE SATELLITE
11 11 33.15N 175.00w 175.00W (Pacific) (Pacific) Msftary Mstary AIRCRAFT
12 12 Bloomington, Illinois Astro (JUPITER) (JUPITER)
13 13 Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Astro JU
13 24.40N 150W (Pacific). Civilian Civilian SATELLITE
14 14 Susanville, California UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
15 Vandalia, Ohio UNIDENTIFIED
15 LaGrange, Illinois LaGrange, Illinois BALLOON
15 Dayton, Ohio Astro METEOR
17 Seattle, Washington 1. SATELLITE
2. AIRCRAFT
20 Pacific (off Coast of Oregon) Military SATELLITE
20 California - Oregon Multiple Astro (METEOR)
22 Vernon, Texas Astro TEOR)
22 3+.30N 174.30w (Pacific) Military SATELLITE
22-23 Cody, Wyoming Astro (JUPITER)
23 SE Oregon Military Astro (METEOR)
18.2N 161.3E (Pacific) Military Astro (METEOR)
Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania AIRCRAFT
Keesler AFB Mississippi Other (CONTRAILS)
Martinsburg, Ohio AIRCRAFT
35.05N 152.06W (Pacific) Military SATELLITE
w Dagar, Montana Astro (METEOR)
34.14N 125.29W (Pacific) Militar Other (MISSILE)
Herkdner, New York AstroAURORA)
26 San Jose, Californis San Jose, California Military Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
27 Long Baach, California Long Beach, California SATELLITE SATELLITE
30 Mileshoe - Farwell, Texas Muleshoe - Farwell, Texas Civilian-Military Civilian-Military Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
Cannon Cannon AFB, New Mexico AFB, New Mexico
30 20.20N 20.2CN 172.40w (Pacific) Civilian Civilian SATELLITE
30 30 47.501 172.20w (Pacific) - Military Military SATELLITE
30-7 Oct Murfreesboro, Tennessee military SATELLITE
.
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1 - 30 SEPTEMBER 1963 SIGHTINGS
ADDITIONAL REPORIED SICHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Sept Universe Science News Ltr
Sept Kent, England News Clipping
Sept Southampton, England "1
3 Southern California " "1
8 Lancashire, England "
12 Cape Cod " "1
13 Akron, Ohio "
16 Los Angeles, California "
19 19 South Dudley, Australia South Dudley, Australia : "
20 Huntsville, Arkansas Huntsville, Arkansas "1 "
24 St. Charles, Missouri "
DR 26 26 Dayton, Ohio MR (Sgt Baker)
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(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was? _
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a.In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c.Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
.At sea f. Flying over open country?
g.
24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complsto the following questions: time, then complsto the ving quostions;
24.1 What direction were you moving? 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) (Circle One)
a. North c. East . South . South . g. Wast g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? 24.2 How fast were you moving? _ _miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yos No
b. Sun glasses Yes 19 f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
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2 Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or bjects mads Place on A at the beginaing of th Ie. Plcce on "A" at the baginning e
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
1.2
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay were traveling. Draw a picture of how they were arrangad, and put an arrow to show the directicn that thay were traveling.
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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
LA+ST NIGHTYE Lecks SIMiLIIR 0)
AT SAME LSCHTIEN 11 DIRGBLE.
31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circie One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
2 BELOu
C1 SAME ADPRESS A.S
DHYTON cLicE. CAMEOUT AND LAST NIGHT
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32. Please give tho following information about yourself:
NAME
Lost Name Firs Name First Name Miduls Nama Miduls Nama
ADDRESS Drytin Drytn - 1Z oHe H.0
Strest Streat City Zone Stare Stare
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE 42 SEX
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experiance, which might be pertinent. Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
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Day Month Year
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.Date you completed this questionnaire: of HUG 1163
Day Month Year
35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
26 Auggust 1963 Dayton, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Ballson
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircrait
GMT_ 27/0310Z Air-Visual Air-Intercopt Radar D Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Capella
Yu D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Greater than I hr One Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object resembling a s Object resembling a star observed for over one star observed for over one Capella at O5 deg elevation, 25 deg az. Capella at O5 deg elevation, 25 deg az.
hour. From North to SE across sky. hour. From North to SE across sky. Witness Witness Object characteristic of Astro body.
would not give name and ar hung up. hung up.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 28 3EP 33)