PROJECT BLUE BOOK

3. SOURCE

Civilim
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Ore
5. LENGTH OF O8SERVATION
21/2 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION

Ground=-Visual
7. COURSE

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8. PHOTOS

Oo Yes
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9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

 Yus

Xt No

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12, CONCLUSION

11, BRIE*® SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

2. LOCATION

Huntington, West Virginia

3A L ELLITE

Only Echo schedules are retained. Sighting was not of Echol o
» Probably one of the otrer visible Satellites,

Osserver was looking through a window when he observed the
oject. It flickered just like a twinkling star on a clear
icht. It traveled about 3% degrees on the horizon, moving

in a direction a few degrees N of E. It disappeared as

though the lisht had been turned off,

FTO sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used.

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, Patterson AFB, Chio 45433
26 February 1965

The observations you made in Jamary 1964 are similar to many
reports of satellites received by the Air Force. Satellite
schedules are not retained beyond one year, maxing identifri-
cation of a specific satellite impossible at this Location.

——_—

We are attaching a brochure describing the Air Force program

on unidentified flying objects. Thank you for reporting your
observation to the Air Force.

Sincerely, |
HECTOR QUINTANILIA, Jr 1 Atch
Chief, Project Blue Book |

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Ve Fe Ue. REPORTS,

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GENTLEMEN?

THE Two LETTERS ENGLU StU GUNCENN TYO SIGHTINGS MADE A YEAR AGO LAST

MONTHte TLUENESS—— AND QUITE A FEW OTHER THINGS—— INTERVENED SO | AM SENDING THEM

iN NOW ONLY FOR THE RECORDe

THES SIGHTING WAS MADE SUNDAY MORNING GETWEEN 12 miNUTES OF 6 AM AND GS

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wyNuTes oF 6 Am, JaNuARY 19, 1964. THe Ue Fe O. was asour SO Asove THE HORE ZON
TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LYNE TO AN EAST BY NORTH POSITION WHEN IT DISAPPEARED.

THE Use Fe Us WAS VISIBLE AS A POINT OF LIGHT, LIKE A STAR. CLASSIFYING

THE VORNING STAR AS Noe | IN SIZE, BRELLIANGCE ANO VISIBILITY YOULO GIVE THE

Ue Fe Us A RANK OF NOo 3. THE LIGHT 1T GAVE OFF PULSED OR FLICKERED vUST LIKE
THE YFAINKLING OF A GTAR ON A CLEAR, COOL NIGHT.

JHEN | SAW IT, IT WAS MOVING FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION (Point A). IT
TRAVELED ABOUT 30° ON THE HORIZON, MOVING DOV ANO IN A DIRECTION A FEW DEGREES
NORTH OF EAST. IT THEN DISAPPEARED AS THOUGH THE LIGHT HAD BEEN TURNED ofr (Forint

B)e !T DID NOT FADE OUT IN THE HAZE OR GO BEHIND A CLOUD SUT SIMPLY VANISHED.

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TOTAL OBSERVATION TIMES Cb MINUTES»

WEATHER CONDITIONS} CLEAn, COOL, A NUMBER OF STARS, NO MOON, NO CLOUDS,

SLANKET OF HAZE

WOTES THis Ue Fe Ue WAS ViSsSLleE ONLY AS A POINT OF LIGHT, iT 010 PULSE

BUT OF O NOT SRIGHTEN IN COURSE OF {TS FLEGHTe

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10, CONCLUSION

SATILLITE

29 Januar:
3, SOURCE

Huntin cton

West Vircinia

Civilian
4. NUMBER OF CSJECTS

Only =cho schedules are retained. Sif
or IT. Probably one of the other vis

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Osserver was looking through a window to the =:
noticed object. it was 45 degrees above the ho

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with a gig=sag motion. as motionless at one
moved rapidly out of sight.

TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground=-Vi sual
COURSE

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§. PHOTOS

O Yes
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9. PHYSICAL EVICENCE

0 Yes

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FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used,

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rTD ( TDEW)
‘“VrightePatterson Af3, Chios 45433
"6 Pevruary 1965

Tie observations you made in January 1964 are similar to many
revorts of satellites received by the Air Force. ‘Satellite
schedules ars not retained beyond one year, making identifi-
cation of a svecific sateilite impossibie at this location.

Ve are attaching a brochure describing tne Air Force program

on unidentified flying objects. Thank you for revorting your
ooservation to the Air Force.

Sincerely,
MSCTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr 1 Ateh
Major, USAF Brochure

Chief, Project Blue Book

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WRUIGHT=PATTERSON Ae Fe Bey
GENTLEMENS

Tres SIGHTING WAS MADE WEONESDAY MORNING BETWEEN & MENUTES OF SAM AND
S35 MINUTES OF 5am, JANUARY 29, 1964. THE Us Fe Us WAS NEAREST A STAR—< oF
PLANET -—— Aeaut ds; ° ASOVE THE HORIZON, CAST AND NORTH OF HUNTINGTON, vie VAs
THIS STAR——OR PLANET——=— | will REFER TO 1T AS A STAR, 15 NOT KNOWN TO ME. Hurt
tT MAY BE FOENTEIEFI EO AS FOLLOWSS IT RIGES DURING THE EARLY *ORNING HOURS ASOUT
ME OWAY ARCUND THE HORIZON BETWEEN EAST AND NORTH ALMOST EXACTLY UNDER THE
POSITION OF THE 61¢ OrPpPeR an DECEMBER AND VERY EARLY JANUARYs IT 1S A RAPID
TRAVELER, REACHES ABOUT 45 *asove THE HORS ZON BETWEEN 4350 ano 5 am, APPROACHES
ITS ZENITH AND FADES OUT AT DAWN. RATING THE NORNING STAR AS No. ! UN
BRILLIANCE AND VISIBILITY, THIS STAR RANKS AS ABOUT Noe 3-

TRE Us Fe Us WAS Vi SIBLE AS A POINT OF LIGHT, RANKED AS A POOR NO
OR WOe DIN SIZE, BRILLIANCE AND VISEBILITY NEXT TO THE STAR | USE as A
LOCATER POINT. THE Use Fe oe WAS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AND NORTH OF THE LOCATER

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STAR. «WEN | SPOTTED IT, IT WAS MOTIONLESS AT Point &. THEN IT PLUNGES COW {N

AN EASTERLY DIRECTION,

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VOTE? THIG Us Fe Os WAS A DIFFIGULT ONE TO FOLLOW SECAUSE OF (TS SPEED
AND THE FACT THAT 1T WAS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY THREE PREVIOUS SI1GHTINGSs IT bID
PULSE SUT OF0 NOT SRIGHTEN TO DENOTE INCREASED SPEED. Irs z G=<ZAQS WEE
LETERALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES AND SO FAST THAT § LOST IT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT
SACH TURNe | T OF0 NOT FOLLOW AN ERRATIC COURSE BUT MASNTAINED THE SANE

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~SGERVATION TIME: ABOUT I> MINUTES.

WEATHER CONDITIONS! CLEAR, COOL, FULL MOON, SOME STARS, NO CLOUDS, THE

USUAL HAZE THAT HANGS OVER THE VHIO VALLEY.

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GENTLEMEN:

THE ENCLOSEO ARTICLE 15 ALL 1 WAVE FROM THE LOCAL PAPERS ABOUT TRE UPRS

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IN VERGINDAs TWO §0DEAS OCCURRED TO ME AS A RESULT. “NES YOU HAVE NOTED THaT ALL

MY SIGHTINGS WERE MADE DUE EAST OF HUNTINGTON, W¥e VAe §N A GENERAL UNE East

THRY VHARLESTON, Wi TE SuLPHUR GPRINGS AND iNnTO VIRGEeNTA TERRS TORY WHERE you

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ARE NOW HAVING A SLIGHT BENOLAMe THE VIRGINIA SIGHTINGS SKE COMING AGOQUT A YEAR

AFTER MY SECOND SIGHTINGS AND MY SECOND PAIR TOOK PLACE ABOUT A YCAR AFTER my
FiRGT SIGHTINGSe

{T STREKES ME THAT A NEW FACTOR HAS ENTERED THE PICTURE. YOU RECALL

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THE KEYHCE WRITINGS THAT HE MENTIONS TWO MAUCR PERIODS OF SAUCER ACTIVITIES;

MORLO WAR {| AND THE ATOM Bones PERIOD INCLUOING THE POSTWAR EXPERIMENTS

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THE FAGTOR INFL ENCING THE SAUCER visits wAS——_ WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE,
WOW LT SEEMS WE HAVE A NEW ELEMENT ENTERING THE PICTURE, THAT 1S y THE

DECISICNS OF THE SAUCER FzoPLe THEMSELVESe | HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THEY

MAY HAVE

AN IMPROVED SAUCER AND ARE ABLE TO PEN<PoOINT OBSERVATIONG—=—— IN THIS CASE, VA.

CG ite VAe TERRITORY. THE Pro XIMITY AND PO

SITION OF THE SAUCER HOME BASE, SPEED

AND OPERATIONAL 1 MPRO VEMENTS, MAY ALLOW SCHEDULED OBSERVATIONS 14

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N ONE YEAR

CYCLES INSTFAD OF MASSEO CSBSERVATIONS AT TRREGULAR INTERVALS.

PoPSe

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ARE OuR SATELLITES CARRYING ANYTHING WtKO TELE-PHO TO SQUIPMENT TO MAKE AND

TRANSMIT PICTURES oF ANY ONE EXAMINING THEM WHILE THEY ARE OPERATIONAL tN SPACE?