PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 January 1964 29.00N 177.00W (PAIF) 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TME GROCP OPODSCRYATON
Locol. Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Radur Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
000 000 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT31/07252 GMT31/07257 AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes 00 0 ProbublyAstronomicol Probubly Astronomicol
xNo 0 PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
ailitary
7. LENGTH OF CBSERYATION 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OBJECTS 9. COURSE OrharSatal Orher-Satalit aluation luation
Q00 200 Insufficient Dara for
one not reported Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF 11. COMMENTS
Large star like object, very high fading Large star like object, very high fading ECHO schedules not available. Case ECHO schedules not available. Case
lat 330 deg az at 25 deg elevation. Speed . evaluated as a Satellite based on
5 deg of are per minute. Thought to be description and flight characteristic.
ECHO II.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 52P 52)

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1 - 28 FEBRUARY 1964 SICHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
2 Ely, Minnesota Astro (METEOR)
.64 501 29.30W (Atlantic) Military SAMCLLITE
65.OON 28.43W (Atlantic) Military SATELLITE
mtno Montgomery, Alabama Astro (VENUS JUPITER
Corvallis, Oregon Astro (METEOR)
Albany,Oregon Astro (METEOR)
9 Rivesville, West Virginia Other (CONFLICTING DATA
11 -Brooklyn, New York INSUFFICIENT DATA
12 .Germantown. Ohio AIRCRAFT
13 -Los Angeles, California AIRCRAFT
14 Eonolulu, Hawaii Other (POLICE SIRENS)
14-13 Mar Spain Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
15 Dallas, Texas Multiple AIRCRAFT
18 -47 30X 170 1CW (Pacific) Military Astro (METEOR)
19 Phillippins Military SATELLITE
20 Ogien, Utah Astro (METEOR)
20 20 33.30N 177.40W (Pacific) Military Miiitary SATELLITE SATELLILE
21 Waupaca, Wisconsin Waupaca. Wisconsin AIRCRAFT
23 -56.45N 41.1Ow (Pacific) 41.10W (Pacific) Military Other (SATELLITE DECAY)
-Philadelphis, Pennsylvania -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania INSUFFICIENT DATA INSUFFICIENT DATA
California Oregoa Oregoa Military & Civilian Other (MISSILE) Other (MISSILE)
Greenville, Ohio Greenville, Ohio Astro (VENT (VEI JUPITER UPITER
Trenton, Michigan Other (CONFLICTING DATA) Other (CONFLICI G DATA)
Marshall, Michigan Astro(STAR) Astro (STAR)
Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester, New Hanpshire (PHOTO) AStrO (VENUS & JUPITER) PHOTO) AStro (VENUS & JUPITER)
-50.40N 170W (Pacific) (Pacifie) Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
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7 ADDITIONAL IGHTINGS (NOT CASES) (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
5 Cape Mendocino, California News clipping
7 Albermarl, North Carolina "1 "
10 Sidlaws & Perth, Scotland "
12 Slacksted, England 11 "
15 Las Palmas to Zurich(S.Africa Airways)
19 Rabual, New Britain.
20 Kent, England
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRICO MUSSAGE
Chen SHELitE INCOMING
AF IN : 57214 (31 Jan 64) G/ab- Page l of 2
INFO DIA-25, DIA(CIIC)-2
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TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HA TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HA
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HA RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HA
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAC USAF WASH D C
RUECW/CNO WASH D C
RUECW/SECNAV WASH D C
R UWGALB/CONCNORAD RUWGALB/CONCNORAD ENT AFB COL ENT AFB COL
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HA ZNE
RUHLHS/CONCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HA
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HA
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE SRANCH UNCLASSIRIEO VESSAGE
AF IN : 57214 (31 Jan 64) Page 2 of 2
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2NAVY 43215
3. LARGE STAR-LIKE OBJECT
4.29-00 NORTH 177-00 WEST 4.29-00 NORTH 1 177-0 EST
5. 31/07252
6. VERY HIGH
7. 330 DEGREES 25 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
8. TRAVESED 5 DEGREES PER 8. TRAVESED 5 DEGREES PER MINUTE MINUTE
9. POSSIBLE 9. POSSIBLE ECHO TWO ECHO TWO
BT
NOTE .. Adv cy del to XOPX, NIN & DIA
Readdressed per AFHQ 1392 #687

the sky is dark, well ahead of any other America and just barely reaches Tasmania. number is four, and there can be as few
object (except the moon, which passes This is not a totol eclipse of the sun, as two, In that case, both will be of the sun.
Venus on Dee. !7y. like the one that occurred last July and But there can be as many as seven in
Jupiter is also visible, higher and farther was visible in the United States. It will be one year-cither five of the sun and two of
south, in the constailation of Pisces, the partial, and where the eclipse is greatest, on the noon, or four of the sun and three
fishes. This planet does appear on the map. the zoast of Enderby Land, only about 56% of the moon. This will almost occur during
It is only about a quarter as bright as Venus, of the solar diameter will be covered by 1964, since there was an eclipse of the moon
but is still very brilllant. the dark dise of the moon. on Dee. 30. Thus, in the 12 months between
It will be the first of six eclipses that will Christmas in 1963 and 1964 there are seven
Three Other Planets Visible occur during 1964. Four of these will be eclipses.
Two other planets are in the evening sky eclipses of the sun-all partial. After January The last time there were seven eclipses in
after sunset, but are much harder to see. the next comes on June 10, when residents a calendar year was in 1935, with five of
These are Mars, which sets very soon after of Australia and New Zealand will see it. the sun and two of the moon. It will happen
the sun, and Saturn, which follows a little This time about 75% of the sun's diameter again in 1982, when solar eclipses will come
later. Mercury will be to the west of the will be hidden where the eclipse is greatest. on Jan. 25, June 21, July 20 and Dec. 15,
sun at the end of December. Around Jan. The next, on July 9, will be visible over and those of the moon on Jan. 9, July 6
26 you may be able to see it low in the the Arctic regions, including parts of north- and Dec. 30.
cast just before sunrise. ern Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Then This information about future cclipses,
But now let us go from the plagets to the maximum eclipse will only be about by the way, comes from a very remarkable
the stars of the January evenings. These are the stars of the January evenings. These are 32%. The next occurs on Dec. 3 and 4. It book: The Canon of Eclipses, which was
shown on our maps, which depict their will be visible over northeastern Siberia, published in 18s7, the work of a Viennese published in 18s7, the work of a Viennese
appearance about 10:00 p.m. on the first, appearance about 10:00 paim. on the first, Alaska and the northern Pacific Ocean. The
9:00 pum. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on the 8
3lst, your own kind of standard time. AURIGA CEMINI
Toward the southeast is the group of
prominent constellations that make the win- JANJARY PERSEUS CAMELUPAROALIS LYNX
ter evening skies so brilliant. Perhaps the 196t
most conspicuous is Orion, the warrior. ANDROMEDN CANCER
Betelgeuse is the brightest star in Orion: CASSIOPEIA Polaris URSA
below it is the row of three stars supposed CEPHEUS POINTERY " Reg
to form his belt. First magnitude Rigel is PEGASUS URSA LEO
still lower, and a little to the right. LACERTA MINOR MAJOR
Above and to the right of Orion is Tau- .14a00 19909 LMINOR LEO
rus, the bull. Reddish Aldebaran marks the CYGNUS DRACO MATOR
animal's eyes. To the leit is Gemini, the leneb
twins, with the stars Castor and Pollux. orth EAST
A little lower is Canis Minor, the little AWEST
dog, with the star called Procyon. Still PERSTEUS
lower, and to the right, you cone to the
great dog, Canis Major. In this group stands Lastor Pleiades AR15S
Sirius, the dog-star, which is the brightest *
of all the stars seen in the nighttine sky. JANUAY 1954 CEMINT OR.ION vades
This is mainly beeause it is quite close to us. nus TRIANGL UM
Sirius is aboue 2t times as bright as the CER CANIS UINDR PIS CES
stn, but many stars are far more luminous. CAN Procyan
Rigel, for exaiple, exceods the sun by some MOMOCERUS CETUS
50,000 times! ERIDANUS JUPItea
Two other stars, of first magnitude when HY DRA CANIS CEPUS
they are high in the sky, are shown on the MATOR
maps. One is so low in the northwest- PUPPIS COLOMBA
Deneh, in Cygous, the swag-—that its light
is greatly reduced by atmospherle absorp- 4 EAST WESTA
tion, Earlier in the evening it is well up IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS
in the wet, ot the top of the "northern
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ers of 2 91,345,000 miles
rarctic. Number of Eclipses Varies 10:50 p.m. Algol at minimum
isible 3 9:00 a.m. Mercury between earth and
South Six is an unusually large number of 4 sun
mania. eelipses for one year. The most comunon 6 10:58 a.m. Moon in last quarter
sun, nuinber is four, and there can be as few 7:40 p.m. Algol at minimum
and as tiwo. In that ease, both will be of the sun. 9 4:30 p.m. Algol at minimum
ill be But there con be as many as seven in 5:00 p.m. Venus passes Saturn
7:00 p.m. Moon farthest from earth,
t, on one year--elther five of the sin and two ot distance 251,900 miles
56% the moon, or four of the sun and three New moon (partial eclipse of
d by of the moon. This will almost occur during 14 3:44 p.m. sun visible from Antarctiea)
1964, since there was an eclipse of the moon 16 8:00 p.m. Moon passes Saturn
it will on Dee. 30. Thus, in the 12 months between 17 noon Moon passes Venus
ill be Christmas in 1963 and 1964 there are seven 20 2:00 p.m. Moon passes Jupiter
eclipses. 22 12:29 a.m. Moon in first quarter
nuary The last time there were seven eclipses in 12:40 a.m. Algol at minimum
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BAO LANDING AT
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Splitting Dise Seen
In Arkansas "Continued from Page 1)
The follouing report is forwarded by on the objects. but nothing defnite
Lums Fart h of Pumerville. Arkansas. uid be seen. The observer described
and seeas to describe the entry into the as similar to looking at the moon. in
otasoh of diayshoped or (gal lich you can ascertain that there are
shaped objects from a distant point in tails on the surface. but you cannot
sp.on 251 tinguish them. His place of observa-
"on the evening of Tuesday. January in was at his home at the address
Wa. toot. I was eximining the star tield en above. The motion of the objects
of the star. Eta Tauri, a star similar to a kind of corkscrew motion. and
ours at the distnnce of il light years ours at the dist.nce of i light years ing form. The objects had a sort of pul- form. The objects had a sort of pul-
or 11xlo-12 miles. At 8:37 p.m.. an un- or 11xlo-12 miles. at 8:37 p.m. an un- e ing effect. He was using a 6 inch effect. He was using a 6 inch
usual star appeared in the field which escope at 65 power.
was not there a few minutes before On February 12. 1964. the same ob On February 12. 1964, the same ob
At this time it appeared at 8.3 magni- ver observed another UFO in the
lude and inereased shghtly in tude and inereased shightly in bright- bright- ate 3 the general area as the first two It
nes. A first I believed it to be a nova more of a bluish color. This U'Fu more of a bluish color. This U'Fr:
(exploding star). Time: 8:54 p.m. mag- sation no details visible. The motion and
nitude 74--it sppeared with a dise was the same as in the first
shape, but i disregarded thus because of shape, but I disregarded thus because of ating ating. This UFO was viewed with This UFo was viewed with
the possihility of poor atmospherie con- the possibility of poor atmospherie con- same telescope at the same power.
ditions at the time. Time" 9:15 pm. ditions at the time. Time" 9:15 p m. without the neutral filter. It moved
magnitude 5-7-it appeared more dise- magnitude 5-7-1 appeared more dise- bugh a relative 6 degrees per min- ough a relative 6 degrees per min-
shaped but I was not sure at the time shaped but I was There was no change in brirhtness
adain. At 9:34 p.m. the chjeet had split as completely silent, magnitude 52
into two sections with the sanie original observer determined the distance
shape as the first one. At 9:45 p m. it pe about 17 miles. 3.3 minutes of
became evident to me that these were
the real things. For another half hour. he above is one of the most detatled
they became brighter than before. At S1Y hings of UFOs in the outer atmo-
1o.22 pm. they became of naked eve Db re that we have ever examined.
visibiitty at 3rd magnitude. Afier thev the most important part of this in
became visible. I followed them with ht is the fact that the observer was
7x36 bigoculars. They became brighter Wee John M. Brannen, of Littie Rock,
and brighter hy every secompanying Arkansas, President of the Arkansas
munute, uatil their alaal shape was Astronomieal Association.
visible tabout the diameter of the moon
when full. At to:3o p.m. high fre-
quency (and deafening) sound was
heard At this time. the UFOs began to
move in a southeast direction and dis-
appeared in the south-southeast."
By phone and personal interview Mr.
Farish learned the following facts con-
cerning this sighting: "The color of the
UPOs was white. although this could
not he ascertained through the tcle
srupe. becatse the observer was using
a heutral rihter Somne details were visi
(See Disc-Puge 4)