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DATE. - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

30 Octcher 64 30/060:
SOURCE

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Beavercreek, Ohio

10. CONCLUSION
iQON DOG

Civilian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Object appearing as 2 lizht colar of rainbow. srigat nist,
stars visible. Fuzzy. Stationary, changed in bright, eine

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flashed or flickered. Sore foz,. Did not observe diseavvearain

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TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Sroune=-Visual Wo soumi. Did not move in front of o9 bvehimi anythin “thd 8
under dservation. wUstimatied elevation 20 deg Unable to de

COURSE

4.
Stat

PHOTOS

Leraine direction af sighting.

OCOLMINTSs Stationary light like rainbow in view for 15 minutes.
Obssrver did nob see light disappear, iJo direction. loon just
below horizon in East. Paraselenae occurirg af a deg re m the
moon is at the norizon,. Fossible that this rare phenomena af 2
mock moon was the csuse of the He ge .oeon 9100 “30 Oct, Right

ascension 10h.29.40. Declinations plus 14: 38.03

O Yes
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes
EX No

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TOE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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DEARBORN OBSERVATORY

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

25 November 1964

Sergeant David Moody

Foreign Technology Division
Box 9494

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Dave:

Thanks for your letter of November 19. T've looked over the October cases,
and I mst say that I have never seen @& more ordinary or prosaic bunch

of cases for a long while. The Beaver Creek sighting is almost certainly
what you say it is, and although we don't have proof, I think the moon-
doz explanation fits all the limited data we have. I would classify that
as possibiy moondog, or even more strongly, probably moondog.

New that you have the Echo schedules, you can be more positive about satellite
identification. Incidentally, I have just been invited to teach at Harvard
next sumner, and so I will be very close to the source of supply of Echo pre-
dictions, and I can make sure that they keep fiowing.

T would like to get more data on the Brynfield, Massachusetts , 28 October,
S4 case. It might be worth a phone call on ny part, but in the meantime,
wouldn't it be a good idea to send her a guestionnaire form, just to see

what happens.

hings ss for the Fort Jones-Mt. Shesta, 30 October 64 case, This

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observer might turn out to be reliable. Aver all, aren't ali pilots reliable??

October, Hilisboro, Oregon case,

liso, coulé I see the original data for the 1
she 23 Oetover, Oakwood, Ohio case, and the 22 October, Atlantic case, or have
you classified these as super-secret?

What about Major Q's plans for coming to Chicago in December? My classes

are over on Friday the llth so I will be free the week of the lth with the
exception of one short exam T have to give. If you and the Major can't make
it to Ghicago,then it might be a good time for me to rake a visit since I have

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making th visit unless there 15 some business to avtend t
is, TI may be dropping by Columbus the next time I come to Dayton to check
2 few things with the Dean there. ‘

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon ihat you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions cs you possibly can. The information that you give will |
be used for research purposes. Your name will no? be used in connection with any stotemenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information 30 :

that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.

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]. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 2/22. |
Howr Minutes
ae - Sees 2 pect i ae (Circle One): CKMo or P.M. |
Day a
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3. Time Zone: |
(Circle One): eo Eastern (Circle One); a, Daylight Savina |
Central (b> Stondord |
c. Mountain '
d. Pacific
Se, Other :

4, Where were you when you saw the object? "

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' Nearest Postel Address City or Town State or County |
5. How long was object in sight? (Tota! Duration) Ha. eee eee 7 a

es Hours | Minutes — Seconds |
a. Certain c. Not very sure |

bi Fairly certain d. Just a guess |

5 How was time in sight determined? BILE ron —
5. 2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes a No i
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6. Whot was the condition of the sky?

DAY NIGHT
a. Bright -@. Bright
b. Cloudy "b. Cloudy

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7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the oviect?

{Circla One): °. in front of you Af if d. To your left
b. in back of 7? it 2, Overhead
¢c. To your sight 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

(b A few b. Dull moonlight

c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember — @ Don’t remember

What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Cirele One):
a. Clear sky a. Dry

b. Hazy by Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow

e. Don’t remember

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The object appeared: (Circle One):

a. Solid As a light
b. Transparent » Don’t remember

c. Vapor

If it appeared as a light, was it brighter then the brightest stars? (Circle One):

& Brighter 3 c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don’t know

11.1 Compare brightness to some common object;

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The edges of the object were:

(Circle One): 4) Fuzzy or blurred | e. Other

» Like a bright star : : /
c. Sharply outlined .
d. Don’t remember

13. Did the object: (Circle One for aoch 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 > 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’? ‘now ;
g. Flash or flicker? Yes, No Don’? know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don’? know

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14, Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?

No | |

15. .Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? | :

(Circle One): Yes fo) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what |
it moved behind; —— ;
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16. _Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): Yes Ag) Don’t Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what
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17. . Tell in a few words the following things about the object:

o bec JSS es 7 Rc eG SROs ne

b. Color bi eR A D

18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how

much of the object is covered by the head of the motch. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?

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19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.

Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an ‘‘A"’ on the curveri line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it, Place a “‘B"’ on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Places an ''A”’ on the compass
when you first saw it. Ploce a ‘’B”’ on the compass where you /ast saw the object,

90°

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28, .Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made, Place an ‘*A"’ at the beginning of the
path, a “'B"’ at the end of the path, and show any chonges in direction during the course.

29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? —--_-_-- _~»__ EE
Draw a picture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the direction tha? they were traveling.

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes As

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 &9

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?

22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 23. Were you {Circle One)

(Circle One):

e. At sea f, Fiying over open country?

Be g. Other

24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North c. Faw e. South
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest

24.2 How fast were you moving? ___._____miles per hour.

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were locking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No

25. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglasses God Ne e. Binoculars
b. Sun glasses Yes eg -  f. Telescope
c. Windshield Yes No) g- Theodolite

Yes
Yes

g. West

a. In the business section of a city?

& Inside a building (3) In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina cor c. In open countryside?

c. Outdoors d. Near an airfieid?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Fiying over a city?

h. Northwest

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d, Window glass Yes) No h. Other

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25. In order that you can give as cleor a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words o comm=r

object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same cppearance as ihe object which you sa..,

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30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.

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31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ye No

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31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 3 No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:

32. Please give the following information about yourself;

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Street City Zone State

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Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.

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33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Py ae ie
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Duy Month Year

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34, Date you completed this questionnaire:

35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points e the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

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PARAMETER 142

the screen itself, or by other thermometers placed in the screen. Errors of
parallax in reading a rain measure are also important, and they occur
whenever an observer places his eye either above or below the level of the

water surface in the rain measure.

Parameter.—A quantity related to one or more variables in such a way
that it remains constant for any specified set of values of the variable or
variables, ¢.g. in STATISTICS, MEAN, STANDARD DEVIATION.

_Paranthelia—A mock sun at the same elevation as the sun and in an
aziinuth greater than 90° from the sun may be called a paranthelion. White
paranthelia at 120° from the sun are fairly common. Paranthelia at about
140° from the sun have been recorded on rare occasions.

Paraselenae or mock moons, analogous to mock suns, have been observed
occasionally. No measurements are available but it may be presumed that
mock moons will be at the same elevation as the moon and that the angular
distance will like that between sun and mock sun, being 22° when the
luminary is on the horizon and 25° when the luminary is at an elevation of 30°.

Parhelia.—Images of the sun, coloured or white. The mock suns seen
most frequently are at the same elevation as the sun and coloured with
red nearest the sun. When the sun is near the horizon the distance is equal
to the radius of the ordinary balo, i.e. 22°. When the sun is higher the
distance is so that if halo and mock sun are both seen the mock
sun is outside the halo. White mock suns are to be seen in the azimuth
120° from the sun. Bright patches seen at the top and bottom of the halo
of 22° at the points of contact of the tangent arcs, are sometimes referred

to as mock suns :

Pentad.—A period of five days. Five-day means are frequently used in
meteorological work, as five days form an exact sub division (j,rd) of the

ordinary year, an advantage not possessed by the week.

Percolation.—The downward passage of surface water through the soil.
Part of the rain which falls on the land surface re-evaporates, part runs off
into streams and rivers to the sea, while part percolates through the soil.
Measurements of the amount of rain water which percolates through certain
de})ths of soil have been published in the annual volumes of British Rainfall.
Usually the gauge consists of a cubic yard of natural earth inserted in a
metal container and sunk in the hole formed by removing this earth. The
rain water which lates through is drained off and measured daily at
9h., access to the receiver being obtained by means of a trap door at the
side of the gauge. The results are usually published as a depth in hundredths
or thousandths of an inch of water. See Evaporation.

Periodical,—Recurting at regular intervals, like the position of the bob
of a simple pendulum, The most obvious periodical variations in the atmos-
phere are associated with the alternation of night and day, and the alternation
of winter and summer, corresponding respectively with the day and the
year. Strictly speaking a variation is not to be called periodical unless the
interval between successive maxima and successive minima is constant, and
so the sunspot variation should not strictly be described as periodical, since

the interval between successive maxima or minima varies from about 8 years
to about 16 years. “

Periodicity.—A periodical variation. A vast amount of labour has: been
devoted by meteorologists to the search for periodical variations other than
those whose i are the day or the year, by the use, at some stage or
other of the work, of the methods of HARMONIC ANALYsiIs. It is thus implied
that a periodicity as normally treated, shall be at least approximately of
the nature of a harmonic oscillation, capable of being represented by a simple
sine curve. A requires for its complete determination the length

of the period, smnatiiets (i.e. half the total range) of the variation, and

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the time of occurrence of the ni
in forecasting, the square of its
of the square of the STANDARD ©

Periodogram.—A diagram us
investigation of hidden period:
variations from day to day or
usually the existence of any pé
Schuster’s method of finding tt
are thus masked by apparently |
trial periods 7, and evaluating th
is drawn with #* as ordinate ar
obtained shows a number of pei
of the curve. The values of 7
to be the most likely periods. |
R?* and T rather than R and T,
of R and 7. If the original n
with standard deviation a, the
4a*/(n — 1). Schuster has shown
of R* should exceed » times 407/|
used to test the reality of 7
requires considerable care.

Persistence.—In meteorology

same type to continue over a la
persistent anticyclone. E. V. D
the persistence of wet or fine we
through which similar condition:
after one day without rain, the |
is -57, but after ten successive
Similarly, after one rain-day, th
ten successive rain-days it is «7!

Personal Equation.—An exp
might or should be applied to
consequence of an unconscious t
low. The tendency is usually ne
a given instrument. A familiar
The observer is directed to hok
with the eye, but it is difficult !
is correctly secured. Some obser
in readings which are too low, o

Phenology.—The study of t
All natural phenomena are inclv
migration, and so on, but often
the time at which certain trees a
each year, and to the dates of
insects.

A phenological report is pub!
Society, in which the phenologi
all over the British Isles are br
year under review.

A “bioclimatic law ”’ has ber
United States Weather Bureau.
vations made in the eastern Uni
regression (according to season)
rate of four days for each degre:
400 ft. of altitude. The law ap
Isles in so far as changes of latit

* “The persistence of wet and dr