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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25 Apri1 1966 26/0115-0120Z Northeastern, United States
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilians
4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Seconds Object was very bright. It left an exhaust trail. Traveled in
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a straight path and when it disappeared broke up into
pieces. Numerous reports spectacul eteor was
Ground-Visual confirned by the Smithsonian Institute.
7. COURSE
North North
a. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
Yes
YXNo
FORM
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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,  "B"' at the end of the path, and shiun any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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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) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
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Please giv the following information about yourself: :
NAME
Last Name First Nome Middle Name
ADDRESS EnstIslip NEyyork,
Street City State
TELEPHO NUMBER AGE 48 SEX Male,
Indicate any additional information about yourself,
FORmER AIRTECHN p LINGUIST stated
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Close to Belford
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? only boal people
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 25 Aril 1966
Day Month Year
Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 9IITH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, MEDIUM (RESERVE) (CONAC)
GREATER PITTSBURGH ORT, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15231
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Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
1. Unidentified Flying Objects seen in the Pittsburgh area 25 Apr. 66.
2. General resume attached
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UFO sighted same time same desc
11 = Miss Elizabeth, Pa
UFO sighted at 2037 25 Apr 1966
streak South East to Northwest.
n1 I1 Miss White Hall, Pa.
UFO sighted at 20 15 East to North Same descri
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UFO sighted at 20l5, Same as above.
11 H1 Mr. J Fox Chapel
UFO sightei 2020 Due North -- Red and Green oblong and
traveling and a high rate of speed. Md nien face oi -p
t1 11 Mr. Mr Glenwillard, Pa. Glenwillard, Pa
UFO sighted -- Large green oblonged shaped. UFO sighted -- Large green oblonged shaped. =
!1 11 I1 Mr. Grl Mr. Gr Arlington Hts, Pa
UFO sighted -- Large circular disc'going north.
11 n Mr. Glenwillard, Pa.
UFO UFO S2 round greenish disc
n 11 Oakdale, Pa. Oakdale, Pa.
UFO Sighted Long green bullet shaped object with fire Long green bullet shaped object with fire
coming out the coming out the back end of back end of
SUMMARY:
The inspecting officer did not observe the UFo. However,
information given the public by the news media indicated that
the UFO was either a Meteorite or a Satelite being burned up
by the earth's atmosphere.
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Dear
I wish to report nat, at approximately B:lo this
evening, whil riving toward east through
the Georgetow ersity Medica Area, I saw an
extremely uus hrough the sky.
The object w The object wg pright, flaming flaming turquoise and turquoise and
gold. gold aded towards the e north and north and
appeared appeare -losing altitude losinz altitud . I watched the I watched the
object for object pout five or te seconds, until it seconds, until it
disappeared behind the trces I thought that it thought that it
was an aircrari an aircrart g down in flames, but I did flames, bu I did
not hear any 2n or other unusual s or other unusual sounds at unds at
the time of the sighting. time of the sighting. The object was relatively The object w relatively
large and slow-moving It v It was a startling thing to was a startling thing to
see, and I would be very very surpiised if no-one else
saw it. I have no particular theory as to the saw it. I have no particular theory as to the
nature of this object.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Class of 1966
School of Foreign Service
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apparently thought it was a iet aireraft.
she repocted that it crashed with a loud
CAllenville reported
that the ebjest passed at an altitud of
Allenville, He Allenville. He
Stated that he rias sure it was jet aircnaft.
He said it was burning with a magnasim type
Eire Fire and +hat it
were heard.
Crane Rand, Carmel, N.y
Reported the ebject pasarl at high Altitude over Cerimel, Niy
at a alo heading He saw it break up high above the
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East Islip, New York 11730
Dear M
Reference your recent unidentified observation of 25 April 1966.
From the information which we have received it indicates that
appreciate your completing
it in the envelope provided. Since this is a possible meteor
sighting we would appreciate your permission to forward a copy of
your report to Dr. Charles P. Olivier, who is head of the American
Meteor society.
Your report report indicated that you took indicated that you took photographs of the trail. We
would like to borrow the original negative for evaluation. We
would return the negative with two prints to you upon completion return the negative with two prints to you upon completion
of analysis. of analysis.
We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MaJor, USAF QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Chief, Project Blue Book Project Blue Book

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THE WHIDE TRAILORS TO BARE HWEST, POSSIBL DIRECTION OF
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Dear
We appreciated your inquiry about the suspected unidentified
flying object observation on 1 25 April 1966. The UF0 has been
. confirmed by the Smithsonian Institute as a meteor observation.
Numerous reports wer e received by this office on said date,
and all have been determined to be a result of this meteor.
Sincerely,
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
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PLNASSFEB WS tO OPPRix-SVIOs TO YOU ON FUTURE DTA
I HOPE THE FATERIAL I HAVE FURNISH WILL DE OF DIRECT SISTANCE IN
TRACING THIS OBJECT:
I READ TED NEWSPAPER , WHRE SEITHSTON IRSTITUE-CAH BRIGE MAS BELIVES
IT A NETTORITE. IS THIS HEARSAY OR DIRECT EVIDENCE.
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PORT JERVIS INDEX
ADA ST.. A-1 NEW YORK
ALLENST.. A-T. B-1
ALMONDORF ST. 8-2 S7
BALLST.. B-2.8-3
BARCELOW ST.E. 8-3 31
BARKLEY ST., B-4 FRA
BEACH RD., C-2
GENNETT ST., B-4
BR. E.. B-2
BR.W..B-2
BROAD ST.. C-2 BROOK ST.. B-2
BROOME ST., 8-2 BROOKLYN ST.. B-2
BROWN ST.. A-2 17
BRUCE ST.. C-2. C-3 GRA
BUCKLEY ST., A-I. A-2
CAHOONZIE ST.. C-2 ST
CANAL ST.. B-2. C-2 SAMELL
CATHERINE ST., B-2
CENTERST., A- ST
FIRE ALARM ZONES Ond LOCATIONS ST.
ST
PORT JERVIS. NEW YORK MALLISTER COLECAR EARL ST
12 West Main and Bonnell Ses. 123 Second & King Sts. RIVER ST FOSSARD ST.
13 West Main and Ferty Ses. 124 Riverside School
14 West Main and McAllister Sts. 125 West End School RICHARD
15 Lest Main and Hoibrook Sts. 131 FERRY ST. LINCOLN ST.
16 Skydyne
West Main and Garriss Ses. 211 Hammond & Fonler Sts. SHORT ST.
17 West Main and Willard Ses. 212 Franklin and Church Sts. ORD COURT
18 Erie and Harold Sts. 213 Barcelow and Fowler Sts.
2 Erie and Francis Sts. 214 Hill and Fowler Sts. AIN FARNUMST
Pike and East Main Sts. 215 Elizabeth & John Sts. UPPER-CAN
Pike and Broome Sts. 221 East Main & Elizabeth Sts. RIVER RO HUDSONST
Pike and Hammond Ses. 223 Sussex & Broome Sts. This map was printed 2
Pike and Front Ses. 231 West Main St. & Washington Ave. DELAWARE RIVER
Front St. (I. C. Penney Co.) 232 West Main'St. & Grand View Ave. through the courtesy of ST
Fouler St. & Jersey Ave. 241 St. Mary's Home
Ball and Sussex Ses. 242 St. Mary's School the PORT JERVIS
Horabeck Ave. & Orange S:. 251 Evelet Factory (Sussex St.) ULS RINE
Broad and Rumsey Sts. 311 Suillivan Ave. School MUNICIPAL BLDG.
Richard & Orange Sts. 312 Pine and Glass Sts.
Cross and Hudson Sts. 313 Cuivert and Howard Sts.
Maiden Lane & Reservoir Ave. 314 Anion-Gezette
36 Elmendorf and Hudson Sts. Kingston Ave. & Hlamilton St. COLD BROOK
315 Pine St. & Kingston Ave. 315 Pine St. & Kingston Ave. BEACH RO
East Main St. & Seward Ave. East Main St. & Seward Avc. 321 East Main St. & Kingston Ave. 321 East Main St. & Kingston Ave.
Orchard & Church Sts. 322 Neversink Ave. & Ptospect St. FIRST FIRST
Barcelow St. & Seuard Ave. 332 Home for Aged (Canal St.)
Bali St. & Seward Ave. 411 411 Pennsl vania Ave. & Orchard St. Pennsof vania Ave. & Orchard St.
15 Church and Front Sts. 412 412 Peonsylvania Ave. & Frank.in St. FAST
46 Jersey & Seward Aves. 413 413 Peonsylvania Avc. & Front St.
47 Church Sueet School Church Steet School 414 Ou cn and Hammond Sts. Ou en and Hammond Sts. 0 FACTUAL
51 Ryantoun 415 Owen and Front Sts. 415 Owen and Front Sts.
52 Kingston Are. & Mohask St. Kingston Ave. & Mohask St. 421 East Main and North Sts.
(No Box) 422 East Main and South Sts..
53 Kingston Ave. & Cahoonzie St. 423 East Main St. (No. 6 Hlose House) East Main St. (No. 6 Hlose House)
(No Box) 424 East Main Street School
61 Erie Erie 431 Patterson St. & North Maple Ave.
3 62 Erie Steel Car Yard Erie Steel Car Yard 432 432 Wright and Minisink Aves.
71 71 Kolmar Lab. (Skyline Drive) 441 High School
112 Liberty and Erie Sts. 442 St. Francis Hospital
113 113 Buckley and Erie Sts. Buckley and Erie Sts. 451 East Main and Ball Sts. 3 3
114 Lumber and King Sts. Lunber and King Sts. 2111 Regal Lingerie (Pike St. 2111 Regal Lingerie (Pike St. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
115 Railroad Ave. & Thompson St.
122 Pike and King Sts. In case of FIRE Dial 4-7411
ELIZABETH ST PENNSYLVA
CHARLES ST.. C-2 SHOPin
CHESTNUT ST.. B- JONES ST., B-3 OLD MILFORD RD "PPLAMETST.
CHURCMST. B-3 KELLOGG AVE., B-3 KING ST. A-2
CLARK ST.. b-2 KINGSTON AVE., C-2. B-2
COLD BROOK. C-2 LANE ST.. C-2 MATAMORAS FIRE BOXES Port Jervis...
COLEST. B-j LIBERTY ST., A-1 U. S. RT. 209
COLEMAN ST.. A-2 LINCOLN ST.. C-2
COURT 3T.. C-2 CRAWFORD ST.. 8-2 LUMBER ST., A-2 12 Ave. H& bth St.
CROSS ST.. C-2 LYMAN AVE. A-1. C-2 13 Ave. F &bd Sc. where value
CULVERTST. C-2 MAIDEN LA.. C-1. C-2. B-2 MAIN ST., B-3 14 Ave. C & 2nd St.
DELAWARE ST.. 8-2 MAIN ST. E.. B-2. B-4 21 Penna Ave. & 2nd St.
DIANE PL.. C-2 DIVISION ST. 8-3 MAIN ST. W., A-2 23 Ave. N & 2nd Sr.
DUeOST.C-2 MAPLE AVE. N.. B-6 Mlatamoras Penna. Avc. & 5th St. and wide
ELIZABETHST.. B-2 MARY ST., B-2 MAPLE AVE. S., A-4 31 Ave. N. & 4th St.
FALL ST.. C-2 MARVIN ST. C-2 32 Ave. N. & 6th St.
FARNUMST.. C-2 MC ALLISTER ST., A-2 33
FERGUSON AVE.. B-2 MECHANIC ST., A-2 PENNSYLVANIA Ave. I. & 8th St. selection
FERRYST., A.2 MERRITT PL., B-3 222 Chief Call MAPLE AVE
FIRST ST..A-2. A-) FOSSARDST MILL ST., B-3 1 Recall
A-2 MINISINK AVE.. 8.4
FOURTHST. A-3. B-3 MONAWK ST.. C-2
FOWLER ST.. D-3 A-1 MT. AVE., B-2 RESERVOIR AVE.. B-I, D-2 UI.STER PL.D-2 BTHST.. combine with
FRANCIS ST FAANRLIN ST., B-2 MT. WILLIAM. B-2 RICHARD ST., C-2 UNION A.2 PTHST A-3
FRONT 3T., B-2 B-3 MYRTLE AVE.. B-2 RIDGE AVE.. O-2. B-3 UPPER-CANAL. C-2 TOTH A.s
CARDNER ST.. C-3 NEVERSINK AVE.. B-2,8-3 RIVER RO,A-2 VIEWPL B-3 A-2
GARISS ST. A-1 NEW BALLST.. 8-3 RIVERST.,A-2 WAGNER 6.3 VE A A-2 friendly
GEORGE ST. B-2 NEWST.,-A-2 ROBERISY C-2 WARRENPL C-1 n A.7
NORTH ST.. B-4 RONVELISTA-2 WASHNPIGYON VE.. n-2 VE A.2
GRAND ST., A-1 OAK ST.. B-2. ORANGE ST.. PUMJEY ST., 6-2. C-2 WATERS C.2 A.2 A.2
GRAND VIEW AVE., A-2 B-2 RYANST.C-Z WESTST. AVE F A-2
HAMILTON ST., C-Z ORANGE ST. N.C-1. C-2 SCHULTZ ST.. C-2 wiHTE ST. C-2 AVE. C.A-2 service to
HAMMOND ST., B-2, B-3 ORCHARD ST.. b-3 SECOND ST., A-3, B-3 WHLLARD S1.. A-1 AVE. H. A-2
HAROLD ST.. A-1 OWEN ST.. B-3 SEWARD AVE.. B-3 WOODST. 8.4 AVE. I, A-2 ELIZARE THST
HIGH 9T.. B-4 PARK AVE., B-2 3HORT 3T. C-2 WRIGHTST., D-4 AVE. K. A-3 IRITST
HILL 3T.: 0-3 PARK RD.:. B-1. B-2 KINNER ST B-3 AVE. L. A-3 GRAHAMST.. A-D
HOLBROOK ST., A-1 PATTERSON ST.. SKYLINE DR., D-1 MATAMORAS INDEX AVE. M. A-3 MAPLE AVE, A-3 assure your
HORNBECK AVE.. B-2 PEARL ST., B-2 3PRING 3T..&-2 AVE. N. A-3 MANGARETST., A-3
HOWARD ST., C-2 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.. B-3 SOUTH STD-4 1ST. ST.. A-2 AVE. O. A-3 DAK AVE. A-3
HUOSON ST.. B-2. C-2 PIKE ST., A-2. B-2 ST. JOHNS PL., A-2 2ND. ST., A-2 AVE. P. A-3 OLD MILFOHD AO., A-3
IRVING PL. C-2 PINEST.. B-2 STOLL ST., C-2 3RD. ST., A-2 AVE. O.A-3 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.. A-2 WO U GRADIO STATION satisfaction.
JERSEY ST, B-3 PROSPECT AVE.. B-3 SULLIVAN AVE.. B-2 4TH ST.. A-2 BERTHA ST.. A-3 DFCOND ST.. A-2
JOHN ST.. B-2 RAILROAD AVE., A-2, A-3, B-3 SUSSEX ST.. B-2 STH ST. A-2 CEMETERY ROAD, A-3 STELLA ST, A-3
JOHNSON AVE.. C-2 R. R. CIRCLE. A-2 THIRD ST., A-3, 8-3 6TH ST., A-3 CUDOEBACK ST., A-3 THIRD 3T. 4-2 1490 ON YOUR DIAL
RALPH ST.. A-1. 8-1 THOMPSON ST.. A-2 7TH ST., A-3 DELAWARE DRIVE, A-2 WILLOW AVE., A-3
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Part Jervis 4-4422 47
PORT JERVIS INDEX NEW YORK
1 PEACH
ADA ST.. A-1
ALLENST., A-I. ALLENST.. A-I.B-1 8-1 Sr
ALMONDORF ST.. B-2 ALMONDORF ST.. B-2 ALl
BALL ST.. B-2. D-3 0-3 ST Sr FRA CIT CITY HA
BARKLEY ST., B-4 BARCELOWST.E.. BARCELOWST.E. BARKLEYST..B-4 Cv
DEACH RD., C-2 DEACH RO.. C-2 PARK OR.
RENNETT ST., B.4 S 00-1
BR. E.. B-2 BR.E.. B-2
BROAD ST.. C-2 BR.W..8-2 BROADST.. C-2
BROOK ST.. B-2 ST
BPOOKLYN ST.. 8-2 BROOKLYNST.. 8-2 ST
BROOME ST.. B-2 BROOME ST.. B.2 BROWN ST.. A-2 ST GRAND GRAI
BROWN ST.. A-2
BRUCE ST.. C-2. C-3
BUCKLEY ST.. A-T,A-2 BUCKLEY ST.. A-T.A-2
CAHOONZIE ST.. C-2 CANAL ST.. D-2. C-2
CANAL ST.. D-2. C-2 CATMERINE ST. B-2 ST ST
CENTER ST., A-I CENTER ST.. A-I CATMERINEST..
ST. VAK ST
FIRE ALARM ZONES ONd LOCATIONS ST ST PEARL ST PEARL ST
MCALLISTER CALCAS
PORT JERVIS. NEW YORK MYRTLE AVE
WIVERST. RIVERST FOSARO ST
12 West Main and Bonnel! Sts. 123 Second & King Sts. RICHARD
13 Jest Main and Ferry Sts. 124 Riverside School LINCOLN ST.
14 Vest Main and McAllisier Sts. 125 West End School EEPUYST
15 Zest Main and Holbrook Sts. 131 Skydyne 10 134 SHORT ST.
16 West Main and Garriss Sts. 211 Hammond & Fouler Sts. DURO
17 Vest Main and Willard Sts. 212 Franklin and Church Sts. RR BROAC FARNUIM ST
18 Erie and Harold Sts. 213 Barcelow and Fouler Sts. 8
2 Erie and Francis Sts. 214 Hill and Fowler Sts.
Pike and East Main Sts. 215 Elizabeth & John Sts. RIVER RO IRDISON ST
Pike and Broome Sts. 221 East Man & Elizabeth Sts. This map was printed
Pike and Hammond Sts. 223 Sussex & Broome Sts. CELAWARE RIVER MA ST.
Pike and Front Sts. 231 Jest Main St. & Washington Ave.
Front St. (J. C. Penney Co.) 232 West Main'St. & Grand View Ave through the courtesy of ST
Fowler St. & Jersev Ave. 241 St. Maty's Home
Ball and Sussex Sts. 242 St. Mary's School the PORT JERVIS CATHERINE 209
Hornbeck Ave. & Orange S: 251 Eveler Eactory (Susses St.) MUNICIPAL BLOG. UNDE
Broad and Rumsey Sts. 311 Sullivan Ave. School CHAVE
Richard & Orange Sts. 312 Pine and Glass Sts.
Cross and Hludson Sts. 313 Culvert and Howard Ses. Anion-Gazette COLD BROCK
Maiden Lane & Reservoir Ave. 314 Kingston Ave. & Hamilion St RLACMR0
Eimendorf and Hudson Sts. 315 Pine St. & Kingston Ave.
East Main St. & Seward Ave. 321 East Main St. & Kingston Ave.
Orchard & Church Sts. 322 Neversink Avc. & Ptospect St FIRST KELI
Barcelor St. & Seuard Ave. 332 tiome for Aged (Canal St.)
Ball St. & Senard Ave. 411 Pennsyf vania Ave. & Orchard St. FAST
45 Church and Front Ses. 412 Pennsylvania Ave. & Franklin St.
46 Jersey & Seward Aves. 413 Pennsyivania Ave. & Front St. FACTUAL
47 Chuch Steer School 414 Owen and Hammond Sts.
51 Kyantoun 415 Owen and Front Sts.
52 Kingston Avc. & Mohawk St. 421 East Maun and North Sts.
(.No Box) 422 East Marn and South Sts.
33 Kingston Ave. & Cahoonzic St. 423 Last Main St. (No. 6 Hose House)
(No Box) 424 East Main Sreet School
Ene 431 Patterson St. & North Maple Ave.
SOF Erie Stee! Car Yard 432 Inght and Minisink Aves.
3 Kolmar Lab. (Skyline Drive) 441 High School
112 Liberty and Erie Sts. 442 St. Francis Hospital
113 Buckley and Ene Sts. 451 Fast Main and Pall Sts. CHAMBERIOF COMMERCE
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Altitude:
Descriytion: funnel shaped, with large part in front; Blue-
Green color (bright), with yellow and red flashes emitting
from rear. Entire body appeared to be from rear. Entire body appeared to be a solid mass - no
wings. wings.
Speed: Speed: Tremendous spe traveled out vision in approximately
5 seconds.
Sound: Made absolutely no noise. Made absolutely no noise.
Vapor Vapor Trail: Trail: Left large, very distinct vaport rail which appeared much
like those left by Jet Aircraft.
Visibility: Excellent; dusk; cloudless sky.
Opinion: This apoeared to be no aircraft that we have ever seen before.
We clearly observed this object in it path across
the City of Kingston.
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horizon. A hissin noise yall a much like a
and size isifigration
occured in the ar rth the Kingston R inecliff Bridge in
the vicinity Approximately 90 seconds following dis-
intigration described as sonic boom probably
from its en atmosohere. Because of our elevation and
relatively good ibility, I could say that the track did not con-
tinue beyond th rizon but did burn out completely.
Thirty minutes later reports started to come in over my u Thirty minutes later reports started to come in over my uncles two- uncles two-
way radiob hat a vehicle was sighted hovering in the Red Hook sigbted boverina in tbe Red Hook-
area. The station first sighting it described it as an oval shaped
brilliantly lit and length. rther reports stated
that it was moving sterly directi rapid speed.
Subsequent sightings were sligh west of Rhinecliff n the east
bank or th Hudson.
ly sighted the object(UFo) at an estimated altitude Of 11- 12,000 ft.
approachin from the Rhinecliff area. Passing to the south of us over
Esopus, it steadily gained altitude and at what I would say was the
rate o a B52 under full power, leaving no t trail of any kind. At an
estimated altitude of 30,O00 ft. it gained soeed and finally disavpeared
from view in the sky somewhere e over Monticello area.
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contact P oughkeepsie airport an Stewart The sightings
other ham radio operators in the
area. It is evident from the oress releases that the presence of s
the second sighting was obscured f the first.
Might I also add that I have just completed four years with the
Air Force and of all the things I've witnessed nothing compares
with that which we Saw last evening. Please forward me inform-
ation a s to proper channels for future referance.
Thank you.
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Immediate steps were taken to collect pared covering the whole region, with
eyewitness reports. In eastern Maryland one millimeter representing one minute MASS.
at the time, the writer telephoned the of arc in latitude. The observers' sta- 442 Springfield
Washington Evening Star, which then tions were then plotted and azimuth lines Hartford
published a request for observations. drawn in the directions reported for
From this I received perhaps 50 reports. points on the meteor's trail. We were Seranton CONN.
SKY AND TElescopE supplied the original fortunate in having a number of observ-
accounts used in its June article, while ers near Princeton, New Jersey, all of PA.
the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia whom reported the bolide crossed
furnished many others. Eventually, ,the the zenith. Their positions gave a Harrisburg New York
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base sent in very accurate point on the projected path. Princeton
+400
a large number, as did the National In. Probably the bolide became visible Philadelphia
vestigation Cornmittee on Aerial Phenom. somewhat south of the beginning point we N.J.
ena. determined, but eforts to obtain reports Baltimore
In all about 200 reports were assem. from the area farther south did not suc- MD. Dever
bled, including those from American Me. ceed. Newspapers there did not give local ATLANTIC
teor Society members. Although the reports but reprinted northern ones. But Washington X
what we have assigned as the beginning IDEL
descriptions varied in accuracy and useful-
ness, enough data were collected to per. point seems a good anchor for the pro. OCEAN
mit deriving mit deriving quite an accurate quite an accurate I path for jected path. Over New York State a pri- jected path. Over New York State a pri- +38
the meteor. After the preliminary path mary burst occurred (B1 on chart), and
had been found. it was checked against had been found. it was checked against later a secondary later a s secondary burst (B²), followed The
a large number of reports received later by two more; the main ones gave f main ones gave fairly April fireball went across went across New
the Hayden Planetarium in the Hayden Planetarium New New well-defined well-defined points. The end point was Jersey and and New York, into Canada. d New York, into Canada.
from points. i point was At point T a long·enduring train be- At point T a long.enduring train be-
York City. The writer is grateful to all York City. The writer grateful to all determined as well as could be, although came visible; at Bi and B² bursts oc- came visible; at Bi and B² bursts oc-
these institutions and to the reporting these institutions and the reporting I had few Canadian observations. I had few Canadian observations. curred. Longitudes and latitudes of
observers for making the computation of Some reports were of exceptional value. these points are given by the author
the fireball's path feasible. Five AMS members plotted the part of Five AMS members plotted the part of as: T,+74°30',+40°35';B1, +74°28', as: T,+74°30', +40°35';B1,+74°28',
Although several excellent photographs the path seen from their stations. One +43° 10';B2, +74°21',+44°10'. The +43°10';B^2,+74°21',+44°10' The
included trees and telegraph poles, included trees and telegraph poles, no no observer each in Washington and Balti- beginning and end points are X and Y.
facts were given as to their heights and more made what amounted to instrumen-
directions, so exact measurements were tal measures of the azimuth and altitude gave more or less accurate estimates of
impossible. However, one print from of a point on the path. Many persons one of these coordinates.
The preliminary projected path ran
almost due north, and the final direction
AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY FIREBALL NO. 2388 was from 1°.5 west of south to 1°.5 east
of north. This can hardly be more than
Date 1966 April 25.51 UT a degree in error. Now that the projected
142° 45' (9h 3lm) path was determined, a vertical diagram
Began over Long. +74° 33', lat. +38° 45', height 111 kim. was constructed. The observed altitude
Ended over Long. +74° 19, lat. +450 height 24 km. angles were corrected for the earth's curva-
Projected path length 738 km. ture (probably a useless refinement in
Actual path length 742 km. many cases), and from them 95 estimates
Radiant corrected for curvature Altitude 3°.4, azimuth 1°.5 of heights were determined, not counting
Orbit solutions Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola the six zenith sightings. More weight
Azimuth of radiant 1°.5 1°.5 was assigned to heights that depended on
Altitude of radiant -2°.3 -5°.4 -2°.1 plotted points in the sky or actual mea-
Right ascension 140°.1 140°.5 140°.6 surcments. Then a straight line was
Declination -56°.8 -50°.0 -46°.7 drawn to fit the 95 heights as well l as
Longitude 181°.6 171°.8 168°.3 possible. From this diagram, the slope of
Latitude -65°.2 -59°.9 -57°.2 the path was 6°44', which must be cor-
Semimajor axis in A. U. 2.78 I - -1.97 rected by -8° 20' for the earth's curva-
Eccentricity 0.88 1.0 1.34 ture, so that at the end point of the path
Inclination to the ecliptic 25°.6 28°.7 29°.0 the observed altitude of the radiant was 3°
Longitude of ascending node 215°.2 215°.2 24'. In each orbit calculation, the appro-
Longitude of perihelion 25°.3 235°.2 224°.9 priate correction for zenith attraction was
Perihelion distance in A. U. 0.32 0.97 0.96 applied. Usually in meteor calculations
only whole degrees have real significance,

but minutes of arc were retained in this lipse, parabola, and hyperbola. These ible to 10° above the horizon, which was
work, and final results were rounded off correspond respectively velocities of formed by buildings. This report is sig-
to 0°.1. 38, 42, and 47 kilometers per second at nificant because many observers in Vir-
The vast majority of observers saw the the earth's distance from the sun. The ginia, Maryland, and southern New Jer-
fireball as blue, grcen, or green-white over corresponding velocities relative to the sey did not mention a train, and a few
most of its path, but a few reported a carth are 12.5, 18, and 23.5 kilometers a stated specifically that there was none.
change to yellow or orange towards the second, the last being the observed value. Most of these people saw only the first
end, after disintegration. Magnitude esti- However, if the actual orbit lies between part of the path.
mates scatter from -4 to -18 because of the elliptical and the parabolic cases, the From all the evidence, we infer that
differences in distance to the path and body might have come from the asteroidal the train (T) began to be visible at a
in observer training Disregarding dis- zone, since the orbital inclination to the height of 90 kilometers, about 200 kilo.
tance, the average of 33 estimates is -10. plane of the ecliptic is not too large. meters from the beginning point of the
Many observers compared the angular di- After the fireball had passed through path, and then extended in some form
ameter of the fireball with the moon's, the atmosphere, its train lasted so long or other to the end.
their results ranging from 8' to 30'. that a nonuniform drift would be ex- Just before this paper was completed,
Very near its end, the bolide was cap- pected. Photographs show that it did H. Oliak's very full discussion of the
tured in three photographs by Veronica not remain straight but appeared wavy, fireball of January 14, 1965, over Poland
Schwartz at Baldwinsville, New York, the irregularities being small except near and Gernany, appeared in Mitteilungen
which record successive stages of the dis- the end. The trair was compared in ap. 27, Babelsberg Observatory. That fireball
integration. As the last picture on the pearance to the trail left by a jet air- also had a very long, almost horizontal
June, 1966, cover shows, fully a dozen plane, and many descriptions include the path, and its apparent magnitude was
large fragments and many smaller ones word smoke." -11. On various assumptions, he calculat-
appear. This multiplicity added to the Two observers, D. B. Smith (Platts- ed a diameter from 0.6 to 1.5 meters
difficulty of distant observers in fixing the burgh, New York) and D. K. Speed (Glas- and a mass from 500 to 6,000 kilograms.
end point. tonbury, Connecticut), charted both the The analogy suggests that the April 25th
No reliable observer saw the whole fireball and train on AMS maps. The bolide was quite a massive body too,
path and also estimated the time the general drift of the train was westward, though somewhat smaller, and that it
bolide took to traverse it. We sought to but it developed humps that made the should have dropped meteorites. The
calculate the average velocity through the direction of motion unclear. Four other debris, if any, would have fallen on Ca- debris, if any, would have fallen on Ca-
atmosphere by combining observed sector observers described the travel as to the nadian territory, and for this reason P. M.
and duration in the 20 cases where both west, two to the east. west, two to the east. Millnan of Ottawa has also made a de- Millman of Ottawa has also made a de-
were recorded. The average velocity T. D. Nicholson (Woodcliff Lake, New tailed derivation of the path.
comes out 23.5 ± 6.6 kilometers comes out 25.5 ± 6.6 kilometers s per sec- per sec- Jerseyobserved Jersey) observed the train in much in much William Blitzstein, of the University of
ond, and the overall duration 31 seconds. ond, and the overall duration 31 seconds. detail. He noted its general drift as to Pennsylvania astronomy department, has
Three orbits were calculated for the the west-northwest, and that it started given me valuable given me valuable advice on certain
meteoroid in space around the sun: el. meteoroid in space around the sun: el. 15° southwest of the zenith and was vis- 15° southwest of the zenith and was vis- points of this study.
Reprinted from SKY AND TELEsCOPE, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2, February, 1967.

Fire Ball 'a Meteor'
(Continued from Page 1)
200 to 300 miles. . . we really/ Another woman called the
don't know what it was." Press, yelling "What are you
Neither did John F. McHale, going to do about this? . ..
city editor of the Press, who Everyone here at our place is
on his way back to newspaper scared to death . . . do some-
after dinner, said "the object thing."
itself was more green than blue Twenty Air Force reservists
. . I'd call it turquoise. The meeting outside Rochester said
tail was colorless and the vapor the ball of light maintained a
trail was visible for quite a very steady, flat trajectory."
length of time."
Police departments were also However, there were many
bombarded with calls. conflicting reports on what the
object looked like and where
At Ilion, police said they had it was headed. But most wit-
17 calls in 15 minutes. nesses said that it was headed
State Police at East Herki- from south to north, in a se-
mer said they had between 60 quence of changing colors of
and 70 calls. A trooper said red, blue and white, the New
York Times News Service re-
most reported an explosion. ported.
The object was more or less The majority of the sightings
identified by identified by the majority the majority of occured about 8:15, from mainly
the callers as a spectacular dis- the callers as a spectacular dis- Boston to Washington.
play of colors. Most play of colors. Most reported reported
the object exploded "like a Ro- Dr. Asher Chapman, an exam-
man candle" with as many as man candle" with as many as iner for the F.A.A., said that he
a dozen "greenish" sparkles. rushed to the window of his
Some persons reported the ob- Glen Cove home to see the ob-
ject separated into two. Most ject traveling "about 1,000 feet
agreed the object was very high, above ground, 300 to 400 miles
while others as low as "100 while others as low as "100 an hour, from south to north." an hour, from south to north."
feet." Assistant Professor Anthony
The Associated Press said it Aveni at Hamilton College said,
had reports from Maine to the "It sounds exactly like a giant
Carolinas and as far west as Carolinas and as far west as fire ball, a bright meteor, not
Ohio. at all uncommon . .. except for
In Utica, the first caller said pictures of it. We observe three
she saw "an object near Deer- or four a year. The public is or four a year. The public is
field Hill," thought it was a in the sky and evervone field Hill," thought it was especially conscious of things
a in the sky and everyone is sky-
plane on fire. watching these days because of
In Rome, police handled 12 publicity given to UFO's."
calls in 10 minutes. Aveni sald he "ruled out any-
A General Electric executive, thing but it being a meteor,
who lives in New Hartiord, said since it wasn't picked up by
he was at a Route 12 filling radar."
station when he spotted "a green Dr. Curtis Hemenway, direc-
object, with a fiery white tail, tor of the Dudley Observatory in
very high up that exploded sen- Albany, the AP reported, said,
sationally." "as near as I can judge it was
Montgomery County Deputy a giant fireball and it was big
Sheriff LaVerne Trommer, of enough to indicate that a me-
Hagaman, said he saw it from teorite should have fallen some-
his living room window-"a fan- where north of Albany."
tastic sight." Hemenway said he would like
It was the second time in four to get some sightings and photo-
days that calls have flooded graphs in hope of finding the
the state reporting a bright ob- meteorite."
ject in the sky that burned out David Fisher, a professor in
after several seconds. the engineering-physics depart-
John Calabrisl, vicechairman ment at Cornell University, said
of the Broom County Astronom- what most observers saw as a
ical Society, said that, in his bright ball giving off sparks be-
opinion, the object was a man- fore it was extinguished prob-
made satellite breaking up. ably was little asteroids."
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EXCITEMENT AT PROCTOR-Dana DeGeorge, left, and photograph a fiery ball that brightened the skies over the
Vincent Femia, were the talk of Proctor High School today. Utica area last night. (Photo Leo Hobaica.)
Everyone wanied to see the camera that DeGeorge used to
Utica Observ
Thousands See Fireball
Utican's $8 Camera Puts
Young
Something in the Sky' on Film
By GARY STRANGES
Dana DeGeorge didn't get n much sleep last night, what with
Utica newspapers and a telephone call
tee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), a private body that thinks
the Air Force isn't telling all it knows about UFOs.
"I don't really think it was a meteor," Dana said today, a
little groggy from a near pless night. a admitted, "I'm more inclined
"But I'm not qualified," neteor."
to think it was a UFO t
IT ALL STARTED last night when Dana, the son of Mr. Greenview Drive, and his
and Mrs. Ralph DeG leorge
buddy, Vincent Femia, 14, of 1609 Crouse St., were working
on their seraphook of UFO newspaper clippings. Both hoys want to be astronomers and have geared their
studies toward science. DANA'S PloTO - This is the pieture of the meteor that
Dana and Vincent went outside to hang around when "Vin- Dana DeGeorge took last night with a 35mm cainera. He used
cent nudiged me," Dana said. telling Dana. Plus-X film, black and white, at 1/25 second and f. 2.8 to 4.
"Dana, look over there," Vincent recalled The Associated Press transmitted the picture nationally.
Vincent said he saw the fireball pass roughly from south to
north. 'It first started to come in like a small star. Then it got. green and traveled in a north-northwest direction, perhaps as
s0 miles abave the warth

"But I'm not qualified." Dana admitted, "I'm more inclined
to think it was a UF meteor."
IT ALL STARTED last night when Dana, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph DeGeorge of 1200 Greenview Drive, and his
buddy, Vincent Femia, 14, of 1609 Crouse St., were working
on their scrapbook of UFO newspaper clippings.
Both boys want to be astronomers and have geared their
studies toward science. DANA'S PlorO - This is the picture of the meteor that
Dana and Vincent went outside to hang around when "Vin- Dana DeGeorge took last night with a 35mm camera. He used
cent nudged me," Dana said. Plus-X film, black and white, at 1/25 second and f. 2.8 to 4.
Dana, look over there," Vincent recalled telling Dana. The Associated Press transmitted the picture nationally.
Vincent said he saw the fireball pass roughly from south to
north.
"It first started to come in like a small stár. Then it got green and traveled in a north-northwest direction, perhaps as
bigger. It scemned was burning and traveling pretty high as 40 to 80 miles above the earth. A path of fluorescent
fast, faster than the speed of sound. It was greenish-blue, more gases trailing the object was reported visibl long
on the greenish side,"Vincent recalled.. 10 minutes in some areas.
Vincent supports Dana's stand that what they saw might The fireball, estimated to be going about 35 miles a second,
be a UFO. was reported to have exploded or disintegrated on the north
"I'm taking all points of view," Vincent said. horizon.
Both boys said the fireball was in sight longer than any A General Electric Co. electrical engineer, J. Russell Clark
meteorites that they had seen before, and that the spectacle of 3 Norris Drive, Whitesboro, said he and his son, Don, 15,
was reported over too widespread an area to be just a meteor. saw the object break up "within 50 miles." The father said,
"A meteor would have disappeared in a short time," Dana "I'm sure it wasn't a meteorite. It was too low with too flat
said. a trajectory." He estimated its altitude at 1,ooo to 5,ooo feet.
Russeli said it might have been some "space hardware" re-
SCIENTIsTS, Air Force spokesmen and others explained the entering the atmosphere.
fireball as a meteor, a falling satellite or a bolide, a type of Another on-looker was Deborah Jones, 14, daughter of Mr.
meteor that burns itself out more slowly. and Mrs. Robert Jones, Morgan Road, Marey, who. saw the
The thousands who flooded police and newspaper switch- "bright light" of the fireball through window curtains and
boards, described it variously as a jet airplane crash, a fire- watched it "explode" and leave a trail of sparks.
ball, or flying saucers. A Griffiss Air Force Base spokesman said it definitely was
Dr. Thomas C. Nicholson, chairman of the Hayden Planetari- not a plane. It was either a meteorite or a satellite re-enter-
um, called the object an exceptionally bright meteor that left ing the atmosphere and burning up as it did."
a multicolored, glowing vapor trail. He said it was probably Among the calls last night to Utica newspapers were resi-
10,0oo times brighter than the brightest star at night. dents who described the fireball as "sheer beauty . . . beautiful
One of the unusual things about it is that it appeared over turquoise . . . magnificent."
a large city." he said, "and therefore a lot of people saw it." .
Dr. Nicholson explained that similar meteors appear every ANOTHER CALLER was Dana, who told a jubilant news
day but aren't reported because "very little of the world staff he had snapped the firehall's picture.
actually is populated." Dana, a photographer for about two years, was brought to
A 1956 report estinated that 200 million visible meteors zip the newspaper where tech deveioped the picture. The
into the earth's atmosphere every day. Most, however, are picture then was sent by the AP.
not nearly so bright as last night's fireball. Dana, who came up with one of the few known shots of the
The astronomer, who said the fireball probably was moving fireball, said he would hang on to the negative.
at an angle of 75 to 80 degrees to the earth in the western sky, Dana left the Utica newspapers' office about 11 and stayed
estimated that it weighed perhaps sevéral hundred pounds." up a while telling his parents all about events of the night.
But Dr. Fred L. Whipple, director of the Smithsonian Astro-. About I a.m., a New York Times reporter phoned the boy
physical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., said: It was a for his account of the "meteor" and how he got the snapshot.
meteor which muust have been less than the size of a football " "Hle said the pho'o wos nro
AND SECONDS LATER - THIS Is hOW the meteor looked Ont., Whog-Standard, photographed it at 8:15, seconds before
over Canadian skies, seconds after it had passed over the it disintegrated. The fireball was followed by a blue-green
Utica area. Jack French, staft photographer of the Kingston, tail as it hurtled through the earth's atmosphere. (AP)
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THIS REPORT AS ACOOUNTED FOR BY THE METEOR SHOWER
WHICH was GINIA TO MAINE ON 25 APR 66.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal: - 26 AP 66
,
Sparkler
in the sky
called meteor
By ROBIN PEARLBERG He said the object was 30 de-
It was just gorgeous . . . . a grees above the horizon and
gave off a magnesium flare
huge sparkler moving across with sparks.
the sky." "It had no trajectory," he
This was just one of scores of said.
calls that flooded The Herald- AI Lafayette women said, "It
Journal switchboard between was quite a scary feeling. It
8:15 and 9:30 last night. The was just a trail of fire," accord-
calls started pouring in after ing to Mrs. Clifford Wheeler,
6961 Cherry Valley Road.
thousands of Syracusans, like Her husband said it was a
others in northeastern states, green ball. "It started to disin-
witnessed the dazzling celestial tegrate," he said, "but it wasn't
phenomenon which immediately dropping. It was just going hori-
set off a mass display of won- zontally, almost like a skyrock-
derment. et."
Scientists said it was probably Besides being called a sky-
a tiny meteor, disintegrating as rocket, Syracusans also report-
it entered the atmosphere on a ed seeing a Roman candle, a
plunge toward earth. manmade missle, flying saucer,
From the Carolinas to Canada from an airplane, booster rocket
and as far inland as Ohio, the and UFO.
celestial object thrilled and as- George Dominick, of 810 W.
tonished thousands as it soared Brighton Ave., said it was a
on a northwesterly path with a beautiful sight. "It went from caatiratorsnt. itwent Trom
bright multi-colored vapor trail bright multi-colored vapor trail south to north over the city and
in view for several seconds. seemed to fade into a light or-
Police, weather bureau and ange color and then disinte- ange color and then. disinte-
aviation agencies, were deluged grate."
with reports that varied in des- But to some persons it wasn't
cription and in interpretation beautiful.
which ranged from a glowing One Syracuse University coed One Syracuse University coed
spaceship to a plane on fire. who refused to give her name
But most knowledgeable said, "You better come up here said, "'You better come up here
sources came to the same con- quickly. I just saw a flying sau-
clusion as Dr. Fred L. Whipple cer over the university." cer over the university."
of the Smithsonian Astrophysical How fast was the object trav-
Observatory at Ca m bridge, Observatory at Ca m bridge, eling? eling?
Mass. He said: "On the basis of Reports varied from 150
information I now have I would m.p.h. to supersonic speeds.
have to say it was a meteor Donald Lyman, of 6824 North
that must have been smaller Manlius Road, said whatever it
than a football. was, it broke into three was, it broke into three
"It was probably one meteor pieces."
that started to break up, and it No two reports were identical.
was all in the same trajectory. Mrs. Nettie Mancino, of 701
I doubt that there could be Molloy Road, Mattydale, des-
more than one." cribed it as "beautiful but
At times both of this newspa- frightening."
per's switchboards were com- Nearly 500 Tompkins County
pletely lighted. The calls (Concluded on Col. 6)
jammed all lines. And it was
the same at the police depart-
ment, sheriff's office, Hancock
Field, and State Police offices.
The reactions ranged from
fear to amazement, from cu-
riosity to speculation.
In general, Syracuse area res-
idents were in agreement as to
what they saw. Most said it was
a fiery object that appeared to .
be light green and then fade
into an orangish-reddish glow. A
vapor trail behind the object
also was reported by most per-
sons who saw it.
Among the first to call this
newspaper was George Graff, of
120 Gordon Pkwy., Fairmount,
who said he thought he saw a
small plane swerve to avoid
contact with the object.
It was a bright green ob-
ject," Graff said. "It sounded
like a jet over Hancock Field
and appeared to be a skyrocket.
I saw it west of the city, and it
was traveling from south to
north."
John Garrow, of 113 Brookley
Drive, and Bob Bostley and
ERD Frank Werbeck, both of Liver-
pool, were among the many
who reported brilliant sparks
from the object and a clear con-
trail.
An amateur astronomer, Wil.
liam Pelrine, of Baldwinsville,
s aid he watched the object
through his telescope at home.

tall." cars.
The self out. after all.
ing saucer." Bureau and
was no exception. Eastern skies....
in Mr. Mihalvic's area, Beckman Dr., McKeesport. port Polic- radio center. Calls started about Pittsburgh
(Cont'd on Page 4. Column 5) Then the switchboard at the man candle. It's got a red clarcd, "It looks like a ro- along Lysle Boulevard, de- Lt. Hugh O'Neill, driving spotted the object from their from police that they aiso had ing, he got several reports geant could finish broadcast. But before the desk ser. It's Reaily There call over the air to a cruiser Sergeant Mulac relayed the said, "but I just saw a fly. the hesitant Mr. Mihalvlo. "You won't helleve me," Joseph Mihalvic, 47, of 320 cepted the initial call from Desk Sgt. Joseph Mulac ac. Flying Saucer was recelved at the McKees- p. m. here. One of the first news agencies in the East. police and fire stations and sands of calls last night to ing object touched off thou- sightings, however, the streak- parently a meteor burning it- all report the object was ap- burgh 'Airport control tower tion Agency. U. S. Weather object that shot across the
Because of the recent UFO The Air Force, Federal Avia- It's not so "unidentified"
"boomerang·shaped," "tad·pole-like,"
Greater Pitts.
8:14 district
District Police Swamped With Calls
"greenish-pink." "silver.green," "green-blue," "cigar-shaped." [Fiery object spotted across East, Page 4.]. U. S. Officials Agree 'UFO' Was Meteor,
Thousands Here See It About that unidentified flying object (UrO).. . that As Thousands See Flaming, Greenish Object
4 The Pittsburgh Press, Tuesday, April 26, 1966
Flying Object Was Meteor, Officials Agree
(Continued from Page Onel ; man-I've got a good family. I skeptical it was a meteor I went downstream towards Mc- "huge balloon-shaped"
communications center be- But now I'm a believer--I'because its form was not typ- just Keesport, about 500 feet off
came jammed with calls. ;just saw a UFO'" Officer ical of astral bodies. Hickman reported. saw a UFO'" Officer'ical of astral bodies. the ground, then vecred over the grund, then vecred over
Frantic Operator Frantic Operator Supersonic Speed towards the Youghiogheny towards the Youghiogheny r-shaped, Object
"We must have had at least Pilot Sces It River, the youths reported. that
fifty calls. all within a few Another spotter was Mi- Another spotter was Mi- This was traveling at about Calls also came from Mt:
minutes. How many more chael Smyrnes, 40, a laundry of any plane on a landing ap- five times the rate of speed Lebanon, Lincoln Place, Morn- five times the rate of spced Lebanon, Lincoln Place, Morn-
couldn't get through, I I operator, who lives at 211 operator, who lives at 211 proach.- I would say it was in ingside, Tarentum, Carrick. ingside, Tarentum, Carrick.
couldn't tell." said said switch- don Thomas Dr., North Hunting. the supersonic range," Monroeville,Homewood-Brush-
board operator Mrs. Margaret Twp., some 10 miles Twp., some 10 miles stated. he ton and Harrisville, Eutler he ton and Harrisville, Eutler
Ochoa. southeast of McKeesport. 1 County.
Each Mr. Smyrnes is a licenced Many residents in the Many residents in the Adding to the list of spot. Adding to the list of spot-
I about making known caller was leery leery pilot who sald he has scen pilot who said he has scen Elizabeth Twp. area got the plus fans who attended the ters were most of the 9000.
about making known what what many meteorites and fire. nany meteorit Ciro impression that the object
he had seen, Mrs. Ochoa balls since his World War was landing in the vicinity Field. Pirate-Phillies game in Forbes
said.. II flying days. of the Youghiogheny Coun-
"They all preceded their re- "But I never saw anything try Club, about five miles .One fan's description of
ports with something like like this—if it was a meteor," south of McKcesport. the object ·was "shapeless,
'Honest-you may think I'm said Mr. Smyrnes. The closest reported obser- and chartreuse In color with
crazy-but I'm not,' " she said. vation was made by two West red flames."
Light On Horizon Elizabeth youths, Thomas It seemed to descend, glider-
Pie-Shaped He sald he was facing Mc- Kempert, 18, and Michael! like, from the skies above
Most reported that it was Keesport when he noticed a Plauchak; 17. centerfield over the score-
greenish-flourescent in color light on the horizon. "It was board in left, just before the
and trianguiar or pie-shaped. visible for three to five .sec- Oblong Shape start of the game.
Sent to Investigate the onds and at times looked like They said they were fishing
first call froea Mr. Milhalvic two objects. It was brilliant from a barge on the Mononga-
was Patrolnt.a Rohert Hick- in color like the tail of a hela River in West Elizabeth,
man. June bug," he added. when they spotted it coming
"It was coning down in across the hills from the south m
"When I got to his home, a 15 degree pattern like a in the vicinity of Elizabeth.
Mr. Mihalvic walked into the meteorite would, but its Both sald the object was
yard holding his hands up in shape was not that of any- "oblong in shape-compara-
the air, saying 'Officer, I'm 47. thing I've ever seen before." ble to a DC-6 alrlincr."
years-old-I'm not a drinking Mr. Smyrnes said he_was As it came ovor the si.

ln Utica Skies
Shades of Orson Wells' in-Scores of calls came into the Dana DeGeorge of 1200 Green-
asion by Martians hit the east- news room at the Utica Daily view Drive, who with his 35mm
in seaboard and midwest about Press. "I've just seen the most cainera, snapped four pictures
:30 last night when thousands spectacular thing, a greenish of the object from his back-
f people spotted a fiery ball-with a long, tail. It ex- yard. (See above).
greenish-blue ball and "coior ploded in midair. It was beau- DeGeorge, who with friend,
ess vapor trail" termed by one tiful," said one excited Utica Vincent Femia, 14, of 1609
super-spectacular." resident. Crouse St., has been studying
It all began at about s:15. Most excited was 14-year-old yFO's, (unidentified flying ob-
ects), quickly called The Press
and said "We have, we believe,
photographed it with a 35mm
camera."
The two Proctor High School
pupils were brought t to the
newspaper office by a reporter,
while calls continued to flood while calls continued to flood
the five general-news lines of the five general-news lines of
the Press.
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA) authorities at about 10:45 (FAA) authorities at about 10:45
said the object, definitely iden-
tified by officials as a meteorite,
landed in New Haven, Conn.
The director of the Smith- The director of the Smith-
sonian Observatory, Cambridge,
Mass., said "that it was defi-
nitely a meteor that had gone
into the earth's orbit.
"That's the story of last "That's the story of last
night's light in the sky," the di-
rector said.
Dr. Thomas D. Nicholson, Dr. Thomas Nicholson,
chairman of the Hayden chairman of the Hayden Plane- Pl
tarium, said the fireball was an
exceptionally bright meteor,
probably 10,000 times brighter
than the sky's brightest star.-
I would estimate the magni-
tude to be minus 10 to minus 12 .
which would mean it was at
least 100 times brighter than
Venus, when the planet is at its
greatest brilliance," he said.
A spokesman at the U.-S. Na-
val Observatory in Washington,
D. C. said the event was un-
expected and the observatory
did not have any tracking equip-
ment turned on.
Paul Patterson of the Yale
University Observatory said the
object could have been a bo-
lide," a type of meteor which
enters the atmosphere at a slow-
er speed and therefore burns its-
self out more slowly.
A bollide seems to travel at
a level altitude, he said.
But the small, "double the
size of a beach ball"' object,
caused more excitement here
than all other recent UFO sight-
ings.
A Griffiss Air Force Base
spokesman said it definitely
was not a plane. "It was either
a meteorite or a satellite re-
entering the atmosphere and
burning up as it did. It could
have been seen for a radius of .
(Continued on Page 5)

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8 THE POST-STANDARD, April 26, 1966
Oneida Sightings
UFO May Be
Huge Meteorite
ONEIDA - One of the largest State police at New Hartford,
mefeorites to cross Central New Zone 2, station checked with
Griffiss AFB and were told the
York skies in recent years York skies in recent years fire ball was a meteorite burning fire ball was a meteorite burning
may have landed somewhere in may have landed somewhere in out in a south to north course.
the Adirondacks. It a It appeared to have a more
The sky show set telephones The sky show set telephones flat projectory than the usual flat projectory than the usual
at state police, Troop D. the shooting star. At Oneida Police Station, Lt.
Oneida Police Station, Griffiss Oneida Police Station, Griffiss Elsworth Yeman received more
Air Force switchboard and many than 15 telephone calls. The me- than 15 telephone calls. The me-
othr police agencies ringing. Sgt. Bruce Payne of Trooop D. teor was described as an ice teor was described as an ice
Sgt. Bruce Payne of Trooop D. telephone cream cone-shaped object shoot-
received 25 s ing orange and blue fire. ing orange and blue fire.
calls about the fire ball. It was Police here believe the flying
first reported to state police object was an U object was an u unusually large
here from DeRuyter. The last here from DeRuyter. The last meteorite.
call was from North of Taberg. meteorite. call was from North of Taberg.
.
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LUME CIV. NO. 98. 40 PAGES PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, TUESDAY, APRIL 26. 1966 45 Cents Per Week PRICE TEN CENTS
Delvered by Carrier
ing Saucers? No
Flaming Meteors, Yes
Prof. Smiley Doubis
Rhode Islanders
The Eerie The Eerie Stories
Tell UFO Tale Tell UFO Tale
Yüeer Yüer
By GEORGE POPKIN
Baflered Baffered flying saucers saucers remarked, "Well, he's not remarked,"Well, he's not been clear, he wouldn't have By VINCENT G. MOLONEY
red red the the earth earth as as Dr. from Venus-no English is from Venus-no English is picked it up. All the condi- picked it up. All the condi- A meteor that flashed A meteor that flashed And others saw it crash into someone pounding with his
rles H. Smiley, Brown Smiley, Brown spoken there." tions added up to a logical the Scituate Reservoir or or fists," she said.
A student told him in class explanation when checked across the eastern seaboard
versity astronomer kept versity astronomer kept out." last night was an object les- last night was an object les- into a pond in Attleboro. into a pond in Attleboro. The pebble-like objects
ing the strangest tale of that he had sighted a fiying Even after the Air Force, Even after the Air Force. were discovered by her chil- were discovered by her chil.
saucer. Professor Smiley smiled the son in how unidentified fiying the U.S. Weather Bureau and dren. No one could immedi-
times. Since the student had been smile which only men who objects are created. well-known astronomers had ately find any damage to the
amely, the theory that in- able to gain admittance to have demolished a flying The first sighting in Rhode identified the object as a me- roof.
gent life from outer space Brown, Professor Smiley felt saucer smile. Island apparently took place teor, the callers remained A Cranston woman de-
kipping about our planet obliged to assume he was "As a scientist I'm inclined skeptical. "That was no me- scribed an object she saw in
lly in oval shaped objects dealing with a rational ob- to say there has been no about 8:12 p.m. Minutes later teor," said a woman from
blinking lights. server. He thereupon con- the two telephones on the the sky as "a ship of some
evidence they come from any- Warwick. "I've seen a lot of kind mad of matal with six
r a gentie and cultivated ducted a scientific inquiry. where outside the earth," he Journal-Bulletin city  desk meteors. I wonder what the portholes."
the director of Ladd Ob- Said Professor Smiley. "He asserted. "All I've seen and started ringing. They were Russians are up to."
atory is a Tamerlane said he saw a very small red heard about are natural still ringing 35 minutes later. "It lit up and disintegrated
i it comes to destroying object move across the sky, phenomena not understood by All of the callers were ex- Reports from the citizenry in a puff of smoke," she re-
he feels are delusions. stopping from time to time. the public." cited and all described some- still were coming to these counted. The front part
Rhode Island lady It was very bright but tiny." thing different. newspapers this morning and went on, while the middle
Blame for the continued were growing more detailed section fell down somewhere
ed him not too long ago, "I asked him how close sightings was placed by the The object they had seen and more interesting.
id, and informed him that this was to a research center. astronomer in a lot of places was s variously described as near Scituate."
had seen a flying saucer It turned out there was one —press and TV publicity and green, bright red, flashing A Riverside wornan said she Dr. Charles H. Smiley.
that one of the people in nearby. What he had seen the human desire for recog- red, flashing white and found about 10 cinders in her Brown University astrono-
d spoken to her. was a laser being used in an nition among them. yellow. yard about two inches in di- mer, did not see the object
ofessor Sniley ; asked experiment. It is a strong "Flying saucers give a per- -Associated Press Wirephoto One caller said it was about ameter after hearing a bang- but, on the basis of descrip-
her the visitor spoke beam of light and very thin. 3,000 feet high. Another said ing on her roof last night Turn to Page 6, Col. 4
ish. When she rclated Turn to Page 6, Col. 1 Quick with his camera was I4-year-old Dana De- it was a helicopter. Another at the time the meteor
But you need clouds or dust Meteor
was so, the astronomer for it to be seen. If it had Saucers George of Utica, N.Y., who made this photo of meteor. insisted that it had wings. whizzed past. "It sounded like

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VOLUME CIV. NO. 98. 40 PAGES PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1966
Flying Saucers? No Flami
Prof. Smiley Doubts Rh
The Eerie Stories Stories
Tel Tel
rier rier
By GEORGE POPKIN
Shattered flying saucers remarked, remarked, "Well, he's not been clear, he wouldn't have
covered the earth as Dr. as Dr. from Venus-no English is picked it up. All the condi- A meteor
Charles H. Charles H. Smiley, Erown Smiley, Erown spoken there." tions added up to a logical across the ea:
A student told him in class A student told him in class explanation when checked
University astronomer kept that he had sighted a flying out." last night was
shaking the strangest tale of saucer. Professor Smiley smiled the son in how uni
our times. Since the student had been smile which only men who objects are cre
Namely, the theory that in- able to gain admittance to have demolished a flying The first sig
telligent life from outer space Brown, Professor Smiley felt saucer smile. Island apparen
is skipping about our planet obliged to assume he was "As a scientist I'm inclined about 8:12 p.m
usually in oval shaped objects dealing with a rational ob- to say there has been no the two telep
with blinking lights. server. He thereupon con- evidence they come from any-
For a gentle and cultivated ducted a scientific inquiry. where outside the earth," he Journal-Bulleti
man, the director of Ladd Ob- Said Professor Smiley, "He asserted. "All I've seen and started ringin
servatory is a Tamcrlane said he saw a very small red hcard about are natural still ringing 35
when it comes to destroying object move across the sky, phenomena not understood by All of the c
what he feels are delusions. stopping from time to time. the public." cited and all d
A Rhode Island lady It was very bright but tiny." Blame for the continued thing different
phoned him not too long ago, "I asked him how close sightings was placed by the The object;
he said, and informed him that this was to a research center. astronomer in a lot of places was variously
she had seen a flying saucer It turned out there was one --press and TV publicity and green, bright
and that one of the people in nearby. What he had seen the human desire for recog- red, flashing
it had spoken to her. was a laser being used in an nition among them. yellow.
Professor Smiley asked experiment. It is a strong "Flying saucers give a per- —Associated Press Wirephoto One caller sa
whether the visitor spoke beam of light and very thin. Quick with his camera was I4-year-old Dana De- 3,000 feet high
Turn to Page 6, Col. 1 it was a helicc
English. When she related But you need clouds or dust Gcorge of Ufica, N.Y., who made this photo of meteor. insisted that :
this was so, the astronomer for it to be seen. If it had Saucers

said. My daughter and I I just thought you'd like to
Evening Bulletin, Tues., April 26, 1966 saw it and it had wings." know. My wife saw a UFO
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, But the perfect ending here about 8 o'clock. It was
came about 10:30 when a man shaped like a cigar and had
called from Foster and said: rotating red lights."
It's-Another UFO Tale
Meteor gruntled city editor. "Oh, North Kingstown to report HELP WANTED
Continued from Page One really. Well, we'll go over tre object. "I just called the
tions given him, identified it and see if we can find it." Navy at Quonset and they
as a meteor. N Do you know how big a told me they had sent jets Wig Consultant
He said that although meteor is lady? "Oh, about ip to intercept it," she said.
Lyrids, a type of meteor orig- as big as a basketball I A man called from Scituate
inating from the constellation guess." and said that customers at a
Lyra, often are visible about Another woman called from restaurant there had seen the For Well Known Wig Co.
April 20, this was not a object crash into the reser-
Lyrid. "If it was part of a voir. Inforned that the ob-
Lyrid shower," he remarked, ject had also bcen scen in
it would be moving in an- Syracuse, N.Y., and in Mary- Salary For 40 Hours
other dircction." land, he said: "Well you bet- land, he said: "Well you bet- J
Regarding where the me- ter call the restaurant. They Plus Commission Plus Commission
teor might have crashed, the tE saw it go down."
astronomer asserted it is astronomer asserted it is About 8:20, the Weather
very common for people to Bureau had confirmed that CALL EL 1-6600, EXT. 5 CALL EL 1-6600, EXT. 5
think a meteor falls a lot S the object was a meteor, and
closer than it actually does. n the city editor had an answer
The first call at the Jour- 3 for the callers. But they re- for the callers. But they re- For Appointment
nal-Bulletin, ironically, was fused to believe him.
the most accurate. Roughly "You must have seen some-
paraphrased, here is how it thing different," different," a woman a woman
and succeeding calls went. and succeeding calls went.
"I'd like to report an ob-
jeet that I just saw headed
from south to north over the
East Side. It was green,
had a long vapor trail and
appeared to be a meteor. I'm
calling fromi Benefit Street.
Three adults saw it."
The next few calls said
about the same thing. Then
they got wilder.
Hello. I'm in Warwick
Neck and I just saw a flying
saucer headed toward Provi-
dence. There were two
planes chasing it."
"I'm near Slater Park. I
just saw the fastest helicop-
ter I've ever seen. You bet-
ter call the Navy and find out.
what they are doing."
Space? Mrs. Grace home and heard thern hit the roof as "AIyhuchon
raham Road, Riverside, the meteor flashed by.
tted fragments near her

6 Providence Evening Bulletin, Tues., April 26, 1966
It's a Bird, It's a F
It's-Another UF
Meteor gruntled city editor. "Oh,
Continued from Page One really. Well, we'll go over
tions given him, identified it and see if we can find it."
T as a meteor. Do you know how big a
He said that although meteor is lady? "Oh, about
Lyrids, a type of mcteor orig- as big as a basketball I
inating from the constellation guess." on
Lyra, often are visible about Another woman called from
April 20, this was not a rio.
Lyrid. "If it was part of a by Catnone L
Lyrid shower," he remarked, since
"it would be moving in an- tister lste.
other direction." Plan Dem
Regarding where the me- ,ment ment Plan Demd
mmg s teor might have crashed, the t the t the
astronomer asserted it is h n to to
very common for people to very common for people to set- set- Da Nang - (UPI) - Catholic Da Nang - (UPI) - Catholic
think a meteor falls a lot Should leaders said today they will leaders said today they will
closer than it actually does. m m stage massive demonstrations stage massive demonstrations
The first call at the Jour- by in the northem provinces de-
nal-Bulletin, ironically, was ar manding punishment for leaders
the most accurate. Roughly of Buddhist-inspired rioting. of Buddhist-inspired rioting.
paraphrased, here is how it ar
and succeeding calls went. ins in Father Ho, leader of the Cath-
I'd like to report an ob- "I'd like to report an ob- gi
jeet that I just saw headed A
from south to north over the
East Side. It was green, A9E
had a long vapor trail and
appeared to be a meteor. I'm
calling from Bcnefit Strect.
Thrce adults saw it."
The next few calls said
about the same thing. Then
they got wilder.
Hello. I'm in Warwick
Neck and I just saw a fiying
saucer headed toward Provi-
dence. There were two
planes chasing it."
I'm ncar Slater Park. I
just saw the fastest helicop-
ter I've ever seen. You bct-
ter call the Navy and find out
Souvenirs From Space? Mrs. Grace home and heard them hit the roof as what they are doing."
Hughes of Abraham Road, Riverside, "My hune
the meteor flashed by.
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I5. dd Bron spoken there." tions adided up to a logieal A matrer that Hashed
iversly astronence hept A slodeet told him in closs explanation when checked And ot
that he had sighted a fying out." nores the caston aaboard the Se
oking the strangest tale of calcer. Jet nkght was ea objact hs- intoa
. times. Profosser Smiley smiled the Even
Sinee the attedont hid Latn smile which only men who son i how aaldantidal flylng the U.S.
Namely, tha theny that in ablo to gain adimitaulce to have damolished a flyiog objecs are ceated. well-kn
ioidlite fron ouicrspnce Bravn, Professor Sniley Eelt saucer smile. The dat di dhyling in Rinedo identif-
.skipping about one plannt obliged to arsuune he was "As a sclentist I'n incined Teland orosrently took place teor, t
unllainewddaretohicts dealing with a rational ob- to say there has been no skeptica
Ith tliaking lights. sorver. He thercupon con- cvidonce they come fromd any- abontd:zpin, Miintes latee
Foragonileaenlcuitivnted dugtod a sclentiie inquhry. the two talylnnes an the teor," :
e, thgdirecter of Cadl Oh. whore outside the earth," he Warwick
Seid Profassor Smiley, "Ie asserted, "Alt Ive seen and Jostoal-Dnll tia city desk nicteors.
ivatoy is a Tmerde soid he say a vory smnll ned heard abeut are matucal staied Maing. Thy ware Rusrian:
hen it coiges io dedoying objedt nore aeross the sky, phenomena not unlarstood by atilt rhrgdng 35 rintes tator.
Int hejoodg auo delnias. stopiing frony thne to time. the publie." All ef thg cnllers were ex- Repo
A Rhode Ilonnt Lady It was vory bright but thy." eited and al dercribed some- sill w
sad hint not ton kuirg ago, "I asked hhn how close .Blanne for the continued thing diferent. newspe
Aeald, and incgaed hin that this was to a rewoareh center. sightings was placed by the The objoot thay had coen were
te had so a dyhg satcer It turned out there was one astrononer in a lot of places was wariounly desedhed as and 1
I that meofthaproople in mearhy. What he had seon --prers and TV publieity and green, bright mod, dhshing AN
had speken to her. was a kaser Leing used in an the humam desire foe recog- ., rod, Mashing white and found
Prfsor Snily rdled expeeinent. It is at strong rition among them. : yellow. yard
hether the taite spuke boan of light and veiy thin. "Flying satlcers give a per- --Asodlited Prets Wirephoto Ongralleesabiitwasabont anet
mlih, Wap Ie, htet tht yout need chotds er dhist Im t Pago 6, Cd, 1 snitri was Myoar-old Dona Do. S.ooo fct high. Atothee said ing o.
for it to he roan, (f it had Cuews torge of Uliea, N.Y., who wando this photo of meteor. it wrs a helicopter. Another at do
insisted fhot it hot wings. whize

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mate. Stors will be di-
. yered..."
Prodo-sor Smiley grew mis- C
chlevous. "Not everyone will
Ike it," the said, "We'll chase .
the stors out to sea because
rie gaez Wathval or the World
Sores. Rut sommen's union
laulgy and dssoway, You mmy, thoer. They'll say,
Yadre sonding all the storms
Commeton Paro One on't sreover some.hing ht- our' wey', and ask fer higher
Dos ihingne, aily. rats."
se. wih Aiilddt tond- The natcmomer tol Imagi- Thaver Stvet began to
vnei's a dnro to olk ant m1.. ie tn lo he leid lok onavad under prosstre of
Sain atts.'a" to add. o. spvre commtadratois, Tto The antnomer'k"viston of
Thoo ii mye d M Innd daet Mito fiamlng, iak- 26nd Ad, "There won't be
dond ox,ha io" deelaed ing tely, hnle company Wks mutch piyilod laboy," he pro-
Pmtbaog Saly, "Take the todetmeclsashae. dielind. "Mant-work wil be of
roni. Ita in Mehigd "Ir' wou oot Steo0d for a isgg ord reutring con-
where a lot d pogle sld sitstn omirtion did-rabie Imoligomce."
Ghoy sor Myhe smees Ic whih Mars thrte maintles tatk As Tor our exploration of
ws a St o A Aperor anaadi sl, Taling ik a onter space, Profensor Smiley
mireh. as Wry looke across Whies we will slow down
a cold awond they and the .ier . Wyaround Jupiton.
alocts  spring, taawnig and to the ae raply Yeu, dhore will be it Ooserva-
Wiat i calsd lonis" "Pinga have chanrod,' he foiy' on te roon and some of
Marh sa also emses this cniaet. "When 2 sc. those'pllown worlds out
sort 6l mgs, kn sold, nore csid Soare wavel as srpot- thw my come into vew.
Hkoly MawsahWhae ids Ma olloge, Ivoi s Pyins sancers? They
huppans hm i thit metl m .1.I S lnoked i Mrtle primitivo after
ano, a aa aa producod My thee I w too roorwedive. the asuesomer's .hought
decompert orsanle mater I said wet, ao, the moint Tdt throngh the vale of to-
bulek d. mhie.m..ta, sonts miem, sonts by the ent o. de smuy" op tu ou s. morrow's romorrow. morrow's Romorrow.
up somelr, Me stowm tirom upsoMe.. , Mee stonm trom . in h  m e a bal in l o me e al Eall
Sn cuda h Smlly Sn cuda m Smlly wi on G (e, Paaror wt wn G (e, Podaror
Prtert Smlly conmied Prtert Smllay commmed Suar6seiak, On SutarP6sAselak, On
Mis denaliltoa tit's velee was Mis denaliton. tits volee was a donr dr le eng tlimot son a dear dir le eg timot 3op Parklas Areas
gulnly ao beple t. tse bost guinly as beplle la tse bost ". Wanea .o seo tineAah - Anea lo geo tiing Aa hs , o Wae taie, Tis is ie ,o W taa Tis is io - Casimerdt .imerd.i
tradt.ons. .elcnee.Flshecds tradtlons. .clonee. Flishecs sh cd has a h a Celr has a lor o dhteifjed on tdk he dhlainid otik he Y... ..
Hardly hyet and Ais ayes Hardly atot and Ais eyes seenak wey soo al sorts o2 seen ak woysoe al sorts o2 uallslg, M indeved, ualkstg, M ixdeed, ...
sonted ronnod and tolorant. sotted ronod an tolorant. "One ot the sremeit oG- "Ono ot the sremet o- 4.
Only ais Lps were dostrge- Only ats Cps were dostrur- a Soleyealasis SrleyeMasis domms of ou (me domat d our (me wlll will 1-651s 21 lirs. ei lirs.
tivo-to non-selentile concku- tivo-to non-selentlle concku- cone A tn controlled nudkeas conne A tn controlled mudens a. B0 . BA
Mialgnt boig ion Mialgnt boigs ion
slons. slons. Ghr -gteo camnot he selen- Ghr -gaen camnot he seien- Terdtors asing rerdtork asig Inomonalve inokonaive V I 1 ..
"A srom ": STORT may of the My moy of the ty dmisod. But he demisuod. But, he
. saucon are sen in the saucan are son in tho Batte are not voy ao- Satte are not voy alo- oaghe noghe a thet we oin Go thet We oin 2o . - .
Southwwy' he ald, "I fed Southwwy'" hr ald, "I fed aa dem 1 Saee. E. Soee. Tydrogen 6 T T 1
the lbout our thoughs on the Loout our thoughs on could .
Jura sura they are dust devils. therubiren therublren could be be pieked pleked sp every- 1
They reah aselat wocks and They rush asel.at yocks and . wewe." wiere" 1 3 :
ox,oct' sch ox,000 such proyla proyla The futire so daled the The futiro so drded the
whid up lir amali tormadoes." whid up lie smal tormadoes." 80 10 someining like us," he sometning like us," he
He shrond wearlg, "Jupd- Ho shrygnd wearlg, "Jupd St d They might he toy. mighi bo tay. protosorthnthethconnelous- pofosorthnthe tconislous-
tor and Venxs," ho doclsred., tor and Vemss," ho doclsred. Iv sherd his egyes egainst the iv sherd hiseges cgainst the Hamhy, Hiy, Shrdy Hanl, Hay, Shrdy PESANN
"You know, thoyre qulte V4 tay, Moyoe we otgt to Moyoe we ought to wan Mar" Sntlond soring
vistble on a saar day with a tcommuieate with Hht sor,t through thet
bike sly, Cosds go by and Porhaps some of windtows WI Rhardson Hsii.
poople think thay're moving." thant tre sround hore now, It wht te a diterent workd
The astronomer want on Caiir our noses, smal as a them, he suld.
molouy." "No one Wii hnve So fltht
recounting al the things eit- roemendons dinn.ces
izons soe l thi stgy which are thelr vehicles over Wety," the asirmomer
not fyine sauwy. wou thave to eomg, the grane mused, "There will he fresh
Then Rt aot i Mtlo momn Whier Mn wdenr pover
chout llasure time activ.y. the rimurkchle aliides In owerywhore. ofl ... It won't
"Out in Los Anwy the old- thiall Dre needat. An cndiess supely CCOD
cr poopta dontne much to gonce :oind wone Piol. of dienn mudeer enoy.
CCCUDY tst mms said. think o1t C1Grasgo Strooh Prov.
Sy Ch the the thos 62 "l have coninl of el-
. in.glantion hnd boxt Antg
2g2op21223 wie opan and Pro.wmr
To Mr Biest Znno Smllegwasonataddairto
A school board actdon to Aix hent.
rCow high sehrd, siadente of Iise wyae od In-
Cue Lady of Pridrnee Sonr rtt paperty ot Mitin
inary uno of tho ihind dloor nt nolats -I thla liingtintlon. It
Sack Hopkis Jmlor High is most lapormt to xlame
School will bo disclssed in an
opon mceting at the sthool Fri-
dinu nt o..
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air F.orce as much a
information as pos concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research rposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
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Time of day: 20
1. When did you see the object?
lour Minutes
25 1966
Agvil (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Year
. Time Zone:
(Circle One): (Circre One): .Eastern One):"d Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. e. Other
4.Where were you when you saw the object?
Concod Anpre Concord aupr Corcod How Hongione Now 1ongione
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5.How long was (Total Duration) 6 6
Hours Minutes Seconds
o. . Certain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
b. Fairlv certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined? _
5.2 Was object in sight continuously?. Yes No_
What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright o. Bright Late luck
b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left un wet
b. In back of you e. Overhead
To your right f. Don't remember Se 1hr belew attng
FTD OCT 62 164 FORM aane
This form supersedes FTn 164, Iul 61, which is obsolete.

7
He Ties Nots' mate. Storms will be di-
verted...." 120
Professor Smiley grew mis-
chievous. "Not everyone will
like it," he said. "We'll chase
In an Eerie Tale the stoims out to sea because
of a jazz festival or the World
Series. But seamen's union
inquiry and discovery. You may object. They'll , say,
Saucers 'You're sending all the storms
Continued from Page One can't discover something im- our way', and ask for higher
possible to imagine, usually." ratcs."
son with exhibifionist tend- The astronomer let imagi- Thayer Strcet began to
encies a chance to talk and nation lead him into the field look unreal under pressure of
gain attention." he said. of space communications. He the astronomer's vision of
"These cases have a ra- had done a little figuring, tak- 2,000 A.D. "There won't be
tional explanation," declared ing telephone company rates much physical labor," he pre-
Professor Smiley. "Take the for distance calls as a base. dicted. "Most work will be of
recent business in Michigan "It would cost $100,000 for a higher order requiring con-
where a lot of people said a six-minute conversation siderable intelligence."
they saw flying saucers. It with Mars, three minutes talk As for our exploration of
was a case of a superior on each side. Taking into ac- outer space, Professor Smiley
mirage. As they looked across count the length of time thinks we will slow down
a cold swamp they saw the necessary to send the message after a fly-around Jupiter.
effects of spring thawing, and to get the reply." Yes, there will be an observa-
what is called looming." Things have changed," he tory on the moon and some of
Marsh gas also causes this commented. "When I sug- those unknown worlds out
sort of mirage, he said, more gested space travel as a pos- there may come into view.
likely in warm weather. What sibility in college, I was al- Flying saucers? They
happens then is that meth- most thrown out. I see now looked a little primitive after
ane a natural gas produced by that I was too conservative. the astronomer's thought
decomposed organic matter I said we'd reach the moon flight through the vale of to-
buried for millenniums, sends by the end of the century." morrow's tomorrow.
up something like steam from Seeing the unseeable. As long as the crystal ball
the ground. was on the table, Professor *****
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difficult if you can think the Bank Financing
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hardly moved and his eyes sects and they see all sorts of unthinkable, he indicated. unthinkable, he indicated,
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Only his lips were destruc- Only his lirs were destruc- Professor Smiley said visits citements of our time will citements of our time will x+ ST 1-3550 24 Hra.
come from controlled nuclear **** *******
tive-to non-scientific conclu- tive--to non-scientific conclu- from intelligent beings from
sions. sions. outer space cannot be scien- reactors using inexpensive
"A great many of the fly- "A great many of the fly- tifically dismissed. But, 'he hydrogen," he said. "With an WATCH FOR
ing saucers are seen in the added, we are not very scien- added, we are not very scien- engine like that we can go
Southwest," he said. "I feel tific about our thoughts on deep in space. Hydrogen OPEN N HOUSE HOUSE
sure they are dust devils. sure they are dust devils. the subject. could be picked up every-
They rush against rocks and "We expect such people expect such people where." SALE
whirl up like small tornadoes." to be something like us," he The future so dazzled the
He shrugged wearily. "Jupi- said. They might be tiny, said. They might be tiny, professor that he unconscious-
ter and Venus," he declared. ly shaded his eyes against the Thursday, Friday, Saturday Thursday, Friday, Saturday
very tiny. Maybe we ought to wan New England spring New England spring
"You know, they're quite "You know, they're quite try to communicate with communicate with
visible on a clear day with a bacteria. Perhaps some of light seeping through the
blue sky. Clouds go by and them are 3 them are around here now, around here now, windows of Richardson Hall. windows of Richardson Hall.
people think they're moving." under our noses, small as a It will be a different world
The astronomer went on molecule." then, he said.
recounting all the things cit- "No one will have to fight
izens see in the sky which are The tremendous distances over water," the astronomer
not flying saucers. from which their vehicles mused. "There will be fresh
Then he got a little mean would have to come, the great water from nuclear power
about leisure-time activity. time such trips would take, everywhere. Oil ... it won't
Out in Los Angeles the old- the remarkable abilities in be needed. An endiess supply Adlers
er people don't have much to metallurgy and the intelli- of chcap nuclear energy,
occupy their minds," he said. gence needed were listed. think of it! 64 Orange Street, Prov.
By this time the doors of "We'll have control of cli-
imagination had been flung
Esek Hopkins PTA wide open and Professor
To Air School Issue Smiley was on a track dear to
A school board action to his heart.
allow high school students of It is a very rare and im-
Our Lady of Providence Sem- portant property of human
inary use of the third floor at beings - this imagination. It Natural
Esek Hopkins Junior High is most important to scientific
School will be discussed in an
open meeting at the school Fri- Helps Solve 3 Biggest
daw -ta

Sparkler
called
meteor
-From Page One-
arèa residents described seeing
meteors, flying saucers and
even a large airplane on fire.
One person reported seeing the
UFO land with "10 little green
men" getting out.
Only one detailed description
of the "inhabitants of saucers"
from a man who refused to give
his name. He s simply said,
"They're running all over my
backyard. Get the heck out here
and chase them away."
In Cortland 76 calls were re-
ceived at' police headquarters
between 8:15 and 9:30. Police
said observers reported the ob-
ject maneuvering, standing still,
moving slowly and streaking at
ultra-sonic speed.
Among those who reported
seeing the object in Cortland
was Detective John Morgia's
son who asked his father to
come out .of their home and come out .of their home and .
see the largest, brightest "see the largest, brightest
flying star of all time."
Several persons in the Central Several persons in the Central
New York area who reported
the object last night also said the object last night also said
they saw a UFO Sunday eve-
ning. ning.
John Povero, veteran pilot
who is a school bus driver in
Seneca Falls, said he saw a
UFO early Sunday evening in
South Seneca County. It just South Seneca County. "It just
seemed to burn itself out," he
said.
Four Maple Bay boys, fishing
on the Oneida Lake front, on the Oneida ·Lake front,
thought the object made a
noise. Danny Emerson. Edward and
Danny Emerson, Edward and
Michael Mahar and Jon Cooley
saw it disappear over the
lake.
David Ridley, of 120 Cashin
Dr., Fayetteville, said he was
fishing on Chittenango Creek
when the object went
overhead.
Cashin said it was a brilliant
blue and he was sure it was no
more than 1,00o feet off the
ground.

Bright Object in Sky
Startles Area People
A bright green light in the switchboards on the celestial. However, to compound the
sky, which startled scores of sighting. confusion in the sky, persons
Utica area persons last eve- near Plattsburgh reported see-
ning, was reported seen over Mr. and Mrs. Francis Er- ing a silvery object giving off
much of the northeastern vin, 162 Main St., Whitesboro, blue and red flames as late as
United States. said they saw "a bright green 8:45 p. m.
A spokesman at Griffiss Air object with sparks of fire
Force Base said after check- shooting out the back" as they
were driving on Route 287 LeROY SEAMAN of 3 Park
ing with officials of the Fed- between Barneveld and Pros- St., New Hartford, said he was
eral Aviation Agency (FAA) pect, shortly after 7 p. m. on Erie Street, Utica, near
the bright object was deter- It just disintegrated in the the West End Seafood, Inc.
mined to be a meteorite burn- sky-whoosh," Mrs. Ervin shortly after 7 p. m., when "a
ing up in the Earth's atmos- related, but the whole sight bright green light, like a sky-
phere. left you with your mouth rocket," suddenly appeared
Scores of phone calls poured open." and disappeared. It was "high
into police and newspaper 4 • in the sky," Seaman added.
THE GAFB spokesman ex-
plained that meteorites, com- William C. White of Barne-
monly known as "shooting veld and James Brozinski of
stars," disappear as quickly Utica, both said they spotted
as they are spotted in the a "blue flash of light" shortly
Earth's atmosphere. after 7 p. m.
State police at the East
Herkimer station said their However, Dana DiGeorge, However, Dana DiGeorge,
phones were ringing constant- 1200 Greenview Dr., and Roc-
ly early last night on the sight- co DeRocco, 748 Blandina St.,
ing. A person who identified said they spotted "a rotating
himself as a high school white light"' moving west and white light" moving west and
science teacher told troopers science teacher told troopers changing from red to white to
the object appeared to be a green between 9 and 9:20
meteorite. p. m. p. m.
The Associated Press Albany
bureau reported that state and bureau reported that state and
local police from Essex Coun- LEE ABBOTT of Maynard
ty near the Vermont-Canadian Drive, Marcy, said the light
border to Wyoming County, he saw shortly after 7 p. m.,
southeast of Buffalo, reported was "bluish in color."
rashes of calls from persons rashes of calls from persons
reporting the bright object. Sal Perritano of 744 Blan- Sal Perritano of 744 Blan-
Many described it as light dina St., said the bright light dina St., said the bright light : .
blue or green in color, ellipti- "revolved" and seemed to be
cal in shape, and moving red, white and green. red. wbite and green
rapidly in a northerly direc- Sighting shortly after 7 also
tion. was reported in St. Lawrence
and Chenango counties.
CURTIS L. HEMENWAY,
director of the Dudley Ob-
servatory in Albany, said the
descriptions led him to be-
lieve it was meteorite.
Hemenway added, however,
that "if I was an astronomer
on Mars when Mariner IV
went by and someone called
me to ask about it, I'd prob-
ably have given the same
ine."
Another spokesman at Dud-
said it was "reasonable"
the same meteorite could
been seen in Albany and
Buffalo simultaneously.

Thond  Mefe' Flight
Authorities Besieged With Calls
AFB, the Telephones jangled at Griffiss ble of fighter aircraft from the ported seeing a predominantly eRome Police Station
and the bast. But, it was reported, greenish ball," disintegrat-
last night Sheriff's Department planes from Griffiss were in the ing as it fell in a rather flat- after hundreds of
Rome and area residents report- air at the time and one pilot like trajectory.
ed seeing a fiery, greenish, ball. said the object had passed in Busy Phone
like object zoon across the front of his plane which was The Rome Police Department
skies. about 50 miles east of the base. received numerous calls on the
Scientists generally agreed to- ceived at the Rome Fire De- Numerous calls were also re- object - in one period 12 calls
day it was a meteor that flash-partment and Edward J. Tyler, were received in i0 minutes.
ed across the sky about 8:15 and deputy Civil Defense director, The Sheriff's Department esti-
excited thousands from the east- was kept informed. mated it had receiyed 25 to 35 calls also.
ern seaboard to Ohio. Verified
A spokesman at Griffiss said Finally, later in the evening, The Associated Press report.
the base received hundreds of the National Air Warning g and ed that Dr. Thomas C. Nichol-
calls between 8:20 and 11:30 Alert System (NAWAS), veri- son, chairman of the Hayden
from residents who had seen the f fied that the object had been Planetarium, called the object
object race across the sky and verified as a meteor. Equipment an exceptionally bright meteor
wondered what it was. at the local department is con- that left a multicolored, glow-
Assumed a Meteor nected to NAWAS. ing vapor trail. He said it was
They were told that it was as- While there were many con- probably 10,000 times brighter
sumed that the object was eith- flicting reports on the direction than the brightest star at night.
er a meteor or a possibly a sat- of the object, most residents Astonished viewers reported
ellite re - entering the earth's said it took the general direc- ellite re - entering the earth's said it took the general direc- osject, most residents sighting the flaming object from sighting the flaming object from
atmosphere. tion north to south. the Carolinas to Toronto and as
The spokesman said that the Some said it also changed col- The spokesman said that the Some said it also changed col- far west as Ohio.
object did not trigger a scram-bors as they saw it but most re- object did not trigger a scram- ors as they saw it but most re- Sensation
The object touched off a sen-
sation at the height of its jour-
ney as thousands scurried for
telephones. Some of the callers
seemed entertained while others
appeared frightened.
Police switchboards in dozens
of communities were swamped
with reports of a jet airplane with reports of a jet airplane
crash and flying saucers. While there
reports that the object or parts firmed irmead
of it had landed, most astro-
nomers believe that it probably
disintegrated during its flight.
There was no clear agreement
on the size of the object.
Not Big
But Dr. Fred L. Whipple, di-
rector of the Smithsonian As-
trophysical Observatory in
Cambridge, Mass., said: "It
was a meteor which must have
been less than the size of a foot-
ball."
A spokesman for the U.S.
Naval Observatory in Washing
- ton said the object was probably
not a man-made satellite, as
some believed, because none
was scheduled to re - enter the
atmosphere. speculated
Some scientists
that the object may have been
a bolide, which is a type of me-
teor that burns itself out more
slowly than other meteors as it
enters the atmosphere and
makes a noise at the end of its
trajectory.
The object prompted hundreds
of calls to police, news media
and Air Force installations in
New York State.
At Plattsburgh Air Force
Base, a spokesman said no air-
craft were in difficulty and add-
ed: If one was flying that fast,
it sure would be in trouble."

he said. "And it appeared to break
in two just before it went out of
sight." Astronomers guessed that
the meteor might have been as
large as a suitcase and weighed as
much as several hundred pounds.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
George Gambino, a cameraman
for Station WWLP-TV, was re-
turning from an assignment when
he spotted a brilliant light streak-
ing between the buildings of down-
disintegrate into beads of light.
Springfield, like New York City.
was east of the meteor's path.
hence the meteor traveled from
left to right across the heavens.
NEWSFRONTS CONTINUED

seen at sunset along a T.Ooo-mne
path from the Carolinas to Cana-
da. In New York 19-year-old Wil-
liam Copeland. a college freshnan liam Copeland. a college freshnan
and an amateur photographer, was
prowling along the Brooklyn wa-
terfront and caught the luminous
meteor plummeting toward earth. meteor plummeting toward earth.
its silvery trail etched against the
orange sky over lower Manhattan.
UTICA, N.Y.
A Meteor in Full View Utica was west of the meteor's path
and hence observers there saw it
traveling from right to left across
the sky as a lowering ball of fire
with a corkscrew tail. Dana De-
George, a high school freshman.
took this picture from his front
yard. "It looked like a ball that
you'd put gasoline on and lit."
he said. "And it appeared to break
in two just before it went out of
sight." Astronomers guessed that
the meteor might have been as
large as a suitcase and weighed as
much as several hundred pounds.

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IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co-cerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b.Atew b. Dull I moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark il
0 d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky 15miles a. Dry
b. b. Fog, mist, or light rain
Cc. Scattered clouds -N3S c. Moderate or heavy rain
Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don': ramember
10. The object copeared: (Circle One):
a. Solid d. As a light ach lanid
b. Transparent b. Transparent e. Don't remember e. Don't remember Creennk Gtad e-abten
c. c. Vapor Cnter (ubat) Center (ubato)
f it appeared as a ligh, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): p  gwas i han  i arsi
ney noey Gregt
a. Brighter c. About the same und une 10
b. Dimmer d. Don't know 2x
lame off.
11.1 Compare brightnass to some common object: Compare brightnass to some common object:
te  le R tchcant L c
12. The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . othor stroboscojin.
b. Like r bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Dor'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? s No Don't know
e. Change brightness? No Don't know
f. Change shape? No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappecr? Yes No Don't know
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Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know.
it moved behind: sone
Wth
Did the object 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:
. Sound. No
b. Color
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 match. 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?
I0Tims suge IOTims s wored not have qults conned
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 an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
Lobmear
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2Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
* "
(Circle One). Yes No
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22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. .In the business section of a city?
a. Inside a building b.In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
Outdoor d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
f. g. Other
24. IF you were MOVINC UTOMBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East East - e. South e. South g. g. West West
b. Northeast d. d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 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 object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No No
Did you observe the object through any of the following? Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other _
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