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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
3 August 66 03/0545Z Wilmette, Illinois (2 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION E
Civilians Astro (CAPELLA)(JAH)
ITER, VENUS, MARS) (JAH) gt
4. NUMBER OF One OBJECTS
1.ME
2. Three 2. Three
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF JMMARY AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
Varied Varied
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OESERVATION SEE CASE FILE SEE CASE FILE
Ground-Visual (BX)
7. COURSE
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8. PHOTOS
Yes
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9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE √
Yes
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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The Sighting: At about 0045, August 3, 1966, ere pre-
- Looked out
Mrs talled her husband's attentionto it, and he agreed that
it was not moving; he went to get binoculars. In the binoculars
later sighting only that evening - see later).
mark was the top of a nearby chimney which the object was mark was the top of a nearby chimney which the object was very close to during close to during
the sighting. The window faced straight north. the sighting. The window faced straight north.
During the hour os the sighting, the object moved "five or six degrees"
toward the east. Finally toward the east. Finally the Beloungys went to bed. the Beloungys went to bed. At about 0445, Mrs. At about O445, Mrs. P r
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than the previous object. She was frightened at first, because of the great
and they were no longer visible. T
bedroom from which the sightings were made.
showed a cross-shaped
said immediately, "Why, that's said immediately, "Why, that's -
just how the object looked!" S just how the object looked!" She was quite amazed. Mr. .hen tried Chen tried
the glasses. the glasses. Mr tried glasses, and agreed that the effect
was the same. In the glasses definite diffraction colors could be seen in T

Beloungy Sighting Page 3 August 3, 1966
both directions; predominantly red and green. The light was flanked with a
more pronounced agreement from Mrs that the effect of multiple - e images
s moved
hence had no screen.
Mrs. demonstrated how she observed the objects at O445; she
would have been
much greater. Note that the three objects were each seen in triplicate;
and separate the red and green colors actually - present in the scintillating
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effect of unsteadiness in holding the field-glasses; Mrs. .while while
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motion, indicating clearly motion, indicating clearly that she was unaware of the motion of that she was unaware of the motion of the the binoculars,
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planets S
direction is obviously correct, since Jupiter never departs far from the ecliptic,
and at O645 the sun was reported as being right where the objects had been,
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increase the diffraction effect increase the diffraction effect horizontally while not changing it appreciably rizontally while not appreciably
Mrs was impressed by the great brightness of the objects on
than the brightest of the three objects, Venus. ( Capella has a magnitude of +1,
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T - assurance that the sighting involved
astronomical objects only.
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