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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Sep 63 | Herkimer, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local CNT. 26/01307 | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical Aurora ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 mins …

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WAR RESEARCH SERVICE
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AF IN: 14839 (27 Sep 63) G/at
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO: SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-4, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (45)
SMB BC46

ZCH2C918ZCGFAS12
RR RUEAHO
DE RUEAGF 429A 26/2310Z
ZNR
R 261930Z
FR 2856ABWG GRIFFISS AFB NY
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUEAKN/26AIRDIV STEWART AFB NY
TO RUCDSG/FTD WPAFB CHIO
RUEAHO/OSAF
RUEAHO/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS ROBBS 50235
FOR AFCIN AND SAFOI. UFO A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(2 OCCASIONS)
(1) ROUND
(2) PEA
(3) RED-GREEN (FLASHING)
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) COLORED LIGHTS
(7) NONE

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AF IN: 14839 (27 Sep 63)
PAGE 2 RUEAGF 429A UNCLAS
INCOMING

(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTIONS OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(1) UNKNOWN
(2) 2" ABOVE MORIZON, NORTH OF HERKINER, NEW YORK
(3) UNKNOWN
(4) UNKNOWN
(5) UNKNOWN
(6) 30 MINUTES
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND
(2) BINOCULARS
(3) N/A
D. DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING
(1) 0130Z
(2) NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER
(1) 4 MILES NORTH OF HERKINER, N.Y.
(2) UNKNOWN
(3) ONE MILE EAST OF WKTV TOWER, FAIRFIELD, N.Y.

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AF IN: 14839 (27 Sep 63)
INCOMING
PAGE 3 RUEAGF 429A UNCLAS
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
(1) AGE 46, TITLE FALLS, N.Y., CIVILIAN, FARMER, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
(2) N/A
G. WEATHER AND WINDS
(1) CLEAR
(2) 6,000 V/5
10,000 300/10
16,000 330/15
20,000 300/20
50,000 340,20
80,000 NOT AVAILABLE
(3) CEILING, NONE
(4) VISIBILITY, 10 MILES
(5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER, NONE
(6) THUNDERSTORM IN AREA, NEGATIVE
(7) TEMPERATURE GRANIENT, SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BASE 3000
H. POSSIBLE REASON, AURORA
I. NONE
J. NONE

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AF IN : 14839 (27 Sep 63)
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PAGE 4 RUEAGF 429A UNCLASWK. VERIFICATION CLEARANCE IDENTIFICATION BRANCH
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. AN INQUIRY MADE TO RELAY AND SCATTER BRANCH
RONE AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER, GAFB, REVEALED THAT THE PROBABLE
IDENTIFICATION OF UFO AS ECHO NBR 1 WHICH MADE VISIBLE PASSES IN
THIS AREA DURING TIME AND DATE OBSERVED BY OBSERVER.
1. NONE.
BT
NNNN

NO CASE (INFORMATION ONLY)
SOURCE: SKY and TELESCOPE, Nov 63
September, 1963
Aurora,
United States

# Auroras in September

A homogeneous arc, recorded by Robert A. Yajko on September 21st at 9:55 p.m., EST. He used a Praktisky camera and PhasX film exposed two minutes.

PRODUCED at 1400 yards in Virginia and as far as Californias, numerous observers report a spectacular auroral display on the night of September 22-23. Lower auroras were seen in several amateurs on the preceding and following nights.

As solar activity passes through the minimum of its current cycle, major auroral outbursts sh…

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Silhouetted clouds create a dramatic effect in this September 22nd picture by Thomas P. Pope of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He set the lens of his Rubleford camera at 1/3.5 for a 20-second exposure on Royal-X Pan film.

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Scientists, N. J., R. G. Gunt; Cadpaper, Va., W. G. Ingraham,* Levittown, Pa., K. J. Koepfer, Bordenhaven, N. J., R. Laine,* LaGrange Park, Ill., E. Lusby and J. Lindstrom, Charlottesville, Va., M. A. Nelson, Oxford, Ohio; T. R. Sprecher, Ephrata, Pa. L. J. R.

At El Paso, Texa…

INFORMATION ONLY (NO CASE)
SOURCE: Sky and Telescope, Dec 63
September Aurora Sequel (1963)

F. W. Scanlon of Rochester, New York, photographed the brilliant auroral corona at the left. Deneb is the star 1½ inches from the left and ½ inch from the top. A compact grouping of stars near bottom center is the constellation Delphinus. The second picture is from an original color transparency by Ian C. McLennan, director of the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium at Edmonton, Alberta.

# September Aurora Sequel

SPECTACULAR is the word for these unusual photographs of the northern lights. Both were taken in…