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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 ‘(All the time I was observing the object, after getting visual confirmation from the ground, I was describing what I saw on radio unicom frequency. I was answering questions from the ground both from Utah Central, and Provo. The voice at Provo Said that they could not see the object, but at least 8 or 10 people did see it from the ground at Utah Central Airport. “As to seeing it again, I was returning to the field after it had departed when I was asked over radio if I still could see the ob- ject, and I reported that I could not. They said they had it in Sight again. I turned back and saw it at much greater distance only for about a second or two when it completely vanished. The guys on the ground said it went straight up as it finally left, but I didn’t see that déeparture.’’ On the NICAP report form, Mr. Harris pointed out that the UFO at one time ‘‘passed below the horizon in front of mountains to the south.’”’? This fact rules out any astronomical explanation. Later that month, an engineer in Pennsylvania saw a formation of four disc-shaped objects, with apparent lights or ports on the rims, HAVE SCIENTISTS REPORTED UFOs? OBJECTS APPEARED To EXPLOOE HERE LAST OBSERVATION. STOPPED CAR WERE AND OBSERVED. Psconen Dw siasr SIGHTING CAR NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA 1536 Connecticut Avenue N. W.. NOrth 7-9434 Washington 6, D.C. REPORT_ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS) This form includet questions asked by the United Stotas Air Force end by other Armed Farces! Investigating egencles, end additional @uestions tm which answen are needed for full evaluation by NICAP, Altar all the information has been fully studied, the conclusion of our Evaluation Panel will be published by NICAP in in regularly issued magazine or.in onother publication. Please try to enswer as many questions os posible. Should you need edditional room, pleme use another sheet of poper. Please print or typewtite, Your assistance is of great value and Is genuinely eppraciated. Thank you, 1. Nome Carl H. Geary, Jr. Ploce of Employment Elliott Co., Jeannette, Pa. (Div. of Carrier Corp.) Address 228 Ridge Ave., Derry, Pa. Occupation Engineer Educstion Pennsylvania State University Special Training Telephone OXbow 4-2678 Military Service U, S. Army, C.I.C, Date of Observetion October 30, 1961 Tima 12:20 AM pd Time Zone Eastern Locality of Observation Ligonier, Pa, How long did you soe the object? 0 Moun 45 Minutes Seconds Pease describe weather conditions and the type of thy; i.e., bright daylight, alghttime, dusk, ote. Nighttime - sporadic cloud cover = moon approximately 172 twits Positlon of the Sun or Moon in relation to the object ond to be . Moon E-N-E position about 30° above horizon - objects passed just below moon - they If seen at night, twilight, or dawn, were the sters or moon visible? were below cloud cover mentioned above. If 20, please tell how many, ond draw a sketch of whet you sew, indiceting Moon Were there more than one object? 4 direction of movement, if ony. Pease describe the object(s) in detoll. For Instance, did It (they) appeer solid, ar only at @ source of light; was It revolving, etc? Please we additional sheets of paper, if necessary. See attached sheet, Wes tha object(s) brighter thon the beckground of the sky? Yes. If 9, compere the brightness with the Sum, Moon, headlighn, ete, See attached sheec. Did the object(s) —~ (Plome elaborate, If you con give details.) Appear to stand still at ony time? No. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? No. Break up into ports or explode? Seemed to explode, but obviously did not. Give off smoke? No, Leove any visible trell? No. Drop anything? No. Change brightness? “Yes. Change shape? = No. Change color? = No change in color, only in intensity of color. Did the abject{s) at any time pass in front of, orbehind of, anything? If #0, please eloborate giving disvence, size, etc, if possible. See attached sheet. Wes there any wind? = Yes, (Ff wo, please give direction and speed. Approx. 15 mph from West co Ease Did you observe the oblect(s} through on optical Instrument or other sid, windshield, windewpane, storm window, screent ote? What? Observed objects through car windshield - open window - and ‘ae ; in the open. Did the object(s) have any sound? No. What kind? . How loud? Please tel! if the object(s) was {were} — Fuzzy or blurred, Like @ bright ster, Sharply outlined, Was the object — Self-iuminous 7 self-luminous Dull finish? Reflecting? Transparent? Did the object(s) cise or fall while in motion? They oscillated in a seemingly sideward motion from direction of travel. Toll the apparent size of the objact(s} when compared with the following held at arm’s length: a. Pinhead d. Nickel 9- Orange b. Pea %e. Half doller be Gropefrvit co Dime f. Silver dollar i. Lorger Or, if easier, give opporent size in inches on a ruler held et arm's length. How did you happen to notice the abject(s)? Am interested in astronomy, Noticed the 4 objects ina straight line across sky, all of same magnitude & altitude - very seldom. see celestial Where ware you and what were you doling at the time? Driving car at first sighting. configurations like this. How did the object(s) diseppear from view? Objects seemed to float over mountain top. Compare the speed of the object(s) with o piston or jet elrcraft et the same opparent altitude. Compares more with speed of a piper cub, I paced them in car, nearly parallel at about 20 mph, 7 Were there any conventional aircraft in the location at the the or Immediately afterwards? If so, please elaborate. oo J No, 7 Please estimate the distance of the object(s}. 1/2 to 3/4 mile a ‘What was the elevation of the object(s) in the sky? Please mark on this hemisphere sketch: Names end addresses of other witnesses, Ifany. None. Tried to get Wm. Huskey of Rector, Pa. out it. “ Fleas dw 5 map ORs Pesuphoet se digeppeared ever JOOY BER, Yita SREton from which the object(s) appeared ond disappeared from view; the direction of In course over the erea; roads, towns, villages, rallroods, end ether lendmarks within @ mile, |h there an eirport, milltary, governmental, or research Installation in the areo? Nearest civilian airport about 10 miles from area. Have yousesnther objects ofan unidentiflednature? if 20, please describe these observations, uilng « separate theat of paper. Yes - see attached sheet, + Please enclose photographs, motion pictures, news clippings, notes of radie.or television programs (Include time, station end date, if possible) regording this of sImiter observations, or eny ether background material. We will retumn the material to you, None. Were you interrogated by Alr Force investigators’? By ony other federal, state, county, ot locol officials? 1f 10, please stote the name end rank of title of the agent, his office, ond detolls ax to where and when the questioning took place. Did noc veport to Air Force, Have read Maj, Keyhoe's books & disagree with A.F. handling of situa- Ware you asked or told not to reveal or discuss the Incident? If 20, were any reasons or official arden mentioned? Heo tion. elaborate carefully. We should Tike permission to quote your name in connection with this report. This action will encourage ather responsible citizens to report similar observations to NICAP. However, If you prefer, we will keep your name confidential. Pleece note Your choice by checking the proper watement below. In any case, please fll in all ports of the form, for our own confidentiel files. Thank you for your cooperation, You may wae my nome. ( X) Plecse keop my name confidentiah, (>) Date of filling out this report: November 16, 1961 Skeptics have often claimed in public forums that ‘‘no as- tronomer has ever seen a UFO,’’ sometimes implying that this proved UFOs do not exist. Astronomers, other scientists, and experienced observers of many types have often made reports (Section V, VI]. One detailed report by trained observers, describing a man- euvering elliptical UFO, has been reported briefly inthe literature. The full, copyrighted story is here reproduced, with permission of the publisher. [J. Gordon Vaeth, ‘‘200 Miles Up — The Conquest of the Upper Air,’’ Second Edition, Revised Printing. Copyright (c) 1956, The Ronald Press Company, N. Y., ppg. 113-116.] The General Mills, Inc., balloon personnel, who launched and tracked most of the large plastic research balloons during the 1940’s and 1950’s took little stock in UFO reports until April 24, 1949, ‘On that date, a balloon crew was at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico, together with personnel from the U.S. Navy Special Devices Center for a special Skyhook flight to be undertaken for that Office of Naval Research activity. The author was present as Navy representative in charge of the ground handling and balloon phases of the operation. “As part of this particular project, a balloon launching site had been established three miles north of Arrey, New Mexico. Charles B. Moore, Jr., an aerologist, graduate engineer and balloonist, and four enlisted personnel from the Navy Unit, White Sands Proving Ground, had set up facilities there to ob- serve and record local weather data preparatory to the Special Devices Center Skyhook operation. Instrumentation on hand con- sisted of a stop watch and a ML-47 (David White) theodolite, a tracking instrument consisting of a 25-power telescope so mounted as to provide readings of vertical (elevation) and horizontal (azimuth) bearings. “At 10:20 A.M. on April 24th, this group of five released a small 350-gram weather balloon for observation of upper wind velocities and directions. The balloon was followed by Moore with the theodolite until immediately after the 10:30 reading, when he relinquished the tracking instrument to look up to find the balloon with the naked eye. ‘Searching the sky for the balloon, he thought he had found it Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP8{ROGseBRODO THOU THU TEG® vt