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RICBMOID, lltDIAIA
24 MAY 1954
At 1225 (EST) on 24 May 195t., an Air Force Major, t1y1na a
photo&r~Phic •PPlna mlsaloa near Riohft10Dd 1 Indiana 1 ob•erved aDd
pbotopapbed wat appeared to be a larse, hlsh-intenait;y lisht
movlq belav hia alrcraft. 'Die ltpt traveled a dl•taace ot six ?.
1111•• owr the 81'0""" at a apeecl tvice that ot the aircraft.
IDteu1ve atudlea ot the pbotosrapba wre •cte. 'l'be stud1e•
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Tbe ~~~ 4 uncter botb tbe patb by tbe aircraft aad the obJect
wre e..tMcl with a tootb coab. Pbotop apba 1-.. re Jade ot tbe
area tor a •tud7 of pound lc• or other ell&••. Airoraft • '
otber operatlona vere d1ate1.)P c:heckecl
caretu117, vltb Mptlve re.ult••
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vblob , •t•orolopata, aad a J)b1alc1•t. It ••
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24 li.AY 1954
At 1225 .(IS't) on 24 lby 195t.1 u Air Force MaJor, ~a
photoSNPhlc Mppiq m1aa1on near Ricbmon41 In41aDI 1 obHnecl aDd.
photogz aphed vbat appeared to be a larp 1 h1&Jl-1Dteul t7 lisbt
moviq below bia aircraft. 9le 11sht travelAcl a 41ataDce of alx ~
ld.lea over tbe at a apeecl tvlce tb•t or tbe alrcrart.
IDteuiw •tu41ea or the photoP'apba wre • 1'be atudtea
1n41cate4 tllet tbe 11pt waa DOt. a Mtez1.a1 object.
Bxteu1w 1Dwat.1ptlcma1 explortDc all poa•1ble cluea aD&l
aveuuea ot approach to tbe probable raature ot the object vere •4e.
botb tbe path taUD by tbe aircraft aDd tbe object
were e w1 tb a tlae tooth CCDb. Pbotop apha wre ot the
area tor a •tu47 ot arcuad character1at1ca or other cluea. Aircraft
ntpta, radar uzai ta aDd. other operatiODa vere cU.ate~ checked
to a p•ael or ac1at1ata aDd ap ecl&liata,
vbich 1aclu4a4 aatl'oDoMrs, meteol'Olo&lata, a'D4 a ph)fa1clat. -It wa
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by the ren.ctlon ot the aun•a raya upon an ice-cryatal platel.l.ete
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At 1ZZ5 (EST) on Z4 May 1954, an Air Force Major, flying a
photographic mapping mis&~ion near Richmond Indiana, observed and
photoaraphed what appeared to be a large, high-intenaity light movin1
. below hia aircraft. The light traveled a diatance of six miles over the around
at a speed twice that of the aircraft. •
Intenalve studies of the photographs were made. The studies indicated .
that the light appa~antly was -- neil a material object.
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Extanaive investigation•, exploring al~ ~r,~si~le clues and avenue• of • •
approach to the probable nature of the object were made. The ground
under both the path taken by the airc~aft and the object were examined
with a fine tooth comb. Photographs were made of the area for a study of
· arouncl characteriatica or other clues. Aircraft flights, radar units and other . ~ ... ., .... •
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operations were immediately checked carefully, with negative resulta.
The data waa aubmitted to a panel of scientists and apeclaliata.,which •
included aatronomera, meteoroloJlafa, and a phyaicist: It was concluded
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- Charles F. Squire, The Rice Ins ~i~ 1 !!ouaton, Texas (Recaived June 9, l?Sfr'f I
vbaer·TAtions of the ref lected liGht from ice crystals in t he sky £1ave •
;:,~en r.~de for centuries and such natural phenomenon as ";nock su."ls" are '~ell
lm:Jvn.l On February 6, 1952, I o'.laerved o.nd repeatedly photographed the ,
rer:ection ot sunlight trO'!Il ice crystals while f'lying in an airplane at 121 000
f't. over the mountain c::»untry of Tennessee. The ti:Je of day was approxtcrtel y
n::»:>n1 and it waa cold. T"Ae aronad below vaa visi'ule thr:)ugh the blue haze •
cau.ed by tile ice crystals. The retlected image ot: the sun W&s s" inteD8e
that the camers speed vu l/200 sec and the aperture waa nearly closed. T'ne
dark green or the mountain trees and s stre•m 1n a valley can be seen in Fig . l • •
The dittraction ring aro,md the central iage ia Juat what one W\)uld
expect tor light com1 ng tbrough these f'ine crystals. It ia 1nt3rest1Dg to •
n:Jte tbat the image and diffraction ring have an elliptical shape 1 and I
c:>nf'ess that I do n~t lmov why this is so. Certainly the ice cry'Stals have
t heir flat aurt'aces all normal to the vertic•l. The assw:tpti~n that a viD4
could produce &D ordering orientation ot tbe crystal• in the horizontal
plane vouJ.4 allow one to suppo.e a d1tterent d~:tract1on spacing in the x
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RICJD«)!fD, INDIANA
24 MAY 1954
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At 1225 (1ST) on 24 May 1954, an Air Poree Major, flying a
pbotoar-pbic .. pptna aisaion near 1 Indiana 1 obaerved and
photoaraphed what appeared to be a larp, hip-intensit7 light
.ovtq below bia aircraft. '!he lipt traveled a dia ot six
allea owr tbe at a speed twice t ot tbe aircraft.
lYe atudiea ot tbe pbotosrapba were .. de. 'lbe studies
1Dd1cated that the llpt vaa DOt a .. terial obJect.
Extensive investiptiODa, exploriq all possible c:luea and
avenuea ot approach to the probable natw"e ot the object were made.
'!be IIV'ID4 uncter botb tbe patb teken b7 tbe aircraft and. tbe object p •
w1 tb a tine tootb eoab. Photoarapba were made or the
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flipta, radar at ta and otber operations wre s.-diatel7 cheeked
caret\&117, vitb neptift reaulta.
'1'tae data vaa t to a panel ot scientiata .and. ~peeialiats, •
, •teoro~1ata, aDd a ph~1eiat. It vas •
concluded tbat the s18bt~ vas a very rare aerial caused
by the reflection ot tbe aun •a raya upoa an iee-c:eyatal platellete
fon.tion.
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