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Page 1: Book UFO Files/1950s/1954-05-6… · • • • • • •• • • RICBMOID, • lltDIAIA 24 MAY 1954 At 1225 (EST) on 24 May 195t., an Air Force Major, t1y1na a photo&r~Phic

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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 ••

at.ptU. wa a wr,y rare aerial pbeDcMD& cauae4 •

• a ra,a UJ)Oa u 1ce-cryetal platellew

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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.

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 . ~ ... ., .... •

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

that the alahtlnl waa a verr rare aerial phenomena caused. by the • •

reflection of the sun'• rays upon an ice -cryate1 platellete formation • •

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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

-direction in the y direction. 'l'bis would g1ve an elliptics.l dittraction

r!.n.J1 but I do n:)t underat•Dd vby the central !cage ail::»uld be out ot ronm.

'!'C'.e spot ot light would ao.til:lea be close to the a1rcr3t't ( 1 t appeared

l arge} aDd would s~mti•a be tar away (it appeared small). ~ tmaae kept

t:te angle ot retlect1~n of' the sun's rays, and this wa.a checked repeatecU~

v:~en t!le image coincided Vi th the S".ln' s reflection n-om 3. bod;,· of' vater on

tne ground below. A change or density of the ice crystals vould ca.uae the •

ap~arent sattt in distance. Since the apot or light kept pace with the air-

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cr.aft ( 3CO milea/br) and since 1 t changed ita d1a tanee rapidl;; - indeed it • • •

vanished ~ith incredible speed vhen the plane flew on lnto vnrm air - we

eonel~de that this muat not be taken tor a !l)~ng saucer or disk!

1. R.~~. Wood, Physical Optics (MacmillBJJ Company, !lew York, 1936), Chapter XI •

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RICJD«)!fD, INDIANA

24 MAY 1954

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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area tor a atud7 ot ground charaeteriatica or other clues. Aircraft

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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