Foia Release Unknown Complete

23857122-0457-180273-0370

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Jun 18, 2026
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National Archives and Records Administration
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18 MB
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2bed38800187909d737bee4214adfd63071dbc9fd0e625e0b6850f3bf5b44ef1
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1%
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\ d) Il. Appearance Forms Spherical, rourhly globular, egjeshaped, or pear-shaped; many times with ‘dled likes streamers; or flame-like ire regular "masses of light." Appearance of outer boundary is generally hazy or illedefined. Photographs of the phenomenon may show one or several sinuous, tubular sad avation paths (trajectories taken by luminous darts), which may have associated with them broader luminous spaces of irregular configuration. (These latter spaces probably are regions where the sinuosities of path became involved and tortuous or are areas of major discharge where darts originated or terminated). Some paths show a beaded struc- ture (alternate luminous and dark spaces). Color r , described in individual cases by different colors but mostly reported as deep red and often as rlaring white. One scientist described the color ina certain case as similar ? Luminous in appearance to that he has noted in the labo- ratory on observin: active eh heh Ng or possibly slightly “4 Le, 4 m oy o> n eh 5A nre $ j - KenAl ee it aArmaAtk ha Garxer. Another observed 012 ol ie and still anovner : <P oe Wi pt ~ Yan iryy rf Van tre ry ye he my rd ~ or) gi ~ ee of lavender or rose solor. Others have reported some of T) blue appearance. The luminous mass is occasiorally stated 1 ” adi eae Reta a ee RE MIC ie haa eae Ar aN to be surrounded by a border, weakly but differently-~ colored than the main body. Derrees of Brilliance nce at most LAY AY WHhits and iuncancescey ‘4 ° Mov rt throusch Space l. Poessible directions. Ld Sk Gos iclastt, MALE es? Ge + j eos ate oe Be at a Coa DALE Oe yt a Genorally downward, inclined or horiz ets in straight, | 1 . a } 4 ol he Yo gon curved, or tortuous paths. ‘dostly observed near the meee - gS EL nope ne be : it wea ec tg Fh Rel Rage ja, et surface, but may originate in a ened and so take i. mn ot 5 de « 2 ~~ yr ‘| if . Ts + a trajectory from cloud to earth. ce Maneuverability ‘ro — ay on oo Poy ~~ Ae OPAC AR Gaya pg 5p Prepon uve Mee ee ay a} Poa ir’ sta G LOY ary , or movin: q in re of 5 | 2 Od LS zero to values of the order of 107 em./sec. In the Declassification Authority: NND 57565