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“The Sun”

Documents 337 Scans in the stories 68

Documents matching “The Sun”337 records · page 2

RG 255 Tape T-763 (R1b) transcripts Hearing transcript

US Department of War (Pentagon), PURSUE Release 1· 2026-05-08· 4 pages · Cited by the stories · 0 stories
- p. 1 …I HAVE THE BOOSTER ON MY SIDE.ITS A BRILLIANT BODY IN THE SUN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH TRILLIONS…
Television Program Summary 091900: Par 90-406 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1990-11-09· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story

…A VIDEOTAPE OF THE NEWSCAST SUMMARIZED BELOW CAN BE ORDERED FROM THE FBIS TV CENTER. VIDEOTAPES MAY BE…
Department of State AIRGRAM - Subject: Flying Saucers Are a Myth FOIA release

National Security Agency· 5 pages · NSA · 4 stories
- p. 4 …Our planet travels in the upper layers of the Sun's atmosphere where clots of high-temperature plasma are moving…
Gemini 7 transcript (nasa-uap-d3-gemini-7-transcript-1965) Hearing transcript

U.S. Department of War· 2026-05-08· 3 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …I HAVE THE BOOSTER ON MY SIDE.ITS A BRILLIANT BODY I N THE SUN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH…
Black Vault compilation, pp. 91-93 Document

The Black Vault· 134 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 6 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such as stars, planets, the sun and the moon), weather conditions and hoaxes. As indicated, only…
- p. 19 …This usually occurs when the balloon, bec;mseof iU altitudes, is exposed to the sun. Large bal- loons can move…
- p. 29 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such a3 stars, planets, the sun and the moon), weather conditions and hoaxes. As indicated only…
- 5 more pages mention it
FD-302-67, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2026· 2 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 1 …the red sphere, at the center, there appeared to be what• described as a "white plasma sun" about the size…
Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting report and misc. Letters Report

The Black Vault· 19 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …Are the objects bright than the background of the sky? Yes. 11. It is, because the brightness with the sun…
- p. 4 …HAS THE OBJECT(S) BRIGHTER THAN THE BACKGROUND OF THE SKY? 11. IF 60, COMPARE THE BRIGHTNESS WITH THE SUN…
FBI file 62-HQ-83894, serial 438 Document

PURSUE portal, war.gov· 2026-05· 40 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 9 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flame because it was behind the hill. No…
- p. 19 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flume because it was behind the hill. No…
- p. 29 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flame because it was behind the hill. No…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 40 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 9 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flame because it was behind the hill. No…
- p. 19 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flume because it was behind the hill. No…
- p. 29 …Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses. Could not see bottom of flame because it was behind the hill. No…
Project Blue Book case file: Levelland, November 2-3, 1957 (81 pages) Document

USAF / National Archives via The Black Vault· 82 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 3 …IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the…
- p. 4 …Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No b. Sun…
- p. 49 …shaped object, red as a blinding setting sun and faster than the speed of sound, streaked over West Texas and…
- 7 more pages mention it
State Department UAP Cable 002, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994 Official release

U.S. Department of State· 1994-01-27· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …SOME FORTY-FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL SIGHTING, AS THE SUN WAS RISING, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER THE CONTRAILS WHICH…
Project Blue Book Mantell case file (92 pages) Document

USAF / NARA via The Black Vault· 93 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 8 …Thru binocs it appeared partially as parachute with bright sun reflecting from top of the silk, however, there seemed to…
- p. 11 …Jupiter is the only other planet within $ 90^{\circ} $ of the Sun during this period and its magnitude of brightness…
- p. 20 …Jupiter is the only other planet within $ \pm 90^{\circ} $ of the sun during this period and its magnitude of…
- 3 more pages mention it
Blue Book case file 1948-01 Godman AFB, Kentucky Document

Internet Archive (USAF / NARA)· 75 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 7 …Thru binocs it appeared partially as parachute with bright sun reflecting from top of the silk, however, there seemed to…
- p. 10 …Jupiter is the only other planet within $ 90^{\circ} $ of the Sun during this period and its magnitude of brightness…
- p. 19 …Jupiter is the only other planet within $ \pm 90^{\circ} $ of the sun during this period and its magnitude of…
- 3 more pages mention it
Non-Orbit Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 10 December 1953-2 March 1954 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-05-26· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …The object grew larger, until it was two or three times the size of the sun; then it diminished in…
Blue Book file, Rivera and Heaphy (CUFOS) Document

NICAP / CUFOS· 28 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 13 …There were no clouds and the sun was at HEAPHY's back at the time of sighting. The trailing edge…
- p. 22 …It was a clear day and no clouds in the sky, and the sun was at our backs as we…
- p. 23 …The day had been clear, visibility was good, and the sun was just setting. Other occupants of the party who…
- 3 more pages mention it
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 186 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 64 …They moved about quickly, but seemed to have no particular destination. "Although the sun was above them, the side away…
- p. 73 …The objects were an off-white color, not silvery. "During this sighting the sun was in the southeast, above the…
- p. 184 …New York World Telegram & Sun; June 23, 1960. 2. Lasswell, Harold D., "Men In Space." Annals of the New York…
- 25 more pages mention it
usaf f1 FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 4 pages · OSD reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such as stars, planets, the sun, and the moon>, weather conditions, and hoaxes. As indicated, only…
- p. 2 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such as stars, planets, the sun, and the moon), weather conditions, and hoaxes. As indicated, only…
2d af 1 FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 3 pages · OSD reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such as stars, planets, the sun and the moon), weather conditions and hoaxes. As indicated only…
USSR National Affairs Scientific Affairs 'Unusual' Natural Phenomenon Observe FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1977-08-05· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …the sun, solar plasma flows and magnetic fields in the space surrounding the earth with the aim of determining the…
USSR National Affairs Scientific Affairs 'Unusual' Natural Phrnomenon Observed in Karelia (Page U1-U2 Only) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1977-09-23· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …the sun, solar plasma flows and magnetic fields in the space surrounding the earth with the aim of determining the…
Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965 Official release

National Aeronautics and Space Administration· 1965-06-09· 340 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 23 15 White McDivitt White Well, if the g's are so low that-- When sun gets in your face you…
- p. 83 …On the other hand I found that if the sun was on the window you couldn't see beyond the…
- p. 200 …The sun sets to the rear . We had to be BEF to see the sun when it set . You see…
- 19 more pages mention it
F-2004-01956 Appeal Follow Up Letter FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-12-05· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Notice of Imminent Legal Action Against the CIA Date: Sun, December 5, 2004 2:43 pm To: Cc: Bcc: Priority…
afUFOsandUAPsf1 FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 3 pages · OSD reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …natural phenomena), astronomical objects (such as stars, planets, the sun and the moon), weather conditions and hoaxes. As indicated, only…
Scientists Debate the Question of UFO's FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2003-10-16· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 9 stories
- p. 5 …brightly in the sun, floating a mere 20 feet overhead may, to someone on the ground, seem to be a…
- p. 6 …A few weeks ago I was driving toward the setting sun. I came to a stoplight and looked out the…
UFO Photos FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2013-06-24· 40 pages · CIA reading room · 7 stories
- p. 20 …They saw what they at first thought was an aeroplane with the sun shining on it—until they noticed there…
- p. 22 …early in the month, Boulder, Calif., Observatory saw 32 gigantic eruptions of hydrogen gas, in the sun): "Flying banana groups…
- p. 25 …were they not merely signals to the planets, or the sun, but indications to an interplanetary space ship where to…
Congressional, White House, UFO-related Constituent Correspondence, 1998 Official release

U.S. Government· 1998· 86 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 8 …Actually, McOivitt_axplained later after tho flight that the sun was coming across the window as the_spacecraft rolled, the…
- p. 13 …the spacecraft fills the lower part of the frame, and on the nose, catching the glare of the sun, is…
- p. 53 From nobody@wwwr.-wrutehouse.gov Sun May 17 17:57:37 l998 Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 17:54:05…
- 2 more pages mention it
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 209 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 29 …The sun was heat of course that is, source's plane was between the sun and the objects.
- p. 30 …Since source was not flying into the sun and since he is an export pilot-instructor, VENTZOO does not appear…
- p. 61 "It was all so plain & clear for the object was in the eastern sky the sun just came from behind…
- 2 more pages mention it
FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 5 Document

Department of War· 209 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 29 …The sun was heat of course that is, source's plane was between the sun and the objects.
- p. 30 …Since source was not flying into the sun and since he is an export pilot-instructor, VENTZOO does not appear…
- p. 61 "It was all so plain & clear for the object was in the eastern sky the sun just came from behind…
- 2 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book case file: Kenneth Arnold Document

The Black Vault (USAF records)· 62 pages · Cited by the stories · 4 stories
- p. 31 …dip or change their course slightly, just enough for the sun to strike them at an angle that reflected brightly…
- p. 33 …sun glasses) Even though two minutes seems like a very short time to one on the ground, in the air…
- p. 46 …For a direct reflection, the angle between the observer, sun, and object must be "just right," and at such distances…
- 8 more pages mention it
ADA133326 (PDF) Document

The Black Vault· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 6 …and At an altitude of 5000km, headed toward the sun. On the basis of information such as angle of elevation…
Fact Sheet Air Force UFO Report FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-04-30· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …sunset because of the effect of the slant rays of the sun upon the balloon surfaces. The large balloons, if…
- p. 4 …The "other" category includes reflections, searchlights, birds, kites, blimps, clouds, sun-dogs, spurious radar indications, hoaxes, firework displays, flares, fireballs…
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 004 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2023-09-01· 2 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …at i t (the light ) was l i ke looking i nto t he sun . The ob j ect was…
UFO Photos FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2013-06-24· 109 pages · CIA reading room · 5 stories
- p. 29 …Unusual atmospheric phenomenon a haze around the sun, seen over Paris . The black spot in the foreground is the top…
First UFO Incident for Our Country (FTD-ID(RS)T-1019-83) Document

U.S. Department of Defense FOIA Reading Room· 1983-09· 6 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 5 …and ~t an altitude of SOOOkm, headed toward the sun. On the basis of information such as angle of elevation…
USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official Official release

Office of the Director of National Intelligence· 2025· 2 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 1 …By this time, the sun had set, and the pilots switched to Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) and Night Vision Goggles…
(EST Pub Date) Annotation FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1990-01-01· 53 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 42 …The axes of the cylinders point to the Sun. Part of the wall (roughly half) is transparent, and offset, cylindrical…
- p. 43 …The ends of the cylinders on the Sun side have docking positions for spacecraft. 294. Inside the cylinders is a…
- p. 47 …Thus, in the focus of the mirror of the photon engine, we would need to ignite millions of Suns! 318…
- 7 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book Mariana UFO Incident PDF Document

NARA via The Black Vault· 114 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 87 …The experimental results appear to indicate that if the first few frames of the UFO film show sun reflections from…
- p. 102 …a) Bright sun reflection from a 11/4" diameter plane mirror at 180 ft (1" lens). b) The array of…
- p. 106 …The Most Probable Explanation Is That The Would Be Objects Were Actually Reflection Of The Sun On The Two Aircraft…
- 8 more pages mention it
Unidentified flying objects: hearing before the Committee on Armed Forces of the House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, second session, April 5, 1966 ... Hearing transcript

U.S. House Committee on Armed Services· 1966-04-05· 88 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 10 …Reflection of the sun on balloons at dawn and sunset sometimes produce strange effects. This usually occurs when the balloon…
- p. 35 …If you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the , SUN located as you loC:ted at…
- p. 43 …If you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the…
- 4 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book Socorro file Document

Internet Archive· 168 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 3 …Sharon said she was not facing the sun while watching the thing slightly smaller than an airplane and having no…
- p. 9 …She told Jolly the object was to the northeast and the sun was behind her. Her parents said Sharon is…
- p. 160 …conjunctivitis (membrane inflammation) of both eyes and first - degree sunburn under the eyes and on the nose, adding: "The sun…
- 9 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book Socorro file Document

The Black Vault· 167 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …Sharon said she was not facing the sun while watching the thing slightly smaller than an airplane and having no…
- p. 8 …She told Jolly the object was to the northeast and the sun was behind her. Her parents said Sharon is…
- p. 159 …conjunctivitis (membrane inflammation) of both eyes and first - degree sunburn under the eyes and on the nose, adding: "The sun…
- 9 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book Socorro file (direct PDF) Document

Wikimedia Commons (USAF Project Blue Book)· 168 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 3 …Sharon said she was not facing the sun while watching the thing slightly smaller than an airplane and having no…
- p. 9 …She told Jolly the object was to the northeast and the sun was behind her. Her parents said Sharon is…
- p. 160 …conjunctivitis (membrane inflammation) of both eyes and first - degree sunburn under the eyes and on the nose, adding: "The sun…
- 9 more pages mention it
Ufos--What Are They? FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2013-06-24· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 5 stories
- p. 6 …of light in the earth's atmosphere like a rainbow, or halo, caused by the sun or patches of light…
- p. 7 …The man who took them noted a grayish-colored object glistening in the sun and approaching at great speed but…
FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 07 FOIA release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 84 pages · FBI Vault · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Upon looking at the sky observed the very bright reflection of the sun on some object which was apparently made…
- p. 3 …stated that he has never seen an object at such an extreme height before and that if the sun had…
- p. 12 …If so could not they have been incindently falling to earth then with drought and heat from the sun ignite…
UFO files reveal behind the scenes of the UFO desk Document

The National Archives· 3 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 2 …visit “an insignificant planet (the Earth) of an uninteresting star (the sun)”. He also raises the point that no radio…
U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 1952· 253 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 29 …SOCN AS PRACTICAL BY AN INTELU GmCE OFFICER AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OBTAINED: (1) ANY SOUND HElo DURING OBSERVATION? IF…
- p. 31 …CPO NEmIOUSE, HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHI'ER WERE ALL INTER VIEWED AT THE NEWHOUSE HOME IN BERKELEY, CALI F…
- p. 51 …h the parhelic circle; the latter ia 1n a borbontal ,Plane coincidental with the poeit1on ot the sun). .Ldd1t1oaal~. it…
- 3 more pages mention it
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 004 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 214 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 2 stories
- p. 2 …Upon looking at the sky ADAIR observed the very bright reflection of the sun on some object which was apparently…
- p. 4 …RANEY stated that he has never seen an object at such an extreme height before and that if the sun…
- p. 180 …Almost identical statements is sued by the Army Air Forces at Washington and the United States Weather Bureau at Montgomery…
- 2 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book documents, New Delhi, 15 March 1951 Document

NICAP (USAF records)· 8 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 4 …The weather at the time of sighting was clear, sun shining with thirty mile visibility. Surface wind was from 300…
- p. 5 …The weather at the time of sighting was clear, sun shining with thirty mile visibility. Surface wind was from 300…
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects Over Spain and Africa, July - O Ctober FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-10-01· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 5 …saw toward the south a luminous disk of a diameter close to that of the setting sun, flying horizontally from…
- p. 6 …saw toward the south a luminous disk of a diameter close to that of the setting sun, flying horizontally from…
AAWSAP DIRD, Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites, November 2010 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 2010-11-01· 77 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 8 …The miniature precision "fan" sun sensor will pinpoint the sun virtually everywhere in the entire celestial sphere with every satellite…
- p. 9 …POWER SYSTEMS Total spacecraft power is limited by the small satellite size. The Sun's power density is 1.35…
Defense Intelligence Reference Document Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites Report

Defense Intelligence Agency· 77 pages · DIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 8 …The miniature precision "fan" sun sensor will pinpoint the sun virtually everywhere in the entire celestial sphere with every satellite…
- p. 9 …POWER SYSTEMS Total spacecraft power is limited by the small satellite size. The Sun's power density is 1.35…