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“The Star”

Documents 433 Scans in the stories 31

Documents matching “The Star”433 records · page 1

8,000 pages of Declassified Canadian UFO Documents Document

Internet Archive· 2015-12-10· 300 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 23 …BRIGHTER THAN STARS F SAME AS STARS BUT BLUE GREEN IN THE REAR LINE AN EXHAUST C OVAL SHAPE, LARGER…
- p. 87 …C - BACK DOOR OF SAGE ANNEX BLDG D = TWO E - ONE BRIGHTER THAN A STAR - THE OTHER SAME AS STAR…
- p. 290 …I saw in the general direction of the Pole Star what appeared as a bright star. With the aid of…
- 53 more pages mention it
Declassified Canadian UFO Documents, search for Michalak FOIA release

Internet Archive· 300 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 23 …BRIGHTER THAN STARS F SAME AS STARS BUT BLUE GREEN IN THE REAR LINE AN EXHAUST C OVAL SHAPE, LARGER…
- p. 87 …C - BACK DOOR OF SAGE ANNEX BLDG D = TWO E - ONE BRIGHTER THAN A STAR - THE OTHER SAME AS STAR…
- p. 290 …I saw in the general direction of the Pole Star what appeared as a bright star. With the aid of…
- 53 more pages mention it
Project Blue Book Final Case Report Report

US Air Force, hosted by Sign Historical Group· 23 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 10 STAR HOPPING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE A List of Prominent Stars In Order Of Brightness Star Position Star Name (Right…
- p. 13 …The air visual from the B-52 could be the star Vega which was on the horizon at the time…
- p. 18 …There was also a temperature inversion at the 2 – 5,000 ft altitude level. Stars could be seen and this…
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AFOSI LaPaz Catalog raw data Document

NICAP· 22 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …Secs none star star slower than falling star disappeared w/greenish flash (3) 16 490106 1730 1 Unk Albuquerque, New…
- p. 8 …horizon similar to star slightly more orange Yes 2 mts none round slightly larger than brightest star 140° in 2…
- p. 13 116 490927 0300 1 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico to the N 10° above horizon yellow Yes 3 - 4 secs…
- 1 more page mentions it
Project Blue Book file scans Document

NICAP· 4 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …The pilot stated that the light definitely moved in relation to the stars. After the intercept was broken off, the…
- p. 3 …He obviously was trying to convince himself the light was a star, but was UNCLASSIFIED T53-11156 SECRET
- p. 4 …He was worried about the fact that the light moved relative to the stars. By eliminating doubt eightings the only…
Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science, 1973 Official release

National Aeronautics and Space Administration· 1973· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …When you look in the Milky Way, you see a lot of UV coming from the stars, but the question…
- p. 3 …Therefore, the most conservative inter- pretation, I think, is that what we're seeing is light from hot stars in…
Information Review & Release (Irr) News for 28 May- 1 June 2001 Executive Summary FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-06-01· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …OIM also offered to assist the Marines with notification of Higgin‘s family of the pending release. O STAR GA…
SP 16 [7.18.1963] Official release

U.S. Department of State· 1963-07-18· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 1 …the solar planetary system held that it was a re- - f sult of the near collisfon of two stars. Since…
- p. 2 …Our biggest telescopes cannot resolve planets at the distances even of the nearest stars, so no direct confirmation is yet…
- p. 4 …This is normally written off as an extremely low probability, due to the tremendous distances be- tween stars, and the…
- 1 more page mentions it
Flying Objects Seen in Saransk Area FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1955-10-01· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …When the observation was made for the first time, the PVs believed they had seen a shooting star since the…
Defense Intelligence Reference Document An Introduction To The Statistical Drake Equation Report

Defense Intelligence Agency· 55 pages · DIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 7 …a half a trillion stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone, could ours be the only one accompanied by an…
- p. 9 UNCLASSIFIEDi/ FOR bi I ICIJ!IL "31! 8HLY We know Ns, the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy…
- p. 11 …Consider the first independent variable in the Drake equation (7), i.e., Ns, the number of stars in the Milky…
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Capt. Darryl Clark statement Document

NICAP· 3 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …I also had a pair of binoculars 10x50 power As I scanned the sky, it being a cloudless star like…
- p. 3 …Aircraft always show movement in relation to the stars , but as this light moved higher at seemed to become stabilized…
AAWSAP DIRD, An Introduction to the Statistical Drake Equation, March 2010 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 2010-03-11· 55 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 7 …a half a trillion stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone, could ours be the only one accompanied by an…
- p. 9 UNCLASSIFIED/ /fOR OFFI&IAk Wlii QPU,¥ We know Ns, the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, fairly well…
- p. 11 …Consider the first independent variable in the Drake equation (7), i. e., Ns, the number of stars in the Milky…
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proj b1 FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 12 pages · OSD reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …The first is the increase of interest on the part of the public; the second is the increasing number of…
- p. 7 …Discusses the nature of the universe; astronomy and cosmology, published by Scholastic Press. THE STORY OF THE STARS, by :MALONEY…
- p. 12 …constellations describe the path of the meteor through the sky with reference to stars. (13) Did the meteor appear to…
Boundaries of Cosmology FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1990-08-01· 12 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Later, the study of the stars and star systems followed. The idea that the Sun is an ordinary star
- p. 3 …Relatively recently, scientists presumed that the Sun was located near the center of our star system, our Galaxy, beyond the…
- p. 6 …As the result of the explosions of massive stars, rapidly ending their evolution, various chemical elements enter the interstellar gases…
- 2 more pages mention it
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00072 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The unknown phenomenon was described as a large green fire ball traveling like a shooting star. Additionally a ZME Controller…
UFO Reports 2002 Whole of the UK Report

Ministry of Defence (gov.uk)· 2 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …14-Mar-02 00:30 Leicester Leicestershire The object appeared larger than a star and was circular. It then turned…
- p. 2 …18-Sep-02 19:20 Halstead Essex Display of three lights in a sort of a star shape. The lights…
FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 11 FOIA release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 127 pages · FBI Vault · 1 story
- p. 13 …He states it was a very clear night and that all the stars in the sky were twinkling as compared…
- p. 25 …with greenish tinge None 4 mins None 2 Fuzzy stars 1/2 diameter of full moon Vanished 65 70 15…
- p. 36 …Obsured by building 65 118 27 Sep 0200 1 65 Sandia Ease, New Mexico T6 The M 100 above horizon…
- 6 more pages mention it
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00042 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The light was described as "brighter than any star they had ever seen." No evasive action taken. ZMA contacted the…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00062 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The unknown phenomenon had star shaped lighting, rapidly changing altitudes then hovered. No evasive action reported. ZAU will call UFO…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00331 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The unknown phenomenon was two lights above the horizon that looked like a star, except they were dimming and reappearing…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00446 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …PIC DESCRIBED OBJECTS "LOOKING LIKE A STAR TURNING ON AND OFF EVERY MINUTE OR SO." LOCATION WAS TOO FAR AWAY…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00146 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …AAL2547 was at FL370 eastbound and described the objects as "looking like a star turning on and off every minute…
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 …On 20 September, at about 0400 a huge star suddenly fired up in the dark sky, impulsively sending shafts of…
FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2023· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 1 …As - l ooked up , he not i ced a very bright star in the sky , which initiall y drew his…
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 …On 20 September, at about 0400 a huge star suddenly "ared up in the dark sky, impulsively sending shafts of…
FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 16 FOIA release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 169 pages · FBI Vault · 2 stories
- p. 26 …Observer did not see any falling stars during the period of observation. 24. Weather conditions and light at time of…
- p. 85 …It was moving relative to the other stars. The object was too small to be able to see any details…
- p. 115 …The night was clear, stars were plainly visible. The North star provided a sense of direction. The light was brighter…
- 19 more pages mention it
Eyewitness Account of UFO Sightings Published FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1980-10-01· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …It was already dark and stars flickered in the sky. Visibility was excellent, and the open countryside stretched as far…
- p. 4 …When I raised my head, suddenly I saw a strange star fly over the tops of our heads, and I…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 02_Physical_Constraints_Paper Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 6 pages · National Archives · 1 story
- p. 2 …This would explain why they would target the habitable region around stars, where liquid water may exist on the surface…
- p. 3 …The fraction of all Sun-like stars that host Earth-like planets in their habitable zone is in the range…
- p. 4 …Since most stars formed more than a billion years before the Sun (Madau & Dickinson 2014), it is possible that other…
UFO Reports 2007 Report

Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 1 …star shape and then disappeared. 20-Apr-07 21:30 Bexley Kent There were over fifty lights floating in the…
- p. 4 …Then a really tiny star moved rapidly, faster than any satellite or aircraft the witness had seen. 23-Nov-07…
- p. 5 …The light was travelling faster than an aircraft, but slower than a shooting star. It kept on a constant course…
- 1 more page mentions it
UFO report 2007 Report

UK Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …star shape and then disappeared. 20-Apr-07 21:30 Bexley Kent There were over fifty lights floating in the…
- p. 4 …Then a really tiny star moved rapidly, faster than any satellite or aircraft the witness had seen. 23-Nov-07…
- p. 5 …The light was travelling faster than an aircraft, but slower than a shooting star. It kept on a constant course…
- 1 more page mentions it
Project Blue Book sighting list Document

NICAP· 1 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories

…Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Balloon Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Anomalous Propagation Astro(VENUS,JUPITER, BETELGEUX) Other (REFLECTION…
Scientists Debate the Question of UFO's FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2003-10-16· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 9 stories
- p. 1 …The minutes of the ASNE meeting now being transcribed and available, the Star, because of the special public interest in…
- p. 5 …The distance may seem to change rapidly as the star fades or increases in intensity. Because, as the pilot flies…
- p. 7 …Many individuals think they see stars, planets or satellites oscillating when the movement is actually that of the eye it…
- 3 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers Again: Do You Believe in Them? FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 10 pages · CIA reading room · 6 stories
- p. 2 …Air Force, and later, for years, Vice Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency; and a Bronze Star citation for my…
- p. 7 …The largest earth-based telescope could not reveal a planet of another 'star. ## Indirect Evidence THE INDIRECT evidence is of…
- p. 9 …the principles of geometric knowledge. . . ." The gods of the Sumerians, says Sagan, were each associated with a different star, and…
- 2 more pages mention it
FOIA on Martin Luther King FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2025-06-12· 295 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 6 Washington Post, 16 August 1968; Washington Star, 6 July 1968; Reuters, London, 6 July 1968; Washington Post, 22 July 1968…
- p. 65 ## CONFIDENTIAL dated 9 June 1968; The Washington Star, dated 9 June 1968; Washington Post, dated 17 November 1968; Washington Post…
- p. 74 dated 9 June 1968; The Washington Star, dated 9 June 1968; Washington Post, dated 17 November 1968; Washington Post, dated…
- 9 more pages mention it
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 19 January-15 May 1954 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-07-30· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 3 …When he looked through a telescope, he could also detect moving objects around the star. The "star" climbed obliquely at…
Final Product (FOIA 23-F-0010) FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 2023· 28 pages · OSD reading room · 2 stories
- p. 3 …Chemical propulsion may not be sufficient for probes to escape from the habitable zone around dwarf stars, like the nearest…
- p. 4 …The fraction of all Sun-like stars that host Earth-like planets in their habitable zone is in the range…
- p. 14 …This large factor is the ratio between the interstellar volume associated with the Sun (half-way to the nearest stars…
- 2 more pages mention it
dep ba1 FOIA release

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 1 pages · OSD reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …Immediately thereafter, three star-like objects were noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and one to the…
Analyses of Flying Saucers, from 'Able' to 'Zowie!' FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2010-07-23· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …He explains miracles and wonders in the Bible and later by UFOs, radiation, electromagnetic thought transference, etc: the Star of…
Fyi--Soviet TV Preview 10-16 Jun FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1991-06-10· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …star 0500 Formula C 0530 Stock Exchange news 0545 Sport Lotto 0600 Early in the Morning 0700 Serving the fatherland…
ORNL Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen Report

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 10 pages · AARO · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Previously, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with To the Stars…
- p. 6 …star system has a magnesium isotopic composition that was inherited from its local star-forming region. Figure 6 shows the…
- p. 7 …Top) The extreme magnesium isotope compositions possible from different star types. (Bottom) A zoomed-in view of the magnesium isotope…
- 1 more page mentions it
ORNL Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen Document

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2024-07· 10 pages · Cited by the stories · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Previously, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with To the Stars…
- p. 6 …star system has a magnesium isotopic composition that was inherited from its local star-forming region. Figure 6 shows the…
- p. 7 …Top) The extreme magnesium isotope compositions possible from different star types. (Bottom) A zoomed-in view of the magnesium isotope…
- 1 more page mentions it
Project Blue Book Case Files on Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs): 595553 Official release

Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Air Materiel Command. Intelligence Department. Technical Intelligence Division.· 1947· 2 pages · National Archives · 1 story
- p. 1 …MOVING FASTER, AT TIMES,THAN A SHOOTING STAR... BARNES STATES: "OURING THE NEXT 14 MINUTES, HE (PIERMAN) REPORTED THAT HE…
- p. 2 BARNES THEN STATES: "BEFORE NOTIFYING THE AIR FORCE... OUR TECHNICIANS HAD CAREFULLY CHECKED THE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 12_ORNL_Analysis_Metallic_Specimen Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 10 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Previously, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with To the Stars…
- p. 6 …star system has a magnesium isotopic composition that was inherited from its local star-forming region. Figure 6 shows the…
- p. 7 …Top) The extreme magnesium isotope compositions possible from different star types. (Bottom) A zoomed-in view of the magnesium isotope…
- 1 more page mentions it
Defense Intelligence Reference Document Cockpits In The Era Of Breakthrough Flight Report

Defense Intelligence Agency· 57 pages · DIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 6 …For the sake of bracketing the scope of coverage, this study assumes that practical star flight will be limited to…
- p. 20 …NASA Position-Reference Star Trackers For deep-space flight, the star trackers that have been developed for existing spacecraft may…
- p. 22 …Current location taken from the following: o Star tracker: • Modified to handle 3D database of star locations for deep-space…
- 2 more pages mention it
Unidentified Flying Objects Reports FOIA release

Defense Intelligence Agency· 140 pages · DIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 49 …STAR OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE WHICH WAS STATIONARY AT TIMES WITH FLASHING BRILLIANCE (APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING), MOVING ABOVE THE STRATUS…
- p. 58 …The lines were red and the small stars formed at the end of the lines were of a very brilliant…
- p. 62 …Many thought it was a common shooting star but they had to change their mind as the sight was turning…
- 12 more pages mention it
AAWSAP DIRD, Cockpits in the Era of Breakthrough Flight, November 2010 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 2010-11-01· 57 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 6 …For the sake of bracketing the scope of coverage, this study assumes that practical star flight will be limited to…
- p. 20 …NASA Position-Reference Star Trackers For deep-space flight, the star trackers that have been developed for existing spacecraft may…
- p. 22 …Current location taken from the following: o Star tracker: • Modified to handle 3D database of star locations for deep-space…
- 2 more pages mention it
Flying Objects Seen in Shakhty Area FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1955-08-09· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …It looked like a comet or shooting star. The approach of the phenomenon was not observed. 3 On the day…
Air Force Contract Let for Flying Saucer Study FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1998-10-15· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 # Force Contract Let ## CPYRGHT Star Stall Writer The Air Force, bewit bothered and bewildered UFOs for about 20 year farming…
Secret of 14 Years UFO Debunking Laid to CIA by Scientist FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 # SECRET OF 14 YEARS # UFO Debunking Laid To CIA by Scientist By ROBERT WALTERS Star Staff Writer The government's…
NASA-UAP-D7: Skylab Technical Crew Debriefing 1973 Document

U.S. Department of War (PURSUE release 1)· 2026-05-08· 11 pages · Cited by the stories · 0 stories
- p. 6 …or star BEAN Let's talk about caution/warnings at night and in the daytime. I noticed at first when…
- p. 7 …Jack first noticed this rather large red star out the wardroom window. Upon close examination, it was much brighter than…
- p. 8 …It disappeared like thousands and thousands of stars out there; all of them different sizes and drifting along the X…