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UFO. United States

ID #1555683542
Added Fri, 19/04/2019
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
10.01.1954 17:25
Location: 
Сонойта, AZ
United States

James E. McDonald, two other Chicago meteorologists, and another passenger in the car was driving North on highway 83 when McDonald spotted a brilliant white stationary object. Its magnitude was about 5-7.

He was in the southwest at about 238° azimuth, about 1-2° above the mountains of Santa Rita (about the height of 9,400 ft) about 10 miles or at a height of about 6-8° above the horizon.

The sun dipped below the mountains in azimuth 243°, the apparent altitude of + 2° (subject to refraction) to the right of the UFO. No noticeable parallax with mountains when they drove 8-10 miles further North. Thus, the distance is estimated at less than 10 miles (size possibly about 15 feet).

The object disappeared from sight over the mountains when they were traveling on.

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Original news

James E. McDonald, two other Univ. of Chicago meteorologists, and another passenger in a car were driving N on Hwy 83 when McDonald spotted a brilliant white stationary object, stellar magnitude was about 5 to 7, in the SW at about 238° azimuth about 1° to 2° above the Santa Rita Mtns. (elev. about 9,400 ft) about 10 miles away, or at a total elevation about 6° to 8° above horizontal. Sun had set below mountains at 243° azimuth, +2° apparent elevation (refraction included), to the right of the UFO. No noticeable parallax with mountains as they drove 8-10 miles further N (with wide swerves W and E by about 1.5 mi), thus distance estimated at >10 miles (size possibly about >15 ft). Lost sight due to mountains as they drove on.

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"Its magnitude was about 5-7"is a mistake??? This brightness is comparable to the satellites of Jupiter. This is a very dim object, taking into account the fact that +6,0 threshold of visibility to the naked eye. Maybe it's -5 and -7? It's a little brighter Venus.

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