From: "Martin Shough"
<parcellular@btinternet.com> To: <post@currentencounterslist.com> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:34:13 -0000 Subject: Re: [Current Encounters] Aug. 2, 1965; Sherman, Texas: IMCAT In the days following, Blue Book’s scientific
consultant J. Allen Hynek, received a personal
request to investigate the sightings from fellow
astronomer Gérard de Vaucouleurs at the
McDonald Observatory in Austin, Texas. Against the
wishes of Blue Book chief Maj. Hector Quintanilla,
who wanted to avoid more publicity, Hynek met with
de Valcoulers, and later interviewed Bob Campbell
on-location. For comparison, he asked Campbell to
provide several tests with the same camera and film,
including time-exposures of the night sky, Venus,
and a bright street light at an known distance. An
examination of the original negatives by Air Force
scientific advisors determined no reason to suspect
a hoax. They also determined that the large luminous
source moved up and down against a constant
background in which faint star trails were evident.
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