Special Update: 02 Sept 2022
Event Date:
August 15, 1977
Location:
Mt.
Vernon, IN
Source:
MADAR Site
Subject:
Correlation with "WOW!" Signal
CMS
#:
N/A
This
worksheet is designed to assess the possibility of a correlation
with a qualifying potential sighting of interest and a credited
MADAR anomaly and involves working with the known sighting date
and time in UTC and the immediate state, or sometimes the
adjoining state. If that protocol is met, the sighting and node
locations will be taken into consideration.
1. INITIAL SOURCE:
It was August 15, 1977. At
10:14 pm the siren had begun to sound, indicating the MADAR
system had been triggered. I hadn't retired for the evening and
was only feet away from the lab, so I was able to go to the MCP
(mode control panel) and flip the switch which turned the siren
off while allowing all the other pieces of equipment to run
until the datatapes had run out. One recorder documented the sensor pulses,
which provided the data from the magnet variometer movement.
Another recorder documented the audible clicks from the geiger
counter in counts per minute. And yet another unit, a two-track
recorder logged the tracks from two radio frequency scanners:
one scanning law enforcement frequencies; the other, aircraft.
The datatapes were 30-minutes each.
2. MADAR DATA
The disturbance lasted 3
minutes and 29 seconds, and the compass had girated back and
forth 18 times. The background radiation, usually about 15 cpm
had jumped to 30 cpm. At that time it was considered a
significant reading. Today, the standard for significant is at
least 2-1/2 times the BG. Everything recorded was telling me
that something truly unusual was going on. Right after flipping
the DAS (alarm) switch I headed outside with my binoculars.
Nothing unusual was observed. I contacted the local police and
gave them a heads-up in case anyone called in to report anything
in the skies. But that was it. I replaced the tapes and reset
the alarm panel and called it an evening. This had been #7 of
seven events that began on July 10, and had been logged up to
the 15th of August.
3. SIGHTING INFORMATION
No sightings even
close to the time of incident.
4. NUFORC DATA CHECK: