Hallett Station unidentified-object report — June 7, 1962

On or during June 7, 1962, at or near Hallott Station Antarctica, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIGHT LIGHT OBJECT HOVERING STEADILY FOR 15-20 MINS THEN ASCENDED VERTICALLY AT HIGH SPEED AND DISAPPEARED 11. UPON INVESTIGATION, THEY OBSERVED A LUMINOUS OBJECT WHICH APPEARED TO BE HOVERING OVER THE STATION. THE OBJECT EMITTED A PULSATING BLUE-WHITE LIGHT AND MADE A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. DURING THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, IT BEGAN TO RISE STEADILY UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THEY WERE QUITE SHAKEN BY THE EXPERIENCE AND REPORTED IT TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IMMEDIATELY. SINCE THAT TIME, NO FURTHER INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. LIGHT HOVERED OVER STATION BEARING 036 DEG FOR APPROX 5 MINS. LIGHT REMAINED STATIONARY FOR APPROX FIVE MINS DURING OBSERVATION, THEN SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED. AFTER APPROX FIVE MINS THE LIGHT MOVED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A MOUNTAIN PEAK DID NOT REAPPEAR ON OTHER SIDE OF PEAK AS WOULD BE EXPECTED IF REFLECTED. NO SMOKE OR VAPOR TRAIL SEEN 239394/HNV JSD 5179 1 231622/11 JUN 62 1322492 JUN 62 UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIAL FILE COPY TO-2/lt Col Friend Intelligence Division (Objects Sighted in the Antarctica SUMMARY (Major Hart) WAPD-3-50 1. On 7 June 1962 at 0152 witnesses at Hallett Station, 72-20 S and 170-00 E observed an object sighted and identified as "something like a first magnitude star". This object was sighted at an apparent hearing of 360 degrees and an elevation angle of 20 degrees.