Apr 17 1966
From The Space Library
New evidence supporting theory that Venus' environment could sustain life was published by Johns Hopkins Univ. astrophysicists William Plummer and John Strong in Astrophysical Journal. Past measurements of microwave emissions from Venus had indicated very high surface temperatures. Plummer and Strong concluded, on the basis of recent detailed measurements from high-altitude balloon observations by Cal Tech radioastronomers, that possibly "30 percent of the observed microwaves in the past had no bearing on surface temperatures but rather emanated from electrical discharges within the cloudy atmosphere of Venus." They estimated Venus' temperature ranges from 580øF at equator to 9øF at poles and said there are extensive regions-greater than earth's land area--"where man would find the temperature comfortable." (NYT, 4/18/66, 4; Wash. Post, 4/18/66, A7).
UFO was sighted by hundreds of people in Ohio and Pennsylvania, including two deputy sheriffs who followed it for 85 mi. USAF later attributed sightings to combination of a satellite and the planet Venus. (UPI, NYT, 4/18/66, 4; Wash. POSZ, 4/18/66, A7; UPI, NYT, 4/24/66, 95; Wash. Eve. Star, 4/23/66, A2)
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