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ATIC Document 120745, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

📅 24-26 March 1953 📍 Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska 🏛 ATIC 📄 sighting_report
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This document details an ATIC investigation into a 1953 sighting of an unidentified light in Alaska, which was officially identified as the planet Venus. It also contains a separate, unrelated report on a solar phenomenon observed in the Caribbean.

This document contains an official report from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) regarding an unidentified light observed near the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, between March 24 and March 26, 1953. The report details observations from two sources who described a flickering light that initially appeared bright white before shifting to various shades of red and orange. The object was observed at a true bearing of 323 degrees and an initial altitude of 5 degrees above the horizon. The duration of the primary sighting was 45 minutes, after which the light faded below the horizon. The observers noted that a similar light was seen at the same location on the two subsequent nights. Following an analysis of the bearing and the behavior of the light, ATIC concluded that the object was likely the planet Venus, which occupied a relative position consistent with the observations at that time. The document also includes an unrelated entry regarding a 'Sun Phenomenon' observed in the Caribbean Sea on March 25, 1953, by the crew of the French vessel SS Caraibe. This secondary report describes a 'Bishop's Ring' formation around the sun, which the hydrographic bulletin attributes to dust particles in the atmosphere following volcanic eruptions.

Due to the bearing of the unidentified object, its gradual fade-out below the horizon, and the fact that it was observed on two other occasions in the same month, it is probable that this light was the astronomical body Venus

Official Assessment

It is probable that this light was the astronomical body Venus which is in that relative position from the point of observation.

The object was identified as the planet Venus based on its bearing, its gradual fade-out below the horizon, and the fact that it was observed on two other occasions in the same month.

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