'Cident 11tJtj <J '<; NC' A.SS\F \(D J n,: \'r CON rt:\1'F Irf 'l 0 J\'l'Ir: t:OLUH lll:.1ck C-5h F II J l :lg . Be i ondl Director \f0ath ... f~ Bureau Regional Office .An~hor~e, Alaska !(:LA~SlF'EC Pilot's re:!}ort of li'lying Sl:lucer" vicinity 03. Dear 3ir : I thou91 you would be int~rssted ! n tn~ at~ac!lad rsporr., 7~n thou t probably h s no eet~oro:o 1 1 Ji~i~ica~co . !J:. related ~he 1'ollo t!:;,g !l:ldi t i '):=J..J.l d-..::ta"l.ls in conr :!"- e ~t 0 1 !;t'Il.edi9.telJ e..:f e r -che :=-epor d fl: :r t . !!e nri l ha c~ r>tlot. ftrst sig!lt~d the ''saucer' ~'-! d.d of ch :o ?.ncl at lbont t.ho ~.1.un~ al t 1 tude at 'H.nl ch they wert:} flyinR. It wan 1 !\ ail- hot~..;~; t:> q~ainst a brilli::L."'lt a v enir_z s:~y 'J..J.d they, be ns t'nt!.ble t.o ct }~Orr.line at firHt ' n rhich ciir~c~:.1o:t ~ t 1-:..3 ~rrln,.;, otll un Lo boi..lt 1200 ft... r o 1J'oid 1>oaaibl coll.:ai ')n . In t hl n'='., _poql .ion th~y coul<l (l ~ernins th9.t the oo j :.r;t W..J~ mor 1 1 7 a-we.y !'!"tim t,hem aad at a r'9ry r.~pid rate. It app ~a red to b as lB.!'ge or lar~er, in masa us u C-54, and black in color. It t.a.i n. d c:1~ ee.m3 1l. , tude o"'.~ soon d:!.sP~ppc:e.red ... ""'Cnl 1ght.. . c .us o.~- i ~ 'lpcri:rr epe~d which tae pll t s e :JCimet d rou ly t..,o b ~ cimdd -,he i ro .. /a/ R . Allc:1 bhO'"~l~ r P.. P.ll~n Sno~.n; lt r Ac~ing Orfi~lal tn r:.a~ e i V Y)tZI # 1 0 D A KHZI 05lll2Z I<CD1V CR 101 75 I~T 1 . FLw'G RPFT BY 'PILCT AT 050?20Z. A:SOill 1 0 ~lli.7.S H0!frE'iZST DB SIGill'::;D T)3Ct.;S ? R 1::-iii..STO~T. AFrER DE'rt:ffi mrr:JG 0 RE?RTD 'l'FC AT 1JB 'iJ)l ) FOR YOUR TNFN. JA~:rsorr. A' r l.th~th~r S ---Ji~:: L, a r Sir : of :Oetr.:.el .. st!ec!! .. iuec t..c. rese~bled b,;:.tx~2-a C-54 \\i.tnol..l.t oo'tors (frot::J t.!.l!:' re;c.r) ana \I."L-.. \t.rl tnout v.:-J.r.gs or any viEi ble me3IJ s of propulsion ".'ba.tever. 'r\in6. ~c..s negligi.~..l an~ :. t "'c. t on G.. Jr,; cour sc.. O:fici.s1. in Cnarge of t~e J~rlifies for not t he "i.Ir.bgin.etive \r.'C.S 'f/Orkj ng s t c te s that the Dr HYNEK'S F}J ALUATIONS EXTRACTED F?.O~ Prt~J EC f GHUD1A:: REPOr<T. 1. .A tronOI:\iOG-1 k:ir)A pr1lb&bil1tys b. rn.\r or low probc.b:.litj'& or .nlling bodies ( ..... Al'lo~tionnjl '.lrocll ut~ ar\t1r bl.rd5, u o'~ vf ~vld aoa pre~ldo8 axp O:lution& SU(;t:> ts uNCLASSIFIED rf.tT of '3ethel .Alaska .:!.lld Co- uilot ?ilot s,i Co-gilot - DiGtanco of ob.; Ti;,o in ai ht 11. ,\lt~itudo 500 to l ,COO f t 12.. upccd 520 IPH - 3 ti ~es that of C-54 Diroction o~ r1 ~h~ i;clor in colot" -like tbat of C-54 ( f~ro or fly i '"':g 1-Yi!l.gs. cor uo .... octo Pi=ll r~r: cons-ru c'V ::..e n Incidont tlo. 'jtj h Aucust 19l7, Su."lsot, nc~ lkthul, l~.1 a.ska. A pilot ~li'id hi~ 'cO-iJIJ.ot o~scrvcd a bl.:..c" object oi' t:u~ def;ii.7l a:1d .:1.~> .:oxir..at~ dir.len:>ions of a c-;_. fu:; ~lace, flyin .. ~ at 5(XJ-1000 ft alti tndc :; ; ,/. 7> .. r. 0~ j"!ct cro5~ed their path at :-".:T.t ant.:le, anc.l the y 1~..1lled ur, ~o 1200 ft to ~J:I ~i.t..: a co)1j!Jiun, then c:4"l',\Jd lL at 170, 1Ylt lou t L-i...f'1.t of it i!'1 l'oi.lr rri...1utc~. T~c:r e ';til:atc<l the rJiX!Cu o.!: t.i.C o~jcct to ee t~e ti.MraJ t-heir u.,ll, or jD :::'l~. Ass\~:1.in;; the c!Jtilt.J.te of S!X'ed tabe correct, e:lcu ltJ..r-J cuu.JuL.J.t..l.:, dt-Jv~::'- minc thu distances ohject tra,elcd a~ 3l~ r.iles in f ul.4r n:U1utes Yizli.le t:-~.e ob- server's a.ir Jl:.!.!'Le :::~rr . ..!d eleven niles in the .s:me pt!J. . .;_ "Jd . T: lt!rci'o::'C, t.L~ o'uJcct w-as n or e tnc~n t tent y nil e s d~!:itnnt 1:hen J .~st G \..l n. .:o be c~!Jai.Jl~ of lx:.:.~:: s.;L:!"! at thic di!;t.J.nce uncler tl c con it.i..ons r;ivcn, the ou,ject would have to be o.bout 50 fc~t i n ~ts :.;r.t.2.ll.c.:;t o:-cnd-nn rJLr:1cnsion . If th.Ls wcrL: l:.ruc , a:LLl t.:lc o)j~ct \'O~ proportionate . .-i~:l n. G-51~ i'us a:c, its lun!~t ~ \rottld l::c a boi..:.t j~0 ft. As:; :;:! ill?; ~Jhc ;tinate 8f s e:.l to be incorr.:ct, but Jvl.r.'J L"1 !;: l'ilt to 'b u c -:_.e: .:t, t'--~ c onv avl. na arcr.llt crossinc; th..!ir :>ath, anti c,hc.it &J.S tLUJ'" f)lV0 a:irc_ .. aft ":lhich WcJ.!J nilhou\!t ~cd a,Jl_, n~t. a brilliant, ~..: 1 .;r: n~ s i.:/ l.noident j, 58 of Betr1el, Thare is no e.strono1nical exulc.nation for this inoidont Tha tiJaa in Gi Ght (four r.1inu-:.s s) and rate of G peed ( 52J l~:) a a em to preclude any such possibiliti~e. The sir..ilnrity o1' this i~cidant t o ,1:), in ~:Ll.ct: sov0:-0.1 obj~cts woro so-J.:l silnouot tod a:a.inst a s~n~Q"; is striki1Lf: Q l .... hul'l il I O.i.'