PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 8 nee. $2 . I I lJ\DO AFn, ALASKA l g l ,, ::TIME CHO l '-TYPE OF OB~r:RVATION ! C\lN~LUSIIJHS v.~' B,lloc.-n Probnbly Oa!loon lX Air-V i ""of 0 Airlnrer~-.pt R odor Wo~ Aorc;rah P1:)b1biy /.~r~rdt Po Ht \:! y A.rcroft :: ~4., : AF PILOT f1 rtAnAH OSS t Wos A .. rrono"fl c:ol Prob"LI y A\tronool'lical Pos.,ibly A~rronom1.:ol :... :< T~ M' CilH 'v ATION ; I. NUMDER JF Cl\JECn ~ 9. COU E . ~ lO hinutos J,suii;co"t Ooro for Evolvaton :;;,;~ ... ~.RY Of SIGHTINCi 11. CCt.o~oot.:NeS ! \.:~:.t.c oval nh:1.pc~t obj~ct (light) t.r~v(J.e,l at. ;. ::ot.icoablt! ~peed on strai~ht course on a , 2L0 he:idinr.. Obj nppe1-.,..cd to change frol1l l ;;hita to rod as it abnospherc had somet,hine 1 to co ~ri t.h it as it e;;.incd al t.i t1dc. Obj c~ took ~p a 16o hoadinz eainine ~pe~i I il it ~ppcu d as falling star falline to Too long for a meteor. ~lo a/c were reported in oharaoteristics. The color or the lieht seCted to ohsnge from Hhita to re::d o.s if the atmosphere hl\d en arr~ct on it as it gained altitude. Object uJU.dentifiablc dus to darl ss or night, speed of ohje~t, and position or observer. ObJect not o.udable. \ihen on ground, no thine of a motor, on!_71ne, or ot.her pro_?ltlsion aa ture vas noti~eJ. Temperatura approxim~tely -2~ and noise could be (have be~n) h~a~d at very long distance with no wind at that tcrn.pernture. Upon l3.!iding, (!1ouu Af~r F~94 landed) thG obJect moved in nn erratic flight path for n period of three r.tinutea until 1 t was pointed out agc.in to the pilot and a. ground cr~w ne:lbars. ( ???) 'I'ben it took up s. h~ading of ltJJ g~ning s9eed until it loo!ted like a ralling star or meteor. Descending ell the tine, it aontinu9d to bcco~9 a brighter red as it reached th~ earth. '!he light appeared t o diMinish it3 for,o~ard sneed and descent to c,he c~th 3.S a hol i.eooter would. .it this ')Oint th~ light was noticeably tn~re rod thm befot"c. Ti.mZ): OC)0616Z to 09()6263. He~ther conditions& Night, VFR CAVU 5. l.ionald A. uie!crnan, lot Lt US~, pilot, Ship No . ~9-2522; lot Lt 'l'ho:-nas ~!. C"vles, radar observer, Ship No. 49-2522. 1-;ot~: -l:: to eo:1flieting stn.~";lent.s in the orieL"lu -wire, ths above c0.v.1ents have '::er. added. Plot:.in~ th'l original given dnta oho,ffld so!:le parts or tha ( ,diNT MESSAGEFO PRECEDENCE 0 MUlTIPU ADDRUS QORIOINAI. MUS~GI ~YPT~!CAUT~ 0 YES 0 MO REFERS TO ME!iSAGE: ;.equee'\ XI' : 01 5 11 :.l t. lorwu'ded b7 o1 r"Gil iD JOINT MESSAGEFO PRECEDENCE 0 lOOK ,.IESSAGI 0 MU\. TII'L AOOADI ltUERS TO MESSAGE: IODniFICATlON I CI.ASSit'ICATION 5. ~ \lbl date an .'XGTIADr::n AT~ Yr.."~ '"t J~TERVALS: I:EL.l~I'G OFFICER'S St::HATUnZ OfFICIAl. TITLE ltEPlAC:Q _.MI PO"N IJJ, I MAY U. WttiCH MAY 1M US0. AF FOIM111 PIIT I APP:ROVm I JUIC , .. .,. .ASS/FlED T::.liddll~\Jd AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT tlyiD& obj~t sighted 06l.6Z to 062&, 9 fieo81ber 1 952, ( See :;.c.oloa\D e iio. l for full r3port.. ) Cniu'3nt1t1ad i.l71nit objeot. sl teU OQ.'n~ 11 I;ecemh-tr 1462S rt:~27~. ( J Ae Inolomtt'tt Jo. 2 for i'lll nport.) ---2 tNCIS ~ttng Chieft Air Intelll~eDO Dl~i~.LoD Colonel. tJ3,\.'l Dl::Mtor of Jnt~lllgeoce DECLASStFlED AFTER 12 l .. ;. ]JC 1) DlR G"IJC'.l() O/I A'l'IC IICf&; THtS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION 0P THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ~ONAGE ACf . U. S C.- SI AND 3t AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMIISION OR THE REVB.ATION ITS CON rENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIINTED IY U'N. IT MAY NOT II REPRODUCED IN WHO'' 011 IN PART. IV OTHER THAN UNITID STATES AIR FORa AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PRMISSIOH OF THE DIRE.CJOR O' INTElliGENCE. USAP. ~'-.,(} 73l, c/o ?ost;;;Hl3tnr, Sal.t.tle, ;:Utihl ::.ton tinidactjflod Flyln.~/ O~:)joct3 ( L:(,.:~! ~'1') Co:.1. a:cL~n, G!l :-ttlrul AlaJ n Air Com:.a 1d El1EHlf~crf Air F'<:I'\.!3 i1'l.~>a u. d . 1\lr F ore" l. Refa1enoe is :1ade to r:,:., this heu d qunr tors, dat.e- 2. The follow ln:r QUiTl. ~ll'.Y ls 3 S) nop s is or i n :for ... a tion obtairH~d both by i nterrcJ ... ation and b:, a. sta t~ :cn t .nud~ 'uy t l ,o ob~hJrvers, wh loi.l is a t t~ohod rts inc lo~ura .:o. 1. (n) ~ha ob j ect observod was ~ 11 .t1t appaarin~ to De a pproxlnmtsly tha slz e of a landin(~ lir:~ t a t a d lsta ,lce of o n a h~lf to one nllo a~ay, di3ta n c o Jecre~l!l n~ o na pvlnt to 200 yards as lnd1cated on inclosure l " v . 2. ! i. ~:t W!l:J nuch -oore 1ntan3e and lar er tha n n 3tR.r. :;o fila .. ant c cro or directlon~l oea~ ware n oteable. ~he o b ; oct ~as w~it~ at t hat polnt. (c) Tl: 3 o bject was not observed by anyt1: i n:;; ot! er t~an visual ~eans. :t was r irat o~J3orved by Lt. Davle3, tha P.: ~ar ')pera tor, .:::o called t!ta pilots n tt9nt ~on to 1 t . ~ ... :-ou hout t h e landl!l~ t:'laneu v ara, Lt. D~vles kar t lt i n s it=;ht, :e~'"..'t Cllrin:-a ~r('a nnd d~rin~ to1ch d own. 5'1aed '.Jf t h e ;9 ~as f~rst 3~'~ted t o nil when o3rked on t~o ru~o. At (d) J ;..)aarvat, ons ::toro :JJue ut L~c. c A l r Fcr .asa . :~<to1n:s c f alrcrRf t and object, asa :.t'.\71 attac 3li horato s~ I ~losure lio. 2. ' .. l~tln fir.Jt seen, t h e o b ,j3ct ~s l (Jvol : .e a!rcr~!'t and a;J~1ro~ l11~ tolJ 200 -1 000 ~cnth distant c~,a a1rcratt. 'l'l" a o b j act 's alt1t') C3 t~r'.J'.I. -1 ct i'ts Ltr., Hq 500lst co~:tp Objootol (FLf,).::H!''l') (e) The objeot wuo observed b:; la-c Lt. Tho:las .. D:.~\i~R, Radar \)bservar, and lst Lt. Donald A. D.iok1an, rllot. Lt. Dav1ea l.~na bean l'l~lng in this t heater for 1.~! ,.:ear3j Lt. D.tc:~1an tor 2 years, 3 montrs. ilot!'' are roiarded as rella'vln w1t'1easea. (t) The wAathor Tem";era ture was -220. was CAVU with ne~ltiblu \1:r1dg (g) There 13 no aotivlty or contii~io~, natarolo? - 1oal ox-otherwisa known at th;.s tloe 'ith.~.cr. :-lif"'h t account for t'he slghtin,J. Furt!lar i nvest.isation is oel:1 . .: c cnducted at t l' .i3 bnse to deter;01!no a;1y pos..;l blllty nlon:-'P t:~is line, and any further lnforr.ttatlon, 1f c1evelopad, ~1111 be for:1ardad ln n sup~lamental ro~ort. (h) .No rh~;sicnl AV1ti~noe has been davelopacl in connection with t~ls sl,~hting. tBken due to the tl-::-"le. No lntorc~ntlon or ldentiflontion action ~1aa a recall o~ t l e aircraft durln~ nn alort nt (j) After landing , the Radnr Gbserver und t l e ?ilot watched the object fl;J orr in a south-.,asterly dlr3ction; = king tho last directional ch~nge indicated on t ~a~, and dl ve swiftly to"::ard tho Ground c!is!li1paar in~ bch 1nd iot~rve-.11nt~ bulldln:.-;a. Lt. Davies tl en ..-,ent to t:.e o pera t .:.o tia off leo o.:1d onlled Ladd to~;er and Crane Control to se~ if any ulroraft 'Nore reported in the vlclnlty at the tir.1a of his obsGrvations . Ee wa3 g1ven a ne;9.tlva report in both instances. 1. S ta teue n t r:lad a bJ Cbsetvers 2 . An~otated Ctart JOHN E. MEAD 2 Iacld Air Foroe ~se, J a. wnident1t1e4 airborne objaot ( 11{-.,h') h~n,ling a,proxi- rat~ 2!~oo at 2,000 teet altitud' On straight course f'or u,Ppro:x- i~ta~ Olll:t ( 1) minu~ then it started incr~aaing ita s;oecl notiae- nb~ . proxi:=te :Jize ot lorG Ollbin light of t-:ro (2) on3ine t-::-a."l.''j)COU'~ or d1ttuse4 ligh~ or tha\ naturB !Jhape non-re:~ot1Ye, whit8 in hue ov~l i~ shape. Al~ituds 2,000 feet Continued on 2400 l.oaclti2{1 ata 2,000 fo t altitude for Ap:n-oxi:aatet~ two (2)' r.linates. Bl Je~ or rocket stream not1ce4. b Sarial numbttr 49-~522, h~a4ing oSo one ans1De; U'3A7 lnai3nia, 2,000 t~t altitude; apeecl 2 00 hour. H~ma t:tarlire &eri:J.l numoer 492522 Inncljet, o Not applioable. !;.. ."drcra:f't a9rial nll:!lber 492522; F9l.;..t\, l nt J..t Donal4 A. Diok:laD :pilot, 1st U Thcm\:J ','!;, Davies :-aJar obs~rv'lr, ;.m.3 on b:13~ le3 to approach for landin.g when lst Lt Davia~ called attentlon to pilot Ol' a tar.r;et at lla30 o' clook ean-.e altitude; tar.:;eli mov!l\3 i'rom '1tarboard to port.. Tar ... ';et off by pilot. Thtt li'-94-A 'rlaS heading o6oO. tarcet w:1s haedtna 240 app:rox:1l'ZI'te~ parallel and lSoo to fl.:;~ ';or flight. :Curine; the nan JJ to 45 s~onds, tnr. et increased its cyeed noticeably. a ?-9~.A, serial nn:i?ber 492522; tu.rnsd on baae l~g. bcadi~ oppro:d:nate4' 24,00, tsreet continuell on heeding approximately 240 :zame altitude F posi~ion of b3se area tnrzet oe9QAd to ascend ot a phenomenal rate n!th a otC"aisht course and v ory erratic flight cr.a:-acteri:Jtica. The oolor ot the lioht saemed to change from white to red as if tile atmosphere he4 an atfoc' on it as it (S-linecl altitude. Object un1clent1- fiabla due to darkness at nisht, opeed bf' object; a:rul posltlOil of obser= v ar Cbjaot not eudable. :than on gr0tm4; nothing ot a motor, e!lgtae, o:-o".;~er ~ropula1oa nature \"las notioea-. 'rempersture .-pproxtJMte~ ainu t~en~two ( 22) degrees and a%17 noise ooul4 be heard at a very long dist&~a with no :lir.d at that tea;;erature. Upon la:uu.na. the objeot uov-ed 1D nn errntio flisb' path tor a poriocl or three (J) aimttea until it ~a poi.nted out again to the pilot and two (2) grcund crew members. ~e:. i-; took up a headi.Da or J.6oO gilDing apee4 until it 1ookacl like a t'al!."."":a star or me or D930ea41Ds all the tima; it eontinuecl to beocme a b:-!.3=l";8r red ns 1 t reeobed the earth. The li(:;ht aP!)981'84 to diminish i -:3 -;."' ;r-;-ard speed ,'\rd deso~I:d to ths earth as a helicopter \7ould. At -thi.s ;;:i:;~ .o:!l~ li.:;h'G '\l3a :-!otioeabl;( more red than before TiJa 090606Z to O?Oc2~. 'Yeat!lar oond1 tion, night Vl~ CAVO. :-{ad3r Obs~rt'er DON.HD \. DIClCU.N DC~L-"ID A. "J l~I l ~RVAL SO F'EET 'OURS AT 25 FOOT INTERVALS :ATOR PROJECTION \ C RTH AMER:CI.II DAlUM ;: 1 .)00 Ill T;;:: R 1.: N I VEiiSAL. TRAJ~ft't liS ( ;tu:> .. U.M111 Aa r OUITTrD !' '0 ..... ~nrcw I"~ OOIIe leD t.'IUCT'., '111 c:owA'D"C ' tOIIu.,.o ...... w u r.:no :111 tti'LAC&l> '' :IDIMll to C:\Z A ~a.u:~ 'UU:t't:t o T14'$ SUT TO IO(AillST !:10 IKTliS e r.U l~ ;t 1 rt IIWt-c IN a., Jo.O I A...OIII.ATr 11U DEC.IIIATlOII "5 I fOil Ct'lft'l Of' SHCtT AII IIUAl. IIACII: TIC CIIANCOE 4 ' WOUIIL Y U. filr etlllr te '*-"' nusa1 iaJI ""'- NOITff N MACHfnC HOtrH. ,,,._., .. PRINTED BY ARMY MAP SERVICE. CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 1 - 51 .111771 INDEX TO ADJOINING SHU IS S.fwtol J(5<:1t'i S( Ills" .,,IIQ l l-IS. AilS QSIII. FAIRBANKS D-2 SE, ALASKA ~RVAL50 FEET 'OURS AT 25 FOOT INTERVALS PRINTED BY ARMY MA, SERVICE. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 151 .701771 INDEX TO ADJOINING SHEETS