1. D ~TE TI~E C~OUP l . ~OUACE I. HUMaER OF OIJlCTS ~. TYPE Or 08SERV TION i . COU'fSE 3. ? H O ros ? . PHYSICAL E'/IO!NCI llNCLASS/FJED I R t.POHT 1'10. AIR IN"JELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT j Sight~ of Un~ dentitied Lisr:rt. -,.J ~EPOflrt.oo-. -I fRO .. (il; r,J ! Alaska ~lOth Ur Di.7j.s! on (De.C e) ------ ll i..,.\R0 BY (IJ7Utr ) Ma.i or, tf>.\F \I~IAAY: (Erucr c:t~<ltt ""'' 'I<Jrf J/rr,Pflrl. G~ "'lf"lltnt 1" .,,.,4 onc_,ent,'l'lte purUQfflp ll /,IJI wdo.lf 1 a! 11tctr lt]l. lJ;iJm 't.rt of,, nqrt vn . I I-' : 'ttr ~ II ~-/' Jr' l l. t 1. i"dt;,Jed!l t.be appra:d'ate hours of 094 5Z and l 005Z, 17 Feb'Ml?IJ 195J, 9.D unidenti..t'i:Jd rlying Objec t was o bservad 1:"1 tn~ gsners.l a_-ea or' LfillO"J (GECJ1EF )_B 5545). The object, which aopea.rej to be a r~ti l~ ;~t iroa a C-4 7 aircra.i"; (AY 1 042) by two ra~u pilots. I:t1 , ~ iga tion M3 rev~a.lsd no airc raft vt' '"~a t~r ca 1 ! vans lden~1f1cation has no t be~n pos bl3o .lP.ffi OVED I ~IIUnQII l't OR! COlMA T ;),_ / CliCJL .1fiCV 3004-tJl AISS ~ st Ccmposi te Wing SOl.Otb CC111pos1te Wing !IJ,u,r"NT t"f'INTAI .. ~ IN~TtnN ,U . w T1~r.; n.~r N&Tin.,l l rc:rr.cr 1'\1:' TUC: 39th .l1r Depot W!..."1g TO.ih .tLJ '<J\VNGRA D~D .\ T DEC lfiEU piiJt and :an in,cnu'tnr in :11 CA7 nva Tnm:e~1in \rm-a h:a.., \nthtlr:t&CC. ;\J." .. :t-~W:. rrtl lu~lll that tluy pacl~cd tn lw > .,,;cr .ami hrit;htcr o :u 1 ht':arlrd to~:artf ll ll'tt' lln.1'" tJNCLASS\FlED r FORM 112-? RT II U lCLAS:IFiED .~lR lNiELL!GENCE JNFCRMAT10N REPO~T , : G lO~h 1ir ~i~ision (Defense) i 7ollowing i3 an account. jerr7ed f rom an in~rvi~,_. '.lit:, :-!a_jor Joes!>h ! . Lemo"l, "'S inst.rucT..or-oilot, vas ~ st oi ?1.1-e Ialand and South. o f .\rchor3. o.rc~r tho .J<J,ltn o: sb ,L:,, (GEm.? P"ls:!. tion B 5510) fly-_.. .. g on tt.! aopro:dma .. e hf'aJ!.n~ of :1orr.heast. At that tilue a n object, deecribed as :1 rounJ ::-ad li.5ht a!')proxi.~ately ~he sise ot a .rlng nav~a~ion light of an ai:"era.ft apurox tr:.cl7 ri;e :nilB!:} Jista:tt, :.;as obeerV'I!d at a te11 o'clock position from t~ C-47. r he C-47 .ri.:t :'l7i:1~ nt 20f"'0 i f'3et and ~n~ ll2llt. ws eat.imt,Ad to be !!.t lOCO 1 3~. T-:s l.t l~i ..~a.j :..eloJ ~h ] :1.orison a t th11'1 point. The object .ras estiMated to e .,.:>st of /ir~ T:1lt:1:! nnd ;,r:J- :..:> be J:-o cola. l,J"=t~n i t .JJl!t r~alized tb-tt ~he red _i .a~, " i..::h is :1o :-.all 1 on tctt j -3.t"'t. ving of 'lll slrcra.ft., .;as ap1."fl.rentl7 on t:1e ri h <~i:-:9' : "oy radio, t.:'l.8 ~lmendort ~C'\1 r 'l1ld the lle'!.r9st rad.s.:-.5t-ati.:>o ln ;n .:1~o:-t t.o i.tten~i.~'y I ~he objeet as s jet aircr~t~. 9~th the tover and the r~d s~ti~o r~cor~d ~o .; :! t e airborne and the rad8 r .a t a tion '.las unable t,.:, pi ex u:> a fl-,-:ng J') ;ect in t:ld a...-e~. i The object eontinu.d ~n a strai~ht course for the ;illo~ ~r9a 3lo~l7 cl~cL ~o approxi.utely 2000 teet "'td Jncrea~ing t.') ttJiee ita original sizA 1.ad intansi";7 I ')n reaching tile abo'ft po1n t.tte o bjeet seeu:ed to '3top and hang 3usr-enC.Pd in rnid-11i:, } oaiataininP,'\hat uspendeJ f'tf)~ttion for approximatel y five minutes. It was Rbove the ~ hori~on at thst point. The C-47 approached Yl,.,Pndorf and ent4!1~d the tra.f.t'ic pa'ttar n i 1500 ~'e~t on ~he upvind leg !'or runJay r ~, continued on around t."le tr<i.t'.:'lc pa:tt.an onto the ;'!.nl approach then broke t f!ie and cli! d out !lga L"l L'l o rder t..o mon closely )Osene the object. Arter U J C-4 7 had taken u-p & beading ol 330 :nagnetic the I object vas directly ahead o!' lt. At this ti:re t he light appeared to eont.1nue .an a ':lortherl1' eours and, g1 ~dually diminishing in si~e and int.en s i ty, dis:,.~ared. !'he C-4 7 circled the area nortb ot Elwendorf "for severe l ad . .nut.es 0.1t no r-nrthe-r . sfhtings vere aade. Uter the object bad di.sappe~tnd a C-12.4 arri rl.!'lg at Elmendorf I !'raa Ladd Al'B vas obseM'ed by tbe C-47 pilots at approrl:DP-tel 7 the same poiut at ~ob tbe object diaappe~d. !he duration of' the sighting vas approx1:Mtel:r 15 mi."lutes under CA7TJ -.,esther 1 ~ondit1ons. Aurora Borealis illuminated the sky behind tile object. Tne oul7 I jese1iption ot the object vas that it ,~s a r otJnd, red light, ro~a~cli t~e ; ~mn1ng lighta o an airera.tt. HO\Ie-ntr, t he shJlce As n," ri ~1Mtrl7 ~st!er.ai:lfl~le ~ the obeer . UN CL~SS t Ft C:::J AlR 1NTELL1GENCE INFORM A TJOt-l REPORT Follo'-'i.rut ls an account. .::.eri r~J t ram an i:lte:-"7ie'"' vit!:l Cap\:.a:!.n Eugene S . C!"l~-ner, fsjor Joesph H. Lemon, J.O 81J 531, and crr-ying a s instr.lct.or-pilot. Caotaio L~ne S . I .; , .lO 3 1 6 24 7, waa proee'Jdi::lg on an approach headin~ of 010 jegrees JlB..-:!o tic I ~ovard EL"ter.dorr A1.r lor~ Dll:'l". At thi~ '* .. ime , '.Jh~)n i:1 a ;.r.:>~1 t:!.o n a o"'Tox t-n 4a:7 l r,a n (10) :uilds l!aat ot Fire I3land oTer Turnagain Ar.n (GECREF Poait.ion 3!"~? 5;1;.) I ':d appr-:.clc-~L-1~ at a speed ~r 120 bot, CaptaL"l 1~:-a'OOr o'cs q ~ 11-~t 1n ' ~,"'\ .,loek 'OO'!.. ion t o the C-47 . A-; thi3 time the lt,;;ilt. apoea.rcd to be 9t.a':.ic"'~>~ry '\'1'1 't'ls alter~ti:l~ in color .from r.,d to b l ue-gMen. Believing i :. to be 'l. celcl.J.Jial ! "Jody or 3Jl a!.reratt at some di:sta.nce, Ca pt-ain C:-~r d i d t.o~ -:1e:n.!.on ais ocser"ra '-.lo:1 , --: Major Lemon w1til they had pr oceeded a ppr ox i."nB.tel7 ten mll?s ~.1:-t:1~r o n t.n~i= ..:ourae. 1t. this t ~ the 1 1 ;zbt began to move in a aou:.h~..-e3 ter .1.7 d!.rec-:..!.on, '"mu :: tain Cr :.e'!" l!st1mated 1t:s qpeed <U1.d altit ud e as bei:\g a rur0xi:naUJl 7 350 :C:or.,, ~r ~our at 1:co :1et and its o:-!..ti:ltll posit ion a s bein~ 1:1 t:9 v :.:!..'"l!.t.7 bet 'l ~tz I :~. nd ~i-lov. Inasmuch ~e toe li~ht n ov apcearso a 3 a coo~: t red color '~d ";a s about "r,:'le 'l tze of & rttnJlLD'{ light of an ai.rcr a :f t 'J he a 3d~:l frco 7Jlis e S ~. JlA :.SO : iatnce, C-to~a.in Crmar :.nttn lM liand it to ~ a j t. al:-~rs .. tr. . ':.i-:>..,'91er, a 3 l'..a y ; ont1nued oo ~ourse, the ou)~ct ~versed its fligh~ i~ the 7!~in1:7 or GZCR 1 ?osition BU'.B )030 and retal'~ed at &J'!)rox1tel7 the same .1::-e~d r.d al:.i ~ud9 to i'":-3 1 vriginel position. This ~tlV~r wa.s accomplished st. 1da3t on~e anu oos.-,i::>ly t.~i.:e. 1 Jue to the fac4 that the 1 ! ; ,.., Mtmained red w~eo travelin~ nor~he>t3t. in ~pnrO.xJ..."iVl -.ely i t oe direction as the ~-. 7 rather than appeuing gre e n a 3 .~ould t.'le :-:.~'1t t""l.."'L,Li~ l l i gbt ot an .!lirerat:t~ Cap~ tta ; r :UD.er contacted the Elmendorf to\ler a a to wba tc.er an7 \ j ets ware airborne in the vJ..cinity or whether tb.e towr had IU.so si~hted t~e obj'3~t .. I '!'he towr anS\lered in U .e negative to both quest ions. .A.ftar re'luesti.ag jet. i:n.e-:-- 1 .:eptioa of the object az..d be i.ag advi.sed that no 'air~s :t ~..en a ..,llaol9 ror tht~ 'l.!.ssicn, C t.ain Cramer an,, ~ jor U!mon received per!ni s s i o n ~o r:'l7 a course t oYar1 ~;:}e obJect, lJhicb then apJcu d t.o be o.,er l.Jasllls. Takin~ up a Qeadi:lg o~ J 45 iegxee ~e~ic and a ape~' ~r 150 knots, they broke ou t of the trat~ic pst~rn ard flv toward t!la object. .L. r.ney continued onsr Knik .L-aa on thi s course, the lig:tt ,..,.._.. stati~nary and befiJll to illereaae in eithe:-size or brilliane '! unt!.l 1~ 3..-d to be about three time a 1 ts original proportion and apr-eared t o be t~e ~ddish I ?ranp color of malton iron.. u the C-47 "ached the aocr oxtttat.a GECF..EF P-,sltion l CIAB 1530, at about 0005 hour, 17Peb 1953, the objeet.began to ::O"'fe ag!Un, t his t~ 011 a heading ~ bet.satn <~ nd 290 degrees ~tio at an estimatl!d altitude of . 2500 t .. t, and at. aD tmbovn speed. It gradually ass~ed a bright red cola-r acd I bepa to d1:zdn1sb ill aise until it disappeand about 45 seconds l ater. Uter circling tor senral minutes and making nd mo~ obsertat.ions of thP object, the C-47 retarDed to ElmeDdort Air Foree Ba3e and land~d. - s heard ~o-.. ~re any smoke or 7 or trsilJ d. F FORM 112-P~RT II - :lJNCLASSIFlED AJR JNT:LLJGENCE INFORMATlOl'~ REPORT CQ lOth Air Diruion (Defanse) 10.ill-J -5J I c oofBN'!'S CF ?P.E?ARL~ GF:tr.cEa: It is belie ted that the aoureea of' this 1 nror:ua tio"l are ver.,r r9liable. Eoth officers ap-oearf)d to ce 3ta'ole ~"!d intelligent; and tot:1 c~oul'! be \,:el J observ&t.ions. ;laltb.er b.a.d '-!11 pr~conceived oo.i.nlons conct>rning u .. 'li~eoti.t'iad t-'lyin~ )bjects, 'l!".d 3eermed t.o be ~omplately I)Ojdctive in r~l:J. .!.:1~ "~ei: O":i -vc.. l.ou3 . .lll poesibUities as t o the source of this 11-{~t. :tav~ ce e:l o9xrunined '"ith !10 I i i:!sntif'ical:.ion be in~ ll&de. Apparent descre~ncies ce tlofe.->O t::e :H."l c,e:nents of the to I of!iee:-s :nay be .att.ribu ted t o the fact t~!. t the l iRh r. ;a3 bi ti.lll:r ocse-v~n 7 :',. ':'r ! LIJIOD app-roximately rive minutes attar beL"'lg f'i!-st Si,5-:lted oy Cautal."l Cr9..~r, s.!ld that the officers yere e"'lf-' d L'l b:-:L:.ginp -heir airc- t. ~r.c::> :.l.,e-:i' or.., ~') :' 1\ ROBERT M. G.\LU.'l:' 2nd L t I cs l.L'";" Co:mba t I:1telli~9nce ')fficer-