PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. LOC.t."TJON I ~otl.eoue, 1 Dec 55 DATETIMI! CROUP C. TY,.f Ofl OISERVATtON ~ G..untlo Vteuol 0 GreundRodor GMT08L0130 to ot45z 0 AI,.VIa~al 0 Air-Intercept Rodor PHOTOS I . SOURCE LENCTtf OP' .OB,I!RVATION NUMIER OP' OBJECTS 10 sec flash, 15 min trail 10. BAII!fl SUMMARY Oft SIOHTING 11. COMMENTS CONCLUSIONS Probobly Bolloon Posslltly Bolloon Wos Ahcroft Probably Aircroft Possibly Alr~oft Was Astronoml col Proboltly Astronomical Poulbly Astronomlcol Insufficient Ocrto for Evqluotlon Bluish white, brilliant ot #22 flashbulb Possible meteor observation. at 25 tt. No s ou,d flaah lasted tor 10 sec, but vapor trail waa noted tor 15 min. deg arc in 10 seconds.~ ATIC PORI( 329 (RP.V 26 SI!P 52) AiR ltHElliSENCE iNFOHMATIO~{ REPORT It-' ' ol J E~rolcl L. Hn1e, lst Lt., US.f1F '!:'his rCi)utt conto.i. c ir:i.'on~ation on an u.niLienti.ficd liGht observed "oy u reslclcnt ot' l~ol,ze;bue, A las.~l. frvat o80 L3GZ Dec ;5 to OC0145", Dec 55. 'fl:e li.:ht \ID.s ;i:l !d 'nom 2 ulilc s :::;ou-t;h o~ V.otzebue, .l.le.o~n (o~P50'i'f l32j0;i) or. a bco.t'illl ( 1 , ' l.o 2';'0 true nc-rt!t. Upo::1 car:plc'tion o f inveotigntion, the li.rj1t n:u I r1.~d uni U.eEt..i.!":i ea. APPHvV .C:D: SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 REPORT HO. . 5004tb Air Intel Sv Sq APO 942, Seattle, W&sn IR 5004-2-56 In accordance Y1. th the format established by .AFR 200-2, SubJ: UFOB, dated 12 August 1954, the following information is submitted: 1. Description of the object: a. Unkn<Nn Brilliance of a number 22 photographic flashbulb fired from a distance of 25 feet . c. muish white g. The swrce of light was i11g t htt light flash and p rt1x:lnBtely 15 minutes . ...... 1 1l not be determined. followed by a white vapor trail dur- remained visible in the air for ap- Size of trail vlth light flash T he flash was bright enough to have penllitted easy reading o f a newspaper. 2. De~rrtJ),l!.m of course of object: a. 1 ,.. R tart led by the bright flash. b. Angl.ft. o:r elevation 60 degrees, azimuth 170. c. Angle of elevation 60 d:egzees, azimuth 270. d. Light traveled on a stra.ight course and did not ter in altitude. seem to al- e. Light flash disappearance was instantaneous but the vapor trail remained for several minutes. f. Light flash duration wa s 10 seconds b u t vapor trail was ob - erved for 15 minutes before it appeared to be dispersed by Manner of observation: a. Ground visual UNCLASSIFIED RITY TriFlJRM A. TION when filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATN<o AC.O.Nr Y REPORT 1'10. I 5004th Air Ictel Sv Sq 4. Time and date of sighting; a. 08ol30Z to o8ol45Z Dec 55. Location of observers: Traveling by dog sled two miles gouth of Kotzebue on the coast of Kotzebue Sound, (6650'N 132 38'W) . 6. I dentifying inf'ormation of all observers: a. Civilian, b . Cl vilian, reindeer herder. Alaska, privately em- 7. Wenl;h~r and winds a1oft conditions at the time and place of ()leM.r and 30 plus miles visibility, wind NNW, 15 I-1PH. b \ltitude VEO.OcitY: c. eiling: o8ol30Z Dec 55, Unlimited Visibility: o80130Z Dec 55, 30 miles f. Negative 8. Negative -.UbfCLASSIFIED -.. (IA5~'" :ATION (.S!:CURIT Y l!IFaRMATIO N when filled i n} SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 0RIGIIU71'1~ Ata14CY AEI'ORT hO 5004th Air !~tel 3v Sq APO 942, Seattle, ~ash IR 5004-2-56 11. Commander, Detachment 2, 5004th AISS, I.add AFB, Alaska A check with CAA weather stati ons at Fairbanks International Airport and at Kotzebue and with the Lad.d AFB Weather Office revealed that no unusual weat)ler conditions existed at the time of sighting and that no radiosonde balloons bad been sent aloft at the time of sighting. The Qeophysical Insti- tute reported that no unusual atmospheric or astronomical disturbances had been reported in the Kotzebue area, and there were no radar tracks of unidentified objects in the 11th Air Dlvislon at the time of the sighting. From the information obta.tned it is believed that the object could possibly baWl l1een a meteor but due to the brilliance a nd duration of the t'ln.ah of light a nd the subsequent vapor trail, the sighting ca nnot be definitely identified. HAROLD L. HALE 1st Lt. , USAF Detachment Commander