PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. DATITIMI GROU' lfetl, IUMM4RY 0, ltOHTINO 1) Round object size of medium star observed for 20-35 seconds io straight descending arc. Using theodolite and unalbe to get star fix. Unable to locate object in field. WX forecaster tor 14 years in area. Stated obj not star or meteor. 2) Object in sight for 2 saconds. Red- dish orange. Tower operator for 5 y ATIC POIIM l29 (RI&V U IBP 12) 12. CONCLUSIONS U. COMMINTS Second object definitely meteor. First object probably meteor. TSQH001M SQD016 YDA~13 XYB036 QXD~94 QDB~37 KQA~97LAA025 00 RJEDEN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ 00 RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ R.L(DI\C DE RJKLA10 FM COMDR 11TH AIR DIV DAF TO RJEDEN/ COMDR AIR DEF S~ COMMAND RJEDWP/ COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEPHQ/ DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUATERS USAF RJKDAG/ COMDR AAC UNCLASS IFIED FROM 110CI 23. Uf03 ( 1 l (A l 497,$ ( 8 l BET\1EEtl @AND ~ (C l B<llGHTW':SS OF NEDIUt1, _.. STAR. CD) ONE (E) NEGATIVE~) NEGATIVE (G'; NEGATIVi:_L.H) NEGATIV~ (I) NEGATIVEL{{) CA) ON SKYt\TATCH (B) APPROXI MATE 6~ DEGREES ELEVATION A2I:1UTH 240 DEFREES TAKEN ' l iTH Sl~;GLE THEODOLITE <C) APPROXIMAT E 7~:L2GRE!::S T C 75 DEGREES !!:LCVPtTION , AZI:JUT;r ci5 DIGREf:S CD ) ST1AIG~1T ARC CE) OBSCURED BY ALTA STRATUS CLOUDS CF) BETWEEN 20TO 35 SECONDS C3) (A) GROUD VISUSL <B) USED 20 POtv;.B TWFOLITE FAILED TO GET IN ~Tt:'Tn tr.' NF",ATTUF flL' t1 SQD0~1 YDA025 XYA065 QXA108 QDA036 K1A14t KDA038VTLAA047 00 RJF.:DEN RJE]).IJP RJEPHQ RJKDEG D RJKDLA 11 FM COMDR 17TH AIR DIV DEF TO RJEDEN/ COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND RJEPHQ/ DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGE~ICE CENTER HEADQUART2RS USAF RJ~DAG/ COMDR AAC UNCL FROM 11 OCI 24 UFOBI <1> CA) ROUND (B) NICKEL <C> REDDISH ORANGE CD> ONE CE> ,NEGATIVE: ~ NEGATIVE <G> _N~!: !Y_E --. <H> NEGATIVE CI) NEGA'TIVF..: C2> CA) LOOKING IN THAT AREA CB) ELEVATION 25 DEGREES AZIMUTH 045 DEr.REES (C) DISSAPEARED OVER HILL 045 DEGRE:E:S (D) STRAIGHT DOWN CE) DISSAPPEARED BEYOND CREST OF HII.L, DISTANCE TO HILL APPROX 7 MILES CF) 2 SECONDS (3) CA) GROUND VISUAL CB) NEGATIVE (C) NEGATIVE C4) CA) 0t2027Z DEC (B) DAY C5 > IN CONTROL TOWER AT FAIRBENKS INTL AIRPORT <S> , FAIRBANKS PO CIO CAA, TOWER OPERATOR. CB) N!:GATIVE (7) <A> OVSRCAST ( 8 ) SURFACE CAU1 6JZ0a FEST 180 DEGREZS ZERO . ON.E ONE ONE T\10 ZULU DECEMBER CB NIGHT 5) FAIRBANKS I NTER- ~RBANK~ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WEATHER FORECASTER CB) NEGATOIVE ( 7 > CA) PARTLY CLOUDY ( B) SURFACE CALM ~,02~ FEET 21~ DEGREES 13 KN07S , 1~,0~0 FEET 200 DEGREES 26 KNOTS 1G,~0g FEET 210 DEGREES 16 KliOTS , 20,000 FEET 210 DEGREES 16 KNOTS 3ID,~00 FEET 230 DEGREES 27 K~JUTS , 44, 0 FEET 25C DEGREES 58 KNOTS ~CL) UNLI~ITED CD> 15 PLUS CEl ONE TENTH ULTA STRATUS 7,0~0 FEET FOUR TENTHS CIRRO STRATUS HEIGHT UNKNOWN (8) NEGATIVE (9) NEGATIE (10> NEGATIVE C11) I1AJOR 11ILTON J. KARELL, USAF, CHIEF DIVISION I 1JTELLIGENCE 11TH AIR DIVI~IO~l CDEF) MR. HAS BEEJ:! ~.IN HEATHER FORECASTING IN ALASKA Sllo~c 1949 PD HE srAA #~OR METEOR C 12 > NEGATIVE-:---~ Q1,'2115Z DEC RJKDLA STATES OBJECT WAS NEITHER ., PAGE TWO OF RJl<DLA 11 15KNOTS 20 000 FEET 210 DEGRE:ES 15 KNOTS , 30 0 FEET 23" DEGREES 30 KNOTS 50,0Z0 FEET 250 DEGREES 60 KNOTS 80 000 FEET 27~ DEGREES .,., 000 FE~T SCATTERED , HIGH OVERCAST 20,00~ FEET , TOPS .32,~03 FEET. <D> 30 PLUS (E) 2 TENTHS 9 000 FEET <F> NEGATIVE C8) NEGATIVVB(.) NGATIVt: (1~> ONE AIRCRAFT SOUTH OF FIELD APPROX J. RNFBL MAJOR USAF, MR BEEN A TOWER OPERATOR SINCE MARCH 1957. C12) NEGAIVE:. 01/22 00Z DEC RJ KDLA