PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD t. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a Wa Balloon 2 un 58 Nome A lnsk a Pro '' Balloon Wy Balloon ....,ft-. ~-VI at a ,.eun.,R .. a We Aircraft a AI~Vhuol a Air-Intercept Ro4or D PoaaiWy Aircraft A X Wo1 A1tronomi col ~.l C t e 0 r D ProboWy Aatronomicol D Po11i~ly Aatronamlcal 7. LINOTH Ofl OII!IYATION L NUMI!It Ofl OBJECTS t. COURSE D Other------------ 0 lnaufflc1ont Data for Evaluation a Unlcnown 1-2 sees one Enst 8111P OP liGHTING Ball-shaped, orange-red obj, size of basketball, resembling me~eor. Bluish tail estimated 25 ft long. 4ftC POD 12t (llaY 26 8aP 12) 11. COMMENTS Description & c~haractc1istics of Tt:LEPHONfb NIIB055VZCQYA615ZCKQB601 PP RJKDAG RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJKDNPA 42 FM COMDR 11TH ADIV TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC \r?'"",... RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQS USAF INFO RJKDAG/ACS INTELLIGENCE AAC UNCLAS FROM 110CI 18888-F THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN TWO PARTS. PART ONE. FOLLOWING REPORTS TAKEN BY PHONE APPROXIMATELY 0CC1 TO e20~2 1 JULY ACCORDING TO FORMAT PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 20~-2 CLN FIRST INTERVIEW CLN A. C1> ,~ALL SHAPE (2) 4!As-KETB LLJC3(9R~NG.E-RE)LIKE FIRE C4> ONE (5) N/A C5> RlSEMELED METEOR ONLY LARGER (7) BLUISH TAIL ESTIMATED 25 FEET (8) NONE. DRIVING TRUCK AT TIME (9) NONE B. Cl) BRIGHT MOVEMENT POINTED OUT BY PASSENGER. THREE OUTHERS IN TRUCK OBSERVED OEJECI, (2) ELEVAT- ION -~-TO 60)DEGREES~00IH SOUTH EAST~) (3) HIND TOP-S OF HOUSES OF NOME, ALASKA TO EAST . (4) STRAlGHT ~tSCINDING AT 5 DEGREE <'> PASSED BEHIND BUILDINGS. (6) 0 2 PAGE TWO RJKDNPA -2 29~l&"'l& JUN APPROXIMATELY . C 2 > ~y,. C.L;:.AB, BRIGHT SUNSHINE. E. QNEHALF NILE NORTH OF NOME, AJ.ASKA PRESENTLY AT NORTH STAR HOTE),, NOME ALASKA, SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPA~Y ESTIMATED 52, NOME, ALASKA, ELEC- STIMATED :37, ELECTRICIAN, NOTE THROUGH L. SEE PART ~!_t<.E FI,.ARE C 4 > ONE C 5) N/ A C 5) NO C 7 > ~JETE OR-LIKE TAlL 3 OR 4 FEET ,LC~G (8) NO . RIDING IN CAR AI TIME. CS) NONE. B C 1) BRIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE SKY TO LITTLE AF.OVE EYE LEVEL TO SOUTH. (3) JUST AEOVE IH~ HORIZON TO SOUTH Cl&> VE~TICALLY C5) T OUT LIKE A LIGHT. CS> ABOUT C (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A. D C1> ABOUT OR2 SECOND 405 2) DAYLIGHT, CLEAR, BRIGHT SUN, E ABO_t!T.- .. - LES EAST OF NO~;E NEAR CAPE NOMF.. F WAITRESS. G. THROUGH L. SEE PART TWC. THIRD INTERVIEW: A. C1> (3) E_RlGHT LIGHT, RANG IN COLOR (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) N/A (7) LONG. O JAI~. (8) NO, WAS TRAVFLING IN C~R (~) NONE. B. (1) BRIGHT MOVEMENT IN SKY. (2) ELEVATION ABOUT 1 PACE THREE RJKDNPA 112 f STRAIGHT. (5) T WATE BOU SP~- K-~OT HIGH 1 ~ELLS WERE RUNNING BUT NOT BREADKING j GRCUND VISUAL C2> NONE C3> N/A D. C1> AI!OUT 281 e5i (2~ t.ffo )- f DAYLIGHT, CLEAR, SUNSHINE. E. R FORT DAVIS, Jl)S_T CVER THREE Mlt,ES f ST OF NOME, ALASK, 50 NOME, ALASKA, CAA GI.NERAL MECHANIC, ~ATIVE.eJSP~AKS ENGLISH HESITANTLY. G. THROUGH L. SEE PART TWO. PART TWO. PARAGRAPH G. THROUGH L. JM <1> NONE (2) NOME CAA WEATHER ABOUT TIME OF SIGHTINGt WIND 24"' AT 11 KNOTS. 6, ~Q'r.t AT JS KNOTS, 2~ 00B FEET 25~ AT 55 KNOTS. (3) CLEAR (4) 15 MILES (3) NONE (6) NONE H. NONE. I. NONE. J, NONE. K. CAP I.NTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQS 11TH AIR DIVISION CDJ::F>, CCM~iENT~: Q~Jl_CT SIGHTED EE),IJ:VED TO BE A METFOR, TINE AND SIGHT AND DISTANCE OF TRA- VERSE WOULD EE DESCRIPTIVE OF METEOR SPEED AND MOVEMENT, CONTACT WITH THE WATER FOR AN OBJECT HAVE RESULTED IN DISINTERGRATIONEXPLOSINON OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE:, IT IS BELIF:VED AILAK PROBABLY SAW A BREAKING SWELL OR A SWELL BREAKING ON DISTANT SHORE LINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLAME OUT OR PASSAGF BEHIND THE HORIZON OF THE OEJECT ~1/20302 JUL RJKDNPA