PROJECT 10073 RECORD C~.~O 2. LOCATION 12. CONC LUSIONS 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar Was Balloon Probably Balloon Po ssi ::,a y Balloon Was Aircraft Pro be bl y Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft Was AstronomicaL ,, ) Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. lENGTH 0~ OBSI!RVATION I. NUMII!It Ofl OBJECTS 10. BRI!!II SUMAI&ARY Ofl SIGHTING lnsuffic1ent Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS CZGQC135ZCQ?A791 ;1 fOt11;J_R 1.Q.TH AIR P..lV EL~lE~IDORF AFB ALASKA RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEF CONMAND ~JtJFAL/COMDR 1006TH AISS ENT AFB :RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGE~lCE J-E2l!tl/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE CENTER t1PAFB ~JEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF JEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFOnr-tATION SERVICES HQS USAF t-lASHDC Ii:Fo ZEN/ASS !STANT COS INTELL HQS /\AC ZZN/COMA~IDER IN CHIF ALASKAN COMI1AND !JilCLASS IFIED FROM lODO-I 9145. UFO , LFA . C 1 >r~piNT OF L!GHV C~? .@L!cfiji Y--LARg R- ! sf,W C3 > IGHT GRt:EW C4l ONE (5) N/A Co> N/A C7) APPEARED AS 3TREAK DUE TO SPEED C8l ~!/A C9) NONE ;.:RAVO. C 1 l BRIGHT COLOR. AT FIRST, THROUGH! viAS AIRCRAFT I!AVIGATIOtJ 'LIGHT. (2) ENTEaED FIELD OF VIS!O~l AT RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSCREEN )LIGHTLY A~OVE LINE OF .fblGHI (3) TO LEFT OF t1ItJDSCREEN AT SAt1~ :ofi~ZON! L LEV~k V1~CJ0 HORI ZQNI~k I.l_!T_ DID l'!pT_APPEAR TO DBO~ 5 > IN A FLASH CF 3RIGHT LIGHT LIKE AH EXPLOSION 10 THE IlORTH. : ci) Q J~ ro THREE -~;EcoNnsJ I ':\GE Tt~O HJKDAG 207 C~1l\RLI E. C 1 A In VISUAL C 2) t:OtJE C 3) F-27 t!ORTHERN ~;Ot-iSOLIDATED AIRLINES 4903, ~z OQ.O Fif T, Q 1 DEGREES, ?~. _Kt101 .S..., DZLTA. C 1 > ~CHO. 154 DEGREES 03' 59 DEGREES 02' N QVER BRU I .rl B~ \L!\S.KA FOXTROT. C 1 ) GEORGE. ( 1) CLEc\R, ~! I_BILIT!. tl~I T C2> ~URFAG J:l]; AT 15~ DSGREES 4Q 1(,_ 20.COO' 3.40_ DEGREES 35 K.J 30 a OTEL. ODSERVEP., WHO IS EXPERIE~lCED PILOT, EiolPHATICALLY STATES IT HAS NOT BELIEVED TO BE A l'lETEOn, POINTING TO INTEtlSE COLOR All!> :iC~IZOtiTAL PATr: TO SUBSTANTIATE BELIEF UNI.EJlSIIY_ OF_}\~S:{_A _ _ iOST.RON0,1Y DEPT SUGGEST PO$S_I_S_L_Y nE_TZO.RlT1'= 0R "FIRE Bl\t.L BEC/\USE OF SHORT PZRIOD OF SIGHTING. LOCAL PHESS RF:PORTS HAVE SPECULATED Tlll\ T THIS tv AS POSSIBLE REENTRY OF ESV. II iDIA. N/A "jt\GE THREE RJKDAG 207 . IULIF.T. REPORTIN AIRCRAFT ONLY. ::ILO. CHIF, It!TELLIGENCE DIV, 10TH Alfl DIV CD>. VERY TE~IUOUS ::VIDE~!CE PO!t:TS TO PCSSIDILITY OF REI:NTRY OF 1959 AI..FA 3. 1 $59 1\LFA 2 ~U\S PREDICTED TO F'ASS OVER t\LI'.Si<f\ .'\T f.\PP20!~It!.'\':"ELY .\STRONOt1Y DEPT SUGGEST PO_SS_I_B_L.Y f1ETE:_o.R_ITF: OR "FIRE B~LL" BECt\USE OF SHORT PERIOD OF SIGHTING. LOCAL PRESS REPORTS HAVE SPECULAr{E:D Tlf.t\ T THIS \lAS POSSIBLE REENTRY OF ESV. I~lDIA. N/A ?~GE THREE RJKDAG 207 JULIET. REPORTIN AIRCRAFT ONLY. i~ILO. CHIF, It!TELLIGENCE DIV.J 10TH AI~IV CD>. VERY TE~IUOUS EVI:r.NCE POI!!TS TO POSSIBILITY OF REENTRY OF 1959 ALFA 2. 1959 ALFA ~ WAS PREDICTED TO PASS OVER ALAS!<A AT APPROXIHl\7ELY . ~3/1130Z FRO~! SOUTH TO NORTH WHICH COINCIDES ROUGlfLY IN TI~JE A~ID DIRECTION TO OBSERVED OBJECT. THIS, COUPLED t~ITH PILOTS STATEi1EN\ THAT IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING H~ HAD EVERSEEN ~1Al<ES REEtJTRY OF 1959 ALFA 2 A POSSIBILITY. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS LEVEL DUE TO LACl( OF DATA 11/03302 MAR RJKDAC