PROJECT 1C073 RECOPD CARD 2. LOCA'rtOH . 12. CONCLUSIONS 1. DATE 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. Dh TE'riME C~OUP . Wos Balloon Proboblv O alloon Pos~i bly Balloon O'Ground Vlsuol Was Aircraft Probably AI rcro ft Possibly AIrcraft GMT ..'\ p ()';- C :>:....... OAir-Viwol 0 Airlnterc:ept RodQr Was Astronomical ,. ! t.::.)1' ' 0 Yes 0 Probably A:ootronomi c:ol Pos!libly Astronomical a'No Civil i.a., o 7. LENGTH OP OS.S:llVATIOH 8. t-;UMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 10. BRl~F SUMl.t y OF SIGHTING lnsufficiJnt Oato fo t Evaluation 1 1. I COMMeNTs .Lt1u tlc:.~ .. ri p t.i.on ot thin oL.j0ct fLL Ce..;:J'1'/Sics 2-t t.l:~ ,,'l J r.i. \t;rs'il,v d:Jrin in,;esti.13at,i.01 by :u/:;. ATIC FORi\4 3l9 (HilV H SZ:P 52) 1.~ hl...S H S r, !D T lfE v o,/ E.:T AL'\SKA .~ Irt AE~n~.P,.:~ 'J,:CF'llC-\l !~ilTLLIGt::.JC.. \.:rr :r;rl lJ:.JIT~a) Sl )T'":~ "'2 iGHC.f: \rlt o F : ,\FC!N-L~X.2/Cr-.tpt !v!cNeill/59117 su.JJrcr: Extract f.:-O..Jl l\.TIC Duty Offic~rs Report At<"GIN-4E Follo.,..i.n~ i.s rcnort dat~d Hn e:<t r.:1c t frol!l ... \ri C Duty Of fic~r) C:1!)tain 15 Feb t o 1 6 Feb (>0 fo:c yonr in.Connation: u .. ~-7esscl 17 30 -.:\n<: horacie, F ebruary J.S -A my:-;tc r ious oh j cc t hur c h:.d throug h ~;~stern Alaska l ate yesterday from the direction o f RJGaian S lb ~ria, the Anchorag e Times report~d today . A r,JIEli -~Uasln .Air.lin.:!s employee at Nna.L1.e, ::;ald the f l ame bulcbing object appeared to be c. 1r::-mn~d a lrcraft travel i g ."'..t t r.:m1endous eed nt 2000 to 3000 feet above t h e cnrth. told the t i mes t h a t t h e object 1.ras h eaded Sf. in the d irection of thi.s A laski a n metro po l is and Has sighted lut cr a t Una l.:J.~<l c-=t and S t . riichael .:1-ho u t 150 miles across Norton Sound from Noame. He ucr;cribed the object as silvery and tubular, some-Hhat like a jet plane wit h orange flames shooting from the t.:\il. He \vas unabl e t o tell i f it h acl ~linzs. Others 'l:v:1o oaw the r.tya t e.rious aerial int.cude r sa:td i t curved up aml nvay as it avproacherl Cape N0:.1.....'1le , .:13 if i t \J.:.tS manned and controlled. Th~ FAA station man.az e r at No::'l.me sp~culated tha t thl.! object 1!1ight hav.; been a fricnJly jet "on ::oroe a3sigrunen t w~ di.dn~t k 110'to1 obout . " It 'tvas not sighted in toe Anchor.:1ge arc~a. Hili.tary sources h e 1e d e c 1 in e d cor.r..:nent abou t t h e s igi.1.t l n g s 2030 -Rec e ived a c all from a Majo r O'Brien, Hq USAF c alling ..1\TIC attention t o Ass ociat e d Press rel e asP, 4f200 r e!_)ortln3 o n . a r.:y:.;t rio u s object crossinG Alaska from direction of Soviet Siberia. Obje c t '\vas c y linder sh3.ped, traveling a t hig h rate of spe e d ( 2 )000 feet a l t ) and '~s dighted a t two point3. Major :J:':'icn st.:lted that he h au called Ala3ka cm d that :1. S?~Ci.:ll t ea:-1 'i7as \vorking on the sight in3. llc:tj or 0 ; .Sri e n suggested ATIC ~-1ant t o .s.lert AT ILO personnel in ~\laska. nd related above. As kr::d avo"tlabi lity to .:\:P n forned SDO ATIC o nly has U? I Hire, but thn t able to obtain full copy oi ~p release from s~urces, Mr. st~tcd h e ilould cont~ct 2 lZO -J{ccelvcd full t~?xt o t ~\? s tny from Hr. 21!~0 -Rel:tte;d a bove to Colonel Lt.mdqniot. 2155 -Rt::lat ed a:,ov~ to Colonel E v:1na aft e r t ryi.ng unG uccG s full.Y to rcf1ch Colonel Tb;clulc, }!.tjor French and Colonc!l Shoo p." \ C jlptain, USAF .t\G'.riON: DE RJI\DAG 8 OFPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FO~CE 1~t tfAENDORF AFB ALASKA TO RJ'.oJFALB/ COM DR NOR AD ENT AF3 COLO R.JEZHQ/COfS USAF WASH DC F;~ r.OMDR. 1 t AD TO C0~1DR AAC LtJCL.~S EFTO FROM DOI.l8'.06o.:.'B o t:\CTION ACS.'!I-ITELLIGENCE~ IN ACCORD.~NCE WITYXAFR 200,.2~ 14 SEPTF:t1BcR 1959 FOLLO!.'JING HUFO" INrORMATION IS SUBf,1ITTED: AoC! ) t1ISStL (2~ t i J) UNi< ( 4) ONE SIGHTING: TRAIL OF SPARKS INTERMITTENTLYu C6.' NONE (9) NONEv Bu (1) UN:<UMFRL UNK (3) KNK (4) NOf'IE S1GHTI!JG~ FR0[1 NI.V TO SEo LEET SIGHTING: FROM W TO EGr1 (5) N0[1E~ DISAPPEARED TO SE" ~ALAKLEET: APPEARED TO EXPLODE AND DISAPPEAREDo C6> ONE TO TWO I OfPf\~T MENT O F THf. AIR FORCE PAGE T\vO RJl<DAG 8 NONE AND U~JALAKLEET o F o < 1 ) NOt~E; rlR .. REL IABLEc. CAn DRIVER RECEIVED REPORT FROM frJISS 18 YEARS OLD RELIABLE. G. ~ 1) UNK (2) 240 DEGr?EES/ 13K, 120 DEGREES/l0KJ 150 DEGREES ':?5K~ 160 DEGREES/25}\y 170 DEGREES /25K, 170 DEGREES/30Ky 170 DEGRC:ES/15K" (3) NONE (4) SEVE~l MILE (5 SCATTERC:D (6) NONE (7/ t'I NUS TI:JO DEGHEES .. H, U'-!ALAKLEET I NFO HAS BEEN COr1BINED IN T HIS REPORT DUE TO THE LINITED HIFO AVAILABLE FROM NOf1Eo THE 1"10NE OVSE:=?VER ~vAS QUESTIONED F3 Y r J.\ l\ A T N 0 r~ E A N 0 T H I S I N F 0 R ~1 A I I 0 N lJJ A S G .[ V EN T 0 F A A f\ T ll N A L 1\ l{ L E E T WHO IN TURN PASSED IT ro THE COl~MANDER OF THE 1I8TH ACW SQUADRON~ ANY ADDITIONAL INFO WI L!.. BE FOhJAHDED .tlHEN AVAILt\BLE .. L., NONE t6/03 15Z FEB RJKDAG Advance copy d~livcred t.::; CI:I PAGE 2 OF 2 Of~ART.V\i:NT Or TH~ 4.1~ FORCE ACTIOJ: CIN GO RJKD4J 11 FM COMDR AAC ELr1ENDORF AfB ALASKA T O RJEZr /COFS USAF' ~aJA3H DC P.ri.tJF'At8/C0:1DR NOR.~D ENT Aff3 COLO ffl 11 ADIV OEF 1'0 RJKDAG/COMDR AAC INfO R.JKl'~S/CDr1DR ALCOM ll N (; L A S E F T 0 FROi~ DOI18067Jf.3o ACTION ACS/INTELLIGENCZ I NFO ALCOM J-2. REFERE~CE UNCLAS EFTO r1ESSAGE, TliiS HEADQlJARTERS, DOl 180658, DATED 15 FEB 60o FOLLOWI~JG ADDITIONAL INFO HECEIVED FROM CAPT STEEL, ADJUTANT, 1ST B.l\TALL tON, ALASKA !~ATIONAL GUAHD, NOME. CAPT STEEL QUESTIONED MR~ lJEnl STATION t1.!\NAGER !\T NOME STATED HE OBSERVED T HE OBJ ECT L\T 15/04:.10Z HE F I RST .v THE 03JECT TWO MILES SE OF NOr1E A.ID IT vl:~S f10VIr:G E/\STERLY ALO~IG COAST. S?EED IN EXCSS OF ANY JET o BODY BRIGHT SH!t'Ji'JY AND TUBULAR IN SHAPE, t'tPPEARED TO HAVE JET F'LAt1E OUT IN 3ACKo DESCE~IDING GRADUALL ': Advance copy deliv-ered to C~UT OE?P'HMcl'-IT Of THe ."IR ro~CE OE RJKDAG 12 0 I605J0Z ZEX Frl C0t!OR .4AC EL~lENDORf AF 9 AL~SKA TO RLJEZHQ/ COFS USAF WASH DC J?J~FALB/COMDR NORAD ENT AF8 COLO Fl'l 1 1 AD I V DE f TO R J ;( D A Gl C 0 t1 DR A A C R .. JKD A G/ COM DR ALC 0r1 1/UNCIJAS EFTO// FROM DOI 1S058~Ba ACTION ACS/ 1NTFLLIGENCE, IN F'O t-\LC 0~1 ~.T-2" REFERENCE EfT 0 11 ESSAGE Tlf 1 S HEADf,)UA RTER S DO I 18066 8 DATED 16/0030 fEB 60~ f OLLOWING ADDiTiONAL INfO lS SUBMITTED IAW AF'R 200- 2 , 14 SEPT 1959o A < 1) BLUNT ROUNDED SHAPE C2) UNDF.RTRMINEDjl S!lt\ L L BUSH P LA !IE < 3 ) 8 R I G H T C 4 > ON E C 5 > N I A ( 6 ) N 0 N E ( 7 i E r~JI T TED SPARKS IN!E 1 ITTENTLY~ BLUE F'LAME (8) NONE ( 9) ~c;JE., 8( .t) :!RIGHT ... NESS AND ~JC':' ION (2) 20 DEGRE!::S ELEVAT 10N AZIMUTH 25"' DEGREES FROM mALAKLEET '3) 20 DEGREES ELEVATION, AZIMUTH 215 DEGREES FROM UtJf\LAKLEET (~)STRAIGHT, NO I'IANEUVERS C5) INSTANTANE OUSLY!~ SPARKS9 LASH, T Rf\ I L PERSISTED" (6) SEVEN TO h:lGHT SECONDS:; CC 1) MGROUtiO 57 YEAHS)I UNt-\LAl<l_.f..:ET ') HOliS" f\li' IN : DEPA ~iMENT Or THE t\ PAG t: T'lO R JKDA G 12 P.ELIABL tTY UNKNOtv~J .. G<l) CLEAR .\ND LIGHf (2'1 080 DEGHEES/10K l'EET E'.f10KE!1 6000 FEET BROKE~! .. (4) SEVF.I t~J:LE (5) THREE SLA~IT ON2 7~RO COVEy;:1\JE (6) NONE C7) NidUS TlvO I;ECJRET::S .. IL NONE~ I, NONZ. 26 YEARS 01_!1~ OPE HAT 10:JS SPECIALI ST FOH Ft~t\ GA'jE THE FOLLOWINr:i I dFO: Mr~ .. CBS.:-RVI\TIOIIS BET\,JEEN 15 /Z350Z AND 15/0355Z N~D HE OBSERV!::D A TRAIL !'PPROXH1ATELY FOUR NILES LONG CONSISfl~JG OF TvlO 0~ THREE PUfFS CONNECT ED 3 Y A T H I N L I l H:.. ~l R " S[NG THE 600 0 BROKEN LAYER c CLOUDS .~5 REFERENCE EST Ir1ATF.D THE OBJt:CTS f\LI ITUD AS 25000 FEE'f TC> 30J00 FEET~ AZIMUTH 21~ DEGREES FROM UNALAK~EETu Lo NONEo Advance copy daliver~d to CI~ .. ) Al5SO :;.:l USAi ~t.JJ~CT: UFO. TftiS ~ESSAGE I N FOUR PARTS, PART I . FOLLOWING R~po~r C8::\!1VZ.O A DLUNT ROUNDlD rsBJE:C r ) AP:='RO IilATILY T1!E SIZE G! Ail L-:~0 .~l'JT, B t iGHT 1 N APPEARANCE , Oi,lMITTING SPARXS ItJTZR~HTTA7~TLl' AfCO ~p - i .:i'IZ.D :; ITH A BLUE fLAVE F~OM 15/035CZ TO 15 /03~52 FB ~0" FSTJ '1AT:::U 2LEVATION FRO~ UNAL~KL~ET 20 DEGRZ!5 AZIMUTH OF 25J DZG~EES. 1'1S4??iARA~C AT 2 0 VZGR~ZS ZL~ATION, 215 DEGR~ZS AZIM~TH. :.,{. PI:!:f.:;"F:R, fl>..l~ V;Zr\THER OBSERVZR AT IJNALAKL~ET S::\..1/ 0:3JECT ,'HLES LOiIG, CONSISTING OI;-2 OR 3 PUFFS CONNECT!.:::> B Y A FIN~ LINE. USED A 6 , 000 FEET BROKEN LAYZR 07 CLOUDS AS R~FERENCE J.~ iSTI~ATING 03JECTS ALTITUDi AS 2J,OOO TO J0 000 ;EzT~ AZIMUTH DZG!~ZES iRJ.'1 lJ~L~LAKLEE!. P.\HT THKE: THIRD SOU~CE ~ ~1~. bHO IS : ::.~.-; ALRLI~l:!: STATIO, I i1ANAGER AT NOM~ ALA3KA ST. TZD AJ A~?~GXi~AT:LY 1510400 2 YEO 60 HE OBS!nV~D A~! OB.JECT TR~V~Lltlr NO LIS AIR~RAFT K.OW I~J A2EA 10 COR:?C:!..!\TlON AVALABL.!: THIS CO:::~JTE;:?. l .f SSCr h Q Ut~CLkS tfT0 CITE AFCJ N-~Alu ~[L[tS[A ELf' Af.-C1C: FOR SUf,JfC'l : ::cl.LC\ 1 r.c \( (IR'="Ll liTH AI PLASKA AT ~PPR0)(I~.t;TELY 15/03552, r ~: fi'"LL')'.!I~!.: CO.'lCLL'SIO:J.:; A.: T h C 0!3JECT ' i:.. s 03SERVED AT THE F04LOlJli'JS fOL~ LOCfJT ro,~, O.'~E, . ST. friiCHAEL, ~,, ;Lf\}(LEET, A~lD HCL lKl~CHU:..' 1:/HlCH 1' !11ll:;:\_TES THt1T