PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 P rolaaltl1 Boll OOft Posa;bly Balleon A. TYPE OF Olii!RYATION 0 Was Aircraft n Probobl1 Aircri)ft 0 Ground. Vi aual D GroundRoclor Po bl y Ai rcroh 0 Wo a Aatronoml col 7. LENGTH 0~ OISIAYATIOM I. NUMI!N OP OIJ!CTS [] Probably Aatrono,.lcel D Po 1 si bly Aatrononti cal 0 lnsuffi cient Dote fot Evaluation DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR F~O: . STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ( lJWCLAS&flleD MISSAO! ACTION: CIN-14 sr~o A 10s QE355ZC~JD818 DE RJKDFX 2 FM COMDR 705AC\~RON KINGSALMON ALASKA TO RJWFAL/ENT AFB COLO RJEZHQ/AIR TECH INT C~N HQ USAF WASH 25DC RJEZHQ/SAFIS WASH 25 DC INFO RJKDAG/CINCAL ATTN: RJKDAG/COMAAC ATTN: !NT ~lCLAS FROM COMDR 705ACWRON 520o UFO A. DESCRIPTION: 1. CIRCULAR 2. 25 FT. DIAMETER. 3. ORANGE-CHANGING BLUEo 4. ONE 5. ~/A 6. NONE 7. EDGES BLUE WHEN MOVINGo 8. WHISTL!NG. 9. GLOWS ORANGE ~HEN HOVERING, BRIGHTENS WHITH BLUE RIM AND FLASHES WHEN f~OVING. B. CQtJqSE: 1. BISUAL SIGHTING. 2. AZIMUTH 03 , EL-5-t0DEG~EE 3. AZIMliTH 210DEGREE -EL-5DEGREE 4. HEADtNG S.Eo, ONCE BACK NoWo rHE SoEo STOPPED AT VARIOUS POINTS AND HOVE REDo STEADILY TO SOUTH. 90 M INUTESo Co OBERSERVATION: t. GROUND-VISUAL~ D. T !1~ E /DATE: OEPARTMENT OF THE AJR FORC! STAFf MESSAGE DIVJSION ( U71CLA&StftEO Mi$SAG! Page 2 of 2 PAGE TWO DE RJKDFX 2 10JAN/~745Z. 2. NIGHT. E. LOCATION: 1. ONE MILE NO ~TH OF NAKNEK, ALASKA. F. IDENTIFYING I NFORMATION: NEK, ALASKA 37, FISHERMAN, FAIR. 2. NAKNEK, ALASKA, AGE 28, FIUHERMAN, FAIR. G. WEATHER: 1. DARK AND CLEAR. 2. SFC -NORTH 6K, 6M -100/45, 10M - THIN SCATTERED. 4. 15 ?LUS, MILES. 5. ITEM 3. 6. NO~JE 7. STANDARD. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. NONE. K. INTELL!G~NCE OFFICER, CAPT. J OHN R. PETKOSEK. POSSIBLE CA fJSE OF SIGHTINGS UNKNOWN. NO REPORTED AIR TRAFFIC~ FROM FAA, ANCHORAGE, 7~5TH ACWRON, KING SALMON OR CONTROL TO'~ER, KING SALMON AFS., ALASKA. NO KNO'.~N HELICOPTERS TO ACCOUNT FOR HOVERING, WX BALLONE RELEASED AKN 0045Z, TP JAN 61, BUT \~INDS ALO~ NOT COMPATIBLE. OBJECT REPORTED \~!THIN 50 FT. OF OBS!R','~rt~NTS 200 FT ALT. INDISTINCT EXCEPT FOR GLOtJ. 09SERVE~5 ~EPORT HAVING SEEN SIMILHR OBJECTS IN PAST 5 YEA~S \~ITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDI NG EXCEEDINGLY HIGH SPEED AND MANEVERABILITY.IMORE OBSERVERS EAAAAAE AVAILABLE BUT RELIABI - ITIS DOUBTFtn... L. NONE. 17/0315Z JAN RJKDFX