67 50n165w Bearingsea — September 1961

Category: 1961  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1961-09-8303052-67-50N165w-BEARINGSEA-.pdf
Keywords: rjkdla, kotzebue, usaral, rbkac, elmendorf, advance, extending, cirvis, cincnorad, unclassifico, rokdaw, paotyf, rukpfrxcg, n5331d, 150325z, kivalina, aprxly, 160135l, thelqnjowon, magnttic, 162215l, zczchqa698zcbjb051, comalseafr, rjdkla, rjkduk
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OEPARl'MENT OF THE AIR FORCE S:fA.f:f MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFICO MES~AGE I N COM I N G INFO : ARMY-2, NA YC ZC HQ A560 ZC QJ A814 DE ROKDAW 21 ZEX . FM PAOTYF/FFC ELMENDORF AFB ALAS TO RJKDAG/COMAAC ELME DORF AFB ALAS RUKPFRXCG USARAL FT RICH ALAS RBKAC/COMALSEAFRON KODIAK ALAS RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS AL5~0. FFC. CIRVIS REPORT N5331D PILOT SHULTZ. ON A FLT FM OTZ TO CTH YESTERDAY AT 150325Z FLYING OVR KIVALINA AREA SIGHTED FAR TO THE WEST A SINGLE CLOUD WITH A VERTICAL PILLAR EXTENDING UP FROM THE HRZN THEM MUSHROOMING ON TOP. THE LONE CLOUD FORMATION WAS.OBSERVED FOR APRXLY 20 MINS BEFORE IT WAS NEARLY DISAPATED. THE S ISTANCE OF CLOUD EST IM ATF:D AT 300 TO 400 MILES AS FLT WX AT THE TIME WAS CLR VSBY VERY GOOD AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CLDS SEEN ACFT WAS FLYING AT aT NOTE: Advance copy date CIN & OOP-CP {160135L). DEPARTMENT OF TH! AIR FORee STAFF Ml,SSAGE a-...NCH I N C 0 M I N G PAGE TWO RJKDLA 1 OBJECT WAS SIGHTED IN. Page 2 of 2 POSIT ION AT TIME OF SIGHTING 1"AS A PPROX IMATEL Y 67 DEGREES 50 MINUTES NORTH, 165 DEGREES 00 MINUTES t~ST. HE ESTIMATED THE OBJECT TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 00 TO 400 MILES FROM HIS POSITION IN THELQNJOWON OF 240 DEGREES MAGNTTIC. (6). EXTENDING FROM THE HORIZON TO APPROXIMATELY THREE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. /)8 STATIONARY (9). NO COLOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBJECT. BT NOTE: Advance copies delivered to CIN and OOP-CP 162215L Sep 61. 17/005Z SEP RJKDLA ACTION: CIN-17 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR. FOR.C:! STAFF MES.SAGE BRANCH ZCZCHQA698ZCBJB051 DE RBKAC 05 1 FM COMALSEAFR ON TO RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON RJDKLA/748 ACWRON KOTZEBUE RJKDUK/AAC ELMENDORF RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB RJEZHQ/COFS USAF RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT RCWNX/ CANFLAGPAC RBHPBICINCPACFLT RDHPA/CINCPAC RUKPFR/USARAL CIRVIS EVALUATION A. 748 ACWRON KOTZEBUE AF STN ALASKA 170030Z. 1. NO FURTHER INFO AVAILABLE. 2. NO APPARENT THREAT. Advance copy delivered to CIN 170810L Sep 61