1.' DATE :TIME-GROUP. 3. SOIIRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSIAVATIOH PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION KODIAK, YAKUTAT, l\L\SK/, 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON (POSSIBLE) Possible Japan~sc Lr v n sonic b~lloon 11, BRIIpr SUMMARY ANO AHALV61S Observers noted d inmonc!. shnped object silver in c olor with a 1-29 mins translucent fus~lnge. Oojs noO. fuselage material as in 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION skyhook balloon-ribbed lengthwise. Object appeared to drift with the winO. with the nos~ pointed in the direction of ~p;~:r~o::..:u~n~d=-v.:...l.:::. s:::.u=a..:::l~...l...:: (B:..:..X::.c: ) -i movement. Ob j ec t < p pea red to move over top of' cloud layer estimated t o top l:te. ~2,000 ft. looked like a plastic dry cleaning bag . !)'!Gc:il'Lion io3 consistent with that of a e. Pt-iOTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE fTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Pr,..looaa ecUU- o f We rona may 1M u .. d . Contact wtth the Kodiak radiosone balloon l aunch station, Kodiak, Alaska. (487-3313) revealed that the s i ghting was not a balloon from the Kodiak area. The object was verified a balloon by several persons frcm the Kodiak area. The balloon resemabled those launched by the Japanese. It was like a teansonic balloon. The balloon did appear to have been launched fran any of the other balloon release areas in Alaska. Fran 0222Z to 0651Z 9 Oct. 66 ANR radar tracked two slow moving objects which were moving toward the southeast at an average speed of 45 knots. Two F-102 s were scramble d from Galena AFS was sent to investigate. The radar lost contact with the objects in the vicinity of Cape Ramanzof, Alaska. The air~raft pilots were flying in bad weather and on three passes were unable to see the objects. Investigating official from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska believes the objects to b e balloons. Several balloons have been recently seen in the Alaska area. This balloon could have the one observed at a late r time by the personnel at Kodiak Naval Air Station on 10 Oct. 66 0145Z. Prevailing winds from thP, Cape Romanzof area to thP, Kodiak area were counter-clock,nise from 0600Z/9 Oct. 66 to 02002/10 Oct. 66. At altitudes from 25, 000 to 35, 000 feet the \-tinds wert! about 35 knots and could have carried an object from the Cape nomanzof area t o Kodiak during this time frame. * Refer~nce message number 1 540 0039 66 14 October 1966 l i Ocr 66 LO. ;~ LOOKZJ PLASTIC DRY CL::A~!I!lG BAS. PILOT :!ILL PI LOT 1.4 S (~) FLIGH ?AT n 0?. i!AN!:U\fC:~S: A?P:!:t'\;:{ED TO D~IFf n:;~ 'i!7JD. AL T ITU u::: IJOTZD. 110 CiiANG:: OF SIZC: I:OTC:J. DISAPP;::A~:::D: O~J:::CT APP:AR0 TO TOP OF CLOUD LA'R SSTI.:Ar::D TO T\"JF AT 12 ,-J;: FE:.:T r urrv :.~:rs It/ '!'tAl DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS ALASKAN AIR COMMAND APO SEATTLE 98742 llPLT TO ALNT su Jcr UFO Repon (ALNT Msg, 55304, 10 Oct 66) TOI AFSC (FTD) Wright -Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. This office received a call on 10 r 1966, from Mr. co-pilot on Northwest Airlines F ighted an object at 10/1635Z, 10 miles south of Yakutat, ka (5930Nj l3945W). He was unable to detennine size or altitude because of the long distance between himself and the object; but he did say it appeared to be a balloon. 2. We feel this may have been the same object as sighted at Kodiak Naval Air Station, Kodiak Island, Alaska, 10/ 0145Z, and reponed in the referenced message. Prevailing, high altitude winds over the Gulf of Alaska were such that a free floating object at the altitude reported from Kodiak would have reached the vicinity of Yakutat at this time. 3. The original drawings and personal comments from observers at Kodiak are attached. J:!servers drawings and comments (6 Cys) 5 :iU r\DAG 12 U :\C LAS OPTICAL 7 v 5 .... October 9, 1966 To: ALNTA, EDF. From: Kodiak Tower, Kodiak N.S. Al a s ka Subject: Lis~ of people observing object in question Coast Guard Pilots, Lt. Merideth Lt. Schaefer L/Cdr. Breed, Chopper pilot during attempted intercept for pictures. Fleet Weather Observers Cdr. Brazell, OIC Lt. Taylor, Wx Observer and Naval Aviator Englehart, AG 2 Tower Ope:-ators Michael Brown AC 2 Patrick Foy A~ 3 Jerry Meekins AC J Kodiak Airways Box 1, Kodiak Aircraft Dispatcher Objec t was sighted by a party at Uganik Bay and also Pt. Loins. Al l other information was passed via a telephone call on this date.