PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Incident/114. 18/23062
DAT OrTO 18 April 1948
ATIC : NO.
iOnTrOl l mi N of Fairbanks, Alaska
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SHAPE round & flat Potintea
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8" diameter a
LERGTH OF TIIN OF CERVED few minutes
COURSA SW
TYIE.OF ORSERVATION aerial
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at abeed

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AUTH: Sect I Cir 72, 1947 4th Ind Hqs
48 to Ltr fr Lt Apr 48 subj Appl fr AD
Because of Undue Hardship TWX Hqs 7WG 2100 48
AWS Ltr 35-11 AF Reg as amended.
2. Under the prov Par 15 AR 615-5 (C3) and AR 420-5 the
fol named Offs USAF CW this orgn are apptd as a Bc of Offs to
determine whether Sgt E Baker Jr AF19252738 USAF (W) this
orgn should be reduced or rivate and to make appropriate
recomrendations thereor rgn:
RANK NAME ASN
CAPT JAMES M ROGERS A045629 (President)
1ST LT OTIS G GROOM A0753174 (Hember)
1ST LT DONALD C WINIER A0875902 (Recorder)
3. M/Sgt David y Heckart AF20624539 USAF (W) (SSN 750) (3 yr
23 June 48. TDN TCT 99-999
L 501. AUTH: 48 N/Sgt Heckart
dtd 31 48 subj: Recruiting Duty 130200Z
Lap 48 Ir 35-11
BY ORDFR
WALTER N HESS
lst Lt., USAF
Adjutant
OFFICIAL:

es wes roported to the
the following day.
a. The object 2000-
feet.
b. The objeet noved at a mehe
mated at abo 250-300 hour.
D. The few minutes

FAIRDANKS ALASKA WEATHER 13 APRIL 1943
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Levind. Horvee
LEWIS L. HOWES
lst Lisut., USAF
Heather Officer

b. kockets, flarea or falling bodies:
4,5.6, 7 12, 13. 14 15
,211, 218.
G, reanacs. birds, eto.)s
39, 89, 123, 231, 234.

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rophae not required. Handle e as
correspondence
pagegraph 511 and 60a (4), AR 380-5
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TO: WRIGHT -PAT AFB ATTN MCI
IFO: DIR INTELLIGENCE DIVISION YUKON SECTOR
DIR INTELLICENCE DIVISION AIS AIRCMD
IN PEPLY CITE: 5
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Base. Para D no photographs available. Para E No sketches available. Para F
object aighted. Subpara ll. Sub para 2 round and flat. Sub para 3 Appeared to be
8 inches in diameter. Sub para 4 silvery brilliant rsfleotion object. Sub para
This sightir
sum from of these aircreft
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Oniy such extracts as are absolutely necessary will be made and marked 1T-19323
This copy will be sateguarded with the greatest care and
will bacaisrned to GE SECTON withe ustchelay.
WF 13 F3B 4575M

8. Numbor of objocts 2
9. Distanco of object from observer n/s
10. T Timo in sight few mimtes
11. Altitude 2000-3000 ft
12. Speod 250-300 milas • (traveled 500 feet in l or 2 seconds)
13. Diroction of flight . Northeaat toward southwest
14. Tactics plane at very
rapid speed)
15. Sound No sound
16. Sizo g" in diameter
20. Apparent construction B/3
21. Exhaust trails no trails of any kind
?. Woathor conditions Weather cleer risted
2. 3/3
241. 1 nons
25. 1/3
26, Romarks: (over)

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at patna, (nett me sancti

MVEsEC. OCboeTVo. CY éstituce of e00unt GUQeSub0 en NbeSL neudlie,

4% &ppesrec vo bo some & imecnes in diameter and gave off o silver:
Oriliiientretiection. 4% oscilleteé from & borigontel plane to ¢
Vértig.. plaie &t « very Papid peace. Hetimated epeed: ebout 250-300
Moa @\travclec some 500 feet in il or 2 seconds 9 Mo sound could be
heard mor were taere any treiis of anv kind,

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this tagntinm mey bave been tue retiection of @un fro: wines
cf tuese aircraft. At the aporoximete time of the sighiine a
musber Of airerauft were flying in tue local ares,

UNCLASSIFIED a
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USAF, Subj: Reporting of Information on "plying Disce*, dated 6 February 1948,
the following information, in addition to radiogram sent this office,
18 April , is hereby submaitted:
a The objeot North of Fs Alesk 11
one mils from the Cheeeh It was sigh 1948
at 1306 hours,
6, -k. 375th Ron 3q
(vLR) eather, Ladd Air Foree B*APO 731..C/0 Soettlo, Waah-
Irom the objeete
apprca be to
(6) Esadings objeot travelled outimeet.
RZC
UNCLAS GORTULUE DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
.B@D DIR 5200.10

aircraft wors ing srone Thia sighting may bave been the refleotion
of the sun from the wings of theee airoraft. at the time of the sighting, Lt.
Aytoh M. Johnson was in his room at the Cheoohake Hotel locking through his
window. Lt. Johnson's wifs wee with him at the time, but did not observe
the objeet that Lt. Johnson did.
.
lack
JOAN J. CLARR
lat Lt., U3AF
A-2
YKINT 319 lst Ind 27 April 1948
31, US Army
TO: Direater, La Coamand, APO 942, US Aray
. Bund

Dayton, Ohio
ALTENTION: TSDIN
In compliance with Department of the Air Force unnumberod
letter dated 6 February l9hB, , subject: Reporting of Information on
"Flylng Diacs", the attached roport rvarded for your information
and necessary action.
POR THE COMANDING CPFICER:
2 Incl: RONALD P STEAANT
l. "sighting of Captain, USAF
Flying Discs" Adjutant