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DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONLadd AFB Alaska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE -“TIME GROUP 2. ' ICATION

22 July 50 23/03102 Ladd AFB, Alaska
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Military BALLOON (Exploding J
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Observation was in dalight. Observer witnessed the observation of an

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S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS exploding balloon.
2 Minutes ’ Object appeared red with two white dots underneath which seenpd

to revolve arourd the red object. ‘ound in shape, three feetjin

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» eS diameter. Appeared to remain constant and slowly descended.
Ground-Visual Two light dots appeared to be reflectors

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On 22 July 1950, at 1710 hour (alaska time) an widentified obj=o% ms sighted
over Iadd Air Force Base, at Fairbanim, Alaska. The objegt was siniiod

ty personnel manning 444 gun positions near the Iadd AFB Airatrip, s UPtH = W736 wy,
end remained in sigit fof twenty (20) sinutos.

and appeared very highs

Object was red in color with two (2) white dots underneath wich scemed to revolve

around it. It was vewsd in shape, about three (3) feet in diancter and of wmilnowa
construction.

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Object moved from East to Weot at an wmimown rate of sve2d. I[% appearsd to be
moving in a direct line with no evasive action, and slowly descending.

. Any exhaust emitted from the object evaporated very rapidly. The two (2) whito
Gots appeared to be reflectors. There were no visible means 2% support; no visible
means of propRlsion; no audible sound; no apparen’ air ducts; and no evidence of radio
antennae or irregular surface protuberances.

After the object had been almost st.ti mary for approximitely tysnty (20) minutes,

@ stream of snoks was noted. Immediately thereafter the objest exploded and
Gisappeared Brom view.

The following persons on active d with States Armed Forcxe at Ladd air

Force F observed the object a
» USA » USAs and several uwnidentificd sclidiers

of a atte. sue C67th AAA, stationed a ladd Air Ferce Eanee All odserver:: havo

had aerial sheet vation training, amd all were considered by tic investigating officer
to be very roliable. . '

Weather at the time of observation was CAVU.

There were no lmorn aircraft in the vicinity at the tinc; ani all ‘reatnor stations
contacted in the vicinity reported there were no testing devices sont aloft by their
unite at the tine of sighting. ’

Toe following are the Co:ments appearing at the close of the jlaskin air Command
Intelligdnce Report 17-50: “Although the sources of information ure considered to de
feliable, the truth of tho incident cannot be evaluated with Jerondable objectivity: No
esterial interpretation can ba offered as to the origin or nature of th object mena-
tioned in this report. ‘The/passibility existe that the objects wre neseorolovical
balloons which might have floated into the immediate area from sono other station in
the Territory of alaska. The possibility also exists that the object sighted tus some
kind of terrestrial body."

COMMENT: Alaskan Air Command evaluated the report 8-6. Alasian Air Command original
report (Intelligenos Roport 17-50) was forvarded to the Dirsctor of

Intelligence, USAF, oe 5% DC. on 13 September 1950.

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SUMMARY OR S10 REPORT:
This report is a summary of Alaskan air Command Intelligence Reyort No. 17-50,

covering the reporting of an unidentified aerial object observed in tne vicinity of
ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska on 22 July 1950.

Evaluation is that given report by Alaskan air Comund.

Object was possibly a terrestrial body, altsough the origin and identification are
not discernable, ‘f.w possibility existe thut tne object was @ meteorclogical ballocn
noe might have floated into the area from some other station in the ierritory of
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