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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7005945

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONUnalakleet Alaska

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
23 - 26 Jan 51 Unalakleet, Alaska Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT. Varied D Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
OCNo 6 Civilians PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
SSW xx Insufficient luation
10 Minutes 1 230 degrees 0 Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
data
Orange in color and would disappear after 10 Inusfficient/for evaluation. Possible
min & would not reappear. OSI agents made that the phenomena was reflection from

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USANAL
ITG: Jan 51
.
AACID C6/1 oLrMSg AAOIL 05/1. Investigation
' reveals that. "flares" obsrrved br 6 perconnel at Unalakleet
between hours of l7co Alarkan Ctandard Time 1800 Alaskan
Standard Time as followe. ionary Swedish
Covenant Church arrrox 17/0,23
(na an (native)
22 and 25 Jan. f All confirm "flares"
were oranre, abo to 20 miles distant, just above horizon
at 220 degreer alakleet, and wer for arprox
UNCLASSIFIED
.
T52-22.0-
GONADENTAP
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miles fr tation, on Cades
The othe estover and move
away again several times on raos of 240 and 60°, without
making any apparent ns.. two remained approx-
imately the san apart (estimated mile) dur-
ing all maneuvers. echo appear are or
larger than target echo. After sey back
Radar
by personnel of 'estover Air Force
Baso, Mass.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10 -
UNCCA TFED