PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7006388

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONCape Wales Alaska

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PROJECT 10073 ARD a
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Cape Wales Alaska 0 Was Bolloon
2 Feb 1951 0 Probably Balloon
4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local__ Ground-Visue! Ground-Rader 0 Was Aircrafi
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT03/0500Z 0 Air-Visuai D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamicai
Yes 00 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF BJECTS COURSE d0 Other Lights from Ship
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
1. 15 min then 1 hr 15 min__ Multiple Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Altemnating red and green Ship off Nome
bearing 242 deg from WX station. Red light Most probable cause of sighting.

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bearing 2 degrees
from Wales at 030500Z reen light vating t oserved
directly aboy ghts indica ship elthough
no superstruc one half
hour later position until C700Z when ot ed by fog.
Request position o observation and whe
barrage balloon.
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EP-USANL-82-32

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242 degs light alternatins to red observed
directly Licht 'aint
no superstr Light disap at C5l5Z, returned 1 half
hour later persisted in snme position until O70OZ when ob
Rqst position Burton Island at ti observation and whether flying
barrage ballo direct all adees.
ONCLASSIFIED
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INFO TO: CG 39TH ADW EDF AFB
CO lOTH AIR DIV (DEF)
AFB
DTG: Feb 51
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AAOIDI021 for AFOIN
Sunnary recent int sightings Alaskan area.
1. Off in charge wea bureau
bearing 030500Z F4b. Green light
elternating to obsar directly abo ight Faint glow below
lights indicated a ship although isible. Lights disap-
peared 5152, returned 1/2 hr lat.er same position until -
07COZ when obscured Position USN icebreaker 0305C0Z to 030700Z 70
milas. t 111
Evaluation B-l.
3. Alaskan Airlines NO450 enroute Shemya to Blmendorf direct
reported 3 ships at 56 degrees C0 minutes north 174 degrees 30 ninutes west
at c70825z that shined light at acft. No known US ships this area. Evalua-
tion F-2.
A068 TO-
COPIES INCAL
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COPY No.
rOP-UAAL-82-52