DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7006888
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1951
REPORTED LOCATIONLadd AFB Alaska
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Possibly Astronomica!
Oblong obj. first appeared to be hovering ove
AB, dull grey metallic color, Obj hovered for
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proceeded S leaving no trail or sound,
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WX included light snow and visibility
18,000 ft. Sighting indicates possibility
of WX balloon bursting or disappearing
into overcast, however, report indicate
no balhoon in area, Some data conflicti
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UNUSUAL SIGHTING ON '26 February 1951 1 #2, Told ar
AL Ladd APS, Fairbanks, Alaska, By rae
SGT. JOHN 3. SELIS, AF-18303320 a OUT MET Ys
SOOlLst Air Base Group OFFICE OF ORIGIN
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Investigation initiated 25 February 1951 preticubed on information
fron let Lt. JESSE J. FULIBR, Ad-2093701, Asst. Division Intelliyence
Officer, 11th Air Divisloa, th: ‘JZ .— as pei O°) 5%,
Air Base Group, hal sichted an unusual unidentified object on 25 February
1951.
Investigation disclos ed that SELLS, while on guard duty at 1719%
hours , 126 February 19 951, allegedly sighted a gray object hovering over
the Ladd rumroy at an altitude of 18,090 fost. ‘The object, 19 to 12 Leet
thick and 120 fest across and resembling a flattened football, remuined
in this position about lS seconds and thea moved with oreat speed 4
the aorth after emitting a single white smoke ring. Object was not
reported by any other person.
There were no weatter observation balloons or alrerart in the a
at that tire. Mo project work was being conducted by Cold Sather Test,
trctic Test S3ranch or the Geophysical Institute. No test firing was bei.
done by units at Eielson APS, Ledd APB or dig Delta arcy Base,
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4. Acoorling to ciupatcher, Jase OF aprlpet: Lat AP3, there
Were no afroraft in the alr on 25 Pebruary L9SL between 179% and 173°
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5. Aecording to the “eather “tath: mM, Late Ato, end the Teather
Stattan, faeks Flela, Fairbanks, there were no weather balloons relsased
between 2699" ond U7152. The Teather Station at “Weeks | “Lgl ban reloased
A rudioson’a balloon at Uj35%7. “ate of ascent of this balloon iy 1,000
feat oer winute,
5. ‘tna following are teletyse saquancen of Local weather on
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26 Fabraary 1951:
Prirdbanks, U7390 hours: indefinite 2050 feet overcant; 5 ile
visipility wlth livat snow; sea level prensure 1223 temoerature
plug U1; Jew point 6; wind 17 at 3; ul tte y 3h.
. 163% hours: VPreetpitation 1599 faat onssure.y: Ls. Wiainilit:
3 = Zlez, Lipat apt Sea Levol presswm 119; tecporsture alus 123
dew point &; wind Sf at 33 ultizeter 93.3.
Ladd Ara, 173% hours; Louver broken cloud layer
15,0) with clowiss visibility 2 ALAS, Light srs
presaura 1203 tesperature 93 dew point 6, wind ca
1639" hours: Preetoitation 599) ft. obse sare
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Surface 290% 2 raote 6) ft. 259? 30 knots hag 3 Pt. 200" 33 nots
10> ft. 1299 Imots 7090 ft. ne 3 knots 10,0 0) fb. 210? 2 krote
2000 £t. 2109 21 knota 8OX) ft. 2k 32 knots 16,00 ft. 2409 &5 knots
30) ft. 2459 19 trots 2299 Yt. 249° 34 knots 29,909 ft. 240% U7 knots
WOOO Pt. 250? 2h knobs 13990 rt. 23:37 35 knots 25,090 ft. 237° 125 enots
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5G77 ft. 259° 26 knots oe 399 Sb. 21? 35 knota
Te 2 Naroh 1951 ist Lt, I" J. PULLED reported that as Uivision
Intelligence Officer he had contacted all anti sirerast uni hth ints itry
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mits ot Tadd AFA an! al Rielson A423. None of these units ro par ten saainrs
any unidentified object in the sky eal further, resorted no fle ng durin
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the Sase at Big Delta, Alaska, und hai recetvad ar: och that there had
been no firing at that station. fhe Arctie ‘Test branch at My Delta had
nos bean conjuctins any projoct work at tiat time. Ine Cold ‘eather Zest Uatt at
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