PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6311961

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONPoint Hope Alaska

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LENGTH OF TINE OBSERVED: Uolmoun _ 8

SOUND: Unknow |

SPEED: Unknown

ALTITUDE: Unknown

HEADING: Unknown

SOURCEs Not Reported

ACTION OR COMMENTS: Possibly Soviet overfligit.

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