PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9170186

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONTANANAAFB ALASKA

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Dec 52 TANANA AEB, ALASKA 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OHLRVATION Possibly Balioon
Locs1..1730. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar a Wus Aircraft
Probobly Aircroit .
ca/:0330 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rudor 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE X Was Astronomicol
Yes . Prabobly Astronomical
No CIV. MAN D Possibiy Astronomical
7. LENGTH CF CBSERVATION G. NUMBER OF FOBJECTS 2. COURSE D Other......
00 insullicient Data for Evaluation
one SE Unknown.
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:. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
A brilliant blue-white lig Il
downward Reporting
appeared to land. meteor.
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3 'CLASSIFIED
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This is a CIRVIS message: amWest and south of Tanana, Alaska, vicinity
an unidentified brilliant, blue-white light at low altitude and high speed
moving west to southeast appeared to land southeast. Light seen by native.
dog team driver traveling one mile west. Also seen by mumerous natives and
white residents of towm. Object sighted at 0330Z, 5 Dec 52. (Reference
ATIC Document 97607)
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;.
. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 D C S ..
ARFO ZEN/CINCAL EDF AFB ALS
CK OF AREA NEGATIVE X LOCAL
. MET BELIEVES SIGI
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08/19082 D C JKDC
ASTION: OTN
26000 (8 Dec 52) M
AN: HER/Jm
AFHQ FORM 0-309d 16-SB73-1  U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 196--927442
19 JAN 51 OF THIS PORM MAY BE USED
PREVIOUS EDI

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HQ CSAF APOIN-2 -
LODR H S RODGERS 79230
MOLTIPLS ESS .
TO COAIRDEP CON ENT AFB COLO
CO AAG FT RICHARDSON T ALASKA
MR : AFORN-2 34661 5 Dao 52 (DTG 050850Z)
CIRTIS FLASE (EVaLuaIION 3X B9
Ret fol nsg Tanana - Weat and south
Tanana Alaska vioinisy unidentified brilliant blue Mite Might
lov altituds hlgh speed moving aest to southeast sopeared to
land seutheash." Light ceen by native dog taandrivir traveliing
one nllovest. Also aeen by numorous.native and white residents
of town. Objeat oighted OSo33oz. No furthor infernation san be
be edded at the present time. Further evaluatton Mili be forwnrded
when avallablo.
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NOTE 54 DIG 0506052 is AP IN 24605 (S Dee 52)
ORIGMATOR : OTN .
DISTREBTION ARMY, NAVY, CIA, JOS, OOP, OOP-EP, OSD +
( AP OUT SA 34651 cMT/cb
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AFHO FORM 15 APR 49 0-309E UNCLASSIFIED 18--56796-3 U. S. GOVEANMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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AMER SOUNCE WHO OETAINED IT FROM IPAN G2.
SOURCE EFLIEVES OBJECTS MAY BE SOVIET FLARFS
USED TO ILLUMINATE BORDER AS PRECAUTION AGAINST
ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS. FLARES AND VERY
PISTOLS KNO IPLOYED FOR .
THIS PURPO INDIAN MIL
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