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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9170513

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONNARSARSSUAKAFB GREENLAND

FRAMES6

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CCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
. C7 #es Ballson
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trail at boginning of ascent gradually becoming
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( S.F. 10
Narsars Ah AFB, Greenland 18 December 1952
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I. Description of Incident
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An unidentified aerial object was sighted to the northwest of this air
base by an Air Force Staff Sergeant and a civilian. The unknown object appear-
ed to climb vertically and then level off. It gave off lack smoke at the
begianing of its ascent.
II. Discussion f Incident .
There was an L-20, a C-54, an A-16, and an SB-17 in the area. The air base
making the report later notified ATIc that the object had been definitely estab-
lished as the SB-17.
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Was aircraft. was alrcrarc..
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DOD DIN 5200.10
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UNCLASSIFIED

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JEX CI
RR JEDWP
1 DE JEXC 117 *
R 052108Z
( FM CG NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLD
TO AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE ENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
NEOIN 00142 ATTN ATIAA-2C REFERENCE Y..
IDENTIFIED AS SB-17 forles

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JEX C131V 10:0
OF6 19
PP JEDWP
DE JEXC 55
P 192030Z i
FM CG NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NF
TO ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
NEOIN19075 ATTN: ATIAA-2C FLYOBRPT UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL CBJECT
SIGHTED 10 T0 15 MILES WEST NORTH WEST T NARSARSSUAK AIR BASE
GREENLAND ABOUT 181745Z BY TW0 OBSERVERS STAFF SARGEANT
AND  CIVILIAN SECRETARY FROM HEADQUARTERS
BUILDING OBJECT APPEARED TO CLIMB VERTICALLY THEN LEVEL OFF THEN .
CLIMB AGAIN IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND DISAPPEAR EMMITTED
BLACK TRAIL AT BEGINNING OF ASCENT GRADUALLY BECOMING LIGHTER
VISIBILITY EXCELLENT WEATHER CALM SPEED OF ASCENT SLOW WITH
GRADUAL ACCELERATION ALTITUDE UNKNOWN KNOWN AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA
WERE: L-20 C-54 SA-16 AND SB-17 THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN MULITPLE
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SARSSUAK INT 10673 DTG 182045Z ufo
19/2031Z DEC JEXC
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OP 1821367
FM NAVSTA ARGENTIA
TO CINCLANTFLT
COMEA
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CO CO THULE AFR GRNLD
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AF BRNC .
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INT 12673 UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT SIGHTED 1 15 HILES
WEST NORTH WEST THIS -
SARGENT AND  CMA CIVILIAN SECRETARY -
CAM FROM BASE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING PD OBJECT APPEARED TO CLINP .
VERTICALLY THEN LEVEL OFF THEN AGAIN CLIMD IN A VESTERLY DIRECTION -
AND DISAPPEAR PD ORJECT EMMITTED PLACK TRIAL AT BEGINNING OF (
ASCENT GRADUALLY BECOMING LIGHTER PD VISIBILITY EXCELLENT CHA
VEATHER CLAM PD SPEED AND ALTITUDE UNINIOUN PD SLOV ASCENT VITH .
CADUAL AECELERATION PD AIRCRAFT IN AREA VERE CLN L-2T C-54 .
A-16 S SB-17 PD 2887 ZERRA ID NO FURT ER INFO
PD
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