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ere was a temperature inversicn at the tine. 0 : iurliacs tas
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temperature was 72°F, at 3500 fest the temcerature was believed ts be
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aout plus 2°F and at 10,900 feet the temoersture was estimate? at -5%
as ‘ath ye mre ' ai ; Nace mnt 4 un - 73
y the weather officor. A186 SA£7 WAS VYory Cl0ur Ana i WAS a Very Cold
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rm3i3 jet fPirhters avaliiatia for Air Defense wore grounded at
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/a/ Willian F. Zarley
/t/ WILLIAM, F. FAPIEY
ist. Lt, USAF

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CAQCENTS of Preparing Officer:

Thais report is consiiered to be of value vrimaril:; for the assistance
it say furnish in identifying other sightings not otherwise so clearly
established to be rlanets.

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Alaska CG lOth Air Div (Def) APO 342 |
ATE OF REPORT ky RMATION Ja DATION —

20 Feb 55 7 Fed 53 B-l

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Capt Rotert F - Shrigiey, Ass't o/t | William ¥. Farley, lst Lt, USar

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Ihis report involves the visual sighting and cbseryv.tion of an unusual Licht
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in the sxy west of King Salmon, Alaska at aprroxinately OS002 7 Feb 53 by Pour
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dividual ma USAF officer and three CAA operations and/or comaunieattions
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fersonrel, Cory of statements of all concerned and letter transmitting same to this
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eaiguarters are included in part II of this raport.
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observations, subsequent ta nls original sivh*ine and statement, w 1 definitely
establishe? this obfect to te a planet. He observed the planet during its normal '
apparent pati thru the sky tmtil it approached the horizon where it assumed the '
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Cnaracteristics described in his previous statement, ineludine chanzine eclorg and i
tistortion of size and share,
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of field and a low pressure center to:tieast of Piclis, at 19,055 feot the
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