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| Following is an account derived from an interview with Major Joesph 4%. Lemon,

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| At approximately 2350 (45ST) 16 Feb 1953 a Com, , AF 1042, piloted by M ? |

Joesph 3. Lemon, AO 313 5351, and carrying Cactain Eugene S.. Uramer, AV 316 247, |

| ag instructor-oilot, was east of Fire island and South of Anchorage over the mouta

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o? Tarmagain Arn, (GEOREP Position BLQB 5510) flying on an approximate heading of
aortheast. At that time an object, described as a round red light approximately
the sise of a wing navigation light of an aircraft approxim:tely five niles distant,
_ was observed at a ten o'clock position from the C-47. The C47 was flying at 2000
| feet and the light was estim=tad to be at 1000 fest. The light was below the
| horizon at this point. The object was estimated to be west of fire Island end pro-
| seeding on the same course as the C-47 at the cruising speed of a jet, estimated
60 be 300 mets. When it was realized that the red Lisht, wiicn is normally on the
left wing of an alrcraft, was apparently on the risht wing, Captain Gramer contacted
| by radio, the Elmendorf tower and the nearest radar station in an effort to identity
| the object as a jet aircraft. Both the tower and the radar station reported no
jets airborne and the radar station was unable to pick up a flying ooject in tae ares.

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The object continued on a straight course for the willow area, slowly clinting |
to approximately 2000 feet ~*d increasing to twice its original size and intensity.
Om reaching the above point tha object seemed to stop and hang suspended in mid-air,

maintaining that suspende! position for approximately five minutes. It was above the
horizon at that point.

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The C-47 approached Fimendorf and entered the traffic pattern at 1500 feat on |

che upwind leg for runway %50, continued on around the trarfic pattern onto the
| Pinal aporoach then broke treffie and climbed out again in order to more closely

2soserve the object. After th, C~-47 had taken up a heading of 330° magnetic the
object was directly ahead of it. At this time the light appeared to continue on a
northerly course and, gredtially diminishing in size and intensity, disappeared.
The C-47 circled the area north of Elmendorf for severs] minutes out-no farther
sightings were made. After the object had disappeared a C-124 arriving at Elmendor?

from Ladd AFB was observed by the C-47 pilots at approximetely the same point at
which the object disappeared.

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The duration of the sighting was approximately 15 minutes under CAT weather
conditions. Aurora Borealis illuminated the sky behind the object, The only
Jescviption of the object was that it was a round, red light, re-ombling the
running lights of an aircraft. However, the share was not 2leariy ascertainable

sy the observers.

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| Following is an account derived from an interview with Captain Eugene S. Cramer,
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) On 15 Feb 1953, at approximately 2345 hours (AST), a C-47, AF 1042, piloted by
Major Joespa H. Lemon, AO 313 531, and carrying as instructor-pilot Captain bugene 5.
Cramer, AO 316 247, was proceeding on an aporoach heading of 910 degrees magne tic
toward Elnendor?’ A‘r Force Base. At this time, when in a position aporoximate.y
ten (10) miles east of Fire Island over Turnagain Arm (GSCREF Position Bia! 5510)
nd approaching at a speed oF 120 mots, Captain Cramer observed a lizht in a ‘tan
o'elock position to the C-47. At this time the light appeared to be stationary and
was alternating in color from red to blue-green, Believing it to be a celestial
sedy or an aircraft at some distance, Captain Cramer did not mention nis coservation
to Major Lemon until they had proceeded approximately ten miles furtaer on taet>
sourse. At this time the Lizht began to move in a southwesterly direction, anda
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Captain Cremer estimated its speed and altitude as being apuroximataly 550 mots per
‘hour at 1000 feet and its orizinal pogition as bein~ in the vicinity between biz

| Lake and Willow. Inasmuch 414 the light now appeared as a constant red color and
/wasg about the size of a rumning Light of an aircraft when seen from this estimated
jiatance, Captain Cramer then believed it to te a jet aircraft. ‘iowever, as trey

| continued on course, the object reversed its flight in the vicinity of GES? |

| Position BLGB 3030 and returned at aporoximately the same sceed and alti*ude to its

original position. This manmuver was accomplished at least once and possioly twice.
Due to the face that the Liss remained red when traveling northeast in approximately
the same direction as the ©-.) rather than appearing green a3 would tne rigit minning

light of an aircraft, Captsta Urumer contacted the Elmendorf tower aa to whether any
jets: were airborne in the vicinity or whether the tower had also sighted the object,

The tower answered in the negative to coth questions. After requesting jet inter-

| ception of the object and teing advised that no aircraft wers available for the

, mission, Captain Cramer and “ajor Lemon received permission to fly a course toward

the object, which then apreared to be over Wasilla, Taking up a seading of 345
jegrees magnetic and a speed ~f 150 knots, they broke out of the traffic pattern and
flew: toward the object. As tney continued over Anik Arm on this course, the Light

| remained stationary and began to increase in either size or brilliance until it

seemed to be about three times its original proportion and appeared to be the reddish

|orange color of molton iron, As the C-47 reached the approximate GEGFEF Position

| LAB 1530, at about 0005 hours, 17 Feb 1953, the object began to move agsin, this
time on a heading of between 270 and 290 degrees magnetic at an estimated altitude of

| 2500 feet, and at an umknown speed. It gradually assumed a tright red color and
began to @iminish in size until it disappeared about 45 seconds later.

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; After circling for several minutes and making nd more observations of the
object, the C-47 retarned to Elmendorf Air Force Base and landed.

From the ~ime the light was first observed until it bevan to incraase in size or
wrillance the light appeared +o have the hai-oval share charac teristic of obatuetian

-ignts. As it grew in size or briliiance it assumed a commlete ove!

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The duration of the sizating was approximately fifteen (15) aimitas under °Al

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It is believed that the sources of this information are vary reliable. Both
officers appeared to te stable and intelligent; and both should be well qualified,
rom @ mumber of years flying experisnce, to accur ately observe and record their
observations. Neither had any preconceived opinions concerning unidentified flying

objects, and seemed to be completely objective in relating their observationa.

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All possibilities as to the source of this lizht have been examined with no
identification being made. Apparent descrepencies tetween the statements of the two
officers may be attributed to the fact that the lizht was initially observed by Mafor
Lemon approximately five minutes after being first sighted by Captain Cramer, and
that the officers were engazed in cringing their sircraft into Slmendor? for. a
landing at the time.

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