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CASE REFERENCE9554031

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONElmendorf AFB Alaska

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At ancroximately 13/04552 February 1953 an unidentified red ligat was sighted in
the vicinity of Elmendorf ArB by the following memvers of the 39ta Air Police Squad-
ron: A/2C DARCE R. ODOM, AF 13356875, A/aC JEWELL W. WILLINGHAM, AF 13 396 dal, A, 36
AUGUSTUS J. WORMUTH, AP 23 746 279, A/3C ROFERT A. WOOD, AF 27 O11 420, and 4/5 NORMAN
S, MOTTS, JR, aF 12 342 976.

The object is described as a large red Licht, estimate! to be thirty-six (36) |
inches in ijiameter from a distance or 3/stns of a mile and an altitude of 1500 feet.
Its shane was not clearly defined, but appeared to be round. It emitted no sound nor
were there any discernible trails of exhaust patterns, jeather ab c® tine or ne
Sighting wus a qeasured 520 feet ofercs%, aiolilty 15 miles, wind 15-lo mots from
179 to 155 devrees,

" The object Pirst appeared approximately at the west end of runway O05. t tie )
time of *he initial observation its altitude vas astimated to be 1590 feet. fovever
it was descrited as clin ving cradually and was —
than a j2t. The object contiaved in a southwesterl; direction ani crossed Anchoraze |
Csr ein juat beyond the city linits wnen it circled to the west to a position ont |
over tce middle of kik arn, “ut on a line with the city. ist. Ge Kine

+ tutes Teme Setiegee

One fighter interceptor was scrambled

be sjgrne there was uw noticeabls increas the speed

reached a point midway across the arm, tie liznt climbed vert
excess o° any jet observed by the airmen and disapvrearod fron
reperted mo contact at any tine,

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The duration of the sighting wes five (5) to ten (10) minutes.

balleens were rele ing th riod.
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CQ@MESTS of Preparing Officer:

All persons whe could have kmewledce of this sighting have beer
The Light still remains unidentified.

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The fighter

A nearby radar site wes alerted and was sveraticnal

No weather

All airmen have previously observed falling
ng did not resemble such natiucal phenomenon. A simiitar

sightinz waz nade the previous evening, see 10M -3— 53, but was unknown to

interrogated.

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SUMMARY: (inter vonvize wu mmary of repart, Cue | signi feunce in fi nal onesenience paragraph. Lis | ma leaures a lower left. Hegen let af ve

Anchorage, ani then disappearing in a vertical clinbd
established.

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Th falls owing night, alwout 8 p.m... five Air Police on patrol

tod the cuie-or another=red light ne ar the end of one of
HH tel nt , Be ring tt" » troewn lights at
, 7 Sie bytaie att d it to be inthe tie 4! % tits } A J i, a
frou ’ away. It was ia a gradual enjenls bane ee
sy ii ii r Ane! henge. Ph Aw Pa Her called «it Sega >
: ti had mochung «nn radar, yun ieee doup yo i ww arith 88 |
As the jet nccare aict MATA, the object showed a ssh ie ie |
cree in speed, and wl hen the jet care vronericl A; roel ~
intercept course, tre fight clit med vertical Hy iste ore.
i Diao Ald ; mice diel nos kriaw of the Slain shed in
they made their report. A careful check sow ne ie ; “i ; -
the arcu. Stars and piancts were chim ated qause UW ;

night the object was "below the horizon, and she emtiona e
there was 2 solid overcast. If it had heen a oven se balloon
the radar should have picked! it up. Uf it had bes ig ring "the
that wandered in from some distance, on ur fe i ‘e Wes
C.A7 should casily have cl losed on itand passed it : saa! 1 “iste
ee might, it suiden vertical rise disposed of the + ribcting
iy; 4 theory.

HEFERENCES (Camtrd number, directins, previous report, ote., Ga appiicabss) Ty . ~ rrr ae 2

A large red light, approxinately thirty-six (36) inches in dlaveter, was repo
oy six Air Policemen at 13/04552 Fab 53 as crossing Slmendorf APD and the city of

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‘PREPARED BY (Uifleer) SOURCE

Major Joan S. Masterson | 39th Air Police Squadron

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