PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6384261

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONAnchorage Alaska

FRAMES2

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Transcribed Frames

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2. LOCATION |
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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8. PHOTOS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous oditions of this form may be used,

FRAME 002 / 002tesseract-200dpi

a UNCLASSIFIED ”

_ Anchorage a bright light in the vicinity of Mt. Susitna, This
23° above the horizon and was described as about the same size

as a basketball and
estimated to be 70 miles away. Weather at the time of sighting on 20 Mar was clear

with 20 miles visibility. On Apr there were scattered clouds at 8000', visibility
15. miles. On both occasions the light was observed by two other persons.

- ATIC document’ 120744 (A), Ane

ATIC COMMENT: The preparing officer states the following: Investigation of

data has not definitely established the cause or source of the light. Possibility
exists that the source observed Planet J

upiter which appears very bright in the
approximate position of observed light.

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