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PRCJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloan
29 JANUARY 1954 Cold Bay, Alaska 0 Probobly Balloon
o Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Locel Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT30/0536Z xM Ain Visual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OY.s 0 Probably Astronomical
0 Possibly Astronomical
kNo Military Air Crew
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o Other
XXXhsufficient Data for Evaluation
Garbled one 0 Unknown
SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red light, no detall, followed afreraft off Description licates possible auroral
wing tip. Gradually streamers, howeverinsufficient.data
faded. presented to positive analysis.
l. Reliable Observer
2. Volcano reflecting 2. Volcano reflecting in aren In aren *
3. I.O. Eval - no threat to defense of USA. no threat to defense of USA.
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ATIC FORM 6 SEP 52)
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29TAN√x.30/05362 COC BAT, AUASKA
(utin
Miult
32 JA 07 54. 310
RCSS1 EK 1t.hile
La1
WPB002
YDC002
XYCS02XBDC1
JKD A259 ( TH
JKDAG B139 JKDAG B130
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHO 1313 3.13
DE JKDAG 123 DE JKDAG 123
P 3021007
·FN COMDR 50O4TH AIR 942 USAF AL
TO JED ENT AFB COLO

O'CLOCK LAVEL; LIGHT DROPPED BACK TO PSN OFF LEFT WING TIP AND OSCILLATED -
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BEHIND ACFT AT SEVEN O RAPIDLY ANDISTOPPED ABRUPTLY
OK LEFT WING TIP. RPTD H. FINALLY DROPPED BACK AND FADED FR SIGHT.
TOTAL TINE OF OBSR - NINUTES. ACFT AT SSCE FT 22D KNOTS. CLOUDS S LOPS
4520, SOME LOCAL_JAV POSSISLS TO APRX SOSS FT. CREM REPT CAVU AT S I S200 FT.
NO SIZE OR SNAPE NO SIZE OR SNAPE E TO LIGHT. MO NOISES TO LIGHT. MO NOISES APPARENT. NO EXHAUST T APPARENT. NO EXHAUST TRAIL. TRAIL.
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PAGE TWO JKDAG 123
- STATES LIGHT VAS
DEFIRITELY NOTIASSOC WITN 33 ATS, MCCHORD AFB, ACFT
CONDR, CAPT I KINNEY. EIGNT RELIABLEIIIL CRAUIMENDERS CESR LIGHT VISUALLY
LIRU ACFT VINDONS. NORTIVEST AIRLINES STRATOCHUISE CO.PUTED PON APDX
BNTICU YILES THRFE D'ODOCK CT 12F. P2
CAL1NNALGN, 1OPR3 OFF, 15OP4TM AISS. EVALUATION UFOS. NO APRARLIT THAEAY
TO OEFLNSE OF US.
50/21332 JAN JKDAG

physics ad tits.  ports the following umnerving experience [14].
"On Januaty 30, 954, my buddy and I had been fox hunting in
southwestera Iofiana. We hunted until well after sundown and
headed for the car. As we neared it, a jet plane thundered through
the darkn sks. Lom north to south. Placing garne and guns in
. Happening
to glance d. I let out a yell. There it was, and to glance i. I let out a yell. There it and no mistaking it. no mistaking it.
A flying sancer blazing in the sky. A real illuminated spaceship. A flying saucer blazing in the sky. A real illuminated spaceship.
Only it wasn t mnoving, just hanging in the sky. Football-shaped, Only it wasn t inoving, just hanging in the sky. Football-shaped,
about as log s the apparent diameter of the full moon, it showed about as log s the apparent diameter of the full moon, it showed
red, yello d bleish green. [Here he sketched a football shape, red, yellos d bleish green. [Here he sketched a football shape,
glowing red obs placed at the two ends, yellow lights glowing redbs placed at the two ends, yellow lights girdling
the middle d yeilow and green arcs curving between the two the middle ad yeilow and green arcs curving between the two
ends (see F uie_ io).] I carry an eight:power ield glass_when--
Figure to. Witnesd's sketch of Jupiter seen through a jet traill.

carne and in another five minutes it suddenly contracted into a
planet-Jupiter, I believe it was. [Jupiter was in the eastern sky
some 5o to bo degrees above the horizon.]
"When we realized what we were watching we began to try to
figure out the 'why.' Suddenly we realized we were looking directly
through the path of the plane at the planet and our best guess was
that the atmospheric turbulence and temperature change caused
aberration
we had witnessed. And we wondered if refraction of the golden
light could cause the reds, greens, and blues. Since neither of us
uses snale-bite medicine in any form, we figured otr observations
were afosd as substantial as our feeble scientific understanding
would porit would pomnit 1 -
"But any way, I found out how people "But any way, I found out how people n may see flying saucers and
be pety honest in their incomplete observations. Had a person
inclin "he supernatural taken a good look, jumped in his car, inclin. e spernatural taken a good look, jumped in his car,
and h d r home at high speed, he would steadfastly have be- and b d tor home at high speed, he would steadfastly have be-
lieved be dad seen a flying lieved be ad seen a flying saucer which was evidently observing saucer which was evidently observing
the earth pr paratory to an attack the carth pr paratory to an attack outer space."
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INFORMATION ONLY J0 TAN 5Y
gL1FIc
HYDROCRArHC BolleTin
NORTH PACIFIC
Second Olficer B. M. Halmes of the American SS. Ulva, Capt.
A. P. LeCain, Master, reports the following observation:
On January 30, 1954, at 0904 G. M. T. in lat. 21°49' N., lon.
tos40' W., a brilliant meteor was observed. The body appeared
bearing 090 15 elevation, disappeared on a bearing of
120° true at ation, and was visible for 4 seconds. The sky
was clear. v north by west, force 3, sea slight, air temperature
70 F., baromter 29.98 inches, ship's speed 16.0 knots. The 1e
meteor was greenish-blue in color and twice as bright as the meteor was greenish-blue in color and twice as bright as the
planet Jupiter. planet Jupiter
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FEERUARY OHTINGS
LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
EATE
Feb Seattle & Anchori,e (FO Newsletter, Apr 54)(INFO)
Motile, Alscama Military& Civilien Balloon
1 HO0D O s) Insu?ficient Data
1. Pente, Californin Insufflcient Deta
Tuscaloosa, Morrell, Moshier (INFo)
Greenwich : (Greenwich Conn Times Newspapa
4-7 Eagle Grove, lity, Iowa Multi Civilien Astro (STAR/PLANST)
Carswell AFB, Te (roldam) Military (RADAR) A/C
Mioai, Florida (1 Daily News, 8 deb (INFO)
Maitterrones ben (INFO)
\0000 Halioon
Wichite, Kansas . Insuffieient Date
Key Kest, Florida Pan American Air
Fridyeport, Comdetleut Ealloon
9 Astro (METEOR)
Croanville North Carolina Other (RADAR REFLECTION)
15 Greagville, Morth Carolinn Military (RADAR)
Pepyarrell Apr, Nevfo.mdland Milltary Other (CONTRAILS)
20 A/C
21 Van Nuys, Caltrornia Astro (METEOR)
23 Prlce, Pennayiaaia Balloon
23 Washington, D. . :asnington, D Astro (JUPITER) Astro (JUPITER)
23 LeLLIs AFB, WIta LeLLIs AFB, W,e!E Military
Wasnington, D. Multi Civilian Balloon
Long Island, Long Island, Insuffleient Data Insuffleient t Data
North Atlanti saphic Bulletin)(LFO) saphic Bulletin)(LFO
Newburyport Mewburyport, setts Multi Civilian UNIDENTIFIED
Columbus, Ohi Unknown Civilian A/C A/C
Keesler AFB, Keesler AFE, eeissippi Military Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
South Atlanti:: South Atlanti: d irographic Eulletin yirographic Bulletin (INFO) (NFO)
- Aretie Traitin-tant (iNFO) Aretie Traitin tant(1NFO)
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ship, its porthole The ots erai times
to close the gap their ship and the object, but failed. They said the
vehicle was "definite g0s.
jreg'er
exwell ArB. Alabama 1TN: Atchives Branch cosprce Studies Inst FEb154
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