PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339772

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONElmendorf AFB Alaska

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28 Oct 55 Elmendorf AFB, Alaska O Probably Balloon
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 141. COMMENTS
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THAT HE IS FAMILIAR WITH APPEARANCE OCF NMETECRS FROM THE GROUND AND FELT
THE -UFCE RESEMBLED AN ATRCRAFT: MORE THAN A METEOR. HOWEVER, HE HAD
NEVER SEEN A METEOR AT 25288 FT WHICH SEEMED CLOSE TO HIS AIRCRAFT.

CHECK WITH MILITARY STATICNS ALONG EXTENDED FLIGHT PATE FOR UFCE OR

“ETEOR REPORT DREW NEGATIVE RESPONSE. “CHECK WITH IVERSITY OF ALASKA
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