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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8.ME59 Iw of Auygustine Island, Alaoka 00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local_ Probably Aircraft
.AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical dreball
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
Civilion
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2-3 seca one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Point of light, slightly larger then a Coneur with University of Alaska
star, bright (ppeared es strenk due evalustion. The doscription, flight
to speed. Had horizontal flight, did not path & time duration is of a large path & time duration is of a large
appear to drop. Diseppeared in a flash of to drop. Diseppeared in n flash of fireball.
bright light like an explosion to the light like an explosion to the
North.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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CZCQC1352CQYA791 "
PP RJEDSQ ATTC
DE RJKDG 202
P 110300Z 1al 633030
11 Mar 59 18 05
FM COMDR 1OTH AIR DIV ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
TO RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND 14E4
RJWFAL/COMDR 10OSTH AISS ENT AFB a 2
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB 2124
RJEZHG/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB DTEISO
RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQS USAF WASHDC
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ZEN/COMANDER CHIF ALASKAN COMMAND
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UNCLASSIFIED FROM 10DO-I 9145. UFO
SRIGHT GREEN (4) 0 SRIGHT GREEN (4)0 ONE (5)N/A (6) N/A (7) APPEARED AS ONE (5)N/A(6)N/A (7) APPEARED AS
STREAK DUE TO SPEED (8) N/A (9) NONE
BRAVO. (1) BRIGHT COLOR. AT FIRST, THROUGHT WAS AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION
LIGHT. (2) ENTERED FIELD OF VISION AT RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSCREEN
SLIGHTLY ABOVE LINE OF FLIGHT (3) O LEFT OF WINDSCREEN AT SAME
HORIZONTAL LEVE
B8
(6)(TWO TO THREE SECONDS)
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CHARLIE. (1 AIR VISUAL (2) NONE (3) F-27 NORTHERN
CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES 49 SO 227 KNOTS,
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. 9139 LOCAL
DELTA. (1) 08/11392 (2) NIGHT ~
ECHO. 154 DEGREES 03' W 59 DEGREES 02' N QVER BRUIN BAY,
ALASKA FOXTROT. PENARD
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6,000° 350 DEGREES 40 K 10,00C ' 350 DEGREES 50 K, 16,000' 340
DEGREES 40 K, 20.C00° 340 DEGREES 35 K, 30,000' 340 DEGREES 25 K,
50,000' 230 DEGREES 20 K, 60,000' 220 DEGREES 25K. (3) 6,000
SCATTERED (4) 15 PLUS (5) SCATTERED)(6) N/A.
HOTEL. OBSERVER, WHO IS EXPERIENCED PILOT, EMPHATICALLY STATES
IT WAS NOT BELIEVED TO BE A METEOR, POINTING TO INTENSE COLOR AND
HORIZONTAL PATH TO SUBSTANTIATE BELIEF. UNIERSITY OF ALASKA HORIZONTAL PATH TO SUBSTANTIATE BELIEF• UNIERSITY OF ALASKA
OF SHORT PERIOD OF SIGHTING. LOCAL PRESS REPORTS HAVE OF SHORT PERIOD OF SIGHTING. LOCAL PRESS REPORTS HAVE E SPECULATED SPECULATED
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THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLE THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLE REENTRY OF ESV. REENTRY OF ESV.
INDIA. N/A
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JULIET. REPORTIN AIRCRAFT ONLY. (
KILO. CHIF, INTELLIGENCE DIV, 1OTH AIR DIV (D). VERY TENUOUS
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EVIDENCE POINTS T0 POSSIBILITY OF REENTRY OF 1959 ALFA 2.
1959 ALFA 2 WAS PRE EDICTED TO PASS OVER ALASKA AT APPF IMATELY

ASTRONOMY DEPT SUGGEST POSSIBLY METEORITE OR "FIRE BALL" BECAUSE
THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLE REENTRY OF ESV.
INDIA. N/A
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KILO. CHIF, INTELLIGENCE DIV, IOTH AIR DIV V (D). VERY TENUOUS
EVIDENCE POINTS TO POSSIBILITY OF REENTRY OF 1959 ALFA 2. EVIDENCE POINTS T0 POSSIBILITY OF REENTRY OF 1959 ALFA 2.
1959 ALFA 2 WAS PREDICTED TO PASS OVER ALASKA AT APPROXIMATELY
08/1130Z FRON SOUTH TO NORTH WHICH COINCIDES ROUGHLY IN TIME AND 08/1130Z FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WHICH COINCIDES ROUGHLY IN TIME AND
DIRECTION TO OBSERVED OBJECT. THIS, COUPLED WITH PILOTS STATEMENT DIRECTION TO OBSERVED OBJECT. THIS, COUPLED WITH PILOTS STATEMENT
THAT IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING HE HAD EVERSEEN MAKES REENTRY OF
1959 ALFA 2 A POSSIBILITY. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS IS INPOSSIBLE
AT THIS LEVEL DUE TO LACK OF DATA
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11/033OZ MAR RJKDAG
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