PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE
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Ly Sebruary, 1960

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12.

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sOne — JUnalak} sta ly Alaska

3. DATE-TIME GROUP :
OhOC-1700 { >}
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| 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION

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5. PHOTOS.
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6. SOURCE

Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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Seco? ~aw

9. COURSE

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8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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one “25b

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft .
Was Astronomical “oteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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Apogared to explode and disappear.
varied sources.
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16 February 1950

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Following is an extract from ATIC Duty Officer, Captain C. il. Wessel
ri short dated 15 Feb to 16 Feb 60 for your information: |

si whorage, Fel eed 15 - A mysterious object hurtled through
estern Alaska late yesterday from the direction of Russian

Siherie. the ’iathotane Times ceported today. A WIEN-Alaska

Airlines employee at Noanc, QR. said the flame bulching

object appeared to be a manned aircraft traveling at tremendous
speed at 2000 to 3000 feet above the earth, Saa@iROs cod the
times that the object was headed SE in the direction of this

Alaskian metropolis and was sighted later at Unalakleet and

St. Michael about 150 miles across Norton Sound from Noame.

He described the object as silvery and tubular, some-what

like a jet plane with orange flames shooting from the tail.

He was unable to tell if it had wings. Others who saw the
mysterious aerial intruder said it curved up and away as it

aneepathed Cape Noame, as if it was manned and controlled. The

FAA station manager at Noame speculated that the object might

have been a friendly jet "on some assignment we didn’t kaow

about." It was not sighted in the Anchorage area. Military
sources here declined comment about the sightings.

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2020 - Received a call from a Major O’Brien, Hq USAF calling ATIC's
attention to Associated Press release #200 renorting onsa
mysterious object crossing Alaska from direction of Sovie

Siberta. Object was cylinder shaped, traveling at high ae

of speed (2,000 feet alt) and was sighted at two points. Major
G’brien stated that he had called Alaska and that a special
team waa working on the sighting. Major O'3rien suggested ATIC
might want to alert ATILO personnel in Alaska.

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and related above. Asked availability to AP
informed SDO ATIC only has UPI wire, but that
able to obtain full copy of AP re ge ee

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2100 - On calling Major Davis learned ATIC has no ATILO assigned Alaska.

2120 - Received full text of AP stay from Mr. onan /
2140 - Related above to Colonel Lundquist.

2155 - Related above to Colonel Evans after trying unsucessfully to
reach Colonel Tisdale, Major French and Colonel Shoop.”

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INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: A.(1) MISSIEL (2) INK (3) UNK (4) ONE
(5) N/A (6) UNK (7) NOME SIGHTING: LONG BLUE FLAME. UNALAKLEET
SIGHTING: TRAIL OF SPARKS INTERMITTENTLY, (8) NONE (9) NONE. Bo
(1) UNKUMFRL UNK (3) KNK (4) NOME SIGHTING: FROM NW TO SE.
UNALAKLEET SIGHTING: FROM W TO EGM (5) NOME: DISAPPEARED TO SE.
UNALAKLEET: APPEARED TO EXPLODE AND DISAPPEARED. (6) ONE TO TWO
MINUTES. C. (1) GOOUND-VISUAL (2) NOME (5) N/A. D. Cid NOMES
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NOME AND UNALAKLEET. F. (1) NOME; MR. Qe ReLiaae.
UNALAKLEET; MR. SMB, CAB DRIVER RECEIVED REPORT FROM
MISS MMMM, «sic YEARS OLD, RELIABLE. G. (1) UNK (2) 240

DEGREES/13K, 12@ DEGREES/19K, 150 DEGREES/25K, 160 DEGREES/25«K,

170 DEGREES /25K, 170 DEGREES/S@K, 1708 DEGREES/1I5K. (3) NONE |

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(4) SEVEN MILE (5 SCATTERED (6) NONE (7) MINUS TWO DEGREES. H.
ONE. I. N/A. Je NONE. Ke PROBABLY A METEOR. THE NOME AND
UNALAKLEET INFO HAS BEEN COMBINED IN THIS REPORT DUE TO THE

NFO AVAILABLE FROM NOME. THE MONE OVSERVER WAS QUESTIONED

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BY FAA AT NOME AND THIS INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO FAA AT UNALAKLEET
WHO IN TURN PASSED IT TO THE COMMANDER OF THE 718TH ACW SQUADRON.
ANY ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE FOWARDED WHEN AVAILABLE. L. NONE

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DOI 188668, DATED 15 FEB 6@. FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED FROM

CAPT STEEL, ADJUTANT, 1ST BATALLION, ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD, NOME.

CAPT STEEL QUESTIONED “Reif vty statron manaGer at nome

AND «R. QB STATED HE OBSERVED THE OBJECT AT 15/8449Z, HE FIRST
SAW THE OBJECT TWO MILES SE OF NOME AND IT WAS MOVING EASTERLY ALONG
COAST. SPEED IN EXCESS OF ANY JET. BODY BRIGHT, SHINNY AND TUBULAR
IN SHAPE, APPEARED TO HAVE JET FLAME OUT IN BACK. DESCENDING
GRADUALLY.

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AFR 200-2, 14 SEPT 1959. A €1) BLUNT ROUNDED SHAPE €2) UNDERTERMINED,

SMALL BUSH PLANE (3) BRIGHT (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7) EMITTE

SPARKS INTERMITTENTLY, BLUE FLAME €8> NONE (9) NONE. B(1) BRIGHT-

NESS AND NOTION (2) 28 DEGREES VATION, AZIMUTH 2540 DEGREES FROM

ENALAKLEET £3) 2@ DEGREES ELEVATION, AZIMUTH 215 DEGREES FROM

UNALAKLEET (4) STRA

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RELTABLITY UNKNOWN. G(1) CLEAR AND LIGHT (2) @8% DEGREES/I@K

120 DEGREES/15K, 140 DEGREES/2@K, 150 DEGREES/25K, 15@ DEGREES/15X,
170 DEGREES/12K. NO 50,000 FEET OR 80,920 FEET INFO. (3) 4,900
hEET BROKEN, 6000 FEET BROKEN. €4) SEVEN MiLE (5) THREE SLANT ONE

ZERO COVERAGE (6) NONE €7) MINUS TWO DEGREES, H. NONE. I. NONE,

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CBSERVATIONS BETWEEN 15/28559Z AND 15/2555Z AND HE OBSERVED A TRAIL ~

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APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES LONG CONSISTING OF TWO OR THREE PUFFS
CONNECTED BY A THIN LINE. MR. Sa) 5 13: THE 6468 BROKEN LAYER

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SUBJECT: UFO. THIS MESSAGE IN FOUR PARTS, PART I» FOLLOWING REPORT
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ELEVATION FROM UNALAKLEET 20 DEGREES AZIMUTH OF 250 DEGREES.
DISAPPEARANCE AT 20 DEGREES ELEVATION, 215 DEGREES AZIMUTH.
STIMATED OBSERVANCES 7 SECONDS. PART TWO. SECOND. OBSERVER

“Re PIEFFER, FAA WEATHER OBSERVER AT UNALAKLEET SAW OBJECT

SETWEEN 15/0350Z AND 15/0355Z2 FEB 50. SAN CON-TRAIL APPROX 5
MILES LONG, CONSISTING OF 2 OR 3 PUFFS CONNECTED BY A FINE LINE.
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~VUGHEAST ALONG THE ALASKAN COAST AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF ANY
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DRAWN: THE OAJECT WAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH

AT- VERY HIGH ALTITUDE. THIS CONCLUSION iS BASEL

THE OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING FOUR LOCATIONS, NOME,
ST. MICHAEL, UNALAKLEET, AND HOLLKACHUK WHICH INDICATES THAT
OBJECT WAS TRAVELING IN A RELATIVE STRAIGNT LINE FOR A DIS

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Wash 25 DC

1. On Sunday 14 February 1960 an unidentified flying
object was sighted in the sky between Nome and Unala-
kicet, Alaska by a number of civilians and reported

to this Headquarters through 11th Air Division (D),

Ladd Air Force Base. Immediate investigation was

begun and reports forwarded in accordance with AFR 200-2.

2. The Office of Information, Headquarters, Alaskan
Air Command, was queried as to whether or not these
sightings had been reported and the information was
given that they had. News media within the ZI contacted
NORAD Headquarters and also received confirmation that
the reports had been received. The resulting press
story was so written it left an inference that an object
had been sighted by the Air Force presumably by radar.

3. The investigation of the sighting conducted by personnel
at Ladd Air Force Base identified this object as a meteor
and local press speculation as to the sources and identity
of the object was so intense we locally released the fact
that it was a meteor. Subsequently, letters have been
received from the civilian populace concerning this object
and in accordance with paragraph 8, AFR 200-2 these letters
are being forwarded. (Attachment 1 & 2.)

4. With reference to the letter from Mr. QB (Attachment
3), the Chief of aff this Headquarters, initiated corres-
pondence to Mr. inet. thanking him for reporting the object
and getting it into Air Force channels. (Attachment 3)

5. In addition to his letter to Colonel Isbell, Mr. Sipe,
provided the local press with a statement concerning his
disagreement with the published identification of this

object (Attachment 4). All subsequent letters regarding this
particular sighting will be forwarded in accordance with AFR
200-2,

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&. On 6 March 1960 an additional unidentified object was
reported in the same general area between Nome and Unalakleet,
Alaska. This report originated with an airline pilot and

was described as being a bright flash seeming to result from
an explosion behind the aircraft flying at about 4500 feet
altitude, 86 miles south of Nome. Both the pilot and co-pilot
reported that the flash was so bright that they were both
blinded for approximately 2 seconds. However, they heard

no sound. The only passenger aboard the aircraft was asleep
and heard or saw nothing. Two individuals on the ground re-
ported seeing a flash, a 14 year old girl in Nome, and the
town marshal of Nome.. Doteiai investigation was begwa by
Ladd Air Force Basey the-nearest. Air Force establishment to
this area and reports are being forwarded in accordance with
A¥R- 200-27

6. The initial press inquiry on this latest sighting was
received 8 March 1960. The man quoted as reporting this

- incident to the press was Mr... referenced above

who has not been mentioned in any of the reports concerning
this object. We did confirm the fact to the press that this
unidentified object was reported to us and that we have for-
warded this report to Headquarters, United States Air Force.

FOR THE COMMANDERS

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Mystery Object

Pete Walsh, Nome station
manager for Wien Alaska Air- |
lines, said today he takes ex-
ception to.a recent Air Force;r
report that a.mystery object ¢
spotted. at Nome last month'p
was a meteor.

“Since when does a meteor)
travel on a horizontal plane,
change course and then dis-'
appear?’ Walsh said.

He said he-has written the:
Air Force challenging its find- ¢
ing in the matter.

“IT don't believe them (th ej}
Air Force),”’ Walsh said, add-ii
ing that many persons in
Nome saw the object.

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alerted its warning stations in
ihe. Nome area to be on the
lookout for more flying ob- J
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de On Ly February 1960, an object described as blunt and rounded, bright
in appearance, emitting sparks intermittently, and accompanied by a blue
fleme was seen from Nome ani Unalakleet at approximately O4004. AIC con-
cluded that this object was probably a very bright meteor.
2 Or all of the information providei to ATIC concerning an Url sighting
the most reliable is usually the general description (not to includs size),
direction from the observer, approximate angle of slevation, duration of the
Sighting (for very short pericded, and the time of the sighting. Using only
these factors, it was possible by trigonometric methods to determine that
the object was approximately 100 miles hich.
3. Tne description of this object, the duration of the Sighting, and cal-
culation of the 100 mile altitude led to the conclusion that this object
was rrobably a meteor.
kh. Sudsequent to the ATIC conclusion on this case Dr. Christian Elvey,
Director of Geophysics Institute, Alaska Uni ede concluded that thi
object of this sighting was a very bright meteor
7 5- Other possibilities for the cause of this sighting; i.e., missiles,
Satellites, etc. were considered and ruled out due to inconsistencies;
4.62, too high for jet aircraft.
6. ATIC has no information which indicates that more than cne object
was seen on this date. All of the times reported were consistent to
within five minutes, a normal expected error.
BOR THE COpMANDER:
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FHILIP Ge. EVANS lL Atch:
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Deputy for Sciences and Components senator kL.

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ome,

1 Merch 1960

SMCRANDOM FOR CHIGY, TEAM A, SAYLUE
SUBJSCE: Alaska UFO Sightings
1. Zhe following information should ba used in answert
a “= Dartlats sod Giening when they revly to b>. Aaiiie

President of the Joom, Alaska Chamber of Commerce.

2. here vere tvo Sightings in the None -Unala sleet urea, the
first on Us Feorusry L960 and the secend on 6 “arch 1960.

on 14 Yebrusr:

m. On 14 February 1950, on object described og blunt ond rounded,
bright in eppeerance, emitting sparks intermittently, ond sccompented
by @ Dine flawe vsa seen Prom Nome and Unalakleet a+ oovroximately
OL00Z. SAgrospsce Technical intelligence Center concluded that this
object was probably a yery bright meteor.

b. OF all the intorsmtion provided to ATIC concerning an Urg
siguting the moa% reliable iv usually the general deseription (sot to
include size), direction frow the observer, aooroximate angle of cleva-
tion, duration of the sighting (for very ohort periods), and the time

f the sighting. Using only thege factors, it wea possible by trizono-
mebrie methatis to cetetmine that the cbject was apvroxinzately 100 miles
bigh.

c. The deseription of thig coject, the duration of the sighting, end

calculation of the 100 mile altitude led to the conclusion that this
cb J#e%t was probably a meteor.

ad. Subsequent to the ATIC conclusion on “his case, br. Christian
Blvey, Olrector of Caophysics Inatitute, Alaska University, concluded
thet the object of thia sighting was a wry bright meteor.

a, Other possibilities for the cause of this alghting: i.e
missiles, Sateie tte, etc. were congidered and ruled out due to ee onsia-
tones L285 Lee, & LOO high for Ses Sirerart.

£. ATIC baa no tnftorsetion which indicates that core then cone cb-
ject waa seen on thig date. All of the tines reported vere consistent
to within five minutes, a normal sxpected error.

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OF APPROXIMATELY 180 NAUTICAL MILES. SINCE OBSERVATIONS WERE
MOSTLY 5 TG GOP SECONDS, INDICATES TREMENDOUS SPPP AND IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH ANGLE AND AZIMOTH OF FIRST OCBSERVATION AND DISSAPPEAR-
ANCE ALSO INDICATES THAT OBJECT WAS FAR FROM THE OBSERVERS AND THS
FLIGHT PATH WAS AT EXREME ALTITUDE. ALL KNOWN SATELITES WITH THI
EXCEPTION OF 1960 ALPHA A HAVE BEEN RLLED OUT DUE TO -REIR ORBIT ° |
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PATTERN. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IS KNOWN LOCALLY REGARDING 1960
ALPHA’S ORBIT. IT IS BELIVED THAT THIS OBJECT WAS TRAVELING AT A
HCH HIGHER SPEED THAN ANY KNOWN SATELITE. DUE TO EXTREME HIGH
SPER D SUSPECTED OF THIS OS3JECI, MISSILES AND ROCKETS ARF ALSC
PIN ED OUT. CONCULUSIONS DRAWN BY Li TM AIR DIVISION INTELLIGENCE
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Monday, February IS, 1960,

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An unidentified: ‘object, be-
lieved to bea manned air-
‘evatt, was: renorted “flying |
‘over Alaska near Nome late |

yesterday afternoon.

‘The object was hetween |
}2,000 and 5,000 feet high and
moved in a straight line af
a high rate of speed. I
was neaded™ southeast, which

sila he toward Anchorage.

City and Northeast Zape.

‘i, to be a manned aircraft.

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Pete Walsh, of Nome: tole
the Anchorage Times’ that ha
saw the object and that it
was also seen over Una.

lakleet, St. Michael and twe
radar stations, probably Tis

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WALSH SAID he believed -

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He said visibility was clear |
and the object glistened in the;
sunlight. The forward part!
was tubular and looked sil- |
very, like a jet plane. The’
flame out the tail was orange.

Walsh said he reported the
ahiect to headquarters of the
\laskan Command, to the
i‘ederal Aviation Agency and
to Sen. B. L, Bartlett at Wash-
ington, D.C,

The direction of tlight would
iend W.indieate.ihat the ob
ject originated from the other
site of the Bering: Strait ir

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Tf the-object’ were: of Rus.
sian origin, it would be the.
first time*rof) an actual in.”
stance of Soviet intrusion in
the skies of Alaska. The milie|
tary several times in recent.
years has denied that the Rus: |
sians have been discoveres |
flying over Alaska, )

Dick Gallagher of Northern |
Aviation Co. at Nome said to-
day in a telephone conversa
tion that many Nome resi
dents had seen the flving ob- |
ject. He himself had not.

“ve heard a lot about it
and talked to a lot of people,”
he said,

He said persons whose ob-

servations he would trust toid »

him they saw the object hur-
Uing through the sky, low,
m, yesterday, it was
headed southeast for Cape
Nome.

Gallaher said he was told
the se is upon: approaching
ihe ¢ cupe, et ed yes up and away
4S if il ae me form of con-

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‘A silvery object flashed

penveg Western Alaska skies) |
*tlate Sunday belching flames}
“tand peas a dozen Une
tlanswered questions in its! |
>, wake.
Was it a jet plane? If so,}

ose”? Was it an unidenti-! |
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fied flying object?
The Alaska Air Command)!
lopes to come up with some|t
the answers today.
The flame-beiching object}
Was reported by several per-
sons from Nome to St. Mich-| |
ai nbout 150 miles away.

They said it appeared from
the direction of Russian Si-| {
iberia and hurtled southeast-} |
lerly. i
| The reports were conflict-|h
jing, Major Roy E. Haines, iy
‘uublie information officer atid
‘Elmendorf Air Force Base} ft
jhere, said yesterday. Ci
| “Some had it low and slow.! |
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Some had it high and fast,”
he said.

Fete Walsh, Wien wut
\itlines employe at Nome, |B

sal ad the object was traveling|
at tremendous speed about
2,0! 00 to 3,000 feet above the
earth, He described it as!
silvery and tubular, some-'

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ivhat like a jet plane, with} q
range flames shooting from!/y
tric tail.

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Mrs. Stanley Molitor of|¢}
Nome said “it had the appear-!y
ance of a large star and was! !
y very, very brilliant white.”| ¢;
| Neither she nor Walsh could!
liell whether it had wings. a

Ovservers said the myster-| aj
lous object curved up andj t}
away as it approached Cape!a
Nome, as if it was manned 7
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Anchorage Daily News, Monday, February 15, 1940)

BULLETIN |

NOME (Up) — An un- |
Identified object with a
trail of yellow flames was
reported streaking across
the sky near the coast bere
today.

‘The Air Force could not
explain the object but said
it was picked up on radar |
at Nome, St. Michael, Un-
alakleet and St. Lawrence
Istand.

irst reports said the ob- |
ject, tubular in shape,
‘streaked across the. sky -
from the Siberian’ coast
line, If was speited by Pete
Walsh, an airlines station
mianager near here,
Walsh said it was not de- |
_ termined if the object had
| wings.
| it headed eastward into
laska,. Walsh: told OPI.

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COLORADO SPRINGS,
Colo. UP) — Officials at the
North American Air Defense
‘command (NORAD) in Colo-
ado Springs, said today they
had received “‘unofficial and
unconfirmed” reports from
'civilians that two unidenti-
fied flying objects were spot-
ted over AlasKa..
NORAD has begun an investiga-
tion of the reports, the spokes-
man said hy

The reports ware mace to the

combet coerstions center of
NORAD at Colorado Sorings
from tha Alaskan Air command
Sut the Alaskan command re
ceived the infarmation from
civilians,

ts was emphasized by the
spokesman at NORAD that neith-
ec oblect was registered on “any
mil.tary devices such as radar.’’
‘ We're trying to find out more
vet it,” the spokesman said.
iia said one report was of a
Mying object in the vicinity of
Nome, moving. slowly northeast-
wacd. NORAD said it received no
deseription of: the objecto™.

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The second report, also trom |
a civilian, was of an object. |
“moving at-a fast cate-toward. —
the northwest, over Unala-
kieet, The civilian told officials
the object left vapor trails, in-
dicating it was at 9 high alti.
tuda, and that it disappeared
in a flash and explosion,

“We'll make an investigation,”
the NORAD spokesman said.

In Nome, Art Zylstra of radio
station KICY said this morning

that the people of that town were
not “the least bit upset” about

the myserious flying object, even
though many of them.witnessed
its fight —————

The object was first spotted
Sunday evening near here. It was
approximately 2,000-3,000 feet
high and .was moving in a straight
line at a high rate of speed. It
appeared to be headed southeast
toward the Anchorage area.

Pete Walsh of Noma told

UPI that the object was tubu-

lar in shape, did not appear |
to have wings and an orange

Hlama was shooting out of tha
fail.

Meanwhile, officials at Alaskan
Command remained mute on the
matter, They did say, however,

that th UFO had been reported
and-was being. handled through
“normal channels” as an unidens|
tified flying object. |

The spokesman said that re-
ports on the object from civilian.
sources at Nome, Unalakieet and
other areas were conflicting.

“Some reports said the ob-

ject was high and fast...
others said it was low and
slow,” the Air Force in Alaska
said. ‘“Sesides, there were |
clouds in the sky at the time

and it would be difficult to say

anything at all about it.”

The Air Force also denied in
Alaska that the object had been
tracked by radar.

“We only have the regular re-
ports that civilians turned in to}
us,” the PIO officer told United |
Press. |

Walsh said that the direction}
of flight tended to indicate that!
the object came from the other
side of the Berin Strait or from }
Russia. \

lf the object is of Russian |
origin it will ba the first time
the Soviet Union has flown
into tha skies of Alaska, the
military said,

ne member of the Armed |

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object did come from the Siber-
ian coast line “someone reaily!
goofed by not clobbering it.”

| “Also,” he said, “if there really
Was an object there and it wasn't
one of ours it sure as heck should!
'have been tracked by the radar—.
thats whay-tiw, radar network is)
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Two Objects Seen
Sarly Monday In
Sites Over Alaska

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One of the objects’ was re-
ported in the vicinity. ofsNome.
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slowly in a northeasterly die
rection. The object disappear-
ed without a trace and with-
out giving any indication of
its size. .

THE SECOND object was)
reportediy sighted at Unala-|
kleet, moving rapidly north-.
west at a speed: sufficient to;
produce contrails in the sky.

The odject aiso produced a)
flash which was. assumed to!
have been an: explosion. Ss

Whether the object explod-!
ed has not- yet been deter-!
mined but officials are make!
ing a search of the area.

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In Anchorage, Alaskan Air|
‘Command ottficials reported
that no additional information
had been received on the fly-'
ing object.

The sighting of the object
Was reported througr civilian
sources, ‘The reports or. its be-
havior ranged trum “high and
fast” to “low and slow,” an
AAC spokesman said.

Reports have been evaluat-|
ed and ne positive identitica-|
tion has been made by the!

military. The information has|
eng forwarded to the U.S.

> Force: headquarters, the
LAC said.

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whe was iia hus.

Civilian observers at Nome.

~ told
yesterday they had ‘sighted’a
mystery object shortly before
5 p.m. Sunday.

THEY SAID it was moving:
in a southeasterly direction.
when it went over Nome but:

veered up and away when it

reached Cape Nome, several —

miles to the southeast of the
community.

Wien Alaska Airlines sta-)
tioa Manager. at. Nome,. Pete,

m Parad a — ert fee

said he believed the

Walsh,
the. Ancharage, .Times; object to be a manned air-

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craft ofso?..¢ sort. He de-
scribed the object as tubular
and silvery with an orange
flame at the rear. }

Pete’s brother, Dan Walsh, }
an Alaska Airlines mechanic, |
said in a telephore conversa-:
tion with the Anchorage}
Times, that he, too, had seen;
ihe object. He said it appear-:
ed over Nome at about 4: it!
r.m. Sunday. When he saw it,

i was flying approximately |
300 to 500 feet in the air. He!
Cescribed the object as look-
ing “like a cigar or oxygen
cylinder” moving from west
to east.

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PETE WALSH yeh ‘vhen he!

Os ed the object it was fly-
ng at about 2,000 reat but was
Aetoandiag.

A Nome housewife, Mrs.
Sianley Molitor, said the ob-
ject “looked like the flare
from a jet—it had the appear-
ance of a large star and was
a very, . brilliant white.”
Sie s sit ‘it was going very

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“Alaska Air Command Probes
Reports of Silver Object in Sky

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb.

16. —- (AP) — A silvery object

flashed through western Alaska
skies Jate Sunday
flames and Ieavine a dozen un-
answered questions in its wake.

Was it a jet plane? If so,
whose? Was it an unidentified
flving object?

The Alaska Air Command
hopes to come up with some of
the answers Tuesday.

. The flame-beiching object
was reported by several per-
fons frony Nome io St. Michael
nhout 150 miles away. They

snid if appeared from the di-

rection of Russian Siberia and

hurtled southeasterly.

The reports were conflicting,
Major Rey E. Weines, public
tinformation olficer at FEimen-

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\dorf Air Force Base here, said!

Monday.

“Some hed if low
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ad 72 hich and fast.
Pate W: Wien Alaska Air-'

lines employe at Nome, said the
object was traveling at tremen-
dous speed about 2,000 to 3,009

belchingifeet above the earth. He de-

scribed it as silvery and tubv-
lar, somewhat like a jet plane.
with orange flames shooting
from the tail.

MILLIANT WHITE

Mrs, Stanley Molitor of Nome
said “it had the appearance of
a Jarge star and was a very.
very brilliant’ white.’ Neither
she nor Walsh could tell whether
it had wings,

Observers said the mysterious:

rabject curved up and away as!

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i approached Cape Nome, as}
if if was manned and controled.

Maines snid an investigation

was started inmediatelr.
Rader records of twa stations

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and sinw.!

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north of Nome were to
Officers nien
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dort or Ladd Air Force Mase, |

Fairhanks, might hava been
in the vicinity at the time ef
the sightings,
Haines said
known {lights planned for tha
aree af that time.
spokesman
American Air Defense Comman:
at Colorado Springs said th
afency had no report on the o!

“Tf it were an ‘unknown,’
certainly would have a
on if.”

Raa canara ii

FOR JMMEDIATE RELEASE

Office of information
Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command
APO 9042, Seattle, Washington

Eq, AAC, 19 February 1960---Reports made public by the Alaskan

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Aix Command indicate the unidentified flying object sichted in

as

the sxies in Northwestern Alaska last Sunday was an extrenely
hich speed white hot meteor at very high altitude. It is
believed this object was traveling at a much higher sveed

than any known satelite and due to the tremendous speed, missiles
and rockets have been ruled out. These conclusions were for-
warded to Weadquarters, United States Air Force, by Alaskan

Aix Command.

r. Christian T. Elvey, Director, Geophysical Institute,
University of Alaska, and a member of the United States Air
Force Scientific Advisory Board, concurred in the findings.
These conclusions are based on eye witness sightings at Nome,
St. Michael, Unalakleet, and Molikachuk and systems of tri-
angular comoutations. The meteor was sighted over an area
of approximately 180 nautical miles, traveling ina relatively
Straicht line Northwest to Southeast. Sightings were mostly of
five to ten seconds duration indicating tremendous speed at a
very high altitude in conjunction with the angle and azimuth

of observation and disappearance.

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