PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8610386

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONSutton Alaska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Dec 60 Sutton, Alaska Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Bailoon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 0 Probably Aircraft
CMT. CMT 18/0332Z 18/0332Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Ys Civilian 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other Sputnik IV
800 800 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
3-4 min one Wof N to E W of N to E Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Yellow glowing object, round with no tail or Sputnik IV.
sound moving slightly W of N observed in
straight flight path to E. Observation from
50 above horizon to 6o above horizon.
Sighting frcm College Alaska of Sputnik IV
going due E at 1730A.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RECEIVED
10020 20 09 48
902660 20, 0.n
ATIC 1
CZCS004557C0YA146
PP RJEDSC V
ZDK 7 4-42a
PP RJWFAL RJEDEG RUE7HO PP AJWFAL ROLDSG RUSTmG 4
DE RJKDAG 81 DE RJKDAG 81 C
P 2002237 ZEX P 2002207 ZEX
FM AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASHA FM AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASHA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJWFAL/ADC COLO
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHDC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASHDC
BT N
UNCLAS FROM AAC-INT 50131.
FOR AFCIN, SAFS, A FOLLOWING UFO SIGHTING SUDYITTC
IAW AFR 200-2:
A. 1. ROUND
2. SIZE OF AVERAGE E STAR IN DIPPERS
3SS.VYEELLLILLOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWtWWWWWWAISH 3SS VYEELLLILLOOOWWW TWWWWAISH
REPEATING THE ABOVE LINE REPEATINC THE ADOVE LINE
3. YELLOWISH (GLOWING)
E. ONE
5.N/A 5.N/A
6 NONE
7. NONE

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8. NONE
9. NONE
F. 1. OESERVER AND SON STUDYING ; Stars In -
COMMENTEED ON MOVING STAR. COMMENTEED ON MOVING STAR.
HFSAUM 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON SLICHTLY WEST HFSAUM 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON SLIGHTLY WEST OF NORTYO (
3. 60 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TO EAST. 3. 63 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TO EAST.
4. STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH 4. STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATI N ACROSS THE ACROSS THE
TWO CIPPERS.
DISAPPEARED IN EAST INTO TREES ABOUT T 060 DEGREES S ABOVE
HORIZON.
6. 3T0 4 MINUTES
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2 NONE
3.N/A
D. 1. 18/03227 DEC 63 MINUS MINUTES
2NIGHT 2.NIGHT
E. 61-42N, 148-53W; 225 E. 61-42N, 148-53W; 225 DEGREES DEGREES TRUE, 1 NM FR TRUE, 1 NM ITTON, ITTON,
ALASKA.
F.1. F.1. 38, ALASKA, COAL ALASKA, COAL
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MINOR (PRESENT ED), F-1.
2. N/A (
G. 1. CLEAR, BRIGHT STARS AND GOOD VISABILITY
2. W/U 63 160/17
103 123 140/15
163 143/17
230 153/21 150/21
333 190/12
520 161/33
NF 800 313/39
A - 3. NONE
4. 15 PLUS
5. NONE HIGH THIN SCATTERED
. NONE .
7. TEMP 19 DEGREES, DEW POINT 15 DECREES.
H. SPUDNICK IV, 7D DEGREES ELEVATION GOING DUE EAST AT H. SPODNICA TV, 7A DEGRELS ELEVATION GCING LOE EAST AT
173JA, AND 25 DEGREE3 . ELEVATION FALLING IN EAST AT I 1732A
(SICHTINGS AT COLLEGE GICHTINGS AT COLLEGE ALASKA, 64-51-33N, 147-49W). ALASKA, 64-51-33N, 147-49W).
I. NONE
J. NONE J. NONE

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C
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K. WILLIA" (
USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
SIGHTING WAS MAD AND HIS SIXTH GRADE SON
DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT TA AND COROLLATION OF
FROM MR GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION
INSTITUTE OF U OF ALASKA INSTITUTE OF U OF ALASKA
NIK IV.
L. NONE
BT BT
C GRP 2 LINE 16 PAGE 2 SPUTNIK
20/3229Z DEC RJKDAG
NNNN
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