PROJECT BLUE BOOK

“tat > 42 ee od . adel 1 mee ¢ ne

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

1. DATE

—_——--
7

Coo Bac ooo soo

Guard Island (vicinity Ketchikan)
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

XX Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Redar
O Air Vi sual

——+

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
|
|

5. ‘PHOTOS

O Air-Intercept Radar

7 No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

O Yes |
Military Reed

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

37 min 1 S = N

poe

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aireraft

Was Astronomical Me LA

Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Ce
Insufficient Date for Evaluation

Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Brilliant white, circulap!. COMMENTSSlow movement and flight path
objt, between grapefruit and basketball in of objt is characteristic of an astro-
size. Color: fm a brilliant white light to a} nomical body. Star Capella was in positijon
fierce orange color to a brilliant green-bluej,reported for objt, and this star is a
as a large electric arc, then objt disappearefibright lst magnitude star. Changing of
When sighted angle of elevation estimated 60°|.colors was probably due to clouds and/o
45° when disappeared. Objt moved at very slow| water spray which is prevalent around
velocity in a straight line. Opjt disappeared large number of islands in this area, ard
with a brilliant green flash. which would break up light into differen

colors.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

kx a) © in ae Se ny

TELEPHONED

= 10 Prt, ALLY
Po 3 + " ere mas
edcsaF 4okZcaYD933 oo
pp Rdgpsi=s = OAR IS 22 28
pe RORDAG=143 (CP
ZNR v)
P $52026Z ZEX. ~ } (u é
A Dew
FM CONDR AAC ELMENDORF AFS ALASKA \ o” |
TO RJWRAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO ee ye aA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO etn q yh
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF ¥ec: ‘T S
BT

0 1419922

FM CCGD SEVENTEEN
TO RJKDAG/AAC ELMENDORF AFB

' INFO RBKAC/COMADRSEAFRON

- USCR GRNC

BT

_ UNCLAS ©

| REPORT OF UFO SIGHTING BY GUARD ISLAND AT 1496192.
As AFR 200-2, OPNAVINST 38209.

| 4s DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:

A. SHAPE; CIRCULAR

B. SIZE: BETWEEN GRAPEFRUIT AND BASKET3ALL.
C. COLOR: BRILLIANT WHITE.

De NUMBERS ONE.

E. NONE»

Fe DESCRIBASLE FEATURES$ RADIANT LIGHT.

ae
a

——- eee oe
—_—

PAGE TWO RBKAH 855

Ge NONE

He NO SOUND MAKE BY OBJECT.

Ie NO OHER PERTINENT FEATURES
2e COLOR AS FOLLOWS$s FROM A BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT TO A FIERS
ORANGE COLOR TO A BRILLIAN GREEN BLUE, AS A LARGE ELECTRIC ARC,

THEN OBJECT DISAPPEARED.

Ae WEN TO MAKE A SECOND CHECK ON CAAMANO PT LIGHT AT 22192 AND
NOTED A BRIGHT LIGHT THA WAS NOT THERE AT 2202U.
Be ANGLE OF ELEVATION; ESTIMATED 62 DEGREES

Ce 45 DEGREES WHEN DISAPPEARED.»
Pda MOVING FROM SOUTH TO amie, aang, oH ous WEST Bt iy oo ere

7 ess wR, COU so~ a Se - a'‘ws

WEN DISAPPEARED IT WAS IN THE Nie OBJECT MOVED AT A VERY SLOW
| VELOCITY IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

Ee OBJEC DISAPPEARED WITH A BRILLIANT GREEN FLASHe
Fe VISIBLE FOR APPROX 57 MIN»

#, MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS?
Ae NONEe

Be OBJECT WAS SIGHTED WITH NAKED EYE AND OBSERVED BY BINOCULARS»
'#e DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTINGS

yf

Ae SIGHED OBJECT AT 595187

CFN 20 2213U 2200U $0 45 31 3. 44

ie all alle tates

r gt eer Psy RT

| PAGE THREE R3KA 033

' Be
;

Ae

F
Ae

PR te ee

ee =r ot pee ep Te a hh eee 2

NIGHTe

5e LOCATION OF OBSERVERS

GUARD ISLAND LIGHT STATION, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE UNKNOWN.

6e INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS

SIGHTED BY WISDOM, PAUL He EN 2 USCGe

7e WEATHER CONDITIONSS

wt

Ae
Be
Ce
De
Ee
F e
Ge

OBSERVERS ACCOUNT AT 149610Z.

EAST AT 11 KNOTS OTHER ALTITUDES UNKNOWN.

CEILING ESTIMATED 3800 SCATTERED»

VISISBLIITY ESTIMATDD 2@ MILES.

3 PERCENT CLOUD VOCER.
NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAe
TEMPERATURE 58 DEGREES.

Se ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR

, SIGHTING; GOOD VISIBILITY AND CLEAR NIGHT, AND THE BRILLIANCE OF

THE

LIGHT.

Se NONE
13. NONE

ii.
12.

ST ..

NONE

NONE |

CFN 5e Ge EN2 7s 1496192 11 3099 20 3 38 8 9 19 14 12 ———

j

15/2830Z MAR RJKDAG

NNNN

————