PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8701886

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONAdak Alaska

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5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes D0O Probobly Astronomical
αNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Satellite
600 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
8 min one Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Navy a/c at 51-36N 176-52w. Object sighted Not Echo I. However object has charac-
at 17o7z held visually for 8 min when object teristics of orbital flight. Case is
disappeared over horizon. Object was bright evaluated as a satellite.
white and cireuler in shape.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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1
06/17077 .
MESSAGE UNCLASSHED MAVY
PRECEDENCE IACT - TLEASEO BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
FRIORITY .
FRIORITY UN=O
AF IN : 55248 (6 Jan 62 K/doc
P 062017Z
FM COMALSEAFRON
TO RJKDAG/COMAAC AF DISTR: CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 -
RBEPW/CNO SAFS-3 -20-
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJHPKMP/CINCPACAF.
RJKDAG/CINCAL trind
Senf
UNCLAS
UFO
1. NAVY A/C SIGHTED 1. NAVY A/C SIGHTED SLL UFO 0617077 199 199 DEG MAG
FROd 51-36N 1 AGING, GING,
SPEED VA SPEED , 13Z.
ADDITIONAL WHEN AVAILABLE. HEN AVAILABLE.
i:
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-9 92.....ACT
SECNAV UI ) 6f S9 SCS 43V 29D 03 33 34 3 65 25 06
-07 72 LAEPLC USR /SAF OIA ARD
1O CORCUNO PAG DATE TIME GROUP
52593/WF7JC/2 A 1se 1240/96 JAM 62 6629177 JAce 57
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UNGL

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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNICLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 56530 (8 /
ACTION: CIN-17
B (26)
ZCHQB062ZCQJB334
PP RJEZHQ ds
DE RJKDAG 49
ZNR
P 082312Z ZEX e
FM AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALAS
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT T AFB COLO AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/FTD WPAFB
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJEZHQ/OSAF WA WASH SH DC
BT * "
1
UNCLAS FROM ACS/INT-08-A-2. (ADC FOR INT, COFFS FOR
AFOOP-CP, OSAF FOR SAFOI) FOLLOWING UFO MSG RECEIVED FROM AFOOP.C FOP SAEOI LA PECETUED FROM
COMALSEAFRON RETRANSMITTED AND SUBMITTED IAW AFR 200-2.
A. 1. CIRCULAR 2. BB SHOT 3. VERY BRIHGT T WHITE 4. ONE
5. NONE 6. NONE 7. NONE 8. NONE 9. MOVING AT A HIGH
RATE OF SPEED. B. 1. COPILOT NOTICIED THE RAPIDLY MOVING
OBJECT AFTER THE A/C LEVELED OFF AT 8000 FT AND CALLED CREWS
ATTENTION TO IT. 2. 089 DEGREES 190 DEGREES T. 3. 000
DEGREES 060 DEGREES T. 4. OBJECT WAS TRAVELING IN A GENERALLY
STRAIGHT CUS APPEARED TO MOVE LATERALLY Y AT TIMES. T. DIS-

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- DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE E BRANCH : .
7 UNCLASSIFIED MESS AGE -
INCO
PAGE 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RJKDAG 49
APPEARED OVER HORIZON 6. 8 MIN. C. 1. AIRBORNE-VISUAL
2. NO OPTICAL AIDS 3. P2V-7, BI NO 47958, 8000 FT., 194NM,
175 KTS, N.S. KODIAK D. 1. 061707 2. DARK E. 51-36N
176-52W F. 1. NA 2. J.S POORE LT. USN, PILOT, B.L.
CAMPBEAL, LTJG USNR, PILOT, J.F. SHERRY LTJG USNR, PILOT,
PLane CAPTAIN DUNHAM, W.M. AN USN,
BOW OBSERVER, MOORE, W.F., AN USN, BOW OBSERVER, ALL BOW OBSERVER, MOORE, W.F., AN USN, BOW OBSERVER, ALL L OBSER- OBSER-
VERS CONSIDERED TO BE QUALIFIED AERIAL OBSERVERS.G.1. VERS CONSIDERED TO BE QUALIFIED AERIAL OBSERVERS.G.1.
CLEAR ON TOP AT 4000 FT SCTD CLDS BELOW 4000 FT. 2. SURF
WIND CALM 3. CLEAR 4. 20 MI 5. ZERO 6. NONE H. NONE
I. NONE J. NONE REPORTED K. LTJG L. LACKEY, AIO, ADAK.
OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AS THE A/C LEVELED OFF AT 8000 FT AFTER OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AS THE A/C LEVELED OFF AT 8000 FT AFTER
TAKE OFF FROM N.S. ADAK. OBJECT HELD VISUALLY FOR APPROX
8 MIN BEFORE DISAPPEARING OVER THE HORIZON. NO WX BALLOONS
. HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM ADAK AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING, AND NO
A/C WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA. POSSIBLE SATELITE. L. NONF
WBT
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