PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
sugust 1962 Fairbanks,Alaska 0 Prabably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balloon ossrDry ouitoon
Locol.. Locol.. Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
000 □ Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 00 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
CNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OBSERVATICN OF OBSERVATICN 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
21 s2OS SeOS one Easterly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White, I bright, rnd obj dropping sev- Sighting probably meteor. All
eral blue or white streaked objs characteristics present.
about size of main body obsvd
approaching the obsvr fm 255dgr azi-
muth & descending slightly. Red &
blue exhaust Similar to dth of July
fireworks trailed obj. Disappeared
into clouds. Total sighting time
about 4 sees. Sighting bctween twi-
li ht &: night. No radar pickup on
o69.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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INFO CIN-17, 3 OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, DIA-10, DIA- (37)
SMB A 007
ZCHQD501ZC0JB864
RR RUEAHQ
DE RUKDJA 53A
ZNR
R 062155Z
FM 5010 TH ABWG EIELSON AFB ALASKA FM 5010 TH ABWG EIELSON AFB ALASKA
TO RUKDAG/HQ AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
INFO RUKDAG/CINCAL ELM-NDORF AFB IAEO CIMAIODE AED ALASKA ALASKA
RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDSQ/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
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INCLAS ILJA 2604. ATTN: CINCAL 4J/2, ADC FOR INT, COFS FOR AFCIN,
OSAF FOR SAFOI. FOR INT.UFO:
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
1. ROUND
PENNY, WHEN FIRST 2.PENNY, WHEN FIRST SIGHTED; SIL SIGHTED; SII DOLLAR, WHEN LAST
SIGHTED.
3. WHITE E AND BRIGHT. E AND BRIGHT.
4.ONE; 3 OR 4. ONE; 3 OR 4 WHITE WHITE E AND BLUE STRLAKED OBJECTS APPEARED AND BLUE STRLAKED OBJECTS S APPEARED
TO DROP FROM MAIN OBJECT AND QUICKLY BURNED OUT. SMALLER
OBJECTS WERE ABOUT ONE-FOURTH SIZE OF MAIN OBJECT.

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. NONE
. NONE
7. RED AND BLUE EXHAUST SIMILAR TO 4TH OF JULY SKYROCKET
8. NONE
. NONE 9. NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. OBJECT WAS EXTREMELY SRIGHT AND APPEARED TO BE VERY
CLOSE AT FIRST, T CLOSE AT FIRST, THEN FAR AWAY. THEN FAR AWAY.
2. 30 DLGREE ANGLE ABOVE HORIZON; AZIMUTH 255 DEGREES.
3. 29 DEGREES 50 MINUTES HORIZON; 253 DEGREES.
4. NOT DISCERNIBLE
5. STREAKED OBJECTS APPEARED TO BE DROPPING FROM THE SKY
AND HEADING TOWARD OBSERVER WHEN THEY DISAPPEARED. MAIN
OBJECT DISAPPEARED IN THE CLOUDS.
6. APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. GROUND - VISUAL 1. GROUND - VISUAL
2.N/A
3. N/A 3. N/A
D. TIME D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
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1. 11/0830 - 0930 ZEBRA AUG 62
2. BETWEEN TWILIGHT AND NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER
148-31 W; 54-02N. 50 TO 60 MILES SW OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 60 MILES SW OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
F. IDENTIFYING F. IDENTIF .
, AGE 43. ISLAND
FOR FOR
CITY OF FAIRE CITV On Ks DTITA IakOwN
2. N/A
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACZXOF
SIGHTINGV
1. TEMPERATURE - 65 DEGREES, CLEAR VISIBILITY WITH A
FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS.
2. ¥ . DIRECTION VELOCITY
SURFACE 130 DEGREES 2 KNOTS
6,000 170 DEGREES 5 KNOTS
10,000 040 DEGREES 5 KNOTS
16,000 073 DEGREES 35 KNOTS 35 KNOTS
20,000 010 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 25 KNOTS
30,000 010 DEGREES 55 KNOTS
50,000 010 DEGREES 15 KNOTS

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80,000 N/A
4. VIS: 25 MILES
5. CLOUD COVER: 5/10 oLoub oevEn. .
6. NONE 6. NONE
7. TEMPERATURE: 54 7. TEMPERATURE: 54 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DEGREES FAHRENHEIT T AT LOCATION OF AT LOCATION OF
CITING.
H. UNUUAL CONDITIONS H. UNUUAL CONDITIONS 10
NONE
I. NO O RADAR INSTALLATION IN VICINITY HAD ANY OBJECT ON THEIR
SCOPE
J. ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
NO AIRCRAFT IN AREA AT TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.
K. REPORT OF PREPARING OFFICER (LT ANDERSON' COMMENTS)
NONE.
I. EVIDENCE
NONE
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