PROJECT BLUE BOOK

5. LENGTH QF OBSERVATION
Radar/Visual Numerous sightings reported throughout Alaska of object(s)
3 Hours s 25 Minut es appearing as bright astro bodies and in most cases alternately
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION changing colors. Some recorts indicated directional changes.
Ground-Radar Sightings were reported from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Cape Lisburne
Ground-Visual, Air-Visual Northeast Cape, Cape Newenham, Cape Romanzoff, Unalakleet, Indian
7. COURSE Mountain and Fort Yukon, Considerable Public reaction resulted
from Radio and Press coverage. Initial investigations revealed
Northerly Chat most reparts were attributed to Astro
8. PHOTOS Only
COMMENTS: Radar/Visual, 28/1230z, see case file. Controller
Yes believes object to have been Balloon. 24 Jan, Eielson, 2200-2300
No Local (Probably Astro). Unalakleet, (probably Astro). 25 Jan, NE
9. PHYSICA Cape, 1357-1407z, (Probably Astro). Cape Lisburne, 1300Z (Probably
Yes Yes Astro). 25 Jan, Anchorage, (Possible Searchlight activity or A/c
ANo Insufficient Data Insufficient Data report). report). 25 Jan, 25 Jan, AA Flight AA Flight 1049(Probably A/C). 1049(Probably A/C).
tomanzof omanizof
FORM (Possibly.Astro). AAC object . appearing every hour and 50 minutes 1745Z.
Previoue may be leed. Day be beed. This object conforns with This object conforns with passage of ECHC 2
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some Right I have been here all
entry we have on this was at 0700
listening TC everyone of them. Well let's see
night and I've been 30 minutes ago
elast one was l040 and that would be just about
the would say oh the last one
and the sun is just about breaking so I
I would estimate it began around the end of
was seen at 1017. look interesting.
twilight. Keep us posted this is starting to
on as quick as we get on to
Yes sir, well pass
NORAD. Bye
pickup. Are you getting any sightings other than
No radar We had reports
those that those that are repor cea are reported from the SAC people?
out out at the 25th region and the 25th region and the 29th region. the 29th region.
from our from our people people SAC. Right.
Are these Are these e numerous numerous and and about the about the same pattern from e same pattern from
identical. Well okay, as long as we're Well okay, as long as we're following
Just about sightings
directions here here we thought we were we were getting numerous
Well we've Well we've had this reported
when our SAC was when our SAC was objects in the
to us by to us by them. We had similar reports reports from the from the
our sources sources as well as from SAC well as Does this reach
air from our to make an
a point where e your instructions your instructions require you vou
observation? We have no have no instructions. No. Okay
aerial
thank you. thank you.

with assurances that the nine-man crew was "absolutely not hostile," and that he found
the craft perched a hillside near his home The contactee vaque about some aspects
of his trip, but did say that the crew looked like normal uman beings average height,
and that the ship's motive power came from "energy transferr through light t source
known to them," i.e., known to the space people. The commander of the craft also told
him that they have been here before and that they are visiting us on an exploratory trip
of some sort, though Padrick feels that they have peaceful motives, as well.
Padrick claimed that the Air Force had asked him not to discuss the incidant
in detail. Hi3 raport of the adventure was mada Maior D . 8. Reeder at Hamilton Air
Force Base, and the data was forwarded to Wright-Patterson Air Force Sase in Dayton, Ohio,
as is the routine procedure in UFO casas. More details on this incident will appear in
our forthcoming June issue of SAuceR NEwS.
SAUCER FLAP SAUCER IN VIRGINIA VIRGINIA CONTINUES: Clippings are NUES: Clippings are 11 pouring into our office
regarding the saucer flao which ginia last D extended at
least through the end of January.
On the night of January 25th, several people watchsd a twinkling object, shap-
ed'like a pie plats and spinning top, which bobbad up and down at very low
altitude over the Rappahannec at The objact was observed for
a period of ten minutes.
a mountain near Mar-
ion, Va. This UFo had sparks flying from it, and was heard to explode with a "cracking
sound." A few seconds later, something rose up from tha explosion and headed toward Mar-
ion. A small fire resulting from the explosion was put out by forestry officials, but
apparently no physical viden was found.
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February 4, l965--Anchorage, Alaska--Dozens of UFOs, multicolored
and flickering were reported S
above homes in
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more light than that planet. Whatever the ob ject pparently stayed beyond
the I range of according who said the incident was un-
der i investigation.
Many other sightings were made the previous night, including Mrs. Ed
Ray of Anchorage. She was sitting in her living room with the family when she saw an ex-
tremely bright the intensity of an arc light" shining through one of the
house's large windows. The frightening event was accompanied by a buzzing sound, which
turned i into an explosion
was coming down through the traes from above, and for a few moments, just before the ex-
plosion, it shined into the living room blinding intensity.
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#59, date 1965.
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Alaska Lights Stump AF
On the 27th of January, multi-colored,
flickering lights mystified authorities at
Anchorage, Alaska.
One bright light hung due south of the
city, 30 to 40 degrees above the horizon
giving off a kaleidoscope glow through-
out the night. The Air Force said it had
no explanation for the light.
Three Professors at the Alaskan
Methodist University studied the light
through a 100-power telescope and Ide-
scribed it as smaller than Jupiter but
more brilliant. Dr. William C. Lang-
worthy, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
at AMU said, "It's odder than anything
I've seen before ... it's moving at the
same rate of speed as a star and it's not
one of the planets."
Several other "multi-colored, flicker- Several other "multi-colored, flicker-
ing lights" were also seen. Langworthy
was joined by Dr. Chang Kim and Ross was joined by Dr. Chang Kim and Ross
Schaff of Schaff the University. Conjectures the University. Conjectures
ranged from a supernova or a large bal-
loon-type satellite loon-type satellite or a or a star-possibly
Betelguese. The Air Force claimed their
radars did not register the object. radars did not register the object.
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UNCLASSIFIED
1965 JAN 31 12 41
A89 EW C
ZCZCXSQE269ZCQYC128 CM ETATION
RR RUCDSQ NE C
DE RUKDAG 152 30/04452
R 300400Z
FM AC
TO RUWGALE/ADC E
RUWHBH/25_ AIRDIV MCCHORD_AFB WASH RUWHBH/25_AIRDIV_MCCHORD_AFB WASH
RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB C
DECLAEIFTKD AFTKR 12 YLARS. Classification Cancelled Classification Cancelled
RUEAHQ/CSAF DOD DIR DOD DR 1220.101 . (or el (ar ct IP
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASHDC Auth. aent Auth.Ment
By to
RUWGALB/CI NORAD HR420 HR4205
BT ET 39n 39 68
ALNT ALNT 55021.SECT 55021. SE F 2. ADC AND 25 ADIV FOR
INTELLIGENCE. CSAF FOR DO NORAD
0830Z 28 JAN 65, NUMEROUS (
SIGHTINGS REPORTED THROUGHOUT ALASKA OF OBJECT(S) APPEARING AS C
BRIGHT ASTRONOMICAL L BODIES AND IN MOST CASES S ALTERNATELY CHANGING (
COLORS AND IN SOME CASES CHANGING DIRECTION. SIGHTINGS WERE
REPORTED FROM ANCHORAGE, FAIRBANKS, CAPE LISBURNE, NORTHEAST T CAPE,
CAPE NEWENHAM, CAPE ROMANZOFF, UNALAKLEET, INDIAN MOUNTAIN, AND
FORT FROM RADIO
AND PRESS COVERAGE-OF -REPORTED SIGHTINGS. INITIAL UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
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INVESTIGATIONS/INTERROGATIONS TEND TO RELATE MOST SIGHTINGS
TO KNOWN CELESTIAL BODIES AND EARTH SATELLITES. IN ONLY ONE ~
INSTANCE HAS ALASKA NORAD REGION RADAR DETECTED AN OBJECT
WHICH MIGHT BE RELATED TO A REPORTED VISUALLY SIGHTED UFO.
DETAILS OF THIS INSTANCE ARE IAW AFR 200-2,
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS)
A(I) 2 TEAR DROPS (VISUALLY), I BLIP (RADAR)
A(2) MATCH HEAD (VISUALLY TO FIGHTER BLIP
(RADAR)
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A(3) S SILVERISH, CHANGING TO REDDISH ORANGE - WITH BINOCULARS
IT APPEARED AS FLASHING REDDISH (
A(4) 2 (VISUALLY), 1 (RADAR)
A(5) _NO FORMATIQN, THERE WAS. AT LEAST A 30 DEGREE AZIMUTH
SEPARATION (NOTED VISUALLY) SEPARATION (NOTED VISUALLY) -
A(5) NONE O A(6) NONE OTHER THAN THAN DESCRIBE DESO ABOVE
- (
AC7) N AC7)N NONE
A(8) N/A (
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A(9) BRIGHT - SO AS TO IMMEDIATELY DRAW ATTENTION IN THAT DRAW ATTENTION IN THAT
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DIRECTION
B(1) SOMEONE SOMEONE REPORTED REPORTED HEARING HEARING UFO REPORTS REPORTS OVER OVER RADIO KFAR IN RADIO KFAR IN - (
UNCLASSIFIED
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FAIRBANKS AT THE SAME TIME RADAR WAS TRACKING AN
UNIDENT IFIED OBJECT. LT BUCKINGHAM WENT OUT TO OBSERVE. -
B(2) (VISUALLY) ONE OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AT 350 DEGREES FROM (
SOBSERVED
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80,000 ESTIMATED 160 DEGREES AT 20 KTS
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G(3) CLEAR -
0(4) 15 MILES
G(5) NONE
G(6) NONE
G(7) 6,000 -22 DEGREES C
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UNCLASSIFIED.
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10,000 -20 DEGREES C (
20,000 -35 DEGREES C _1
30,000 -47 DEGREES C
50,000 -47 DEGREES C
80,000 -49 DEGREES C
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J. N/A J.N N/A
LEONARD H. PERROOTS .
K.
CAPTAIN,USAF 6
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
L. SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY L. SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY IS AVAILABLE AND UPON Is AND UPON RECEIPT RECEIPT AT THIF THIF OFFICE DOW!
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WILL BE PROCESSED AND FORWARDED.
REMARKS OF INVESTIGATION OFFICER:
THE F FLIGHT O CHARACTERISTICS OF THE E RADAR BLIP COUPLED WITH THE D09 6kS300
TEARDROP SHAPE OF THE OBJECT AS SEEN VISUALLY TENDS TO RELATE THE
OBJECT TO A BALLOON. LT BUCKINGHAM CONFIRMS THAT THE RADAR BLIP
SHAPE OF OBJECTS AS SEEN VISUALLY A AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ARE
SIMILAR TO LARGE WEATHER BALLOONS HE HAS HAD OCCASION TO OBSERVE
ON RADAR. LT BUCKINGHAM STATES THAT HE IS CONVINCED T THAT THE OBJECT
BT UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
RR RUCDSO
1965 JAN 31 11 49
DE RUKDAG 153 30/0445ZZ
R 3030400Z DEGREXS I BAMILLO AND FADI
FM AAC LEOS SREMED P BENLOLY OESCTAOLNA
TO RUWGALE/ADC JEOT NOVED AT 22-24 5w01s ro WIIAIN SMILES
RUWHBH/25 AIRDIV AFB WASH AND F
C
RUCDSA/FTD WPAFB √
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASHDC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD RUWGALB/CINCNORAD
ST 3T U C
LNT 55021. FINAL SECT OF 2.SIELED
TRACKED VISUALLY.
HE CORRELATES VISUAL AND RADAR AZIMUTH, ELEVATION, AND DIRECTION OF HE O
MOVEMENT. A CHECK OF WEATHER FACILITIES, NORAD SPADATS, MINITRAPK, MOVEMENT. A CHECK OF WEATHER FACILITIES, NORAD SPADATS, MINITRAPK,
FAILS TO CONFIRM THE EXISTANCE OF EITHER FAILS TO CONFI R A KNOWN WEATHER BALLOON OR A KNOWN WEATHER BALLOON OR
EARTH SATEL UEHICLE 1
EARTH H SATELLITE VEHICLE IN THE E AREA AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. NO
OTHER R ANR RADAR R FACILITY REPORTED TRACKING UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS AT
THAT TIME.GP-4.
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CRADARS ONE UNIDENTIFTED UBJECT UDSERVED HT GALES,
MILES, AT ALTITUDE E 26,500 FEET
B(3) (VISUALLY) BOTH OBJECTS MAINTAINED SAME RELATIVE POSITION
AND,LAST OBSERVED ON HORIZON. ONE AT DEGREES OTHER
AT 320 DEGREES
(RADAR) 350 DEGREES AT 84 MILES AND FADED
B(4) (VISUALLY) BOTH OBJECTS SEEMED TO BE SLOWLY Y DESCENDING
(RADAR) OBJECT MOVED AT I 20-24 KNOTS T0 WITHIN 84 MILES
OF STATION AT ALTITUDE 26,500 FEET AND FADED.
B(5) (VISUALLY) DROPPED BELOW THE HORIZON. (RADAR) FADED FROM
RADAR, 84 MILES FROM STATION AT ALTITUDE OF 26,500 FEET
6 (VISUALLY) 3 HOURS & 25 MIN - (RADAR) 40 MIN
(1) GROUND VISUAL AND FPS-6 AND FPS-20A RADAR
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C(2)
C(3) N/ C
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D(1) VISUAL SIGHTING 1230Z TO 1605Z 28 1605Z 28 JAN JAN 65. 65. RADAR - RADAR 1236Z TO eb
1316Z 28 JAN 65 ( ("
D(2) D(2) NIGHT THERE WAS NO AURORA BOREALLIS OBSERVED BOREALLIS OBSERVED
A
E. E. ON STATION - ON STATION 709 YUK 14510W 14510W
F(1) N/A F(1)N/A
F(2) JAMES A. BUCKINGHAM, 1/LT, 709 AC&W SO, WEAPONS CONTROLLER
SYRADAR MAINTENANCE
G(1) VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, CLEAR SKIES, WITH MINOR I ICE FOG ON
GROUND.
G(2) 6,000 100 DEGREES AT 45 KTS
10,200 090 2 DEGREES AT 40 KTS 4
20,200 290 DEGREES AT 40 KTS E
30,000 140 0 DEGREES AT 30 KTS
50,000 ESTIMATED 160 DEGREES AT 22 KTS @
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then reappear acident took place at
1357-1407Z.7
Alc Fritcher at Cape Lisburne eaw cbject Cape at l3002 which was orange.
Cbject wae 22-26o above borizomr tracking north.
FA reported a slew moving object seen over Ahchorage ws tri-colored, Blue Red
and Green, moving south end people said it had lighto thst flashed like a beaccn.
beesuae of neavy fcg last right in ares, object
IF THIS REPORT IS RELAYED T TO ANY OTHER PERSON, PLEASE STATE THAT IT IS A PRELIMINARY REPCRT AND THAT THE INFORMATIC
AS YOT BEEN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED"
E. CAS LALTIES/INJURIES F VIPS INVQVED PROPERTY DAMAGE
None 1
None
H. SFGNIFICANCE TO NEWS MEOIA
REpOnTED BY: axpxx Sg Kitchens, AAC
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RICEIVED BY: AlO Lewandowskd
DATE/TMER 25/1333 EST
NOTIFICATIONS (SHOW OFFICE AND TIME)
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refraction of an astro body. Alphn Hydra is at about this location but
unusual, The ocean to
is not of sufrieient magnitude to be
iminating a mirage of
th SW of NE onpe is frozen during this period e
ransmission) of the
asimuth reported. istro observation stro observation
3. Time not ineluded. Descrietion indicates a 3. Time not ineluded. Descrietion indicates a possible possiblo
alnos ing. Subsequent Subsequent
Duration also omitted. Could be balloon a/e or Duration also omitted. Could be balloon a/c or
data should clarify this report. data should clirify this report.
#4. 50H0 II #4. EONO II
81.7 2.73 777 177 90.00 28.0 -83.01 77 777 90.0
44.30 57 794 54-20 5h-20 29.7 -116.36 769
m3 71.90 30.0 796 23.7 33.4 33.a -147.83 731 156.
7337 1. 98.85 98.8s 70.0 18.12 40.0 -299.91 716 169
12a-12 12a-12 50.0 6.10 607 10.7 5*9 $*9 in.
133.40 153.40 40.0 3232377 -3.90 -3.90 906 8-1 3.1 43.0 -242.13
007 007 6.5 46.0 -16>.34 483 173.4
100.47 30.0 30.0 203 5.4 49.0 69.0 -244.03
20- 209.94 20.0 790 4.7 .7 54.9 -106.20
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SSASEEAS 262.49 28.0 756 6.50 143.90 173.4
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10 March 1965
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Dear
Your letter to the
referred to this ofrice.
The recent1 Uo aightings in Alaska are attributed to a
misinterpretation of natural or conventional objects such as
aircraft and/or aireraft lights, and satellites.
The current report on Project Blue Book, the Air Force
project on u unidentified flying objects, is attached for your
information. This report gives inform tion on the program
since its origin in 1948.
Sincerely,
JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USA Lt Colonel, USAA
Chief, Civil Chier, Civil Branch
Comamumity Commumity Relations Relationa Division
Office of Office of Information
1 Atch
Blue Book
Ancho And Alaska aks