PROJECT BLUE BOOK

. DATE  TIME GROUIP LOCATION
9-10 Oct 66 10/01452 KODIAK, YAKUTAT, ALASKA
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
military
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4. NUMBER OF F OBJECTS Possible
one
. LENGTH VATION 11. BRIBF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Observers noted diamond shaped object silver in color with a
29 mins translucent fuselage. Objs had fuselage material as in
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION skyhook balloon-ribbed 1 lengthwise. Object appeared to drift
with the wind with the nose pointed in the direction of
ground visual (BX) movement. Object appeared mo over top of cloud layer
7. COURSE . estimated to top at l2,o0o ft. . Iooked like a plastic c dry
cleaning bag. Description is consistent with that of a
ENE balloon observation.
8. PHOTOS
Yos 0 Yos
No
9. PHYSI EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
O'No
FORM FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue editilons of thie form may be used. Prevloue editions of thie form may be used.
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12 Oct. 66
Contact with the Kodiak radiosone balloon launch station, Kodiak,
Alaska. (487-33l3) revealed that the sighting was not a balloon
from the Kodiak area. The object was verified a balloon by several
persons from the Kodiak area. The balloon resemabled those launched
by the Japanese. It. was like a transonic balloon.
The balloon did appear to have been launched from any other
balloon release areasin Alaska.

From 0222z to O65lZ 9 Oct. 66 ANR radar tracked X. two slow moving
objects which were moving toward the southeast at an average
speed of 45 knots. Two F-102's were scrambled from Galena AFS
was sent to investigate. The radar lost contact with the objects
in the vicinity of Romanzof, Alaska. The aircraft pilots
were flying in bad unable to
see the objects.
Investigating official from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska believes the
objects to be balloons. Several balloons s have been recently seen
in the Alaska area. This balloon could have the e one observed at
a later time by the personnel at Kodiak Naval Air Station on
10 Oct. 66 0145Z. Oct. 66 0145Z. Prevailing winds from the winds from the Cape Cape Romanzof area
to the Kodiak area were counter-clockwise from 0600z/9 Oct.66 Oct. 66
to 0200Z/10 02002/10 Oct. 66. At altitudes from 25,000 from 25,000 to 35,000 35,000 feet the
winds winds were 3 were about 35 knots about 35 knots and and could have could have carried an object carried an object from
the Cape Romanzof Romanzof area to Kodiak during this time this time frame.
* Reference message number 1966

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ANNN 1I Oct 66 4 02z
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PFTU JAV.RUEDOXBD033 - CCN-11
- DE RUKDAG 12 2831039
PRIORITY
ZNR UUUUU
P 1210202
FM AAC
TO RUINFVA/ADC ETR/
RUWONLE/CINCNORAD 5
- RUEDFIF/FTD WRIGHT T PATTERSON ATB OHIO
~ RUEDHOA/ SECAF (SAFOI) (SAFOI)
ZEN/CINCAL
. . RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON RUKACR/CONALSEAFRON
BT. " "1
UNCLAS ALNT UNCLAS ALNT 5532 55.
( LFO REPORT LFO REPORT
A. DESCRIPION OF OBJECT
(1) SHAPE--DIAMOND SHAPED NOSE WITH FUSELAGE ABOUT TWICE
AS LONG AS NOSE SECTION. FUSELAGE-OBSERVERS TERM.
(2) COLOR: SILVER NOSE, TRANSLUCENT FUSELAGE
(3) SIZE: BASEBALL AT ARM'S LENGTH AS SEEN THROUGH
BINOCULARS. O NAKED EYE SIZE OF PEA AT ARM'S LENGTH BUT
NO DISCERNIBWE SHAPE.
(4) NUNSER: ONE, (3) FORMATION: N/A
ELAGE MATERIAL TRANSLUCENT AS IN SKYHCOK
BALOON-PIRSED LENITHISE
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, 6 WEATHER: 25,000 FEET SCATTERED, 14,430 BROKEN, VISIBILITY
FIFTEEN MILES, WINDS
AWINDS AT 35,36D FEET T 28Z DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS.
( H. INTERCEQ ACION; PILOT OF COAST GUARD HELICOPTER GOT
( TO 14,599 FEET, OBTAINED SIGHTING. ESTINATED TO BE
2B,BSS FEET DIRECTLY ABOVE HIM. CBJECT DESCRIBED AS TREMEN-
DOUS; ABOUT SIZE OF HANGAR. FIFTY FEET IN DIAMETER.
( WENTY FEET LONG. LOOKED LIKE PLASTIC DRY CLEANING BAG.
NO PHOTOS. PILOT WILL SUBMIT SKETCH. PILOT WAS LT CDR
- BREED, COAST UARD STATION, KODIAK ALASKA, PHONE 487-5888.
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I. OTHER OBSENVEJ: LT PHILIP H. TAYLOR, USN, FLEET I. OTHER OBSERVEJ: LT PHILIP H. TAYLOR, USN, FLEET VEAHER
( (' CENTRAL, FORECAST DUTY OFFICER: COMPARISON OF DESCRIPTION: CENTRAL, FORECAST DUTY OFFICER: COMPARISON OF DESCRIPTION:
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( (1) SHAPE: CYLINDRICAL SHAPED, DROOPING FRON TOP, SOME (1) SHAPE: CYLINDRICAL SHAPED, DROOPING FRON TOP, SOME
VETALLIC OBJECT IN TOP OF BALOON, BALOON WAS HANDUNG METALLIC OBJECT IN TOP OF BALOON, BALOON WAS HANDUNG
( ( DOWN IN VERTICAL POSITION. LIKE FIRE-BOTTLE ON BULK-HEAD. ON I BULK-HEAd•
( (2) SIZE: BASEBALL. (3) COLOR: WHITE KETALIC OBJEKT ON NOSE
OR TOP. BELIEVED SILVEJ COLOR PREV COULD HAVE
( BEEN CAUSED BY SUN GLARE.
( B. COURSE:
(1) ANGLE FIRST OBSERVED 35 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT 23D
- DEGREES FROM FLT WX CENTRAL
(2) OBJECT PASSED IN SIZE TO LARGER
THAN BASKETBALL.
' (3) ANGLE A DISAPPIARANCE 55 DEGREES AT FROM
FLT WY CENTRAL
(4) DRIFTED WITH WIND (NO ALTITUDE CHANGE NOTEDO
C (S) NOW LONG OBSERVED; 45 MINUES
C. HANNER OF OBSEE ION:

( (7) TAIL, TRAIL, EYHAUST: N/A
(E) SOUND (N/A)
E. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
- (1) OEJECT CALLED TO ATTENTION OF OBSERVER BY COAST GUARD.
( (2) ANGLE/AZIMUTH WNEN FIRST OBSERVED: FIFTY DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON NEADING EAST NORTH EAST. 23Z DEGREES.
- (3) ANGLE/AZIMUTH WHEN LAST OESERVED: VERTICAL
(4) FLIGH PATH OR MANEUVERS: APPEARED TO DRIFT WITH WIND.
NOSE POINTED IN DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO CHANGE ALTITUDE
NOTED. NO CHANGE OF SIZE NOTED.
(5) HOW OBJECT DISAPPEARED: OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE OVER
TOP OF CLOUD LAYER ESTIMATED TO TOP AT 12,000 FEET
- - (6) HOW LONG VISIBLE: 29 MINUTES
( MANNER OF OBSERVATION: MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 8
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) BINOCULARS (7 X 5. POTER)
( V (3) TYPE: UNKNOWN 1
(4) IDENTIFICATION NUNSER: NCT SEEN (4) IDENTIFICATION N NUNBER: NOT SEEN
( ( (5) ALTIUDE: ABOVE 13,395 FEET (5) ALTIUDE: ABOVE 13,198 FEET
(S) HEADING EAS NORTH EAST
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(7) SPEED: FUFTY KNOTS
- (3) HOME S STATION: UNKNOWN
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT
4 (1) 0145 T0 8214Z 18 97 56
(2) LIGHT CONDUTIONS: DAY
E. LOCATION OF 0BSERVER: KODUAK NAVAL AIR STATION (S745N/A5229I).
( F. IDENTIFICATION OF
MICHAEL BROMN, AC-2, AIR TRAFFIC RATIONS
DE.DA 3IT VORTAV ATAT AT

2.We feel this may have been the same object as sighted at Kodiak Naval
Air Station, Kodiak Island, Alaska, l0/0145Z, and reported in the referenced
message. Prevailing, high altitude winds over the Gulf of Alaska were such
that a free floating that ta free floating object at the altitude object at the altitude reported from Kodiak would have reported from Nodiak ould have
reached the vicinity of Yakutat at this time. reached the vicinity of Yakutat at this time.
3.The origin .The origin comments from observers at Kodiak
are attached.
ANDER NDER
RICH HSPAONER SPOONER, Lt t.Col. USAF Col, USAF 1 Atch
Deputy A ligence Observers drawings
and comments (6 Cys)
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OPTICAL 7 X 58
( (3) HEADING 059 D DEGREES
(4) SPEED 25-32 (4) SPEED 25-38 K KNOTS KNOTS
(5) ALTITUDE 35,ODS FEET (5 ALTITUDE 35,0D8 FEET
C POSITION, TITLE, COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER. 1
M. CHIEF, COLLECTIONS DUVISION, ACS/I, HO AAC. COMMENTS:
OBJECT IS PROBABWE ABWE BALOON. TYPE, AND ORIGIN BALOON. TYPE, AN IS UNKNOWN. Is UNKNOWN.
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↓ 1 End yer shouing
POrTiol cullaase
closed at TOP. Not perfectly cylidricd
it looked partinilly collap. 5001
First vewed from The griiind with 8×30
17 w0s lbove abONT a 3000'
nbove0 hegher layer.
I Climbed Helicop7 tir to 14500 (
and oload layer it ented
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teet obore u5. Saw abject brierly
once Or twe Through Thir soot 1
c louids, E5Tinnte 17 excess
of Looked -
dry Cleaning bry.

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October 9, 1966
TO: ALNTA, EDF.
Subject question
Coast Guard Pilots,
Lt. Merideth
Lt. Schaefer
Lt. Word
L/Cdr. Breed, Chopper pilot during attempte
Fleet Weather Observers
Cdr. Brazell, OIC
Lt. Taylor, Wx Obser and Naval Aviator
Englehart, AG 2
Tower Tower Operators Operators
Michael Michael Brown AC 2 Box 7, Kodiak Box 7, Kodiak
Patrick Patrick Foy AC#3 Foy AC%3
Jerry Meekins AC 3
Kodiak Airways
Aircraft L Dispatcher
Uganik Bay and also Pt. Loins. Bay and also Pt. Loins.
All other e call date.
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