DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8289631
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONShemya AFS Alaska
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
22 Oct 66 1310Z Shemya AFS, Alsaka 3 witnesses 71
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Military
1. Astro(S/P) Astro(S/P)
NUMBER NumBer OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 minutes 30 minutes .
Observers watched a basically watched a basically stationary object stationary object which was
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION changing colors. The colors The colors were were red changing red changing to green, gto green,
Ground Ground Visual Visual changing to white at 2 second intervals. to white at 2 second intervals. The object looked
like it was moving in a square pattern, was moving , in a square pattern, A few seconds one
7. COURSE COURSE way and then a few seconds another way. Also the object
Stationary moved up and Object was finally lost dut to the
clouds in the area.
9. PHOTOS
Di Yes Navy P3V was airborne on
X No sighting. This aircraft was asked to search the area;
2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE however, nothing unusual was noted. Sighting made on
planet resulted in similar description. The description
Yes is consistent with that of an astronomical observation.
No
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FTD SCP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thle form may bo used.
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22 0CT 66 13102
ALASKA
SHEMYA, i
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SMB D003
∞0 RUED HQA A. C
DE RUKD AG G 68 2952310
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ZNR UUUUU
0 222045Z ZOCT T 66
FM AAC
TO RUMFVA/ADC
RUCIFGA/FTD WPAFB OHIO O O
RUED HQA/USAF AFCIN WASH DC RUEdHQA/USAF AFCiN WASH DC
RUED HQA/SEC AF SAFOI WASH DC ( )
RUVONLB/CINCNORAD RUNONLB/CINCNORAD
ZEN/CINCAL
ZEN/6981SECGP ELMENDORF AFB ALAS
RUKACR/ COMAL SEAFRON
RUKDHD/CGUSARAL
AIG 631
RUKD KA/5 074ABSQ WILDWOOD AFS ALAS
RUKDNA/2ND MISSILE BN FT WAINR IGHT T ALAS
RUKDHD/4TH HMISSILE BN FT T richardson Alas
BT
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AF IN: 25345 (23 Oct 66) Page 2 of 5
UNCLAS/ALNT 55320 22 0CT 66. UFO
()SHAPE -AVRIABLE: IME. OBLONG AT TIMES.
SIZE -PEA
(3)COLOR - RED CHANGING TO GREEN SE CO ND
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En to White then white then
BRIGHTER RED GREEN AND WHIT BRIGHTER RED GREEN AND WH ITER.
()NUMBER: ONE
FORMATION (5)FORMATION
(6NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE (NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE FEATURES
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
(1 CHANGING OF COLORS FIRST
ANGLE/AZ IMUTH TION/ 190
AZ IMUTH.
3SAME ON LAST OBSERVAT ION.
() OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE IN A SQU:RE PATTERN - A FEW SECONDS
ONE WAY AND A FEW SECONDS ANOTHER WAY. ALSO UP AND DOWN AND ONE
TIME OBJECT WAS OB SERVED TO RISE VERY ICALLY, THEN HOVER ALSO A
BRIGHT FLASH WAS OBSERVED SIMILAR TO A FLASH BULB CAMERA, ONCE J
(1511z).
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OBJECT APPEARED AND REAPPEARED D Ue CLOUDS. WAS FINALLY
→satum
LOST TO SIGHT IN CLOUDS. ta
(6)OBJECT FIRST OBSERVED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES (1311Z 0315L
1340Z); LATER FOR 3 MINUTES (15112
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MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION manen or ouuenvhTon
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(GROUND VISUAL. )GROUND VISUAL.
(2) BY NAKED EYE AND ALSO THROUGH BI NOC (2) BY NAKED EYE AND ALSO THROUGH BI
TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 0
(1) 22/1310z - 1340Z. 22/15 11Z -151-Z.
(NIGHT
LOCATION OF OBSERVERS 05
( EASTERN TIP SHEMYA AFS: 5243N/
17405E).
IDENT IFYING G INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS;
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T SIGHTING. AlL THREE MADE THE
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SECOND SIGHT ING.
WEATHER AND WINDS: ALOFT CONOIT IONS AT TIME AN PLACE OF SIFHTING
B00Z 2400 0/C 7 MILES VISIBILITY, TEMP 39 DEW POINT 32 WINDS
150 AT 21 KTS: 1000: 160/20: 200: 150/17KTS; 3,000; 150/13;
4,000; 140/10KTS; 5,000; 160/16; 10,000 260/03; 20,000;
280/23KTS.
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NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACT IVITY OR CONDITION.
NAVY P3V AIRBORNE AT 1700Z ON ROUTINE PATROL FLIGHT
SEARCH AREA OF SIGHTING. NEGATIVE RESULTS.
no flights in vicinity which could associated with sighting. NO FLIGHTS IN VICINITY WHIch COuLd ASSoCIaTeD WITH SIGHTING.
POSIT ION TITLE OF PREPARING OFFICER AND COMMENTS. CHIEF COLLECT-
ING DIVISION, ACS/1 AAC. THIS SIgHTI NG ; similar to ufo from king
SALMON AFS O KING SALMON,
AND TWO OTHER
WITNESSES
OBSERVED A SINGLE OBJECT CHANGING
. COD INTERVALS. FROM 064 0Z - 0703
FROM KING SALMON ANGLE OF SIGHT WAS 4
DEGREES OVE SPHERICAL ABOUT
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AF IN: 25345 (23 Oct 66) Page 5 of 5
BRILL IANCE DECREASED. THE RED CYCLE WAS MOST PRONOUNCED. MR.
STATED IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN AIRCRAFT. PREVAILING
WINDS: 320/20 AT SURFACE. USING A STREET LIGHT FOR A REFERENCE WINDS: 320/20 AT SURFACE. USING A STFEET LIGHT FOR A REFERENCE
PoINT, HE SAiD tHE ObJECT movEd twO NCHES iN a NortHERN D iRECt- POINT, HE SAID tHE OBJECT MOVED tWO NCHES IN A NORTHERN D iRECT-
ION IN 13 MINUTES. THERE WAS NOWN HELICoptER In tHE I COPTER THE AREA.
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ING ON A PLANET THE NEXT EVENING AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND SAME ING ON A PLANET THE AME TIME AND SAME
GENERAL DIRECT ION AND FOUND IT THE SAME PHE NOME NA.
BT
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