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PROJECT HON'S RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 7 Jan 52 | 2. LOCATION | PALMER, ALASKA  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 7/1652 W | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ambulance-Redder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian woman  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 30 Min. | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bluish light was stationary for approximately 10-15 min. then slowly tilted and moved in E direction. | 9. COURSE | 11. COMMENTS 1. It is believed that object was an astronomical body with the setting sun reflecti…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. NOTIFY
GRYPTOCENTER ENFORT MESSAGE STYING

FROM: AAC FORT RICHARDSON ALASKA
TO: CG AMC WPAFB OHIO FOR: CHIEF AIR TECH INTEL GEN
CG ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO: CS USAF WASH DC FOR: DIR OF INTEL (DCS/9
NR: 11 Jan 52

Re Par 4d, ltr DAF, subj: "Reporting of Info on Unidentified Flying Objects", dtd 19 Dec 51, file AFOIN, C.C.C. 2.

Fol rept fwd, Par 4d:

1. Phenomena noted Palmer, Alaska when sun going down, to Southwest of Palmer bluish light visible about 30 min. First stood perpendic…

7 JAN 52 Palmer Alaska
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EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 6

DATE: 8 Jan 52
TIME (Local): 1652
LOCATION: Palmer, Alaska
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 30 Min.
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: Slow
ALTITUDE: Unknown
HEADING: Unknown
SOURCE: Several civilians
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Possibly some phenomena incident to setting sun.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Sources observed long tube-like, bright blue object, near the setting sun. During the observation the object shifted from a horizontal to a vertical position. (Confidential)

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Report forwarded to J-2, USN&A. from 457th OIC Detachment, substantially as follows:

a. Alaska Railroad Special Agent, anchorage, informed JIC that Special Agent Nelson, Alaska railroad, at Balear, Alaska, had reported peculiar aerial object in that vicinity during afternoon 7 January 1958.

b. Investigation revealed Agent Nelson had received actual information from his wife.

c. Questioned by telephone on same date, Mrs. Nelson stated that she and four (4) or five (5) other women first noticed a peculiar object in the sky between 1430 and 1500 ho…

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

NR: fr AAC Fort Richardson (cont'd)

just North of setting sun. Did not appear to be as far away as sun. Change of pen noticed only by judging its loe in comparison with treeline.

Par 4d:
5. Obsrs were 45 women, one the wife of Alaska RR Sp Agt, Gelsen of Palmer.

Par 4d:
6. Wen clear, visibility 30 miles, temperature 16 below zero, wind calm.

Par 4d:
7. No unusual met cond present.

Par 4d:
8. No existence of phy evidence.

Par 4d:
9. No intsp or identification action taken.

AAC Comment: Possibly s…

7 Jan 525
52 or before
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Vienna, Virginia
January 7, 1952

Major General John A. Sampson
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I am enclosing a copy I made from a bulletin put out by the Borderland Services Research Association of Calif. It seems almost too incredible to believe, but I am wondering why the Air Force doesn't seem to know about it?

I am inclined not to believe it, but I hope that it will be found to be true. I hope the saucer man will return, and that Mr. Adamski will come to Wash. and bring his new friend and introduce his friend from the flying saucer…

AF40649
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5th and final

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Jan. 7 - at about 7:45 to 8:00 a.m.

I saw this peculiar long object in the sky while coming to work this morning. I was traveling along Arlington Boulevard between Seven Corners and Arlington Hall. I'll bet a lot of others saw it, too. It looked like a long white vapor trail and very clearly defined. The end which was moving was as sharp as a needle, and the rest was like a long icycle, but it was no cloud. I could see no plane leading the vapor trail. The trail just moved on in this clearly defined horse shoe, and then continued on. I could clearly see i…