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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 6 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION Vicinity Nome, Alaska | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/0459 - 0435 Z 6436 2 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE 36 Civilians | ☑ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 - 30 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE S to N
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Dec 7 1942 9 Dec 57 00
SSQD109 YDA116 XYB149 QXB128 QDA082KDA124 KDB028LDA084 LAA083
CO RJEDEN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJKDAG
DE RJKDLA 77
O 071048Z
FM COMDR 77TH AIR DIV
TO RJEDEN/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJEDSU/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
RJEIHU/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE U USAF
RJKDAG/COMDR ALASKAN AIR COMMAND
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM 77OCI-- ACS/INTELLIGENCE
THIS UFOB IN FIVE PARTS, PART 1, (1) (A) ROUND (B) 6 INCHES TO 1 FOOT (C) FLAME RED (D) ONE (E) NEGATIVE (F) NEGATIVE (G) FOUR TO FIVE TIMES DIAMETER (H) NEGATIVE (I) NEGATIVE (2) (A) BRIGHT MOVEMENT IN DARK SKY (B) 30 DEGREES ELEVATION TO EAST 
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FEET 330 DEGREES, 5 KNOTS. 10,000 FEET 340 DEGREES, 4 KNOTS
16,000 FEET 350 DEGREES 12 KNOTS. 20,000 FEET 020 DEGREES 35 KNOTS
30,000 FEET 230 DEGREES 22 KNOTS. 50,880 FEET 260 DEGREES 35 KNOTS.
80,000 FEET 250 DEGREES 120 KNOTS. (C) 1200 SCATTERED (D) 75PLUS
(E) SCATTERED (F) NONE. (8) THIS PERIOD IS SUPPOSEDLY THE TIME OF
GREATEST METEORITE AND FIREBALL ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA OF THE WORLD.
(9) NEGATIVE (10) SOME B-47 ACTIVITY IN AREA. HOME BASE CONTACTED
AND NO SIGHTING REPORTER NO FLARES FIRED OR DROPPED FROM AIRCRAFT.
(11) THIS OBSERVATION APPROX 20 MINUTES AFTER
T
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(5) 6437 NORTH 16525 WEST NOME ALASKA (6) JOHN HARRISON (6) JOHN HARRISON
NOME ALASKA (7) (A) CLEAR SLIGHT CLOUD COVERAGE
~~DE SCHIRKERS SAME AS PART~~

REPEATING ABOVE LINE

TO SOUTH (B) SAME AS PART ONE. (8) SAME AS PART ONE. (9) SEE ITEM 9 PART ONE (10) SEE ITEM 10 PART ONE. (11)
HIS REPORT IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THEIRS, INDIVIDUAL AT THIS POINT CONSIDERED RELIABLE IN VIEW OF POSITION AND ATTITUDE DURING TELEPHONE INTERVIEW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NECESSARY. (12) NEGATIVE INVESTIGATION NECESSARY (12) NEGATIVE

UFOB PART THREE (1) (A) BALL (B) BASEBALL OR LAR
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WAS MADE FROM INSIDE BERING SEA CLUB. REPORT AGREES WITH PART TWO IN GENERAL. FUTHER INVESTIGATION NECESSARY. (12) NEGATIVE. UFOB PART FOUR... (1) (A) UNKNOWN (B) UNKNOWN (C) FLAMING OBJECT (D) ONE (E) NEGATIVE (KF) NEGATIVE (G) NEGATIVE (H) NEGATIVE (I) NEGATIVE (2) (A) UNKNOWN (B) UNKNOWN (C) UNKNOWN (D) FELL TO GROUND 12 TO 15 MILES SOUTH. APPEARED TO BURN ONE TO ONE-AND-ONE-HALF MINUTES, WENT OUT. (E) ABOUT 30 SECONDS SIGNAL FLARE TYPE OBJECT WENT UP FROM POSITION AND WENT OUT. (F) ONE MINUTE 30 SECONDS PLUS (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) UNKNOWN (4) (A) 070430 ZULU (
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CAA NOME, AND THROUGH PHONE PATCH TO VARIOUS RESIDENCES WITH . INTERVIEWS TOOK PLACE WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER SIGHTINGS. SIGHTING BY AND WERE FIRST REPORTED TO CAA REPRESENTATIVE DURING INTERVIEW. IS COMPLETELY . PARTS TWO AND THREE AND FOUR COINCIDE PART ONE COULD POSSIBLY COINCIDE WITH EXCEPTION OF TIME AND DIRECTION, WHICH MAY BE IN ERROR. FUTHER INVESTIGATION CONSIDERED WARRANTED PENDING FURTHER REPORT INDICATED ITEM TWO PART FOUR. AIR FORCE STATION AT NORTH EAST CAPE, ST LAWRENCE, ISLAND AND UNALAKLEET ALASKA CHECKED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. LOW COVER AND POOR VISIB
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OV S2C875 YBC068 KYC121 2KA112 DA337 M2A223 KDA212LAA2A1
PP RJNDAG RJEDEN FJEDU 2 Dec 07 40

LE RJNDLA 28
P 120235Z
FN COHNBR 71TH AIR DIV DEF
LO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT
RJEDAP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENER
RJEPHQ/DIREC OF INELLIGENCE HQ USAF
RJNDAG/COMDR AAC

DT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM 110CI 1853-L
ATTN: ACS INTELLIGENCE. THIS INFORMATION AMENDS PART FOUR UFOB
MSG 710CI 77.

R-1 RELONG
R-APPEARED LIME AN OIL DRUM
C- OBJECT RED FLAMING WITH BLUE SPARKS EMITTING FROM FRONT.
E- HOME
E- NEGATIVE
F- NEGATIVE
C- FLAMING TAIL THREE TO FOUR FEET IN LENGTH

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7 SAME AS ORIGINAL REPORT

8. NEGATIVE

9. NEGATIVE

10. AIRCRAFT IN AREA OUERRID AS TO DROPPING FLARES NEGATIVE RESULTS

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