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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  23 Jan 59 | SW of Herschel Island, Canada | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/1800Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Moon ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTI…

UNCLASSIFIED
01267 26 JAN 59 26 JAN 59 08 59 UNCLASSIFIED 14E4
AC PRIORITY 2
FM COMDR 11 AIR DIV (DEF) LADD AFB ALS 3
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 448222
INFO COMDR 1006 AISS ENT AFB COLO
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
ACS/INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASHDC
OIS HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHDC
BT
/ /FROM 11 OCI 59-C-9. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT REPORT:
A. 1. SHAPE ROUND, FLAT BOTTOM. 2. SIZE 1/2 OF ORANGE AT ARMS
LENGTH. 3. COLOR ORANGE. 4. NUMBER 1 OBJECT. 5. FORMATION NOT
RLICABLE. 6. FEATURES NO DESCERNABLE FEATURES OTHER THAN SIZE AND
COLOR. 7. TAIL OR TRAIL NONE. 8. SOUND NONE. 9 OTHER PER PERTINENT
DATA…

THUNDERSTORMS NONE. H. METEROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY NONE.

I. INTERCEPT OR IDENTIFICATION NONE.

J. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THE SCANDANAVIAN AIRLINES SAS 988 WAS PASSING FROM WEST NORTH WEST TO NORTH NORTH WEST OF BAR-1 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING.

K. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED VERBALLY TO CAPTAIN DONALD R SANDVIG, AO 1036711 THE DATA CENTER DUTY OFFICER AT BARMAIN STATION, DEW LINE AT 1840Z 23 JANUARY 1959. THE DURATION OF THE SIGHTING AND LACK OF MOVEMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE MOON.

L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, MATERIAL OR PHOTOGRAPHS NONE. 11 AIR…