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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Dec 60 | 2. LOCATION | Sutton, Alaska | 13. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ☐ 18/0332Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian | ☐ Other Sputnik IV ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERV…

RECEIVED
9 Dec 60 20 10 AM 1225 00 09 48
ATIC

1
3-4E2(4F0)
4-4X2a

C2C50C4537C0VA146

PP RJEDSC
ZDK

PP RJWFAL RJEDSC RJEPHO
BE RJWDAC 81
P 2332237 TEX
FM AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSC/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHDC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASHDC
BT
UNGLAS FROM AAC-INT 53131.
FOR AFCIN, SAFS, ALCOM (J-2) FOLLOWING UFO SIGHTING SUBMITTC
IAW AFR 233-2:
A. 1. ROUND
2. SIZE OF AVERAGE STAR IN DIPPERS
322 YVEELLLLLLOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
REPEATING THE ABOVE LINE
3. YELLOWISH (GLOWING)
E. ONE
5. N/A
6. NONE
7. NONE

PAGE TWO RUNDAG 81

8. NONE
9. NONE

F. 1. OBSERVER AND SON STUDYING STARS IN DIPPERS. SON COMMENTEED ON MOVING STAR.
HESAWM 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON SLIGHTLY WEST OF HORTYO

3. 60 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TO EAST.
4. STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH SLIGHTLY W OF N ACROSS THE TWO DIPPERS.
5. OBSERVATION MADE FROM WOODED AREA WHERE OBJECT DISAPPEARED IN EAST INTO TREES ABOUT 360 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.

6. 3TO 4 MINUTES

C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

D. 1. 18/0322Z DEC 60 PLUS OR MINUS 7 MINUTES
2. NIGHT

E. 61-42N, 148-53W; 225 DEGREES TRUE, 1 NM FROM SUTTON, ALASKA.

F. 1. , 38, ALASKA, COAL

PAGE THREE RCKDAG 81

MINOR (PRESENTLY UNEMPLOYED), F-1.

2. N/A

G. 1. CLEAR, BRIGHT STARS AND GOOD VISABILITY

2. W/U 63 163/17
133 143/15
163 143/17
233 153/21
333 193/12
533 163/38
NF 833 313/39

A - 3. NONE

4. 15 PLUS

5. NONE HIGH THIN SCATTERED

6. NONE

7. TEMP 19 DEGREES, DEW POINT 15 DEGREES.

H. SPUDNICK IV, 73 DEGREES ELEVATION GOING DUE EAST AT 1733A, AND 25 DEGREES ELEVATION FALLING IN EAST AT 1732A (FIGHTINGS AT COLLEGE ALASKA, 64-51-33N, 147-45W).

I. NONE

J. NONE

PAGE FOUR RUKBAC 81

K. WILLIAM T. WILSON, CAPT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
SIGHTING WAS MADE BY "R" AND HIS SIXTH GRADE SON
WHO IS PRESENTLY STUDYING STARS IN SCHOOL. SOURCES
DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH AND COROLLATION OF INFORMATION
FROM "R", GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF U OF ALASKA
LEADS TO EVALUATION AS SPUTNIK IV.

L. NONE
BT
C GRP 2 LINE 16 PAGE 2 SPUTNIK
24/0229Z DEC RJKBAC

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