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BLENCHER, E.J. Capt
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 Dec 60 | 2. LOCATION | Banks Island, Canada  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0035 GMT 05/0935Z Dec 60 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Round trailing thin and pale green tail. Half the size of a dime at arm's length. Pale green almost white. Near vertical descent. Appeared to turn up a…

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/USAF PASSES FOLG MSG PER REQ OF
AFCIN FM DET 155TH WEA RECONRON EIELSONAFB ALAS TO SAC X ATIC X
1127TH FAG X FOR INFO X FR DET ONE CMM FIVE FIVE WHISKEY
ROMEO SIERRA CHARLIE FIVE DASH MIKE DASH ONE TWO PD FOR ALFA FOXTROT
CHARLIE INDIA NOVEMBER DASH ONE BRAVO ONE CMM USAF AND ALFA
FOXTROT CHARLIE INDIA NOVEMBER DASH FOUR ALFA LIMA PD COLF PD
HANSCOM FLD PD RE UR MSG NINE TWO GOLF ZERO ZERO ZERO SIX TW…

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HEADING SOUTHWEST NEAR VERTICUL DECENT ELEVUTION ANGLES CLN
ECHO SIERRA TANGO THREE EERO ZERO MILES FROM ACFT PD POSITION
APPROXIMATELY ZERO ONE ZERO DEGREES TO ZERO ONE FIVE DEGREES
SEVEN THREE NORTH DASH ONE TWO THREE WEST OVER BANKS ISLAND PD
APPEARANCE OF OBJECT CLN APPEARANCE OF OBJECT WAS LIKE THAT
OF FALLING STAR PD
BT
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|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE WHO (CRAFT) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. ON SAFETY TO | CLASSIFICATION OR REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | NODE | AF | C5-M-12 | CONF  |
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FROM: ATTC, W-P AFB
TO: EIELSON AFB, ALASKA R J K D J A

UNCLAS/APCIN-4E2K 12-3531-F
DEC 1, 55TH WR SQ, YOUR MSG C5-M-12, RPTC THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO ON 5 DEC AT 0935Z, REQ A FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE MADE AND ALL INFO BE RPTO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200…

55TH WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MARS)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 937, Seattle, Washington

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 55MRS 16 December 1960

SUBJECT: UFO (REURANG 12-3531-E)

TO: ATIC
Wright Patterson AFB

The following is submitted in letter format due to the non availability of forms at this station.

a. Description:
(1) Shape--Round trailing thin and pale green tail.
(2) Size--Half the size of a dim held at arms length.
(3) Color-- Pale green almost white.
(4) Number-- 1.
(5) Formation--N/A.
(6) Discernable features--N/A.
(7) Tail--See above (1).
(8) Sound--None discernable above engine nois…

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(6) How long was the object visible--1 second.

c. Manner of observation:

(1) Air-visual.

(2) No optical aids.

(3) AC Type--WB-50-D. AC Number 80115. Alt 18,000 ft. Reading 1807.C., Speed 240-TAS. Home station-McClellan AFB, Calif.

d. (1) Time and date of sighting--5 Dec 60--0935Z.

(2) Light conditions-- Night moon light.

e. Location of observer--73°41' N 138° 50' W (210 miles north of Barter Island).

f. Identifying information on observer:

(1) Military--K.J. Slemmons, Captain, 55th Sea Recon Sq, Aircraft Commander. Info, as given, is true and correct.

(2) Report on wind…

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Had it been Sputnik VI I believe with this info and enough other info would have been available to confirm the time and place of re-entry of Sputnik VI.

1. No other information available.

Laurence T. Keohane.
LAWRENCE T. KEOHANE
LT COL, USAF
Commander

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