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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 19 March 1951 | 2. LOCATION St Lawrence Island, Alaska | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 19/2200Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 1/2 - 3 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE Northerly  |
|  10. BRIE…

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# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
## STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
### INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

PRIORITY UNCLASSIFIED
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. NOTIFY
CRIPTOCENTER BEFORE DECLASSIFYING

FROM: ALASKAN AIR COMD, FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA
TO: CSAF, WASHINGTON, D.C.
INFO: COM ALASKAN SEA FRONTIER
5010 COMP WING, EIELSON AFB, ALASKA
CINCAL, FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA
USARAL, FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA
10TH AIR DIV, (DEFENSE) ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA

NR: AAOI-1-3016

Foil is rpt of observation unidentified acft in vic Gambel, St Lawrence Island;

1. At approx 2200Z 19 Mar 51 one officer t.o EM of US Army Security A…

DL. A. K. MENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
UNCLASSIFIED

NR: AAOI-1-3016 fr ALASKAN AIR COMD, FT. RICHARDSON, ALASKA

2. Wes AB Gambel 19/2320Z as folls: whir ovc 20000 ft, 520, temp plus 8, wind NNW 6 knots, few scattered cumulus. Pers making this sighting stated wea conditions from Gambel to fog bank to North were clear and estimated as suitable for reconn opns from viewpoint of unidentified acft.

3. Comment: AF pers Gambel advise that heavy fog off Gambel at time sighting was at greater distance than reported by observers of the acft. It is believed …

INFORMATION ONLY
21 Mar 51 IRAN

Luminous flying object over Iran
There have been many sightings reported of unknown objects observed on the Soviet-Iranian border and the following represent a cross-cut of sighting:

21 Mar 51 Description: Luminous green, red, and yellow object, about two meters long, moving from W to E at about 500 meters altitude (evaluation: Probable METEOR)

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