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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  18 January 1956 | Elmendorf, AFB, Alaska | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 19/0442Z (N) | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE E to W  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF …

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W: time 23
HQ 024
AGC011
RR RJEDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJKDAG
E RJKDAD 64
FM COMDR 10TH AIR DIV DEF EDF AFB ALS
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWPRXCOMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
XRJEPHQWXDIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJKDAG/COMDR ALASKAN AIR COMMAND EDF AFB ALS
RJKDAG/COMDR-IN-CHIEF ALASKAN COMMAND (ATTN, J-2W)
BT
10DOI 01-0020. REF AFR 200-2 PAR 7D UFOB
(1) (A) RESEMBLED ROCKET EXAUST. NO OBJECT COULD BE SEN AHEAD OF GLOW. (B) HALF DOLLAR (C) ORANGE-YELLOW TO WHITE (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) NONE (G) EXHAUST TWO OR THREE TIMES AS LONG…

JAN 21 01 09 '56
1 2 3 4 EX 44xxe
WPF308 YDB013 YYC123 XYB212 QXA482 QDA114KQC192 KDA056ADA039
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJKDAG
DE RJKDAD 59
R 202033Z
FM RJKDAD/COMDR 10TH AIR DIV (DEF) ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/ COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJKDAG/COMDR AAC EDF AFB ALS
RJKDAG/CINCAL
BT
10DOI 6031 ATTN:J-2 REF 10DOI 01-0020 UFOB RPT. REEVALUATION OF
INITIAL RPT INDICATES POS IBILITY THAT UFOB MAY HAVE BEEN METEOR
PASSING INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IN NORMAL ARCING TRAJECTORY. OPTICAL
ILLUSION OF A PAT…