28953454.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  17 Feb 53 18/0455Z | Elmendorf AFB, Alaska  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Mil Personnel (Varied) | BALLOON  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Sighting resembles balloon launch observation  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5-10 Min. | Large red light appearing to be round was observed at an estimated altitude of 1500' gradually climbing at speed estimated slower than jet a/c. As jet a/c was scrambled, object gained speed disappearing at night alt. A/c did make any contacts with object wh…

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1053 FEB 18 08:05
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BEFORE DECLASSIFYING ACTION

NBR 3138
C-1 PRIORITY CONFIDENTIAL
FM 19TH AIRDIV DEF ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
TO CS USAF WASHDC FOR DIR OF INTEL
ATIC WPAFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C
CG ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO CG AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
US ARMY ALASKA FT RICHARDSON ALASKA

18/0504Z
8. ATIA
3. ATI
4. C. FILES

19 ADIV 929121.
FLY OBJ RPT. FOL MSG SUBMITTED FOR UR INFO: AT 180504ZEB 53 SIX
OBSERVERS THIS BASE REPORTED SIGHTING UNKNOWN FLYING OBJECT ABOVE
EDF AT UNKNOWN ALTITUDE. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: BRIGHT RED. NO SOUND
OR VISIBLE PROPULSION METHO…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  CG 10th Air Div (Def) APO 942 | 10AD-4-53 |   |

At approximately 13/0455Z February 1953 an unidentified red light was sighted in the vicinity of Elmendorf AFB by the following members of the 39th Air Police Squadron: A/2C DARCE R. ODOM, AF 13356875, A/2C JEWELL W. WILLINGHAM, AF 13 396 441, A/3C AUGUSTUS J. WORMUTH, AF 23 746 279, A/3C ROBERT A. WOOD, AF 27 011 420, and A/B NORMAN S. MOTTS, JR, AF 12 342 976.

The object is d…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Alaska | 10AD-4-53 |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Unidentified Flying Object

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Alaska

**DATE OF REPORT**
21 Feb 53

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
18 Feb 53

**EVALUATION**
F-6

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
Major John S. Masterson

**SOURCE**
39th Air Police Squadron

**REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)**
Msg DTG 18/0630Z Msg No. 020121

**SUMMARY:** (Enter concise summary of report. Give signifi…

UNCLASSIFIED
3 40
67 93
KNIK ARM
ANCHORAGE

UNCLASSIFIED
LEGEND
A-PT. INITIAL OBSN.
B-PT. FINAL OBSN.
C-LOCATION OBSRS.
---TRACK OF OBJECT

OVERLAY TO
AMS Q-712
SHEET 3243 III
1:50,000

REGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
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