28952504.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  3 Jan 53 4/OSLOX | Adak, Alaska  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Man | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Probable Meteor observation  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Sec. | Spherical intense blue light, purple at outer extremities, traveled at a tremendous speed. Source was uncertain as to whether object disappeared behind clouds or not. (1. Similar object seen before by observer).  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | East  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Y…

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TO HQ USAF WASHDC FOR DIR OF INTEL
ATIC UPAFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C
CG ENT AFB COLO
CC ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO CHIEF INTEL DIV NATS WASHDC
CHIEF AIR INTEL DIV AIR RSO SV WASHDC
13TH AIR RESCUE SVC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA

CITE AKRSD 14

1 OBJ SIGHTED 2213 BST, 3 JAN 53, AB ADAK, AL. OBJ APPEARED TO BE AT
A GREAT DIS FR THE OBSR, TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE FR NORTHWEST TO
NORTH EAST, PARALLEL TO THE NORIZON. OBJ WAS AN INTENSE BLUISH LIGHT,
PURPLE AT THE OUTER EDGES. IT WAS SUPERICAL, EXCEPT FOR AN OVAL TAIL,
AND ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL. OBJ WAS SOUNDLESS…

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73RD AIR RESCUE SQUADRON
10TH AIR RESCUE GROUP
Navy 230, c/o Postmaster
Seattle, Washington

STIO 13 January 1953

SUBJECT: FLYCERT

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

INFO: Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
Attn: ATIAA-2C

1. In compliance with AF Letter 200-5, FLYCERT, dated 29 April 1952, the following report is submitted in reference to TWX ARMSD 16 this Headquarters dated 07/0300W January 1953.

2. Subject object was observed by S/Sgt [redacted] this organization at 2210 RST, 3 January 1953. Observer was locate…

Adak, Alaska 4 January 1953

I. Description of Incident
At 0910 S a bluish spherical light with a tapering tail was observed moving
soundlessly at a tremendous speed and at a great distance, parallel to the horizon,
for 3 seconds.

II. Discussion of Incident
The report indicates that the objectives probably a meteor. The description
given closely approximates a meteor's performance.

III. Conclusion
Probably astronomical phenomenon.

39 T53-3695
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