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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. ☑  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Dec 52 | TANANA AFB, ALASKA | Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1730 04/01/0330 | 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 CIV. MAN | Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION -- | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A brilliant blue-white light fa…

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This is a CIRVIS message: "West and south of Tanana, Alaska, vicinity an unidentified brilliant, blue-white light at low altitude and high speed moving west to southeast appeared to land southeast. Light seen by native dog team driver traveling one mile west. Also seen by numerous natives and white residents of town. Object sighted at 050330Z, 5 Dec 52. (Reference ATIC Document 97607)

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SEC 8 1937-52

SPO 3095
HQD 060
XTC255
JWZ A131
JKD B101
JKDC 13
RR JEPHQ
DE JKDC 15
R 081908Z
FM COMGEN ALS AIR COND EDF AFB ALS
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
INFO ZEN/CINCAL EDF AFB ALS
AAOID-4 0559 X UR MSG AFOIN 34661 X AIR SEARCH OF AREA NEGATIVE X LOCAL
MET BELIEVES SIGHTING TO BE METEOR X
08/1908Z DEC JKDC

ACTION: OIN
AF IN: 26000 (8 Dec 52) HER/jm

AFHQ FORM 0-309d
19 JAN 51
PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED
16-68732-1 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1937-0-927442

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
OUTGOING CLEAR MESSAGE

PRIORITY
HQ USAF APOIN-2
LCDR H S RODGERS 72230

MULTIPLE ADDRESS

TO : CGAIRDEF COM ENT AFB COLO
CG AAC FT RICHARDSON ALASKA

NR : APOIN-2 34661 5 Dec 52 (DTG 050850Z)

CIRVIS FLASH EVALUATION BY ESTIMATES DUTY OFFICER

Ref fol msg Tanana Alaska DTG 050605Z. West and south Tanana Alaska vicinity unidentified brilliant blue white light low altitude high speed moving west to southeast appeared to land southeast. Light seen by native dog team driver travelling one mile west. Also seen by numerous native and white re…

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SECURITY INFORMATION
TO ATIAA-5 RUPPELT FR AFOIN-2
FOLG MSG M-263 DTD 24 NOV 52 FR USARMA TEHRAN
ITRAN FOR YOUR INFO:
"FLYING SAUCERS HAVE COME TO IRAN. IRAG
C2 HAS RECD NUMEROUS REPTS OF STRANGE OBJECTS
IN AIR OVER NORTHEAST IRAN-USSR BORDER.
OBJECTS APPEAR AT NIGHT AND IN SOME INSTANCES
SEEM TO BE CONTROLLED IN THAT THEY ARE REPTED
TO FLY OVER BORDER INTO IRAN AND THEN RETURN
TO USSR. THIS INFOR SUPPLIED BY CONFIDENTIAL
AMER SOURCE WHO OBTAINED IT FROM IRAN C2.
SOURCE BELIEVES OBJECTS MAY BE SOVIET FLARES
USED TO ILLUMINATE BORDER AS PRECAUTION AG…