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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 29 December 1956 | 2. LOCATION Fairbanks, Alaska | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 30/0656Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronaut ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Tower Operator Civilian two pilots | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION…

Multi
30/0656Z
32

1 Jan 57 13 15z
1) 4E4
2) 34x2a
3) AM

KQB014KDA013LAA013T
MM RJKDAG RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJKDLA
M 010200Z

FM COMDR BET 2 5004TH AISS LADD AFB ALASKA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJKDAG/COMDR 5004TH AISS ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
RJKDAG/D I AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
RJKDAG/CINCAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA

UNCLAS INT-SS 7516 ATTN J-2 EDF

UFOB

1. A CIRCULAR
B PEA
C RED, BLUISH WHITE, GREEN
D ONE
E N/A
F TAIL
G UNK
H CONE
I NONE

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2. A BRIGHTNESS
B APPROX TWENTY DEGREES ELEVATION
HUNDRED
CMM AQIMUTH RPT AQIMUTH TWO
SEVENTY TO TWO HUNDRED NINTY DEGREES TRUE.
C APPROX TEN DEGREES ELEVATION CMM AQIMUTH TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY
TO TWO HUNDRED NINTY TWO DEGREES TRUE.
D ARC TO RIGHT AND DOWN WARD
E WENT BEHIND HILL OR HIT GROUND
F TWO TO FIVE SECONDS

3. A GROUND-UISUAL
B N/A
C /A

4. A 300656Z DEC 56

CLCE 2350

6 A (1) AGE 32 CMM RD
CMM COLLEGE ALASKA CMM AIR CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR.

(2) CMM AGE 31 CMM FAIRBANKS ALASKA CMM PILOT WIEN AIRLINES

(3) CMM AGE 47 CMM ANOR CMM FAIRBANKS ALASKA CMM CO-PILOT WIEN AIRLINES

B N/A

7 A SCATTERED CLOUDS CMM CLEAR CMM NO WIND CMM WEATHER DRY CMM TEMPERATURE OLD

B SURFACE CALM
6000 -- 210/30 KNOTS
10000 AA 210/30 KNOTS
16000 -- WRPXWT KNOTS
2000 AA 220/30 KNOTS
3000 -- 230/40 KNOTS

C HIGH OVERCAST AT 30063Z DEC 56
D 15 MI
E UNK
F NONE

8 NONE
9 NONE A/C ON FINAL APPROX 015 DEGREES TRUE FROM TOWER OBSERVER
10 ONW
11 COMMANDER, DETACHMENT 2, 5004TH AIS…

THAT OF A FLARE WITH SUBSEQUENT EXPRESSIONS OF POSSIBLY A METEOR OR JET AIRCRAFT. THE TOWER OPERATOR ; WHO SAW THE OBJECT THE LONGEST, WAS DEFINITE THAT T WAS A FLARE AS SHE HAD WITNESSED THOSE SIGHTINGS BEFORE IN THE SAME AREA, AND WAS ABLE TO PINPOI T THE EXACT TIME. JET AIRCRAFT WERE RULED OUT AS NO SOUND WAS HEARD BY OBSERVERS OUTSIDE, AND NO JETS WERE KNOWN TO BE IN THE

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AREA AT THE TIME. TWO TOWER OPERATORS REPORTED THEY HAD WITNESSED WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE FLARE ACTIVITY, IN THE RIDGE WEST OF THE AIRPORT, SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, AND THOSE INCIDENTS HAD BEEN REPOR…