58.25.23N 135.42.24W Skagway & Juneau, AlaskaJuly 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 5, 1956, between Skagway and Juneau, Alaska, a military observer reported one object at about 1:35 p.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting made by a member of an Air Intelligence Service Squadron. The object was in view for about 1 minute.

The object was dark against a cloud background, seen at about 5 degrees elevation. It moved in flight from 10 degrees to 100 degrees azimuth. Its speed was about twice that of a DC-6 that flew the same route an hour earlier. Only a silhouette was seen, with no wings or tail. The object was seen both broadside and from the rear. The observer noted three bumps on the wings that looked like engine nacelles.

The Air Force noted the conflicting statement of bumps on wings yet no wings observed. Officials also reviewed whether the object could be a Soviet aircraft, but found no information identifying it as one. The Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, concluded the report was probably an aircraft, consistent with the flight description and speed.

Reported location

58.25.23N 135.42.24W Skagway & Juneau, Alaska

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

AK / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

View transcribed text

A a ———
: x PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
58,.25,23N 135,42,24W Gs
5 July 1956 between-|Skagway & Juneau, Alaska 0 Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balloon
: Liye mE EE 2 ene RN XX Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar g Hal
| GMT 05/2135 Ll) DO Air Visual 3 Air-intercept Radar \ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE D Was Astronomical
DO Yes O Probably Astronomical
ATNo Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE JB OTe A A SR
| g ihauilisiant Data for Evaluation
1 minute one southerly dai
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
Observation of object dark against Conflicting statement of bumps
cirrus cloud background observed at on wings yet no wings observed.
5 dgr elevation in flight fm 10 dgr Report probably ef a/c. Descrip
azimuth to 100 dgr azimuth, Duration tion of flight and route as well
1 min, Speed about twice that of DC-6 | as speed indicates that this
- which traveled same route 1 hour consistent with a/c analysis.
earlier, Silhouette only observed, No
wings or tail, Object observed both
booadside and fm rear, Also states that
3 bumps on wings looked like nacelles
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
J :
Papi /

/ 5

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966097