ANGOON, ALASKADecember 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On December 6, 1952, an Alaska Air National Guard pilot in Angoon, Alaska sighted an object consisting of two shiny globes connected by a solid red rod moving south. The sighting occurred at 1:15 p.m. The pilot chased the object until it accelerated and disappeared into the sun. The pilot could not detect any lights, vapor trails, or exhaust smoke. The object's size was estimated to be comparable to a Grumman Goose aircraft. The weather at the time was clear. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting.

Reported location

ANGOON, ALASKA

Date of incident

December 1952

State / country

AK / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 16

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT BLUE BOOK RECORD CARD

1. DATE
6 Dec 52

2. LOCATION
ANGOON, ALASKA

3. DATE OF REPORT
6/1/52

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air Visual

5. SOURCE
Alaska Coastal Pilot

6. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Two

9. COMMENTS
Alaskan Coastal pilot observed and followed two shiny globes connected by solid red until they disappeared into the sun. Rear view presented a flattened appearance. Estimated speed of object was 150 knots at 2000' altitude.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28951852