Bettles, AlaskaFebruary 1955

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Summary

On February 3, 1955, near Bettles, Alaska, an object was sighted at about 30,000 to 35,000 feet. The report came from a military air transport source. The object seemed to have a yellow fin, possibly caused by sunlight reflecting off it.

The object left a white trail of billowing smoke about five miles long. It had a slim fuselage and a very pointed nose, with a needle-like part sticking out in front. Its estimated speed was about 200 miles per hour faster than jets. Attempts at radio contact on all channels failed.

The Air Force suggested the object was possibly an aircraft of unknown origin. The report was kept on file in the records repository.

Reported location

Bettles, Alaska

Date of incident

February 1955

State / country

AK / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
BR a {samo Tie conclusions. |
| : Vos Balloon
BERR ERY ol. DORUIGR. ALANEN. 5 Trekdhy Bdleon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP ks TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
FE BER AR SA TA ER | 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Redar F a dhid ld VS |
out 03/2202Z = Seiad (i Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rudar 0 Possibly Aircraft
LR) Se a ep Re | CE cH] OR AOR 1 TR RU Fate
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Ha Lis tary Ee 0 Fesngly Am. ;
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |e JET CIEE EI J SOR SXotherguilded missile
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| 0 Unknown
SER ET ERR SR SA SS | [TESCO PRS 11} vi +  SUSORIGE [CNIS we ATU SE ROSNE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS
Obj sighted at 30-35,000ft, Seemed td Possible a/c of unknown origin,
have yellow fin possibly caused by | Ext fm ATIC 211364, IR 7055,
sun reflection, and left a trail | dtd 9 Feb 55 fm MATS on file
(white) of billowing smoke about 5 | in ATIC repository.
miles long. Neg radio contact on all
channels attempted. Est speed 200 MP
faster than jets, Obj had slim fuse-
lage and extremely pointed nose w/
needle like obj sticking out in front],
No report in file. |
|
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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