Fairbanks, AlaskaDecember 1957

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Summary

On December 1, 1957, observers near Fairbanks, Alaska reported two separate objects. The first was a round object about the size of a medium star, seen for 20 to 35 seconds in a straight descending arc. A weather forecaster tried to fix its position with a theodolite but could not, and could not relocate it in the instrument. The second object was reddish-orange and was in view for about two seconds, reported by a control tower operator. The sky was overcast with calm surface winds. The Air Force recorded the case under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports. The card lists the conclusion as astronomical. It states the second object was definitely a meteor and the first was probably a meteor, even though the forecaster said it was neither a star nor a meteor.

Reported location

Fairbanks, Alaska

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

AK / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE ’ LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wos Balloon
1 December 1957 Fairbanks Alaska O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleen
1 | re Eh OU RTD Nek Ac CR XXGround- Visvol 0 Ground-Radar a al
cur__01 02 O Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Radar |© Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS . XWas Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes DO Probably Astronomical
XXNe Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BORER La
a] inagtli stan) Data for Evaluation
1) 20-35 sec 2) 2 sec one down BLL
10. BRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Tw
1) Round object size of medium star Second object definitely meteor. \
observed for 20-35 seconds in straight| First object probably meteor.
descending arc, Using theodolite and
unalbe to get star fix, Unable to
locate object in field, WX forecaster
for 14 years im area, Stated obj not ;
star or meteor,
2) Object in sight for 2 seconds, Red-
dish orange, Tower operator for 5 yearp.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82)
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