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Case FileNARA NAID 28964306 · T1206 Roll 24

Project Blue Book Case File

Kotzebue, AlaskaDecember 1955

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Kotzebue, Alaska in December 1955. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 24.

Reported location

Kotzebue, Alaska

Date of incident

December 1955

State / country

AK / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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yo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3: §
; 1. DATE | LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

E 0 Wos Ball

i T Dec 55 Leet zende , Alaska 0 Probably Botloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ll HORRY) Dolioon

i Lr | eat be a a feel RY Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor a ira

1 emT.98; 0130 to 01457 (x) 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercep?t Radar DO Possibly Aircroft

.  |’5. PHOTOS Bac sh SOURCE X) Was Astronomical Meteor |
E 0 Yes g D Probably Astronomical

1 £ No civilian 4 D Possibly Astronomical

4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BOSE

: 10 sec flash, 15 min trail 1 1 o inspldictant Data for Evaluation

| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
3 Bluish white, brilliant of #22 flashbulb Possible meteor observation. |
4 at 25 ft. No sou,d flash lasted for 10

sec, but vapor trail was noted for 15 min.

: 100 deg arc in 10 seconds.m
3 2
|
i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) Pe
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964306

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