Point Hope, AlaskaApril 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On April 12, 1952, a ground observer at Point Hope, in northwestern Alaska, reported an unidentified multi engine aircraft heading southeast. The altitude and speed were unknown. The report came through the Alaskan Air Command.

The message noted there were no known friendly multi engine aircraft in that area at the time. It raised the possibility that this could be a first Soviet overflight of Alaskan territory. A status report also mentions unidentified vapor trails.

The Air Force record card lists the conclusion as aircraft, with the note to see the report.

Reported location

Point Hope, Alaska

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

AK / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE |G Other...
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941196