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LADD AFB, ALASKA, December 1952

Date of account
1952-12
Location
LADD AFB, ALASKA
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 8Dec 52 LADD AFB, ALASKA D Was Boiloon 口 Probabiy Bailoon Possibiy Belloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Li.8/2016.AST. Gmund.Visuo! Ground-Radar D Was Aircreft Piobabiy Airerei! 9/0616名 XAirVisuol D Air-inrercopt Radar Possibly Aircroft S.POTOS 6.SOURCE' Was Astrcnomical CYes G Probabiy Astrono.nica! AF PILOT & RADAR OSS 口 Possibly Astronomicol LENCTAOF OBSERVATION 8.NUMGER OF CBJECTS !9.COURSE Othe. 10 Minutes Insuificionr Data for Evaiuation onc WSW Uaknown O.BDIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.CCMMENTS white oval shaped object (light) traveled at l。 Too long for a meteor. a noticeable spced on straight course on a 2. No a/c were reported in area. 2lo° heading. Obj appcared to change from white to red as if atmosphere had something to do with it as it gained altitude.Obj then took up a 16o° heading gaining speed until it appe

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