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Bettles, Alaska, February 1955

Date of account
1955-02
Location
Bettles, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Batloon 3 February 1955 Bettles, Alaska 口 ProbabiyBailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local ProbobiyAircraft 03/2202Z Kxir-Visual Air-InterceptRadar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical Yes 口 ProboblyAstronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical ONo Military 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE oxotherguided missile 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one north 0.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj sighted at 30-35,000ft.Seemed 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 Feb55 fm MATS on file (white) of billowing smoke about 5 in ATic repository. miles long.Neg radio contact on all channels attempted.Est speed 2oo MpH faster

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