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AF FORM an Re cet APPROVED 1 JUTNE 19 4 | COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEA VE BL Alaska — 10AD-2-53 3 RT 77 A, 3 me AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT © AREA REPORTED ON way we FROM (Agency) Alaska =~ CG 10th Air Div (Def) APO 942 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 20 Feb 53 7 Feb 53 Bel PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Capt Robert F. Shrigley, Ass’t D/I William F, Farley, lst Lt, USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) TWX, DTG 07/21402 FEB 53 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) This report involves the visual sighting and observ,tion of an unusual light in the sky west of King Salmon, Alaska at approximately 08002 7 Feb 53 by four individuals; one USAF officer and three CAA operations and/or communications personnel, Copy of statements of all concerned and letter transmitting same to this headquarters are included in part II of this report, On 18 Feb 53 source informed preparing officer verbally that he had been in- formed by one of the observers, James N, Burris, that he, Burris, has made additional @bservations, subsequent to his original sighting and statement, which definitely established this object to be a planet. He observed the planet during its normal apparent path thru the sky until it approached the horizon where it assumed the characteristics described in his previous statement, including changing colors and_ distortion of size and shape, \ : =a APPROVED s Nehn S. Masterson JOHN S. MASTERSON Major, USAF Director of Intelligence CINCAL ALC. 5001st Composite Wing 39th Air Depot Wing AAC NE AC 5004th AISS USARAL FEAF 5010th Composite Wing ADC COMALSEAFRON 10th Air Rescue Gp NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES: Seepet BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, SEGRET — (CLASSIFICATION) eret y 2 ; ' bi mw / 16—55569-- 1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ( las S171C ation