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AF FORM 112-—PART Il APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 SEGRE (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT S®CURITYIhrormasy FROM (Agency) CG loth Air Div (Def) APO 942 REPORT NO. LOAD~2-53 | pace | & OF 7 PAGES STATEMENT I, James N. Burrus, Chief Airways Operations Specialist (Airport), residing at King Salmon, Alaska make the following statement. On 7 February 1953 at approx 08002 I observed a light west of the CAA Control Tower located at King Salmon Airport, at which I was on duty. The light appeared when first noticed by me to be approx 20° elevation above the horizon. Having served 14 mos. at this airport I have never noticed a light at that position or elevation. Having no A/C in the vicinity at the time I made an attempt to notify radar operations at Naknek AFB, in order to do this I had to relay the message through the Fighter Det. stationed at King Salmon Airport. I obtained a pair of 6 power Fieild Glasses so that I might observe the light more closely. The light appeared to be oval shaped and changing in color from a reddish orange to white. The frequency of change was not regular, one time the change would be very rapid ant the next very slow. I was unable to estimate the distance of the light. The position of the light remained stationary with a slight side movement. The oval wohld become longer vertically and then return to a normal oval. There was no noticable change in width. When the light changed it was like a piece of metal being made white hot, the white was very distinctive from the reddish orange. The size of the light looked approx. one foot in diameter. After a period of approx. ten minutes I turned away to answer a phone call and upon returning to observe the light I was unable to see any— the best of my knowledge. thing waere the light had been. The above is a voluntary statement and is true and correct to /s/ James N. Burrus /t/ James N. Burrus King Salmon 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, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 —-U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565