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On February 10, 1950, while flying at 9000 feet altitude northeast of Atka Island, two USAF officers reported sighting a red and white object resembling a flare that burst and fell free, illuminating their aircraft momentarily before disappearing into the undercast.

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…ON FROM (Agency) Fort Worth, Texas Headquarters Eighth Air Force DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ef April 1950 9 = 21 April 1950 F-5 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Ira M. Maxey, and Major Dalton Smith Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 April 1950 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous ist etc., as applicable) Letter, SAC 31 January 1950, subje…

…ENCE INFORMATION REPORT qu FROM (Agency) REPORT NO, Director of Intelligence Headquarters Eighth Air Force a PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES SAF~ 2-79 1. Newspaper Story: a. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, evening edition, published 18 April 1950, carried a front page picture and story captioned "Pictures Offer Proof ... Vet Sees Flying Objects in Sky and Photographs Them,"…

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…ocal radar installations report no unusual returns at the time of sighting. : c. Teletype weather sequence is forwarded as Incl No, 6. 7. Comments of Preparing Officer: a. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is Fort Worth's leading newspaper and has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Texas, b, Thorough investigation and research by trained photo technician…

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…observing the object but tried his best to overtake, observe and report it, a\ & ‘ oak. L Inels E. E. SWANK lst Lt. USAF Sketch (Petty-Sighting) Intell Req Div/Office of Deputy for Intelligence ON D. SIMP nel, USAF for Intel] NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, …

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…ORTED ON FROM (Agency) f 45. 23'°R-14l- ALE Hq Fifth Air Force, APO 710 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 5 May 1950 28 April 1950 B=2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE ; ist Lt. E. BE. Swank, USAF ist Lt. James H. Harvey REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give signif…

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…EA REPORTED ON = FROM (Agency) Russia Air Force Section, Haq, USFA DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION 1l July 1950 6 March 1950 | Feb PREPARED BY (Officer) , SOURCE Capt Willis R. Loehr Soviet Army Publication (nu) REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give si…

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…__ Michi gan © . Director of intelli genceg Bqs Tenth AF * “DAVE CF ae i DATE OF INFORMATION >. EVALUATION j_ 30 April 1952 sisi 17 April 1952 F=6 PREPARED BY (Officer) ‘ SOURCE | "ist 1 Janos 8. Delaney i ccnesameeall REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, ec., as applicable) APOIN-C/ccC-2, 19 December 1951. | SUMMARY: (Enter concise rummar…