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UFO case file · UFO-33873

52 57N168 51W unidentified aerial event — December 1965

CE1United States1965-12-01

52 57N168 51W, Alaska, United States

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Case description

The text has been transcribed as follows: NAVAL MESSAGE IMMEDIATE R 172259Z DEC 65 FM COMNAVPAC TO AF IN: 1434 (17 DEC 65) 0/26 AF DIST: NN-7, XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-C3 (14) INFO CTF 199 USO UNCDPAC COMCAL CINCPACFLT CINCPACFLT PACSCOPS CINSAC CINCNORPAC RGN CINCPAC CINCUAC UNCLASSIFIED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTING 1. OFF 12/17/65 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 16185Z AT POSITION 52-40N 170-10W. 1 MIN ACFT PASSED THRU AREA OBJECT SEEN. OBJECT THEN DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. 1 TO RUKDAG/CGIAAC INFO RUKACR/CTF 93 RUEKAT/JCS RUECHWCNO RUHLY/ INCCPAC RUKDAG/C NCAL RUHLY/CG I NCCPACFLT RUWGAL/CI INCNCGRAD RUHLY/ PACAF RUKDAG/COMNAVAIRPAC RUKDAG/ALASKAN NORD RGN RUEAHQ/CCCSAF RJLSC/CJNCSAC BT AFHO DTG 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 1058 (17 Dec 65) Page 2 of 2 UNCLAS UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTING 1. CTF 33 AIRCRAFT SIGHTED AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 151853Z AT POSITION 52-59N 173-12W. OBJECT SIGHTED 313 DEGREES RELATIVE TO ACFT AND 335DEGREES TRUE. Behavior: Descended slowly, hovered, then ascended rapidly.

Recorded details

Craft description
Reported object in 52 57N168 51W unidentified aerial event — December 1965
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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