17 Feb 1953 - Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, USA
17 February 1953 18:55
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, USA

Nocturnal light with rapid vertical takeoff. Explanation: Balloon.

Ground observers and fighter interception. Balloon-like object observed. One star was observed by six military witnesses at an airfield for over five minutes.


Hynek rating: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
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