Air Intelligence Information Report Alaska 1953
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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1940
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REPORT NO.
IR 5004-42-53
AIR INTELLIGENCE INfORMATION REPORT
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SUBJECT
Light Observed West of Gambell
AREA REPORTED ON
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Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
DAT£ OF REPORT I DATE OF INFORMATION IAPO 2 co PM Seattle Wash .
EVALUATION
8 Dec 1953
PREPARED BY ( O_aiur)
1 Dec 1953 SOURCE
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JOHN V. WRIGHT Capt USAF
REFERENCES ( OnUrol number;Jirmloe, pri.foiu rtport, ac., a, appllcabk)
I Clifford Iknokinok
SU MMARY: (11}nter amcile aummarv of report. Gioe lignijicanu in fmal onHtnlenct paragraph. Lill ii1cloaum at lwer ltft. Btgln tut of report on A.F Form 111-Part lI.)
This report contains information on a light seen by an observer at Gambell,
St . Lawrence Island, Alaska (63°50 1 N- 171°36 1W) , OllllOZ December 1953. Light
was observed on a true heading of 283° from Gambell.
While no definite conclusion can be reached as to the or1g1n of the light, a
possibility exists that it could have come from an unidentified ship operating in
or near U. s. Territorial Waters .
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CINCAL, ATTN: J - 2 (2 cys) Comdr, FF.AF, ATTN: A-2 Comdr, 11th Air Div, ATTN: D/1
Comdr, USARAL, ATTN: G-2 Comdr, NEAC, ATTN: D/I Comdr in Chief, USPacFlt
OSI, AAC Comdr, ADC, ATTN: D/I
NOTE; THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OFTHE ESPIONAGE ACT,~ U.S. C.-
31 ANO 32, ,,s 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
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (~me,) REPORT NO.
5004th Air Intel Sv Sq
APO 942 , c/o Pl , Seattle , Wash IR 5004- 42- 53 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES
I . This report contains information on a l ight seen by an observer at Gambe l l ,
St. Lawrence Isl~nd , Alaska (63°50'N - 171°36'W) , Ol lllOZ December 1953 . Light was
obser ved on a true heading of 283° from Gambell .
II. SOURCE :
Name - CLIWFORD IKNOKINOK
Age - 26
Race - Eskimo
Education - 8th Grade Completed
Military Service - Member of Gambe l l Unit, Alaska National Guard for three
' • • -- - • - (3) years , 9 months , pr omoted to Sgt 1 Jan 1953 . Source
presently Squad Leader with Gambell Guard Unit.
Civ ilian Employment - Employed by CAA at Gambell from July 1942 thru April
1949. Present occupation -- hunter.
WILLIAM W. CALDWELL and RODERICK M. MOORE , members of Flight I A 1 , 6004th AISS •
and stationed at Gambell , have known source for +:he past eight months. They have
found source to be trustworthy and honest and they have confidenc_e in his judgement.
III. REPORT ON OBSERVATION:
Source states that approximate l y lllOZ , 1 December 53 he saw a l i ght on the
horizon West of Gambell. Source was standing in front of the Gambell School (el ev.
approx. 25 ft . above sea level) when he observed the light. Source said he thought
the light was about 10 inches in diameter . Later he said that a circul ar object
5½ inches in diameter , held at arms length, would cover the light. Source stated
that the light did not move and determined this by sighting along the f l ag pole at
the school . Source saw no reflection or beam of light and the color of the light
was similar to a flashlight . Source stated the light was not bright. nor was it
very dim. At 1115Z the light disappeared as though someone had turned it off.
Source observed the light without the aid of binocul ars . Source would not
make an estimate as to distance of light from Gambe l l .
IV. WEATHER :
Wind - NE at approx. 20 MPH
Visibility - Approx . 20 miles
Ceiling - Approx. 2000 ft .
The night was very dark. There was slush ice West of Gambell but no heavy
ice was in the area. The ocean was calm.
NOTE· THIS OCX:UMENT CONTAI NS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.-
• 31 ANO 3Z, 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.
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FROM (dQencr) REPORT NO.
5004th Air Inte l Sv Sq
APO 942 11 c/o Pl:, Seattle II Wash IR 5004- 42- 53 PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES
V. COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER :
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WII.J.,I.AM W. CALDWELL, ioomber of Flight A, 5004th AISS , at Gambell 11 used a Len
satic Compass to determine the true bearing of the light observed. He al so made a
check of the village to see if other natives had observed the light but none had
seen the light.
Source is appar ently i n error when he says a disk 5½ inches i n diameter would
cover the light. A l i ght measured in this manner would appear much l arger than his
first estimate of the light s i ze.
No land exists withi n a considerabl e distance of Gambell, St. Lawrence Isl and ,
Al aska on a beari ng of 283° true , thus removing the possibility of a land based
light. From the information availabl e no_gonclusion can~? re~~~~~ . as to the origin
of the l ight or its type. ·~ -·
A possibility exists that the light came from a ship at sea 11 identity of whi ch
i s unknown.
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NOT£· 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.
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5004th Air Intel Sv Sq INCL #1
APO 942, c/o PM, Seattle, Wash IR 5004-42-53 PAGE OF PAGES
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAI NS 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,
lT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED I N WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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