What happened
A white object approached the runway 50 feet up. When the runway lights came on, it sped up and climbed away too fast for the operator to follow with binoculars, in three seconds.
All cases / From orbit / Cold Bay runway
October 26, 1966
Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska, USA
"one white object"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary
A white object approached the runway 50 feet up. When the runway lights came on, it sped up and climbed away too fast for the operator to follow with binoculars, in three seconds.
Civilian control tower operator Ralston
No explanation has been found.
Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.