An item reported that in the noon of 22 February an enemy submarine was sighted on a distance of 17 miles north east of Chernofski, Unalaska Island, Alaska. On 21 February was she also seen. The J.I.C. commented that the Japanese seemed to be continuously patrolling in that area to prevent a surprise attack on Japan with Alaska as starting point. The proof was that despite the frequently reported submarines none ships were attacked in the same area.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 75 dated 23 February 1942
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