30 mi S of Ketchikan, AlaskaAugust 1960

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Summary

On August 14, 1960, a civilian aboard a Pacific Northwest Airlines flight observed a round, bright yellow object 30 miles south of Ketchikan, Alaska. The object was larger than stars and had a flat trajectory with no maneuvering. The sighting lasted 5 to 7 seconds. The object moved from south to north and disappeared. The observation was made during daylight at ground level. The Air Force concluded the description is characteristic of a meteor.

Reported location

30 mi S of Ketchikan, Alaska

Date of incident

August 1960

State / country

AK / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 39

Original case file scans

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST AIRLINES PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                      12. CONCLUSIONS
   14 Aug 60                         30 mi S of Ketchikan, Alaska     [X] Was Balloon
                                                                       [ ] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP             4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION            [ ] Possibly Balloon
   Local                           [X] Ground-Visual               [ ] Was Aircraft
   GMT      12172                  [ ] Air-Visual                  [ ] Probably Aircraft
                                   [ ] Air-Intercept Radar         [ ] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                       6. SOURCE                        [ ] Was Astronomical Meteor
   [ ] Yes                         Civilian                        [ ] Probably Astronomical
   [X] No                                                          [ ] Possibly Astronomical
                                                                    [ ] Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE   [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
   5-7 sec                         ODB                 S-N        [ ] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING   11. COMMENTS
    Round, bright yellow object, larger than stars.  Description is characteristic of a
    Had flat trajectory with no maneuvers. Dis-       meteor.
    integrated.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28988209