Naknek, AlaskaJanuary 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 10, 1961, at night, two fishermen about one mile north of Naknek, Alaska reported a single circular object about 25 feet in diameter. It glowed orange while hovering and changed to blue with a white rim, flashing when it moved. A whistling sound was heard. The object made an estimated altitude of 50 to 300 feet.

The object headed southeast, then back northwest, then southeast again. It stopped and hovered at various points, then moved steadily to the south. The sighting lasted about 90 minutes. The witnesses said they had seen similar objects over the past five years.

The intelligence officer noted no reported air traffic, no known helicopters, and a weather balloon whose winds aloft did not match. The Air Force listed the case as insufficient data. The card notes the witnesses had time to take a photograph but did not, and that their reliability was considered doubtful.

Reported location

Naknek, Alaska

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

AK / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
A 0 Was Balloon
CQ January 1260] Naknek, Alaska c rr gare
RRa— OV Enno andi i RIE, BE 2
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. Poseisty Sure
We »” . 1 Was Aircraft
2) r - - 4 »
Local tb eee © ‘Ground- Visual £3 Ground-Rador 0 Probably Aircraft
sm Am . :
GMT 10/0T45% O Air Visuol 3 Air-Intercept Rodar [0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
0°Ne Civilin 0 Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othef ee
: 0 Insufficiant Dota for Evaluation
a . 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ~ °C lal onjt 2p” 4h cas es 11.2 COMMENTS BE cai adn D dn
tange changing tO blue. Edges DoueS when moving. Winds wrong for ba long. S unds like astr
Atcompanied by whistling sound. Of it Blowea nomical sighting tut @OLACIA onbrary ©
ofange when hov aring changed tO blue when moving. tro bodi BE Jitnesses reliability @
] Tditial observation 0.30" a2 1 )® 2lev. obgt ochserver doubtful, Previous I'ej ris
ndved to 210° Elev 5° during 50 nin obs prvation. ame area of similar ighting. Witneasse
rltitude reported 50-300", Noxk visible a lis. had 1 1/2 hrs to obtain Bx or canes ‘or
: 5 picture bub didn't 4d . Case zandimzsd
1 onsidered as insufficient «& .
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 3=P 82)
3 PET TREN PE 1 SS AREIC TT TONY oe é eva :

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