Nome, AlaskaJune 1958

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On June 28, 1958, near Nome, Alaska, several civilians reported a single bright object in the daytime sky. The sighting lasted about 1 to 2 seconds. Witnesses described a ball-shaped, orange-red object about the size of a basketball, resembling a meteor, with a bluish tail estimated at about 25 feet long. Several people in vehicles saw it descend straight and pass behind buildings or toward the water east of town. One witness thought the object hit the water offshore. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. An Air Force intelligence officer concluded the object was believed to be a meteor, and that the apparent water contact was likely a breaking swell seen along with the object passing below the horizon.

Reported location

Nome, Alaska

Date of incident

June 1958

State / country

AK / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i |
BE I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon |
28 Jun 58 Nome, Alaska 8 Posy tt J
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossioly Balloon
O Was Aircroft
STITT cohen 3). Ground- Visual a Ground-Rador (=) Probably Aircraft
: oMT..29/0404Z7 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS : Rx Was Astronomical Mo teor
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
No | : ; O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE IE ae :
8 a Data for Evaluation
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1-2 secs one East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ball-shaped, orange-red obj, size of Description & characteristics of
‘| basketball, resembling meteor, | a meteor,
Bluish tail estimated 25 ft long.
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