Tatilek, AlaskaMarch 1951

Unidentified

Summary

Between March 11 and 14, 1951, near Tatitlek, Alaska, an Alaska Native Service station reported flares in the sky. The flares were seen to the north-northwest at various times over those nights, including between about 0630 and 0645 (around midday Greenwich time) on one date.

The report was relayed through military communications channels and noted that the same flares had been sighted on three previous nights at about the same time. Civilian aviation authorities and a rescue unit were also notified.

The Air Force recorded the case in Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports. The conclusion was that this was a report of flares, not a UFO.

Reported location

Tatilek, Alaska

Date of incident

March 1951

State / country

AK / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE \ 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS BE
” 0 Wes Boll
11-14 Mar 51 Tatilek, Alaska Ly
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Possity Sellen
Loeol | >XGround-Visual O Ground-Reder 8 Pedals Mversh g
oMT13/0630Z 0 Air Visvel O Air-Intercept Rader |0 Possibly Airersh
5. PHOTOS SOUR 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 1 Probably Astronomico!
Y& Ne civilian : OU Possibly Astionomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Flares _ .
O Insufficient Doto for Evaluation
not reported multiple not reported BW, W—
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Flares observed in NNW from Alaska Native Report of Flares, not UFO.
Service Station at various times from
the 11th to 1bth of March.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939154