Vicinity Sitka, AlaskaAugust 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 24, 1960, at 11:45 p.m., a Northwest Airlines pilot reported a bright flash of light in the vicinity of Sitka, Alaska. The object was yellowish and changed to green and then red before disappearing instantaneously to the northeast. The observation lasted one and a half to two seconds. The witness was Captain Ashman, a Northwest Airlines pilot, flying four minutes off domestic Sitka. The Air Force concluded the description is characteristic of a meteor.

Reported location

Vicinity Sitka, 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

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

View transcribed text

NORTHWEST AIRLINES PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
24 Aug 60

2. LOCATION
Vicinity Sitka, Alaska

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 1145Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Interest Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian Pilot

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 1/2 to 2 sec.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bright flash, yellowish, changing to green and then to red. Disappeared instantaneously to NE.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Description is characteristic of a meteor.

/ 3

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28988462