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Cape Wales Alaska, February 1951

Date of account
1951-02
Location
Cape Wales Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon 2Feb 1951 Cape Wales Alaska 口 ProboblyBalloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Gound-Rader 口 Was Airerafi Local 贝GroundVisuc! 口 ProbablyAircruf! 03/0500z D Air-Visuai D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircralt GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicei OYes 口 Probobly Astronomical No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othe._Iights.from.Ship. 口 Insufficient Duta for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1.15min then 1hr15min Multiple Stationary 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Altemating red and green lgght.Observed on Ship off Nome at 03/2400z - O4/0400z. bearing 242 deg from Wx station.Red light Most probable cause of sighting. below intermational light and glow below indicating ship although no superstructrue visible.In view until 03/0515Z.Disappear

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