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Whittier, Alaska, December 1958

Date of account
1958-12
Location
Whittier, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 口. Was Balloon DATE 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon Whittier,.Alaska 1Decenber 1958 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft XQ Ground-Visual 口 Possibly Aircraft Locai Air-lntercept Radar D AirVisual Was Astronomical mz GMT01/1Z30Z 6.SOURCE 口 Probably Astronomical S.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical aYes Civilian 口 Othor. DNo 9.COURSE 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unkno wn 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NE one fractiou of second 11.COMMENTS 1O. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj has all the characteristics o Obj larger than basketball with a meteor. reddish-orange flame disappeared be- hind hountain 3 miles Ne of Whittier &lit up surrounding area. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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