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Naknek, Alaska, January 1961

Date of account
1961-01
Location
Naknek, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 1CO73 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Salioon 口 Probably Balloon Naknek, Alaska 口 Possibly Balloon 9.Januery 1961 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 口 Was Aircraft DGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aircraft Local. 945P 口 Possibly Aircrat DAirVisuol Air-Intorcopt Rodar 10/07452 GMT. 口 Was Astronomicol 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical DYes 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilin XONo 9.COURSE 口 Othar 8.NUMBER OF O3JECTS DXInsufficiont Dota for Evaluotion 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 口 Unknown SE 1 90in wands in diam neCOMMENTS NO KNOWn O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINCCIrCUlar ObJt 25T winds wrong for ballonf.Sounds like astro O ange changing to blue. Edges blue when moving. nomical sighting but motion contrary to Aqcompanied by vhistling sound.Objt glowed astro bodies. Witnesses reliability as opange when hovering changed to blue when moving. observer doubtful.

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