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Mackenzie Bay, Alaska, March 1962

Date of account
1962-03
Location
Mackenzie Bay, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 31r62 Mackenzie Bay. Alaska 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balioon LocaiQal Ground-Visual DGround-Radar Was Aircraft GMT1141Z 口 Probobly Aircraft OAiVisuol DAir-intercept Radar 口 PossiblyAireraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE CYes 口 Was Astronomical UNo Military 口 ProboblyAstronomical 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orhor 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation approx l min 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROuUd White Light .coMMENTsProbably a/c of U-2 type flying ppearing as a/e passing fn left to right at altitude.No verification however lon-blinking light.Wo sound. Objt observed flight characteristies including speed y co-pi1ot.at50-6o°elev 266°az.While and altitude are within this p/c vas on auto pilot.Disappeared dead ahead into haze et 4

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